Car Wash Slip and Fall Accidents – Car Wash Injuries
Were you involved in a car wash slip and fall accident? You might have slipped on wet floors, or you might have lost your footing after stepping on a soapy floor. Whatever the case, you might have grounds to take legal action against the car wash owner. If you would like to learn more about your right to file a car wash slip and fall accident lawsuit for the harm that you suffered, do not hesitate to contact our firm at your earliest convenience.
The slip and fall lawyers at Normandie Law Firm are ready to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance necessary to reach a successful claim outcome. Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of claims – always representing the best interests of injured victims and their families. If you would like to discuss your claim with our slip and fall experts, do not hesitate to contact our firm today.
Car Wash Injuries Associated with Slip and Fall Accidents
Car wash slip and fall accidents are, unfortunately, common. Employees and customers alike could suffer slips that could lead to falls and significant injuries. The injuries that victims suffer will usually depend on the nature of the incident. However, car wash slip and fall injuries could include some of the following:
- Head injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Neck injuries
- Back injuries
- Shoulder injuries
- Spinal injuries
- Hip injuries
- Pelvic injuries
- Knee injuries
- Ankle injuries
- Lacerations
- Sprains and strains
- Scrapes and bruises
These are just a few of the injuries that victims could suffer in a car wash slip and fall accident. Regardless of the specific injuries that you suffered, you might have grounds to take legal action against the car wash owner. For more information on whether you could pursue a claim after you suffered slip and fall injuries at a car wash, do not hesitate to contact our law firm at your earliest convenience.
Liability in Car Wash Slip and Fall Accidents
Could you really sue the car wash owner for the harm that you suffered? Depending on the circumstances surrounding the incident, you could sue. You could sue based on premise liability. Based on premise liability, all property owners (like the car wash owner) have a duty of care to all those who are on the premises. They have the duty to ensure that the premises is free of any hazards that could potentially lead to an incident – and to harm. If a car wash owner fails to address the hazards present in a car wash, the hazard could lead to an incident and liability could fall on the owner.
In some cases, the victim could be partially at-fault, meaning that liability could be shared between the victim and the car wash owner. Even if the victim is partially liable for his or her accident, it is important to know that the car wash owner could still be held accountable (even if liability is not full). If you would like to learn more about establishing liability in a car wash slip and fall accident claim, do not hesitate to contact our law firm at your earliest convenience.
You Could Sue and Receive Compensation
Depending on the details surrounding your claim, you could sue and fight for your right to recover compensation. Naturally, there are many questions that come with the prospect of recovering monetary compensation – specifically involving the type and amount of compensation that you might be eligible to receive.
Some of the compensation that might be available for recovery could include the following:
- Medical expenses
- Lost income
- Pain and suffering
- Property damage
- Funeral and burial costs
- Loss of consortium
- Punitive damages
At our law firm, we understand the financial difficulties that come with suffering personal injury accidents. Because of that, our personal injury lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim. Whether our attorneys have to negotiate for a settlement or take your claim to trial, you can be certain that our lawyers will fight for your right to be justly compensated. For more information about the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive, do not hesitate to contact our law firm at your earliest convenience.
What Should You Do?
You were involved in a car wash slip and fall accident; now, what? What could you do? What should you do? Whenever you are involved in a personal injury accident, whether it is a car wash slip and fall or any other type of incident, it is essential that you act appropriately.
Consider some of the following recommendations:
- Seek medical attention (call for emergency care if possible)
- Take photos of the hazard that led to your fall
- Take photos of any visible physical injuries
- Ensure that an employee or manager acknowledges your fall
- File a written incident report
- Take note of any surveillance cameras that could have captured your accident
- Take note of the names of the employees/managers on shift at the time of your accident
- Gather all relevant medical records
- Gather documents related to any income you lost associated with your accident
- Speak to witnesses and gather their contact information
- Seek legal assistance as soon as possible
When you follow these steps, you are essentially preparing to file your claim. For more information about the importance of following the steps listed above, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately. Our slip and fall attorneys are ready to guide you ever step of the way.
The Statute of Limitations
Depending on the details surrounding your specific situation and the harm that was suffered, you might have the right to file a claim. Even if you have the right to sue, however, it is important that you file your claim within the appropriate length of time. If you do not file your claim on time, you could lose your right to sue. This is because all claims are subject to a statute of limitations, or a deadline to sue.
In California, a car wash injury claim – like any other personal injury claim – will be subject to a two-year statute of limitations. What does this mean? If your claim is subject to a two-year statute of limitations, you will only have two years to file your claim. If you fail to file your claim within the two-year deadline, you will, unfortunately, lose your right to sue. Although this is a strict deadline, some exceptions can apply. If an exception applies, the applicable deadline could be tolled. For example, in cases where the incident results in mental incompetence (such as coma), the deadline is tolled until the victim regains mental competency. Similarly, in cases where the incident involves a minor, the deadline is tolled until the victim becomes a legal adult.
To avoid from losing the right to sue and ensure that your claim is filed on time, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our law firm at your earliest convenience. Our slip and fall attorneys are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to file your car wash slip and fall claim.
Contact Normandie Law Firm Today
Were you or a member of your family harmed in a car wash accident? Were you or a member of your family involved in a slip and fall accident at a car wash? If so, you might have grounds to pursue a slip and fall lawsuit against the car wash owner. If you would like to explore the possibility of filing a car wash slip and fall claim for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered, do not hesitate to contact our law firm at your earliest convenience.
At Normandie Law Firm, our experts are ready to evaluate your situation and provide you with the legal guidance necessary to reach a successful claim outcome. Our lawyers understand the difficulties that come with suffering a slip and fall accident and are ready to guide you every step of the way. When you are ready to speak with our experts, simply contact our firm. We offer free legal services – which include free consultations and free second opinions – to ensure that you and your family have access to the legal services that you need to eventually reach a successful claim outcome. Our free legal services include free consultations and free second opinions. During our free consultations and free second opinions, our car wash slip and fall attorneys will be available to provide you with all the information necessary to start or continue your lawsuit. Are you ready to benefit from our free legal services? If so, do not hesitate to contact our firm today.
Our free legal services are available as part of our Zero-Fee guarantee. Our Zero-Fee guarantee ensures that our clients will never have to pay upfront fees for our legal services. Our firm is also based on a contingency structure, meaning that our clients will not be required to pay anything until reaching a successful outcome – if you do not win, you will not pay.
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