If you’re grocery shopping and you slip and fall on spilled milk, you may have grounds for a premises liability lawsuit. Property owners are required to prevent hazards or warn guests of hazards that could result in injury. This includes things such as spilled liquid, uneven surfaces, loose rugs, unsalted ice, and more. While property owners won’t be liable for every accident, it’s important to have your claim investigated.
At Raybin & Weissman, P.C., we strive to help all injured victims obtain the settlements they deserve for their accidents. Whenever negligence is involved in an accident, it’s important that the liable party be held accountable. In slip-and-fall accidents, property owners can be considered negligent if they didn’t take the proper precautions to prevent danger.
If a hazard is open and obvious, the shopper may be held liable for their own slip-and-fall injury. A shopper may also be held liable if the hazard can be considered something that the store owner couldn’t easily prevent.
For example, if the milk was spilled right before you slipped, there would be no way for the property owner or employees to prevent this hazard from occurring; therefore, no negligence would likely be present. The shopper may also be held liable if a warning sign was present and they ignored the warning or if they were injured while trespassing on the property.
In order for a grocery store owner to be held liable for a slip-and-fall accident, negligence must be proven in the case. If it can be successfully proven that the store owner or employees could have prevented or warned grocery shoppers of the hazard and by doing so, the injury could’ve been avoided, then the store owner should have to pay for any damages suffered.
Proving negligence will require sufficient evidence, such as witness testimonies, medical records, video footage, or photographs. Not only will you need to be able to show that the store owner was negligent, but you’ll also need to be able to prove that your injuries were a direct result of your slip-and-fall accident at the grocery store.
In order to obtain a maximum settlement, you’ll want to include all of your damages in your claim value, such as your medical expenses, lost wages from missing work, and non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering and emotional distress. The grocery store owner should have to compensate you for all of the ways in which the accident has affected your life.
Slip-and-fall accidents can be complex, and having an experienced attorney by your side could be helpful when trying to determine who’s liable and prove negligence in court. At Raybin & Weissman, P.C., we’re willing to fight on your behalf, because we know that recovery is much easier when your financial burden is lifted.
To speak with a Nashville personal injury lawyer from our team, call 615-256-6666, or visit our website for more information.
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