Sit n Sleep Store Slip And Fall Injury Lawsuit

The short answer is that the Sit n Sleep Stores staff are more interested in selling many mattresses from each store than keeping the store safe and free of safety concerns that could injure a potential customer. Sadly, the issues that result in most of the Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injuries and the resulting Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injury lawsuits could have easily been prevented if the staff dedicated just a minimal amount of time and effort to housekeeping. These all-too-common slip and fall hazards include:

• Paper literature, receipts, fact sheets, paper napkins, and other litter that is dropped on the floor and not picked up
• Paper cups, straw wrappers, and other food-related items dropped on the floor
• Water bottles that are dropped on the floor leak creating a severe slip and fall hazard as a patron tried to step away from a display bed
• Pens, pencils, paperclips, and other office supplies that are dropped on the floor and can easily roll under the edge of a bed and create a slip and fall hazard
• Damaged, folded, or missing floor mats
• Floor mats that are saturated with water and fail to dry a customer’s shoes as they enter the store
• Electrical cords running across walkways for power adjustable bed displays
• Water puddled on the floor due to a leaking water line, cooler, or plumbing fixture

The most upsetting part about these safety issues is that they could all be eliminated, corrected, or marked as a safety hazard to prevent countless unnecessary slip and fall injury accidents and suffering by the victims. But the Sit n Sleep Store team is not focused on meeting their duty of care to ensure customers’ safety in their many locations across the state.

Duty of care is a legal term that describes the obligation of business owners and their staff to provide a safe and hazard-free space for customer activities. In the case of Sit n Sleep Stores, the owner is legally required to regularly inspect the store for hazards and correct them promptly. In addition, the necessary care and maintenance are defined as equal to what the average person would provide.

So, for example, if the typical person sees water on the floor and mops it up or picks up trash to prevent a slip and fall accident, then the Sit n Sleep Stores staff should provide an equivalent level of care. However, if the staff ignores these common and easily eliminated issues, they could be negligent in their duty of care to their customers. And when that negligence is found to have caused a Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injury, the store could be liable for the victim’s injuries and losses.

When a personal injury victim speaks to one of the DTLA Law Group’s expert personal injury lawyers, one of their first questions is often how much a Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injury lawsuit is worth. And it makes perfect sense to wonder if the case is worth pursuing. But it is also essential to understand that lawsuits have no preset values.

Instead, the value of each lawsuit is determined by evaluating the losses and damages suffered by the victim. In your case, you would provide records for all the expenses caused by your Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injuries and any losses you might have incurred. Typically, these items will fall into the following categories:

• Medical expenses and estimated future medical care expenses
• Legal fees for your Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injury lawsuit
• The value of any personal property damages in the slip and fall incident
• Your lost income if the injuries sustained prevented you from working

Your DTLA Law Group legal team will compile all the allowable costs to determine the value of your claim against Sit n Sleep Store. In addition, if your injuries are severe and require significant time to heal, an amount can be added to compensate you for the pain and suffering caused by the slip and fall injuries.

Unfortunately, many injuries sustained by customers in a Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall incident are severe. From injuries due to impact with the bed frames to landing awkwardly on the concrete floor, patrons often face months of medical treatment and care for these life-altering injuries:

• Spinal cord damage
• Severe lacerations and puncture pounds often involve internal bleeding and damage to internal organs
• Broken or fractured bones
• Complete joint dislocations or damage to the soft tissue of the joints
• Facial injuries to the skin, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, or teeth
• Soft tissue and nerve damage
• Head injuries that can include a skull fracture, concussion, brain contusion or hemorrhage, or other traumatic brain injuries

Victims of these injuries also often face severe financial hardships that result in added stress, anxiety, and depression. Those who fail to secure legal representation can become saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in medical expenses and lost wages due to someone else’s negligence.

The Statute of Limitations requires any personal injury lawsuit to be filed within two years of the date of the incident. If you do not have the case filed with the court by then, you will likely lose the right to seek compensation for the injuries and losses caused by that event. However, you and your legal team at DTLA Law Group can file your Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injury lawsuit as soon after the incident as you like. Once the case is ready to proceed, there is no time requirement to wait to present the claim to the court system.

 Many personal injury victims fear seeking legal representation because they cannot afford to pay the out of pocket expenses to retain counsel. However, when you select DTLA Law Group for your Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injury lawsuit, we never charge any upfront legal fees.

We understand you are facing financial challenges, and we want to help eliminate them. So we only get paid after we have secured the settlement or verdict funds needed to pay your medical and legal expenses. And if we fail to win your case, you owe us nothing. So please contact DTLA Law Group today to learn how to protect your rights and financial future from excessive medical debt due to a Sit n Sleep Store slip and fall injury.