If a head injury suffered in a Lowe’s Home Improvement results in something relatively minor, like a mild concussion, then an insurance claim may only net money to pay for an ambulance ride and an emergency room visit. A settlement check may only be worth $1,000 or less.
However, an injury that lingers and that might affect a patient’s brain function for months or years would earn much more in support. Victims who can’t go back to work for a while and require months of cognitive rehabilitation could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for their recovery.
Someone who suffers permanent physical, cognitive, and behavioral impairments would need even more in compensation to last over a lifetime. Victims and their families may need to demand millions of dollars in a lawsuit to make sure brain injury patients have what they need to pay for constant care and to support themselves.
What Determines the Size of My Head Injury Settlement Check?
There are many ways shoppers can hurt their heads during a trip to a home improvement store. They could step on nails left in the parking lot and have their foot rolled out from under them, hitting their heads on the concrete. They could catch their foot on an aisle display to trip forward to hit their heads on a shelf or the floor. Customers might have overhead lumber fall on their skulls.
These and other hazards are supposed to be cleaned up or fixed before customers ever get the chance to slip on a slick puddle or trip on a pothole. Lowe’s is responsible for protecting customers from store hazards and the hazards other customers create. If someone suffers something like a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Lowe’s can be asked for financial help with recovery.
Victims will need to back their claims with evidence from the scene (as in photos taken and witness testimony), so that Lowe’s and its lawyers can’t find ways to deny responsibility. Victims will also need to arrive at solid estimates on what they may need in the future, if a brain injury will affect their lives for weeks or months.
A skilled California slip-and-fall attorney helps you protect your case from legal attacks and makes sure your accident claim asks for everything you’ll need to fully recover:
- The totals on emergency response and hospital bills.
- Estimates on care that might be required in the future, such as brain surgery, cognitive therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, home care, nursing care, etc.
- Support for the pain victims suffer after a head injury.
- Support for the emotional trauma a difficult recovery from a brain injury can cause.
- The change an injury brings to a normal life routine.
- The loss of enjoyment of life that victims experience.
- The number of paychecks victims lose while they are in recovery and can’t work.
Your lawyer will examine each settlement offer from Lowe’s insurance provider and help you determine if it’s enough. If it’s not, your lawyer rejects it on your behalf and demands more. If Lowe’s Home Improvement continues to ignore what you’ve been put through, your lawyer can also file a lawsuit and take the store chain to court.
Contact a California Lowe’s Home Improvement Slip-And-Fall Accident Attorney
If you only suffer a minor bump to the head after a fall 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 be aware of 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 head or brain 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.
