Maison Law is committed to helping Walmart slip-and-fall victims secure the recovery support they need especially when they must seek help from unhelpful corporations. To find out what you should be demanding from Walmart, contact a skilled Slip-And-Fall Lawyer and schedule a free consultation. It’s a no-risk way to determine what your injury is worth and how to hold the negligent corporation that caused your fall fully responsible.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Walmart Slip-And-Fall Accident?
If you take a fall on a Walmart aisle and come away with only some soreness and minor bruising, you may not need the help of a lawyer.
But when your fall leads to a more serious injury, like a bone fracture or a severe concussion, it’s important to know about every benefit available to you before a Walmart insurance representative tells you otherwise. Your Salinas slip-and-fall lawyer can tell you just what Walmart owes you and then collect evidence to make sure they don’t wiggle out of taking responsibility. You’ll also want a legal protector for your case when Walmart calls upon its corporate lawyers to attack your case.
In the meantime, Walmart may look for ways to blame you for your fall, such as saying you were just clumsy. They may also cast doubt on how bad your injury is. Your lawyer protects you from these tactics and makes sure you get the most out of your injury claim.
Salinas Walmart Slip-And-Fall Dangers
Local families can pop into the Walmart on Main Street or the one on Davis Road and not realize the dangers that can be lying in wait on each aisle.
Walmart managers and employees so often fail in their legal “duty of care” toward customers. They must monitor aisles and parking lots for hazards created by customers and remove those hazards once they are identified.
When Walmart fails to clean up or repair dangers and you get hurt, you are empowered to seek support to last you through recovery.
Walmart is liable for these and other obstacles that could cause harm to you or a family member:
- Aisle Slip-And-Fall Dangers – Spills from drinks from the Walmart snack shop or McDonald’s in-store locations can end up on any aisle when shoppers and their children have accidents.
- Aisle Trip-And-Fall Dangers — Employees attempting to restock merchandise can leave small boxes on the floor that cause a trip-and-fall accident. Cluttered store displays or folded-up rugs might also catch a foot and leave you falling face first.
- Produce and Dairy Section Dangers – Water sprayers can leave puddles around salad cases. Melting ice cream or leaking milk might wind up pooling under freezer cases, just out of sight, but not far enough away from your foot.
- Bathroom Hazards – Water and soap on the floor can make it almost impossible for people to venture across safely. Taking a fall around a stall or a sink might cause a victim to suffer a devastating blow to the head and a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Parking Lot Hazards – Walmart’s liability doesn’t stop at the front door. It extends to each parking spot and cart corral. A pothole or a crumbling sidewalk might send you down on your knee or, worse, leave you to absorb a fall with your face. When customers are tracking in rainwater, it’s also necessary to keep the entrances mopped up and “wet floor” signs out.
Compensation Available After a Slip-And-Fall at Walmart
Victims should always strive to gather photos at the scene of a slip-and-fall accident. They should snap photos of the obstacle that tripped them up if they are left strong enough after a fall. They should also alert a Walmart manager so the manager can prepare an incident report for corporate owners. Try to get contact information from any witnesses too.
Then, once you alert a Maison Law attorney about what happened, your lawyer collects all additional evidence remaining. This includes any surveillance video taken by Walmart before it’s erased. With this strong evidence secure, your lawyer begins to negotiate with Walmart to make sure you receive the support that’s fair.
These and other factors should all receive compensation in a Walmart Slip-And-Fall settlement check:
- Hospital and medical expenses.
- Costs associated with a permanent physical disability such as medical equipment, and renovations at home and work. Potential costs for education to learn a new career.
- Emotional and physical distress. The physical pain you experience and the anxiety and depression that may follow a traumatic incident and injury.
- Loss of enjoyment of life.
- Travel expenses. Money spent getting to appointments and seeing specialists that may be in other cities or states.
- Income and benefits you’ve forfeited while missing work.
- Damage to personal items.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I can’t afford to pay a Walmart slip-and-fall lawyer?
You won’t need any money to hire a Maison Law lawyer for your case. We don’t accept any payment unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement check Walmart provides.
How long do I have to file an injury claim with Walmart?
Two Years. Walmart allows you two years from the date of your injury to seek compensation. If you wait longer, your chance to earn support will likely be lost.
Can I receive compensation if I was partially to blame for my slip-and-fall?
Yes. Liability in a slip-and-fall can be shared between the victim and a business. You may have not been watching where you were stepping, but Walmart could still bear fault for not fixing the hazard. You could earn partial or full compensation for an injury.
Contact a Salinas Walmart Slip-and-Fall Lawyer
After a slip-and-fall accident at Walmart, be sure to discuss your case with an experienced Salinas slip-and-fall attorney serving all of Monterey County. 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 from the Walmart Corporation. We don’t back down from major companies and corporations when our clients need support to rebuild their lives. Contact us today for a free case evaluation to find out how we can help you pay for recovery and get back on your feet physically and financially.
