Maison Law protects Bell accident victims hurt in collisions caused by Walmart delivery drivers. Our personal injury lawyers immediately go to work to hold drivers, and in some cases, Walmart, fully liable.
We ensure victims can get the best medical care available without worrying about the cost. Please get in touch with us after an accident caused by a Walmart “Spark” driver. We provide a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims. It’s a chance to see what your case may be worth and if a lawyer can help you earn more.
Walmart Spark Accident Dangers
You may be stopped at a red light on Atlantic Boulevard when a delivery driver, running late on drop-offs, rams your car from behind. You could be on Gage Avenue when an oncoming Walmart Spark driver crosses a yellow line and strikes you head-on.
These collisions will surely cause expensive damage to your car’s body. They might also leave you with a debilitating injury. The question of who should have to pay for your trip to an emergency room and further medical care may come up the first time you sign a form agreeing to pay all hospital bills.
Should Walmart be responsible for sending rushed and distracted drivers out on our roads when accidents occur? Maison Law thinks so and is ready to stand up for injured accident victims to secure support.
Who Can I Sue If I’m Struck by a Walmart Spark Driver?
Unfortunately, Walmart claims it doesn’t have to cover Walmart Spark drivers with insurance. They consider Spark drivers as independent contractors. It means they don’t see them as full-time employees, as they might see the truck drivers who haul Walmart goods in semi-trucks. You can see Walmart’s insurance requirements here.
Walmart insists that Walmart Spark drivers provide their own insurance for exactly the type of accidents we mentioned above. It’s not an uncommon occurrence when Walmart employees are traveling every inch of Bell delivering packages. They are under deadline pressure and are forced to glance at their cellphones for instructions dozens of times a day.
These are a few of the options after you’ve been hurt by a Walmart delivery car and are in need of financial assistance:
- Walmart Spark driver’s insurance: This will likely be the first step in your accident claim. You’d file a claim with the driver’s insurance. There are at least two issues with this. The driver will likely have the cheapest insurance coverage allowed in California. That means victims could have only 50% or less of their medical bills taken care of. Victims and their families would have to find a way to pay the rest of the doctor bills and support themselves while the victim had to miss work due to injury. The other issue is that some car insurance companies reject accident claims if they find out a policyholder was working from behind the wheel. This can leave victims with nothing.
- Victim’s Underinsured/Uninsured Coverage: Accident victims could resort to filing a claim with their own car insurance provider. They would hopefully receive support for any recovery costs the Walmart employee’s insurance didn’t cover. If the at-fault driver had no insurance, the victim’s uninsured motorist coverage could be drawn from.
- Holding Walmart Accountable: Walmart shouldn’t be able to get away scot-free while it uses our roads and collects profits. If the at-fault driver’s insurance wasn’t helpful, a skilled Bell Truck Accident Lawyer would help you call out Walmart and demand support. Maison Law has experience taking on giant corporations and winning compensation for hurting victims. We’d question Walmart’s business practices, its safety records, and its efforts to hire safe drivers. We’d turn up the pressure on Walmart for leaving collision victims without support.
Insurance Tactics to Watch Out for After Being Hit by a Walmart Spark Driver
No matter whose insurance you end up dealing with, the at-fault driver’s, Walmart’s, or your own, you have to be cautious of insurance tactics meant to reduce the support you receive.
These are just a few of the common ways insurers get away with rejecting your claim or paying you less than you should get in compensation:
- Try to cast doubt on an accident report – Insurers will rarely accept the findings on a Bell police or CHP accident report, especially if their driver is blamed. Insurers and Walmart lawyers will discredit this report and any witness testimony if possible. This is where it becomes very beneficial to have a personal injury lawyer monitoring everything the insurer attempts to catch them when they try to change the facts.
- A check of your driving background – Insurance adjusters will bring up any traffic incidents you’ve had in the past because they think it shows that you were at fault in your most recent accident. They might even use any speeding tickets you’ve received to try to prove that you are reckless. They want you to either drop your claim or accept a “lowball offer” from them that doesn’t provide enough money for your entire recovery journey. This is really just grasping at straws, but if you don’t have a lawyer safeguarding your rights, you could end up falling for Walmart’s blame game.
- A check of medical records – A check of your medical history could turn up a similar injury you’ve had in the past. Walmart might use this information to wriggle out of blame for your current injury. They’d argue that the injury you most recently received was just a flare-up of an older injury. These baseless claims are used to weaken your resolve to get support as you heal. In some cases, insurers are even in violation for opening medical files without permission. A personal injury attorney won’t let you fall prey to these shady tricks.
- Using what you say to hurt your case – Don’t give recorded statements when talking to the driver’s insurers or Walmart. Insurance agents will be calling you after an accident, asking you to talk about the collision and recording you as you do. Don’t give them the ammunition to use against you. Your statements can be used as evidence later. Recordings about the fault in the accident or about your injuries can be twisted later and used to weaken your case. Allow your car accident injury lawyer to do the talking for you.
Insurance companies that know they’d have to accept fault in your accident can purposely delay your claim, hoping you give up. We have an information page on what you can do if an insurance company is delaying responding to you.
What Can I Receive Support for If I’m Struck by a Delivery Driver?
Victims should demand help with all medical bills and their lost income while they can’t work. It should cover any future medical care and lost income expected in the years ahead. Their physical pain and emotional trauma caused by a frightening collision must also factor into a settlement check.
Contact a Bell Walmart Spark Delivery Accident Attorney
If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one due to a careless Walmart delivery driver’s actions, contact Maison Law for a free accident consultation. It’s a no-risk way to find out how much you should demand from insurance companies and how to force those at fault to accept responsibility.
Allow your Bell Walmart Delivery Accident Lawyer to handle the frustrating claims process while you focus on healing. There’s no obligation when you meet with us, but if you feel we can earn you more, you don’t have to worry about how you’ll afford a lawyer. Maison Law doesn’t get paid unless we win your case. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money Walmart is forced to give you.
