Lucky Supermarket Napa Valley Slip and Fall Attorney

Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents at Supermarkets

Any way you look at it, slip and falls are the leading source of injury at supermarkets, farmer’s markets, delis, and other places that sell groceries. There are many conditions that can cause or contribute to someone slipping on the floor. Here are some examples:

• Liquid on the floor
• Leaking freezers and refrigerators
• No Wet Floor signs around spills or freshly mopped areas
• Uneven of slippery steps
• Defective or lack of anti-slip mats
• Wet or dirty bathroom floors
• Missing or broken handrails
• Debris in the aisles
• Product spills from items falling off shelves
• Poor lighting
• Snow and ice in the parking lot
• Ice on sidewalks and walkways

Injuries from a Slip and Fall at Lucky Supermarket

Slip and fall and trip and fall incidents are very common at places that sell food and household items. At any time, a grocery store can have numerous hazards throughout the premises that can cause you to fall down. Injuries from a slip and fall accident at Lucky Supermarket include:

• Soft tissue injuries (damage to the muscles, ligaments, and tendons)
• Dislocated joint (especially in the knees or shoulder)
• Hip fracture
• Concussion and other types of head trauma
• Whiplash
• Spinal cord damage
• Broken bones 
• Ruptured spleen
• Dental damage – broken teeth, jaw dislocation
• Nerve damage resulting in paralysis or loss of function
• Chronic pain

Your Right to Sue for a Slip and Fall at Lucky Supermarkets

Whenever you are injured from an accident on someone else’s property, it’s essential to understand the laws that exist to protect you. With a slip and fall accident, you may have grounds to file a compensation claim according to the law of premises liability. Under this law, home and business owners have a legal duty to protect others from being injured. Though they can’t prevent every incident of harm, they must maintain reasonably safe conditions by removing hazards, making repairs, and putting up signs to warn people of a dangerous condition.

If the owner or someone acting on their behalf (employee, for example) fails to take care of a problem, like mopping up water from the floor and putting down Wet Floor signs, the store is liable if someone falls down from slipping on the water. This is a simplistic example of liability for a slip and fall accident, but it’s meant to give you an idea of how a business can be responsible for injuries to their guests and visitors.

Negligence by a major retailer cannot be tolerated due to the potential for injuries to many people who are at the store at any given time. That’s why we are here to help you take action against Lucky Supermarkets if you hurt yourself from a slip and fall.

How Much can I Receive from a Slip and Fall Claim?

The total sum you are entitled to can vary from $10,000 to $2,000,000 or more, and this is based on many factors that are specific to your accident, such as:

• The injuries you sustain and their long-term complications, if any
• The damages you are eligible to receive (medical costs, pain and suffering, lost income, etc.)
• Negligence by the business, including what percentage of the blame is assigned to them for the accident.
• Whether you developed PTSD and other signs of emotional trauma as a result of the accident.

The majority of our clients receive settlement in excess of $75,000; for one or more serious injuries, a compensation range of $125,000 to $500,000 is a good frame of reference. If you end up with permanent health issues, like loss of function and brain damage, a slip and fall lawsuit against Lucky Supermarkets may be worth between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

How Long Does it Take to Settle a Fall Injury Case?

Settling a slip and fall case against a supermarket chain can take between 8 and 12 months, with some cases take over 2 years from start to finish. Certainly, we have had claims that settled in just a few months, but much of the timeline depends on the extent of your injuries and the amount you are seeking. Thus, if you ended up with serious injuries that require extensive medical care, it will probably take between 1 and 2 years before you receive your settlement check for medical expenses, lost wages, and other forms of restitution. Though we are prepared to take your case to trial as needed, over 95% of slip and fall lawsuits are not tried in court. If that becomes the only viable option, a Lucky Supermarket slip and fall claim will take 3 or more years to resolve.

Deadline to File a Supermarket Accident Claim

Lawsuits for being injured at a supermarket, i.e., premises liability claims, must be filed no later than 2 years of when the accident occurred. So, if you slipped and fell down at a Lucky Supermarket location, the clocks starts ticking on your right to sue from the moment you are injured. The deadline is absolute except in rare, unusual circumstances, like you were physically / mentally incapacitated for a long period of time, to where you were unable to file a claim within 2 years. In short, extensions are extremely difficult to obtain, so please don’t wait to contact our office and talk to one of our legal experts.

Hire a Slip and Fall Lawyer for $0

Paying for an attorney is not something most people can afford, even when times are good. That’s why many people that slip and fall down at a grocery store attempt to file a lawsuit on their own, and soon find themselves overwhelmed with the legal process.

The fall accident injury lawyers of DTLA work on contingency under a plan known as the Zero Fee Guarantee. As the client, you will never pay a single penny in legal fees, which is billed to the party you are suing. That means Lucky’s includes our payment in your settlement check, so we get paid at the same time you do. If you don’t receive payment from a successful claim, you owe us $0.

For more information on suing Lucky’s Supermarkets for a slip and fall accident, please schedule a free case evaluation.

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