How can I collect on a slip and fall accident and where to begin?

Yes. So long as their negligence is greater than yours.

Slip and fall cases are, by their nature, difficult. First, you must be able to prove negligence on the part of the property owner/occupant. Negligence could be defined as the failure to use REASONABLE care; the owner is not a guarantor. To do this, you must be able to prove that the owner put the slippery substance there, or that they had prior knowledge of the hazard and failed to take care of it promptly. Second, they will claim ?comparative fault?, meaning that you had a duty to watch where you were walking, and thus are partly at fault. The result is that most lawyers are reluctant to take a slip and fall case unless there are substantial damages, and there are at least some arguments to be made on the question of fault.

Not unless you can prove they did something wrong. Just because you were hurt on their property, doesn't necessarily make them liable. Good luck.

Maybe, but not absolutely. See an attorney with the details.

Only if they caused your fall, or failed to call the defect to your attention.

This question is remarkably similar to one I answered just recently. You collect by hiring a lawyer. You begin by hiring a lawyer. You ask if the store liable but you don't give us any information as to how the slip and fall occurred. The store could well be liable, but only if they were negligent and you have to be able to prove it. Even then, many stores resist claims no matter how legitiamate they are, because they are afraid of encouraging bogus claims.