Businesses in California are legally required to act to protect customers and clients. If you are hurt by a forklift or a forklift driver’s mistake while shopping at Lowe’s Home Improvement, you can seek compensation for things like your medical bills and your time lost at work.
Unfortunately, a big company like Lowe’s won’t always act to help victims as soon as they should. They may actually focus on ways to try to pin the accident on the victim. They’ll also have lawyers who will claim that the victim’s injuries aren’t as bad as they seem. With this in mind, some victims with more serious injuries will want to turn their cases over to a skilled California slip-and-fall lawyer to make sure their case is protected and they receive the maximum in injury compensation available.
Lowe’s Forklift Dangers and Responsibility to Customers
Lowe’s Home Improvement can be a busy place. People rush in and out, and most don’t see the dangers that can arise where so many people pass by. There’s little stuff, like screws that can end up on the concrete floor, as a slip-and-fall hazard. There’s big stuff, like lumber, that can fall on shoppers. As shoppers dodge people and so many products, a forklift can only add to the hazardous environment.
Lowe’s forklift drivers who aren’t paying attention can run over a foot or knock someone down. As they move heavy wood or pallets in the garden section, an out-of-control operator can drop items on people nearby. Lowe’s is responsible for these types of mishaps and others involving this heavy vehicle/machine.
You might see Lowe’s block off one end of any aisle where a forklift is moving stuff around, but they can forget to block off the other end, leading to painful run-ins that are totally the fault of Lowe’s. These are all risks that Lowe’s is liable for. When someone gets hurt, victims can demand full compensation for anything they need to recover physically and financially.
Earning Support for a Forklift Injury at Lowe’s Home Improvement
You should contact 911 if you are hurt, and then take pictures of the scene of the forklift accident if possible. Get contact information from any witnesses, even helpful employees. You should alert a Lowe’s manager so an incident report can be filled out.
After you’ve been to the emergency room and followed up with your own doctors, begin to collect the evidence you’ve collected and prepare an injury claim to file with Lowe’s insurers.
If your injury is serious, it’s a good idea to speak with a skilled lawyer. If Lowe’s seems to delay in accepting responsibility, a lawyer can fully investigate the accident and the company. Then, with a strong case prepared, your lawyer is able to put pressure on companies to accept fault and treat you with compassion.
Your lawyer can help you submit a claim that includes a full list of every hardship you’ve suffered in the accident and since. The potential for additional medical issues must also be included.
Your attorney can demand full compensation for these and other factors in your case:
- The totals on hospital and physical therapy bills.
- Support for the physical pain you’ve been put through.
- The emotional trauma you experience in a frightening accident and throughout a difficult recovery.
- The loss of enjoyment of life as victims must give up hobbies and participation in some family duties and activities.
- Reimbursement for the number of paychecks and job benefits victims lose while they are in recovery and can’t work.
Contact a California Lowe’s Home Improvement Slip-And-Fall Accident Attorney
If you only suffer minor scratches or soreness after an accident at Lowe’s Home Improvement that heals quickly, you might not need a lawyer’s help. But if you endure a more serious injury, it’s a good idea to go over all of your options with a California Lowe’s slip-and-fall accident lawyer. A lawyer can often secure much more for you in a settlement claim than you could earn by handling the case yourself.
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 injury, 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 Lowe’s must provide to you.
