Maison Law is committed to helping slip-and-fall victims hurt at unsafe pharmacy locations. We help victims hold stores like Walgreens fully accountable when their unsafe aisles and pharmacies cause customers to get hurt. To find out what you should be demanding from Walgreens after suffering an injury on its property, contact a skilled California lawyer and schedule a free consultation. It’s a no-risk way to determine what your injury is worth and how to hold a negligent corporation fully responsible.
Do I Need a Lawyer After an Injury at Walgreens?
If you take a fall at Walgreens and your injuries are very minor, you may not need the help of a lawyer. It’s when you suffer serious harm, like a fractured bone or a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), that you may need the protection of a California slip-and-fall lawyer.
When medical bills escalate, Walgreens’ insurance adjusters and corporate lawyers will fight even harder to get out of having to provide you with support. They’ll attempt to prove you were clumsy and caused your own fall. They may offer you a “lowball” settlement to see if you accept less than you’ll need to recover. Your Maison Law attorney is a safeguard against this treatment. Your lawyer gathers the evidence to force Walgreens to provide the maximum in compensation available.
Walgreens Drugstore Injury Dangers
Walgreens is a place where people go to feel better, but sometimes the owners and operators make mistakes that put shoppers at risk. They can leave obstacles on aisles that cause dangerous falls and endanger the wellbeing of guests in the parking lot.
Like all California businesses, Walgreens is legally required to show visitors a “duty of care” when they welcome them onto the property and inside their stores. They must remove the hazards their employees accidentally leave behind as they work and the risks that other customers cause. When they fail in this duty, Walgreens can be held accountable and be forced to help victims who get injured through recovery.
Walgreens is the second largest pharmacy chain in the United States and it can afford to help those who get hurt in their stores. They also enjoy enough in profits to be able to take their duty to keep customers protected seriously and take all precautions necessary.
These are just a few of the most common dangers shoppers face in the drugstore:
Hazards Inside – Customers can dribble soft drinks on the floor to create hazards. Puddles may form in the bathrooms or near the water fountain to create slip-and-fall risks. These hazards should be mopped up and “wet floor” signs should be in use. Shoppers can break merchandise that ends up on the floor such as pistachio bags and candy. Pills can also spill and end up rolling someone’s shoe. These obstacles might cause someone to take a tumble.
Hazards Outside – Victims might step in a pothole and trip and fall forward to suffer injury. Landscaping may provide the danger. Shopping carts and debris could also trip someone. Rain tracked inside by customers can create dangers at the front door.
Common Injuries in Trip-and-Fall Accidents
California emergency rooms treat the injuries that result from falls suffered at businesses all the time. Victims can smack the floor hard enough to break bones. They can hit their head on a shelf or on the tile to suffer severe concussions and other brain injuries.
The money earned from an injury claim filed against Walgreens becomes critical to patients who will need long-term care and perhaps help to learn how to live with an injury.
Victims can end up with these and other serious injuries:
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) involve a dangerous blow to the head. This strike can come from the corner of a shelf, on a shopping cart, or an impact of the back of the head on the floor. The symptoms can involve a minor concussion but lead to something as serious as seizures and memory loss.
- The back and spinal cord can be damaged. A nagging back injury can be with you for decades and at times keep you from attending work. Spine and vertebrae injuries can lead to paralysis and a permanent disability.
- Dislocations and sprains. A hard fall can dislocate a shoulder, an ankle, or fingers. Ligaments and tendons can be strained to result in painful, long-lasting issues.
- Fractures. People can suffer broken wrists, hands, and arms when they throw their arms out to catch themselves as they fall. A broken bone in the hip joint can truly disrupt a victim’s life. Hip fractures heal slowly and patients can be immobile for months and susceptible to other medical issues. People tripping and falling forward also risk landing their full weight on a kneecap to suffer a debilitating fracture.
- Facial damage. Victims falling forward might also have their faces hit first to suffer nose and jawbone fractures. They can also lose teeth on impact.
Schedule a Free Consultation with a California Slip-and-Fall Accident Lawyer
After a slip-and-fall accident involving a serious injury at a store like Walgreens, take action to hold that corporate chain fully responsible. Contact the skilled Slip-And-Fall Accident Lawyers at Maison Law, for a free consultation and case evaluation. It’s a no-risk way to find out how much you should demand from a pharmacy after an injury.
There’s no obligation, but if you feel we can help you earn more for your injury, you don’t have to worry about finding the money to hire us. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our attorney’s fee comes out of the money Walgreens provides to you and your family.
Your Maison Law representative helps you secure compensation for your current hospital bills and support needed for future care. You should be reimbursed for the paychecks you lost while having to miss work with an injury. Your lawyer will also demand support for the physical pain and emotional trauma you’ve experienced and continue to experience.
