Maison Law represents California accident victims hurt while shopping at Home Depot.
We help victims hold this massive home improvement chain fully accountable when their unsafe aisles cause customers to suffer injury.
To find out what you should be demanding from Home Depot after getting hurt on its property, contact a skilled, local lawyer and schedule a free, no-obligation case consultation.
California Home Depot Injury Claim Process
Common Types of Accidents at Home Depot Stores
When California do-it-yourselfers want to spruce up their homes or yards, they often turn to Home Depot. Even though Home Depot provides an array of items that consumers can use around their homes in everyday life, the store itself could be home to many types of dangers that could easily lead to an accident.
With so many different types of home and project merchandise, as well as equipment used around the store, there are opportunities for accidents around every corner. These accidents happen in the blink of an eye, forever altering the lives of victims. Some common types of accidents that occur at Home Depot stores every year include:
- Slip and falls due to unmarked wet flooring in an area of the store
- Tripping over merchandise in aisles or other parts of the store
- Forklift operation injuries involving customers if an operator was negligently operating the forklift
- Failure to secure overhead products that land on customers
- Aisles littered in debris like nails and bolts
- Falling display merchandise falling on customers
- Slip-and-falls on puddles in the lawn and garden section
- Slip and fall injuries in the parking lot due to adverse conditions
- Dog bite injuries, as dogs are permitted on a Home Depot premises
- Inadequate lighting in the store or in a parking lot, leading to falls or crimes
Bringing a Successful Premises Liability Claim Against Home Depot
If you or someone you know has been injured due to an adverse condition on Home Depot’s property, you may be eligible to bring a personal injury claim against the store or company in general. In order to bring a successful claim against Home Depot in California, you must be able to show the following:
- Home Depot was aware that there was an adverse condition on its property but did nothing to correct it.
- Employees or management allowed for dangerous conditions on the property, which led to the injury.
- The establishment never corrected a problem or posted signs warning about a dangerous condition on the property.
Home Depot, as well as all big box stores, owes you and others a duty of care on its property. If they breach this duty of care through negligence and it leads to injuries, you have rights under California law.
Seeking Financial Support After an Accident at Home Depot
Home Depot has their own legal department and claims adjusters that are capable of offering you a settlement amount when you go through appropriate legal channels after an accident. Though they might offer you what seems like a decent settlement amount, the truth is, most of these offers will be much less than you deserve. Home Depot and other big box stores hire big-name insurance companies to look out for their own interests and might not offer you all the financial support that is owed to you for your injuries and what you will face in the future due to them.
By bringing a legal claim against Home Depot, you may be able to obtain compensation for some of the following aspects:
- Medical expenses you have incurred or will incur in the future due to your injury
- Lost income or future loss of income due to missed time at work
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of companionship or consortium
- Therapy-related costs
- Wrongful death damages if a life has been lost
In the past, Home Depot has shown willingness to work with injured customers who need help financially after an accident. However, a large corporation will always do what it can to protect its bottom line. This is why it is important that you have legal protection after an accident.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You won’t need any money to hire a Maison Law lawyer for your case. We don’t accept any payment unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement check Home Depot provides.
Two Years. California allows injury victims two years from the date of your injury to seek compensation. If you wait longer, your chance to earn support will likely be lost.
If you are hurt, call 911. Get checked out by paramedics and go to the emergency room if necessary. If you are able, try to get photos of the obstacle that caused you to get hurt. Alert a manager about what happened and make sure an incident report is filled out. Get contact information from witnesses.
Contact a Home Depot Injury Lawyer
After an accident involving an injury at Home Depot that could have been prevented, be sure to discuss your case with an experienced attorney serving all of California. You should be able to focus on your recovery without worrying over the hospital bills piling up and the paychecks you’re missing while out of work.
Allow Maison Law to go to work on your case to secure the most compensation possible for your recovery from the home improvement giant. We don’t back down from major companies and corporations when our clients need support to rebuild their lives. Contact us today for a free case evaluation to find out how we can help you pay for recovery and get back on your feet physically and financially.
