Maison Law represents slip-and-fall victims injured at fast food restaurants like Wendy’s. We help victims hold restaurant chains fully accountable when their slippery floors and unsafe sidewalks cause customers to fall and get hurt. To find out how to hold a fast food chain fully responsible for your pain, contact a skilled, local California Fast Food Slip-and-Fall Lawyer and schedule a free, no-obligation case consultation.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Slip-And-Fall Accident at Wendy’s?
If you slip and fall while visiting a Wendy’s location and you suffer very minor injuries, like scrapes and bruising, you may not need a lawyer to help you with your injury claim. But if your injuries are more serious and Wendy’s actions led to your fall, your fair treatment may depend on having a skilled lawyer on your side.
Unfortunately, when hospital bills rise, insurance adjusters and corporate lawyers are instructed to find ways to reject your claim. They may say your clumsiness caused your fall. They may try to convince you to sign off on a “lowball” settlement offer that doesn’t cover all of your recovery costs. Your Maison Law attorney is a safeguard against this treatment. Your lawyer fully investigates what happened and uses the evidence collected to force a business to provide the maximum in compensation available.
Trip-and-Fall Dangers at Wendy’s
In California, Wendy’s can be found almost everywhere. The fast-food chain invites thousands of customers in for breakfast and until well after midnight in some cases. But they owe customers more than a burger and fries.
Under California premises liability laws, they must show all visitors a “duty of care.” It means they must protect diners from all hazards that could hurt them. Wendy’s owners and operators must monitor for hazards their employees create and for the accident risks that other customers leave behind.
They must mop up or repair dangers before someone can come along and take a dangerous tumble. If someone gets hurt, the fast-food chain can be held financially liable for the victim’s recovery costs.
These are just a few of the types of accidents that could force Wendy’s to write an injury settlement check:
- Tile Dangers – A child may drop a giant fountain soda on the floor. Ketchup and mustard might end up smeared across a dining room, waiting to take someone’s foot out from under them. Slippery puddles may develop near the door after it rains. Floor damage and folded rugs can trip people up to fall forward on their faces.
- Bathroom Dangers – For some reason, bathroom floors seem to be made of the most slippery material of all. Soap and water make them even worse. You could slip and take a hard blow to the head and suffer a skull or brain injury.
- Parking Lot Hazards – Wendy’s is also responsible for your safety when you pull into their parking lots. Potholes or a crumbling sidewalk may trip you and cause you to suffer a broken kneecap or a hand or wrist injury. Landscaping obstacles also cause falls. Pedestrian hazards involving drive-thru traffic are also the restaurant’s safety responsibility. People who are struck by a vehicle or who fall into the path of a vehicle could file an injury claim against a Wendy’s corporate owner.
Businesses are liable for the accidents they cause, but it’s necessary to prove that it was the restaurant’s mistake that caused the fall. If you are a victim, call 911 immediately if you are hurt. The paramedic’s report will serve as evidence of your injury.
You should also immediately take photos of the obstacle that caused your injury. You must take pictures of any visible injuries. And always alert a manager when you get hurt. They will be filing an incident report. You should also ask witnesses for contact information.
Once your California personal injury attorney has been made aware of what happened, your lawyer goes to work securing evidence including gathering testimony from witnesses and requesting any surveillance video. Every shred of evidence helps increase the amount you can demand on a fast food slip-and-fall injury settlement check.
Earning Injury Compensation After a Wendy’s Accident
California’s personal injury claim statute of limitations stands at two years. You have two years from the date of the accident to file a claim against a fast-food chain to get help with your recovery costs. The longer you wait to get your case underway, the harder time your personal injury lawyer will have gathering additional evidence and tracking down witnesses to build your case.
In a successful case that earns an insurance settlement or judgment, you can receive compensation for every hardship you and your family have faced. Your lawyer makes sure every damage you’ve endured is listed on an injury claim. Anything left off would be something left off that would end up as your bill to pay.
A slip-and-fall accident settlement check should cover…
- All Present and Future Medical Bills.
- Rehab Treatment and Medical Equipment.
- Travel Costs to Appointments Locally and in Other Cities.
- Lost Income While Missing Work.
- Permanent Disability/Disfigurement Support.
- Pain and Emotional Trauma.
- Loss of Consortium. (Benefits for family members when the victim can no longer participate in family activities as before)
Contact a California Fast Food Slip-and-Fall Attorney
After a slip-and-fall accident, be sure to discuss your case with an experienced California Wendy’s Slip-And-Fall Accident Lawyer. You should be able to focus on your recovery without worrying over the hospital bills piling up and the paychecks you’re missing while out of work.
Allow Maison Law to go to work on your case to secure the most compensation possible for your recovery. Contact us today for a free case evaluation to find out how we can assist you. There’s no obligation and your case review is completely confidential.
Keep in mind that you don’t need to worry about having the money to pay a Maison Law attorney if you need one. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money Wendy’s is forced to provide.
