Let's take a look at a potential case that could be brought against a Florida hotel or resort. Let's say that a child is in the lobby of the hotel. Approximately a half hour before the child entered the lobby and employee while cleaning the common area breaks a glass vase and then takes a lunch break. The employee cleaned up some of the glass but left large pieces behind and did not put put any cones or warning signs about the ear. The child enters the lobby as he was heading off to the pool area. The child is walking in his bare feet. While walking in the lobby, the child steps on one of the large pieces of clear glass and lacerates the bottom of his foot. He begins to profusely bleed and requires fire rescue transport to the local ER where he is treated and 20 stitches are needed.
Through this fact scenario, it can be shown that the hotel in a duty to reasonably maintain the premises. The hotel breached this duty when its employee left behind large pieces of glass on the lobby floor. This, in turn, was the proximate cause of damages (injuries) to the child. It should be clarified that notice is an important part of most premises liability case against hotels and resorts. Did the hotel know about the dangerous condition? Was the injury that was caused foreseeable? Certainly, in the case example as outlined above, the employee knew that glass broke and failed to carefully and reasonably clean up the area of the mess / broken glass.
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