Orlando Melbourne International Airport Slip and Fall Lawyer

Orlando Melbourne International Airport, located on Florida’s Space Coast, at One Air Terminal Parkway, Suite 220, Melbourne, FL 32901-1888, USA, is a public airport, located 1.5 miles from downtown Melbourne. Governed by a seven-member board appointed from the private sector and Melbourne City Council. This airport facility is included in the city’s budget.

Orlando Melbourne International Airport became a fledgling entity in 1928 when an airplane landed on a cow pasture north of Kissimmee Highway. Over the decades, it has grown into a busy international airport and has mushroomed from a strip of cow pasture to cover 2,800 acres or 1,100 hectares with three asphalt runways.

Travelers who prefer a less hectic travel experience and a quieter airport may wish to consider the Orlando Melbourne International Airport as a less congested alternative. This facility is less stressful for passengers due to its scarcity of flights, a situation the airport is working to overcome.

Orlando Melbourne International Airport is home to :

• American Eagle
• Delta Air Line
• Delta Connection
• Elite Airways
• Porter Airlines
• Baer Air (Charter)

Despite a quieter ambience in this airport accidents can happen. It may be due to slipping on wet flooring, tripping over a door mat at the entrance to the airport, stumbling over bump in the floor, tripping over a fallen object or tripping in a construction zone that is not properly marked as being hazardous.

Need to rent a vehicle when you arrive at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport? You have a good choice of car rental agencies depending on your budget and needs:

• Avis
• Budget
• Thrifty
• Enterprise
• Hertz
• Alamo
• National

Causes of slips and fall injuries at airports:

• Defective handrails
• Missing handrails
• Loose handrails
• Wet floor
• Slippery stairs
• Uneven walking surfaces
• Broken tile
• Poor lighting
• Uneven jet bridge flooring
• A torn carpets
• Snowy/icy entrances
• Highly polished surfaces
• Loose carpet
• Torn linoleum
• Cracked marble or ceramic flooring
• Uneven drain caps
• Poorly maintained escalator surfaces
• Unmarked tripping hazard

Common injuries due to slip and fall risks at airports:

• Slipped discs
• Fractured discs
• Compressed discs
• Paralysis
• Back injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Concussions
• Severe bruising
• Lacerations
• Other head trauma
• Hip fractures
• Knee fractures
• Leg fractures
• Spinal injuries
• Broken limbs
• Shoulder dislocation
• Amputation
• Crush injuries
• Penetrating wounds

If you sustained these or similar serious injuries from a slip and fall accident at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport, you may be able to recover compensation for your loss, including the following damages common in many personal injury cases:

• Medical treatmet
• Medical expenses
• Rehabilitation
• Medications
• Loss of salary
• Loss of wages
• Property loss
• Emotional distress such as pain and suffering
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Loss of consortium with spouse
• Possible punitive damages

The awarding of punitive damages in personal injury cases is fairly rare unless the defendant’s conduct is deemed by the court to be outrageously egregious. The goal of these kinds of damages is to punish the defendant’s conduct and act as a deterrent. There is a cap on punitive damages in many states.

In general, there are two crucial issues Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers consider in filing a slip and fall accident case that happened at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport: identifying the right party or parties and determining if the party/parties knew about the defective condition, or should have known about it.
Call Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers at 855-529-0269 for a free consultation with a lawyer.

To speak directly to an airport slip and fall injury lawyer, contact Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers at their Orlando location:

618 E South ST Suite 5000
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 420-9838