A victim who is hurt in a slip-and-fall accident at Walmart can file a claim and seek recovery support. If the victim is incapacitated, a family member could file the claim. This would usually be the spouse or children of the victim.
Filing a Claim for a Family Member After a Trip-And-Fall Accident at Walmart?
A slip on a broken jar of spaghetti sauce sitting along a Walmart aisle can do more harm than you’d think. A fall to the hard tile can cause a broken arm or a hip fracture. A trip on broken concrete along the sidewalk outside the store might cause a busted kneecap or even a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Under premises liability law in California, victims could seek full compensation for their medical expenses and other hardships. The business owner would be financially responsible. But in some instances, a victim is in no shape to handle a frustrating battle with Walmart insurers and lawyers to secure help with recovery.
When this is the case, a family member may need to step in and file a claim. Victims may be in a hospital, in pain, and unable to concentrate enough to deal with filing a claim. They can also be dealing with life-threatening injuries and may not be conscious and able to contact Walmart.
Family members would work with Walmart’s customer service department to file the claim or turn the case over to a skilled lawyer to handle it.
A lawyer could handle the frustrating claims process and allow the victim and the victim’s family time to focus on recovery.
A lawyer could immediately provide these and other safeguards:
- Fully investigate the accident and Walmart’s role
- Collect all evidence such as witness testimony, surveillance video, and medical charts
- Fight back when Walmart tries to claim the accident was caused by the victim’s clumsiness or worn shoes
- Fight back when Walmart tries to downplay injury severity as an excuse to provide less in compensation
- Check out all settlement offers to make sure they are the maximum compensation available or reject them and demand more
- Represent the threat of a lawsuit if Walmart doesn’t accept full responsibility
A skilled attorney can often get slip-and-fall victims much more for their injuries than they could filing their cases on their own. This applies to families as well. Close relatives may need substantial injury compensation to pay for current medical bills and for future care for a loved one. Your Maison Law representative will be protecting your family member’s claim and demanding the most possible.
Contact a California Slip-And-Fall Accident Lawyer
If you only suffer some minor bruising and soreness after a fall, you might not need a lawyer’s help to file your claim with Walmart. But if you endure a more serious injury, it’s a good idea to go over your options with a California Walmart slip-and-fall accident lawyer.
Contact Maison Law for a free, no-obligation consultation. Family members of victims may also take advantage of this free case review. 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 your loved one earn more for an injury case, 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 Walmart must provide to your family.
