Slip, Trip & Fall · Premises Liability · The Rio Grande Valley
You fell on their floor.They should answer for it.
Injured in a slip and fall at H-E-B, Walmart, Target or another Valley store? A wet, unmarked floor or a broken step is not your fault — and the property owner may owe you. Chris Sanchez holds McAllen and San Juan stores, grocers, malls and apartment complexes accountable when their hazard puts you in the hospital. Millions recovered, 4.9★, available 24/7 — and you pay nothing unless we win.
Representative figures. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Why The Relentless Lawyer
We make the property owner answer for an unsafe floor.
We prove the owner knew
A fall case is won or lost on one question: did the property owner know — or should they have known — about the hazard and fail to fix it? We dig out the cleaning logs, inspection records, surveillance video and incident reports that prove notice, so the store can't pretend the spill 'just happened.'
Bilingual & from the Valley
We're not an out-of-town call center. Chris is from the RGV, our whole team is bilingual, and we explain Texas premises liability law — invitee rights, the 'notice' rule, the 'open and obvious' defense — in the language you're most comfortable with, English or Spanish.
No fee unless we win
Your consultation is free and you never pay a dime out of pocket. We front the cost of investigating the property and only get paid when we recover money for your fall injuries — so our goals and yours are exactly the same.
From the fall to the settlement
We carry your premises case from the floor to the finish.
Scroll through how we prove the owner was negligent.
The fall
One step onto a hidden hazard
A puddle with no warning sign, a freshly mopped aisle, a broken stair, a missing handrail, a dark parking lot full of potholes. In a heartbeat you're on the ground with a broken wrist, a torn knee, or a head injury. The property's hazard caused this — and the law says that matters.
Report & document
Lock down the evidence before they clean it up
Report the fall to a manager and make them fill out an incident report. Photograph the hazard, the lighting and the missing 'wet floor' sign right now — because within minutes the spill is mopped and the danger disappears. Get names of witnesses. This is the evidence the store hopes you'll forget to collect.
Prove notice
We show the owner's negligence
Texas doesn't make a store pay just because you fell — we have to prove the owner created the hazard, knew about it, or should have found it with reasonable inspections. We move fast to preserve surveillance footage, subpoena cleaning and maintenance logs, and find prior complaints. Then we beat back the 'open and obvious' defense.
Medical & damages
We get you treated and total the harm
Fall injuries — fractures, herniated discs, concussions, surgeries — are serious and expensive. We connect you with trusted RGV doctors who treat you now, often with no upfront cost, and we document every bill, missed paycheck, and limit on your daily life so the full value of your claim is on the table.
The settlement
We don't settle for less than you deserve
Stores and their insurers fight premises claims hard because they don't want to admit their floor was dangerous. We demand full value for your medical bills, lost wages and pain — and if their insurer won't pay it, Chris is ready to take them to court. You focus on healing; we carry the fight to the finish.
Representative results
The kind of outcomes we fight for.
Recovered for a McAllen grocery shopper who tore a knee after staff mopped without posting a warning sign.
Spinal injury claim after surveillance video showed the cracked step was reported weeks earlier and never fixed.
Recovery for a San Juan customer who fell in a pothole hidden by burned-out lot lighting.
Sample, representative results for illustration only — not actual case figures. Every case is unique and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
What clients say
Chris Sanchez, J.D.
The Relentless Lawyer
“I fell at a store and they acted like it was my fault. Chris got the security video before it was erased, proved the floor had been wet for half an hour, and got me far more than I expected. They explained everything in Spanish and English and treated me like family.”
Recognized & Awarded
Honored by the institutions that vet attorneys.
- Member, Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Member, San Juan Chamber of Commerce
Common questions
Answers before you even call.
Do I have a slip and fall case in Texas?
You may, but a fall alone isn't enough. Texas premises liability law requires proof that the property owner created the dangerous condition, actually knew about it, or should have discovered it with a reasonable inspection — and then failed to fix it or warn you. We investigate to prove that 'notice,' which is the heart of every slip and fall claim. The review is free.
I fell at H-E-B, Walmart or another big store — can I file a claim?
Yes — large retailers like H-E-B, Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam's Club, Home Depot, Lowe's, Ross, Burlington, Dollar General, Walgreens and CVS owe every shopper a reasonably safe store. A premises-liability claim isn't an accusation that the store is 'bad'; it's a claim that the property owner failed to keep the premises safe — a spill left without a warning sign, a pothole in a dark parking lot, a broken stair. These companies have insurance and in-house legal teams built to minimize payouts, so it's important to have your own attorney. We investigate the specific store where you fell and hold the responsible owner accountable.
How do you prove a store knew about the hazard?
We move quickly to preserve surveillance video before it's recorded over, and we demand the store's cleaning logs, inspection schedules, maintenance records, and prior incident reports. Time-stamped video showing a spill sitting for 20 minutes, or a sweep log that was never signed, is powerful proof the owner had notice and did nothing. The longer you wait, the more of this evidence disappears.
What if the store says the hazard was 'open and obvious'?
That's the defense stores use most: claiming the danger was so obvious you should have avoided it. We beat it by showing the hazard was hidden, poorly lit, or in a spot you couldn't reasonably watch while shopping, and that the store still had a duty to keep its premises safe. Even if you're found partly at fault, Texas lets you recover as long as you're 50% or less responsible.
Hurt in a fall? Let's talk today — it's free.
Serving McAllen, San Juan, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville and the entire Rio Grande Valley.