The size of settlement checks for victims who suffer a broken arm after a fall at Home Depot would largely be determined by the severity of the injury and how long it takes the bone to heal.
Settlements might simply cover an emergency room visit and returning to the doctor to have a cast taken off. The value may only be a thousand dollars or less. However, when surgery is needed or a break is more complex, maybe in the wrist or elbow, the medical bills will be higher and a settlement check may need to be tens of thousands of dollars. Patients may lose function in the arm and suffer a permanent disability. Lifelong support could total a million dollars or more.
A skilled attorney would need to hear about the details of your accident and see your medical charts before being able to arrive at an accurate estimate for the support you’d receive. It’s critical to secure the maximum in support for victims, because they don’t want to have an injury flare-up years afterward and have to pay for additional care out of pocket.
What Determines How Much I Can Ask for in a Home Depot Accident Settlement?
You must have a clear picture of what you’ll need to fully recover physically and financially after suffering a fractured arm at Home Depot. You want a good idea of what you’ll face, because Home Depot, its corporate lawyers, and its insurance adjusters will all downplay what’s happened to you.
Home Depot has a legal duty to protect its customers and must help injured victims when they are forced into accidents. However, the home improvement chain will seek to devalue your case and even blame the whole accident on you. These tactics can leave you without any compensation. You’ll be facing huge medical bills all while you can’t go into work and earn your normal paycheck.
A skilled lawyer can help you dodge these heartless tactics and secure what’s fair for what you’ve been through.
These are just a few of the factors that must be considered when Home Depot writes a slip-and-fall settlement check:
- The total on medical expenses and estimates on the care that may be needed in the years ahead
- The lifelong expenses associated with a permanent disability
- Compensation for the physical pain suffered and perhaps chronic pain expected over a lifetime
- Compensation for emotional trauma including the loss of enjoyment of life due to a debilitating arm injury
- Totals on all wages and benefits lost at work while the patient is unable to perform job duties
- Travel costs accumulated to attend doctor visits while immobile and unable to drive
Not every broken arm victim gets the same level of injury support. A lawyer can often earn victims much more for their injuries by collecting strong evidence, deflecting insurance tactics, and using experience at the negotiating table.
Contact a California Slip-And-Fall Accident Attorney
If you only suffer some minor bruising and soreness after a fall at a Home Depot, you might not need a lawyer’s help. But if you endure a more serious injury, it’s a good idea to go over your options with a California Home Depot accident lawyer.
Contact Maison Law for a free, no-obligation consultation. It’s a no-risk way to find out what your injury is worth and what you should demand from unhelpful insurance companies. And if you feel we can help you earn more for your case, you don’t need to worry about finding the money to hire a lawyer. We don’t get paid unless we score a case victory for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement Home Depot must provide to you.
