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Posted Dec 30th, 2011
I trip over some broken and uneven concrete in Mcdonalds parking lot and i broke my wrist what
should i do?

Additional Details:
i was recently at mcdonalds to go in a order some food and i got out the car and walk toward
mcdonalds door and my gf called me and asked me did i get my wallet and when i turned back around i
tripped on some broken concrete and fell and broke my wrist i am in dallas,tx and i am a semipro
ball player for some time and i just was told that a overseas team was looking at me and now wants
to sit down and have a talk about playing ball in europe with a nice contract but now i dont want to
tell the team owner what happen because i cant even shoot the ball and i know the outcome they will
not take a injured player and pay him big money if he cant play basketball is my life and this is
what i want to do and make my life better with...what should i do?..thanks for all advice from
lawyers
Legal Topic Area: Personal Injury in TX

Premises liability cases require specific proof of an unreasonably dangerous condition, and proof that the premises owner/operator (or its employees) knew or should have known the condition existed before your injury. Unless there is evidence of this unreasonably dangerous condition, and that the premises owner/operator was aware of the existence of the condition before the injury occurred, you will probably be unable to prove the case.

You should contact the premises owner/operator in writing (sent by a method you can prove was sent, such as a fax or email with a receipt acknowledgement, or a letter sent by certified mail, return receipt requested) and request that they locate and preserve any video evidence of the area of the incident for at least four hours before the incident. Often, businesses have surveillance cameras that record incidents, and how a dangerous condition was created.

If you learn any information that would prove the premises owner/operator knew of the existence of the dangerous condition before you were injured, you should contact a lawyer.

Texas law provides for a two year statute of limitations in personal injury cases. That means you have two years from the date of the event that caused your injury to file suit. If you do not file suit on time, your right to sue will expire.


Answered on Feb 4th, 2012 at 5:07pm