Slip And Fall Due To Freshly Mopped Floors
With the economy increasingly challenging for businesses, stores make many operational changes to cut costs and keep profits growing. Sadly, the priority used to be customer safety. But in today’s world, the customer is only a means of getting money coming in the door for brick-and-mortar stores. They are forced to compete with many retailers who do not face the expenses and challenges of keeping a store stocked with merchandise, clean, and safe for shoppers.
To cut overhead, many stores have stopped bringing staff into the store late at night or when the store is closed to handle restocking and cleaning chores. In today’s world, the store owners and management are ok with inconveniencing shoppers and even putting their safety at risk by leaving pallets of merchandise in aisles that await an employee to transfer items to the shelves or mopping floors while guests are trying to navigate the many new obstacles placed in walkways.
Unfortunately, these cost-saving measures often result in wet floors that significantly increase the potential for a nasty slip and fall injury accident. Shoppers in all stores, from Target and Walmart to Home Depot, Winco Foods, and Big Saver, report injuries almost daily due to a slip and fall incident caused by a recently mopped and still damp floor. If you have become one of the latest victims of this cost-cutting measure, please know that you are not alone in your fight for justice. The staff at DTLAL Law Group is ready to assist you in holding the store responsible for any injuries and expenses you incurred if their negligence placed you in harm’s way.
You can grab the phone and call the DTLA Law Group office staff at any hour of the day or night to learn more about our services and the expert team who will help you get any compensation owed to you for injuries suffered from a damp floor. In many cases, you had no way of knowing that the floor was wet, and that means the staff at the store was not meeting their obligation under duty of care to protect the safety of customers. Our team of personal injury attorneys has decades of experience holding these stores accountable and getting the compensation victims need to cover their medical bills and other expenses.
In addition to answering your general questions, our team will assist you in booking your free consultation with a seasoned DTLA Law Group slip and fall on a freshly mopped floor lawyer to discuss the facts of your case in depth. Once they have all the facts, they will explain the legal merit of your claim and if you have grounds for a slip and fall on a wet floor injury lawsuit. With that information, you can make well-informed choices about pursuing legal action or not. But the decisions are always yours, and our team will never pressure you in either direction. Our goal is only to ensure that all personal injury victims have the facts and information to make the best choices for themselves, their loved ones, and a stable financial future.
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Even a tiny amount of water can create slippery conditions and poor traction for customers at a store, fast food restaurant, office, or apartment building. Sadly, these facilities are turning to mechanical devices that clean floors much more quickly than a person using a mop. So, you could enter your favorite food market only to discover that half the aisles are wet but have no signage to alert you to the increased slip and fall hazard.
While the average young person might navigate this obstacle with no issues, the hazard is significant for the elderly or anyone with existing health issues that could compromise their balance, mobility, or vision to identify the moist surfaces. It is never common to see a damp floor sign located at each recently cleaned aisle, so patrons are on their own to figure out these additional safety hazards. What began as a routine day for some innocent shoppers could end with a trip to the emergency room and significant and costly injuries because they slipped and fell on a floor that was damp from recently being mopped.
What Is The Store Or Property Owner’s Obligation To Guests?When you walk into a store, fast food establishment, office building, or apartment building, you have the right to expect the space to be free of common safety hazards thanks to premises liability laws. This part of the legal system protects guests to private and public properties by explaining the legal obligation of the owner and their staff to maintain the space in a hazard-free manner. For example, you know that steps must be constructed to building code to ensure they are safe and durable. Floors must be constructed precisely for safety, and maintenance tasks like mopping floors are also regulated. They require the property owner to display warning signs when the area could be wet or in any condition that could create safety issues for patrons.
Duty of care defines staff actions when a hazard is present, such as a wet floor. They are obligated to mark such areas with signage to alert guests. If you suffered a slip and fall injury in a store or other facility where floors were damp because they were recently mopped and there were no warning signs, the staff failed to meet their obligation to protect your safety. In this instance, the staff failed to meet their duty of care and can be found negligent in their duty of care.
Because your injuries were caused by staff negligence or contributed to the cause of your slip and fall injuries, the store or property owner can be held financially responsible for the losses and expenses you incurred because of your injuries. If you feel that the facility where you slipped and fell on damp floors that were recently mopped did not properly alert you to the added hazard and their negligence influenced your actions and resulted in an injury, please reach out to DTLA Law Group today. Our staff can be reached 24/7 to help determine if negligence was a factor, and you now have reason to file a slip and fall injury lawsuit to secure compensation for your losses.
Common Slip And Fall InjuriesSadly, when most people suffer a slip and fall in public, they initially feel more embarrassed than injured. It can be very embarrassing to find yourself sprawled on the floor of a store or restaurant. However, after the shock of the incident begins to wear off, many discover they are in a great deal of pain because of one or more of these common injuries:
- Broken or fractured bones
- Dislocated joints or damage to the soft connective tissue of a joint
- A laceration or puncture wound
- An injury to the neck, back, or spinal cord
- Soft tissue injuries that can include nerve damage
- Head injuries that can include a skull fracture or concussion as well as a much more severe traumatic brain injury
- Harm to the delicate facial skin, eyes, ears, nose, or mouth
If you suffer a slip and fall on a wet floor, please seek a complete medical evaluation to ensure you get the treatment needed to make the best possible recovery as possible. Then, do not hesitate to contact DTLA Law Group to discuss the possibility of a slip and fall lawsuit to cover the cost of your medical care and other expenses.
As a personal injury victim, you will work with your DTLQA Law Group slip and fall injury attorney to compile all the allowable expenses you incurred. These items will be tabulated to determine the compensation amount sought via your slip and fall lawsuit. The expenses and losses typically included are:
- The value of any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the slip and fall incident
- The cost of all legal services related to the slip and fall on a freshly mopped floor lawsuit
- All current and projected future medical expenses related to your slip and fall injuries
- Any lost income if the slip and fall injuries prevent you from working at your regular job until fully healed or for income lost because you missed work to attend medical appointments related to the slip and fall injuries
Typically, victims are given two years from the date of their injuries to file a claim with the court. However, if the property where you feel is owned by a government agency, the city, state, or federal government, that time limit is decreased to only six months. It is also critical to understand that once the time limit has passed, you will no longer have the right to seek compensation via a lawsuit.
No Added Financial Challenges Or StressWhen you work with DTLA Law Group, our client-friendly payment policy ensures you will never need to worry about how to cover the cost of legal fees. Our firm only gets paid after you have received the compensation you deserve, which includes funds to cover your legal costs. In addition, if we fail to win your case, you owe DTLA Law Group nothing for our time or investment in preparing your lawsuit. Please contact our dedicated team today to learn more about this option to resolve the challenges caused by your wet floor slip and fall injuries.
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