Slip and Fall · Sugar Land, TX
Injured on someone else’s property? These cases turn on one thing: proving the owner knew about the hazard — and the video that proves it is often gone within days. You pay nothing unless we win. Uzoma Sudarma helps injured Fort Bend County families.
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Hurt in a slip, trip, or fall in Sugar Land? Property owners want you to believe you were just clumsy. The real question is whether they knew about the hazard and did nothing. Uzoma Sudarma builds that proof — and moves fast, before the store’s video is erased. No fee unless we recover.
Premises liability — what actually decides your case
You must prove the owner knew or should have known about the hazard
Customers and guests are owed the highest duty of care in Texas
Surveillance video is often overwritten in 14 to 30 days
Expect the store to argue the hazard was open and obvious
Slip and fall claims are won or lost on notice — proving the hazard was there long enough that a reasonable owner should have found and fixed it. That proof usually lives on a hard drive that overwrites itself.
Falling on someone else’s property doesn’t automatically mean they owe you anything. Texas premises liability turns on two questions: what duty did the owner owe you, and did they know about the danger?
Your status matters. If you were a customer in a store, a guest at a business, or anyone else there for the owner’s benefit, you were an invitee — and you’re owed the highest duty Texas recognizes. The owner must inspect for hazards, fix them, or warn you. A social guest (licensee) is owed less, and a trespasser very little.
Notice is the battleground. As an invitee, you generally must show the owner knew about the hazard or should have discovered it through reasonable inspection. Common ways we prove it:
Expect the property owner to argue the danger was “open and obvious” or that you weren’t watching where you were going. Under Texas comparative fault, you can still recover as long as you were 50% or less responsible — so even a partial blame argument doesn’t end your claim.
Most consultations take just a few minutes, and there’s no obligation. We’ll tell you honestly whether you have a claim worth pursuing.
The first hour matters more in these cases than almost any other. The hazard gets cleaned up, the video starts its countdown, and the store begins building its file. If you missed some of these steps, don’t panic — an attorney can often help reconstruct the evidence.
Photograph the hazard immediately — before it's cleaned up.
Ask for a written incident report and get a copy before you leave.
Get checked promptly — fall injuries often worsen over days.
Names and numbers of anyone who saw it — they leave and vanish.
Don't say you're fine or that it was your fault — it gets quoted back.
Keep the shoes and clothing you were wearing — don't clean them.
Don't give the store's insurer a recorded statement before you get advice.
Call fast — a lawyer can demand the video before it's overwritten.
Get medical care right away, even if you feel okay. Falls commonly cause fractures, herniated discs, and head injuries that surface days later — and a gap in treatment is the single most common argument insurers use to claim you weren’t really hurt, or that something else caused your injury.
Store surveillance systems typically overwrite themselves in 14 to 30 days — and that footage is usually the best proof of how long the hazard sat there. An attorney can send a preservation letter, but only if you call in time.
Tell us what happened — we’ll review your case at no cost, usually within one business day.
No fee unless we win · or call (832) 680-2380
Texas sets firm deadlines for premises liability claims. For most personal injury claims, you have two years from the date of the fall to file a lawsuit (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.003). If a loved one died from their injuries, a wrongful death claim generally must be filed within two years of the date of death.
Much shorter deadlines apply when the property belongs to a government entity — a city building, a public park, a school, or a county facility. Those claims fall under the Texas Tort Claims Act, which requires formal written notice well before the two-year mark, sometimes within 45 to 90 days, and caps what you can recover. Government premises claims also apply a lower duty of care, which makes them genuinely harder — another reason to get advice quickly.
Texas uses modified comparative negligence, called proportionate responsibility. You can recover as long as you were 50% or less at fault, though your award is reduced by your share. This rule is the whole reason property owners push the “you should have seen it” defense so hard — every percent of blame they shift onto you is money they don’t pay. Our team documents the hazard and the owner’s notice carefully to keep your recovery intact.
People underestimate fall injuries — and so do insurers. Texas law allows victims to seek both economic damages (your measurable financial losses) and non-economic damages (the human toll of the injury). A broken hip or herniated disc can mean surgery, months off work, and permanent limitation. We document every category of loss fully.
Emergency care, imaging, surgery, and rehabilitation.
Ongoing care, future surgery, or long-term therapy.
Lost wages plus reduced earning capacity if you can't return to work.
Damaged personal property, such as a phone or glasses.
Physical pain and the mental anguish that follows a serious injury.
Lasting physical impairment, disfigurement, and scarring.
Loss of enjoyment of life and loss of consortium for affected families.
Punitive damages where an owner's conduct was grossly negligent.
Every case is different, and insurers count on you undervaluing your own claim. The only way to know what yours may be worth is to have an attorney review the facts — at no cost to you.
When you hire Uzoma Sudarma, you are not a case number handed off to a paralegal — you work directly with a dedicated attorney who knows your name and what happened to you. Our tagline says it plainly: work with us, win with us. We believe personal injury work should feel personal.
Slip and fall cases are won by acting fast. National retailers have risk-management teams and standard playbooks; the difference is often whether someone demanded the video before day 30. When you trust US, you gain the power of:
We take slip and fall cases on contingency, so there is no upfront cost and no attorney fee unless we recover for you. That lets you focus on healing while we handle the property owner, the insurer, and the investigation. Your first consultation is always free.
Our office sits at 14015 Southwest Fwy, Suite 14 in Sugar Land. We help people injured in grocery stores, restaurants, shopping centers, apartment complexes, parking lots, hotels, and office buildings throughout Sugar Land and Fort Bend County.
Beyond Sugar Land, we regularly help injured people in Missouri City, Richmond, Rosenberg, Stafford, and Katy, as well as the greater southwest Houston area. Wherever you fell, we are close enough to investigate it promptly — which in these cases is exactly what matters.
If you were injured on someone else’s property, call Uzoma Sudarma at (832) 680-2380 for a free consultation. We will explain your options under Texas law in plain language and tell you honestly how we may be able to help — with no obligation and no fee unless we recover for you.
Simple, No-Pressure Process
Tell us what happened. We review your fall, your injuries, and your options at no cost — with no obligation.
We demand the video and inspection logs, prove the owner's notice, and handle the insurer while you heal.
We pursue the maximum compensation you're owed. You pay nothing unless we win — our fee only comes out of your recovery.
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At Uzoma Sudarma, you’re never handed off to a case manager or lost in a call center. From your first call to your final check, you work directly with a dedicated attorney who knows your name and what happened to you. Work with us, win with us.
Don't Wait — The Video Is Being Overwritten
Every day that passes, the proof gets thinner. Get a free, no-pressure case review — and pay nothing unless we win.
No. Falling on someone’s property doesn’t automatically make them liable. You generally must show the owner knew about the hazard or should have found it through reasonable inspection, and failed to fix it or warn you. That’s why evidence of how long the spill or defect was there — usually surveillance video or inspection logs — decides most of these cases.
It’s the standard defense, and it rarely ends a claim. Texas uses modified comparative negligence: you can still recover as long as you were 50% or less at fault, though your award is reduced by your share. Insurers push this argument precisely because every percentage point they shift onto you is money they don’t pay — which is why documenting the hazard matters.
Immediately. Most store surveillance systems overwrite themselves in roughly 14 to 30 days, and that footage is often the only proof of how long the hazard sat there. An attorney can send a legal preservation letter demanding the store keep it — but that only works if it hasn’t already been erased.
Yes, and it’s often a stronger claim than people expect. Landlords and property managers can be liable for hazards in common areas — broken stairs, poor lighting, unrepaired walkways — especially where they knew about the problem or had been told about it before. Prior complaints from other tenants can be powerful evidence.
We handle slip and fall cases on a contingency-fee basis, so there is no upfront cost to hire us. You pay no attorney fee unless we recover for you, and your initial consultation is always free.
In most cases you have two years from the date of the fall to file a lawsuit under Texas law. But if you fell on government property — a city building, public park, or school — formal notice may be required within 45 to 90 days. And regardless, the video is on a much shorter clock, so it’s best to call right away.
