INJURY FALL ON BUSINESS PROPERTY – LAWYERS MN
If you trip and fall in a store or business, or are injured because something fell on you in the store, you may be entitled to compensation from the store or business. Likewise, if you slip and fall on something on the floor of a store, or you are injured for some other reason at the store. Your legal right to compensation for being injured at a store depends on whether you can prove that the store or business was at fault in causing your accident injury. Our lawyers work on these slip fall cases every day.
SLIP AND FALL INJURY AT A STORE OR BUSINESS – MN ATTORNEY
For example, our top lawyers have had cases at Minnesota fast food restaurants where a store employee spilled grease on the floor where customers walk. The store employee did not clean up the greasy floor properly – so our client slipped and fell, and was injured. In those cases, the store is clearly at fault, and we are generally successful for the clients. Similarly, we have had many cases where a store employee mopped the floor but did not but out a “wet floor” sign.
However, there are other situations where a person slips on something but can’t identify what it was or how it got there. They also don’t know how long it was there without being cleaned up. In those cases, an attorney generally cannot get compensation for the injured person. Therefore, if you slip and fall in a store or business, it is important to find out what caused you to slip and take pictures if possible. Then, report the incident to the store or business so they can document it happened. The store may also give you information about what the problem was and how it got there. Also, get the names and contact information of any witnesses.
TRIP AND FALL INJURY AT A STORE OR BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA
Our lawyers also handle injury cases where our client tripped and fell or walked into something in the store. In these cases we must prove the accident occurred because of the store’s fault rather than the person not looking where he was going. The same is true when someone trips and falls on something in the store. Again, photographs are important. When you talk to a trip and fall lawyer in our office, we generally focus on two issues: Was the object that the person walked into or tripped on something that was hidden or hard to see. Also, how distracting is the store in general.
When our client tripped on an empty pallet at a drugstore in Minnesota, our attorney recovered a settlement for him because the pallet was only about a foot high. In addition, the customer was distracted by a store employee pointing him in the direction of some products. In another case, our client tripped and fell after she walked into a pallet at a grocery store. Our lawyers recovered compensation for her because the pallet was left at the corner-end of an isle and she couldn’t see it as she was turning the corner.
However, when a client walked into a display at a sporting goods store, we were unsuccessful because the jury felt that he should have seen and avoided it. Again, the most important thing is to get photographs and the names and numbers of witnesses. That way, our lawyers can fully investigate and prove the claim for you.
SOMETHING FELL OFF A SHELF INJURY IN A STORE OR BUSINESS
It is surprising how many people have called our lawyers because they were injured by a product or something falling from a shelf in a store and hitting and injuring them. The store’s defense in those cases is usually that another customer must have just rearranged the product on the shelf. The store will also say that the injured person was reaching for something herself when she should have called for help. These cases often depend on how believable the injured person is, However, they are better if we have witnesses and photographs.
Even if you don’t initially think you are hurt, you should try to get the names and numbers of any witnesses just in case you need them later. Our attorneys have had many cases in MN where our client did not initially think he or she was injured and walked out of the store just fine, only to end up in the emergency room a few hours later.
EXPERIENCED INJURY ATTORNEYS
If you are injured at a store or business in MN, please call our office and speak with a lawyer as soon as possible. We will provide a free consultation and advise you of your rights. At a minimum, you may be entitled to medical payment coverage. If there is evidence that the store was primarily responsible, we can help you get complete and fair compensation for your injury.
Pam Rochlin is a woman personal injury lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience successfully handling hundreds of cases. You can meet with one of our injury attorneys at our offices in Minneapolis, Edina, St. Louis Park and Woodbury. A lawyer from our office can also come to your home in Eden Prairie, Chaska, Chanhassen, Prior Lake MN, and Lakeville. Also, Burnsville, Rogers, Elk River, Plymouth, Maple Grove, St. Paul, Roseville, and other cities throughout MN. We will always provide you with a free initial consultation. Further, we never charge anything unless you receive compensation for your injuries.