Miller & Jacobs · Serving Hollywood
You trusted the stairs, the railing, or the space around you. Now ordinary things take more effort.
Miller & Jacobs helps people hurt by unsafe property in Hollywood review responsibility, evidence, and options. Tell us what happened and how life changed. Start with the question worrying you most.
Free consultation. No attorney fee unless compensation is recovered for you.
The incident may be over. Your questions are not.
A business can reopen before your recovery is clear. Photographs, records, and witness accounts may still explain what happened.
From our Pompano Beach office
Both partners admitted to The Florida Bar
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Responsibility comes before an offer
An injury on another person's property does not automatically make the owner responsible. A claim needs a duty of care, a failure to meet it, and a link to the harm. Our Hollywood personal injury overview explains the wider claim process.
Where you were allowed to go and why you entered affect the duties. Florida courts distinguish reasonable care from a guarantee of safety (PDF).
Four facts worth locating
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A store, owner, manager, or contractor may have different roles.
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Describe the condition. If you do not know, say so.
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Keep the original photos and note later cleaning or repairs.
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Video, work orders, and contracts may sit with separate companies.
More than a floor spill
The work should fit the hazard. A broken railing, falling display, and violent incident raise different questions.
Tell us about the surface, object, mat, or change in level that caused the fall.
Hollywood slip and fall claims →Photographs and repair histories can help explain a failed step, loose rail, or sudden movement.
A security claim needs facts about the property and the incident. A crime alone does not prove negligence.
We review the exact equipment, surface, barrier, or other condition involved, and who had responsibility for it.
Keep the item's location, photographs, packaging details, and names of employees who responded.
Tools, debris, open work areas, and temporary barriers may point to work records and contractor involvement.
The scene will not wait
Save what you already have. You do not need to return to the scene or obtain every record before calling.
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Keep the address, date, approximate time, and the exact aisle, stair, entrance, or common area.
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Keep original photographs, witness contacts, and the name of the employee you told.
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Tell us about cameras, prior complaints, work orders, and any inspection or cleaning records you know of.
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Save care records and work restrictions. Keep a truthful account of changes in daily tasks.
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If we represent you, we investigate the available evidence and explain the claim's strengths and unanswered questions.
Home after a property injury
A railing can be replaced in a day. Getting back to carrying groceries, helping your children, or finishing a shift can take much longer. Those changes deserve to be heard.
Tell us what you need help doing and what you are worried about. We can help make the next legal decision clearer while you focus on your care.
The proof depends on the condition
A temporary spill, fixed defect, and security concern do not share one proof rule. We check the condition and the duties that apply.
A temporary business spill
For a temporary substance in a business, Florida requires proof of actual or constructive knowledge. Timing and recurring hazards may matter. That rule does not govern every fixed defect.
Florida's business-spill law →A fixed or maintenance defect
A broken step or loose fixture may leave a repair history. We look at complaints, work requests, contracts, and control.
A security-related injury
Relevant facts may include locks, lighting, access, staffing, and earlier incidents. We also review each person's contribution to the harm.
A shared or public-facing area
An association, tenant, manager, vendor, or agency may control different parts. Some claims also have separate notice requirements.
The owner may be only one starting point
Holding records does not itself establish fault. These are possible leads for the investigation.
Leases, repair authority, and common-area responsibilities.
Inspection records, staff accounts, displays, and cleaning practices.
Complaints, work requests, meeting records, and vendor agreements.
Service tickets, schedules, photographs, and completed work.
Camera records, staffing plans, access logs, and incident reports.
Who performed the work, what changed, and when.
Hollywood properties have different caretakers
A Hollywood Beach hotel entrance, a downtown shop, and a condo common area may have different operators. Identify the precise location, including whether it was indoors, outdoors, or next to public property.
Shops and restaurants
A receipt and staff name can help identify the operator. Photographs may show where its area meets another owner's space.
Condos and hospitality
For a hallway, stair, pool, or parking area, maintenance agreements may matter more than the name over the door.
Exterior access
Show the exact spot and surrounding entrances. A nearby business does not necessarily control the adjoining walkway.
Visitors heading home
Save booking details, messages, and care records wherever you live. For another nearby community, see our Pompano Beach premises liability page.
We can discuss what needs checking and whether the facts support further review.
The injury reaches beyond one bill
Supported losses may include care, missed income, pain, and other changes caused by the injury. No case value can be promised from a diagnosis alone.
Care
Keep bills, referrals, prescriptions, and your providers' care recommendations.
Work
Save missed-shift records, wage information, and any changes to your job duties.
Personal effects
Describe the activities and routines that changed. Keep the account specific and honest.
Help at home
Document needed rides, assistance, equipment, and household help. Explain who provides it and what it costs.
Other expenses
Keep records of treatment travel and other claimed expenses rather than estimating from memory.
A fatal injury
A death may require review of the estate, eligible survivors, and the losses Florida law permits.
Timing and fault need an early check
The incident date, type of claim, defendant, and property matter. Call promptly about records or deadlines you are worried about.
Florida generally allows two years for a recent negligence lawsuit under section 95.11. Other notice or limitation rules can apply.
Save warning photographs, repair requests, and the date you were told the area was safe.
Shared fault can reduce compensation. Under Florida's comparative fault law, being more than 50% at fault generally bars recovery in a negligence claim.
For a negligence claim involving a third party's criminal act, Florida law requires consideration of everyone who contributed to the injury.
A government claim can involve additional notice and procedures under section 768.28. We need the location and incident date to check them.
Serving Hollywood from Pompano Beach
You can begin by phone. Tell us where you were hurt and how the injury affects your care, work, or home.
1600 S. Federal Highway, Suite 1101
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Know the people you are asking to help
Both partners have been members of The Florida Bar since 1995. Their biographies describe their backgrounds. Ask who will handle your matter and how updates will be shared.
Start with your questions
Discuss the next step
Both partners admitted to The Florida Bar
Partner
Mark's background includes prosecution and insurance defense. His biography explains that experience and his work before co-founding the firm.
Read Mark Miller's biography → Partner
Rick served as an Assistant State Attorney before entering private practice. His biography provides his education and courtroom background.
Read Rick Jacobs's biography →The facts, evidence, and law shape each matter. Ask us about uncertainty, likely next steps, and the decision you are being asked to make.
Questions about an unsafe Hollywood property
A fee, warning, missing company name, or changed scene may raise a practical question. These answers explain what to bring into the review.
No. Fees alone do not identify who controlled or maintained the area. Save the building details and maintenance messages. We review the association, owner, manager, and contractor arrangements before identifying potential parties.
Possibly. We review what made the object fall, who had responsibility, and how it harmed you. Save photographs, staff names, and the item's location. An injury alone does not establish negligence.
A warning matters. Its wording, position, and visibility need review, along with the condition itself. An obvious condition can affect legal duties and fault; some conditions do not create liability. Tell us what you saw.
Bring the business or building name, full address, date, and exact spot. Receipts, booking records, and employee names can help. You do not need the owner's name or maintenance contract before asking us to review the incident.
Save your original photographs and note what changed. Do not enter restricted areas or disturb repair work. We can assess repair records, earlier complaints, and witnesses. A later photograph does not by itself show the original condition.
Pinpoint the spot and condition involved. A hotel operator and public agency may control different areas. Maps and maintenance arrangements can help. Government claims may have additional notice requirements, so tell us the incident date promptly.
