A minor wrist sprain might earn a smaller settlement amount for an ambulance ride and an emergency room exam. Your compensation may be $1,000 or less simply to cover your bills. However, if you fall at a Lowe’s and suffer a serious fracture and your wrist injury affects your ability to work in the long term, a settlement could be valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It’s hard to offer you a reliable estimate on your injury compensation until a lawyer has heard the details of your accident and how an injury has affected your life. Your lawyer will need to investigate the negligence of Lowe’s Home Improvement and speak with doctors about how long the healing will take. These factors will all decide how much you can demand from the retail chain.
What Is Lowe’s Responsible For If I Fall and Hurt My Wrist?
Lowe’s Home Improvement must show a legal “duty of care” to its customers. When you step out of your car, Lowe’s owners and operators are responsible for your safety as you walk across the parking lot. They must see to your safety as you enter, as you walk the aisles, and visit the bathroom.
Employees must fix potholes that might force you to trip and fall, reach out to catch yourself, only to break a wrist bone. They must mop up water from a leaking hose in the garden center before you can slip and fall, try to slow your fall backward, and end up spraining your wrist. Under California premises liability law, Lowe’s is responsible for these accident hazards and more. They are also accountable for the medical bills victims face in recovery.
But recovery is about more than just payments to doctors. Most jobs (along with most life activities) require the use of your wrist. You may lose paychecks. There’s also the emotional challenge of dealing with a debilitating injury and the changes in your lifestyle it brings.
However, Lowe’s and its insurer will only consider the damages you list on your claim. Anything left off will be a detail they can ignore and leave for you to absorb.
A skilled California slip and fall lawyer can help you file a complete claim and make sure all hardships are clearly spelled out in it. These are just some of the factors that should determine what you receive on a wrist injury settlement check:
- The totals on hospital and physical therapy bills. The estimates on care that might be required in the future (additional wrist surgeries, physical therapy, occupational therapy, etc.).
- The level of wrist pain (chronic pain, arthritis, etc.) that victims endure.
- The emotional trauma a wrist injury causes.
- The loss of enjoyment of life as victims must give up hobbies and participation in some family duties and activities.
- The change a wrist injury brings to a normal life routine.
- The number of paychecks and job benefits victims lose while they are in recovery and can’t work.
- The experience and negotiation skills of your lawyer.
Compensation for these and other damages isn’t generally provided automatically for victims in need. You’ll still have to have evidence and a strongly prepared case to force Lowe’s Home Improvement to accept blame.
Lowe’s will have insurance adjusters and corporate lawyers all looking for ways to attack your claim that the store’s negligence caused your injury. They’ll work to try to blame you for your fall, saying you were clumsy or that your shoes were worn out. They’ll also be casting doubt on how bad your wrist injury is.
You could quickly need a legal representative of your own to protect your claim and make sure Lowe’s can’t limit the support you receive.
Contact a California Lowe’s Home Improvement Slip-And-Fall Accident Attorney
If you only suffer some minor bruising and soreness after a fall at Lowe’s, 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 wrist 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.
