If you get hurt in a fall in a gas station bathroom, you can seek help in paying your medical bills and supporting yourself while you can’t work. The owners and operators of a convenience store are liable for the hazards that cause accidents to customers.
Maison Law of California represents premises liability accident victims and offers a free, no-obligation consultation for all accident victims. It’s an opportunity to learn what your injury is worth from a real lawyer. It’s also a no-risk chance to figure out how hold a business owner fully responsible.
Do I Need a Lawyer After Getting Hurt in a Gas Station Bathroom?
You probably won’t require a lawyer’s help to file an injury claim if you only suffer some minor bumps and bruises. However, if you come away with something more serious, like a knee fracture or a head injury, it’s a great idea to go over your options with a California restroom accident lawyer.
Having your own lawyer can help you secure much more in recovery support than you could expect by handling your case yourself. When medical bills run high, insurance adjusters work to discount your injury claim and even find ways to blame you for what happened. A big oil company like Chevron or Circle K can also afford to send their corporate lawyers after you, questioning how bad your injuries are and how much in support you’ll need.
A lawyer on your side gathers all the evidence so you can fight back against any false claims by the giant convenience store chain. Your Maison Law attorney would force Walmart to accept blame and provide you with as much support as possible in support. A lawyer can often win you much more in a slip-and-fall claim than you could hope to win by taking on a gas chain yourself.
Who’s Responsible If I’m Hurt in a Gas Station Bathroom?
The owners and operators of the gas station are responsible for removing hazards that could hurt visitors and customers. California premises liability laws require gas station chains and local owners to protect the people they invite in as they pass through parking lots, enter convenience stores, and use the restrooms.
When managers and employees don’t inspect bathrooms, and a hazard causes someone to slip or trip, they are financially liable for the costs of recovery. This means constantly checking bathrooms for plumbing issues, drips, and also for the dangers and damages other customers can leave behind.
These are just a few of the accident risks that can be left to sit until someone comes along to get hurt:
- Bathroom leaks. Plumbing problems or an overflowing toilet can leave water pooling on hard floors.
- Soap on the floor can make tile as slick as glass. These spots must be mopped repeatedly to get rid of the residue, before someone has their feet sent into the air.
- Food and drinks on the floor. Many California gas stations are much more than just fuel pumps. They feature full fast-food restaurants, ice cream, and drink stations. These Items can end up spilled and spread across the bathroom floor. Messes need to be mopped up with wet floor signs out.
- Debris becoming fall hazards. Candy spilled on the floor can roll under someone’s foot, sending them backward. Paper towels on the floor can also cause someone to slip.
- Tripping hazards. A crowded bathroom might place a trash can where it could be a trip-and-fall risk. Rolled-up rugs might also drop someone on their kneecaps. Damage to the tile and even a hole could also hold a foot in place. Talk to a California trip-and-fall lawyer if you take a tumble in any public setting.
- Loose toilet seats. A broken seat or a loose bolt could drop someone to the floor.
- Exposure to harmful substances used to clean the floors or to clean sinks. Chemical burns to the eyes and skin.
- Exposed wiring for a shock risk.
Negligent Security Risks at Gas Station Bathrooms
Included in the business owner’s duty to care for visitors is their protection from crime. Gas station bathrooms can be on the outside of buildings where lighting and visibility are low. Gas station chains must provide adequate security to keep customers safe from assault.
They must also warn customers if there has been an elevated crime risk reported in the area.
A criminal trial may be needed to punish perpetrators. However, if you were a victim, you could also file a civil lawsuit to seek support from a gas station corporate owner. The lack of lighting around bathrooms might leave an owner liable. The absence of security in a high-risk area might also earn you compensation for the injuries and trauma you endure.
Support for the Victims After Gas Station Bathroom Accidents
Fall victims often suffer injuries to their legs and their hip joints. These painful wounds can rob them of their mobility. Patients can experience other health issues while they are in a hospital bed and must remain immobile.
The point is that patients must get support that covers their needs now and in the future. If broken bones seem to heal, but later flare up and require surgery or additional physical therapy, victims should have the support to do that.
Unfortunately, once a victim signs off on an insurance settlement offer, they can’t go back to ask for more in a year when pain returns. It’s why every possibility needs to be considered, and settlements need to be comprehensive for all possible outcomes.
Your lawyer would prepare a full list of your hardships, leaving off nothing, and then file a claim demanding full compensation.
These and other factors should all add to the amount on a settlement check:
- All current and expected medical bills
- The cost for physical therapy and other rehab services for as long as necessary
- Longterm expenses involving a permanent disability
- Support for the pain victims might endure for years or a lifetime
- Support for the emotional trauma victims are often left with after a painful accident
- Support for a loss of enjoyment of life due to an injury (temporarily or permanently)
- Travel Costs to see doctors and specialists in other cities
- Paychecks lost at work
Contact a Gas Station Restroom Slip-And-Fall Attorney
After a slip-and-fall accident in a bathroom or anywhere at a gas station, be sure to discuss your case with an experienced gas station slip-and-fall lawyer serving California victims. If you’ve been seriously hurt, we can usually help you get justice and full support for your recovery.
You should be able to focus on your rehabilitation without stressing over the hospital bills piling up and the rent and a car payment going unpaid while you’re out of work.
Allow a real lawyer at Maison Law to go to work on your case to secure the most compensation possible for your recovery. Reach out to us to schedule a free case evaluation to find out how we can help protect you and your family.
There’s no obligation, but if you need our help to hold a gas station owner liable, you won’t need any money. There are not up front costs to hire our lawyers. We also don’t get paid if we don’t win your case. If we win, our fee comes out of the settlement check a gas station chain must write for you.
