Ask any Florida construction attorney about litigating construction defect claims and they will tell you, “it’s complicated.” In most cases, many parties are involved, and there are voluminous contracts that many companies modify via course of conduct, which is often difficult to document. Then there are the Florida lien laws, which are intended to protect the people doing the work, but also can be used as a bludgeon in the hands of the unscrupulous.

For accidents on construction sites, it can be equally complicated—if not more so. While the lien laws are not in play, nearly all of the other issues relating to contractual responsibilities on construction sites can be, along with the nature and cause of the accident and damages resulting from the injuries. In other words, for construction site accidents, personal injury damage issues are layered on top of the many complications of litigating construction claims to determine liability.