Gas Station Pump Malfunction – You Can Sue

Most people need to go to gas stations anywhere from every few days to once a week. The number of times people visit gas stations significantly lowers if they drive motorcycles or gas-efficient vehicles. Gas stations are also convenient places to stop to buy essentials on short notice. Regardless, there is a constant influx of people walking in and out of gas stations; unfortunately, some gas stations are hazardous and innocent people could suffer incidents that result in harm.

There are a number of incidents that could occur on the premises of gas stations. Slip and fall accidents, however, are the most common types of incidents that occur on the premises of gas stations. More specifically, the instances of slip and fall are typically associated with gas spills near gas pumps.

Did you suffer a slip and fall accident at a gas station? Was your slip and fall accident caused by a leaking gas pump? If the gas pump malfunctioned and resulting in gas spilling on the floor, the accident could be directly associated with the negligence of the gas station owner, meaning that the gas station owner could be held accountable for the resulting harm.

Do you have the right to sue for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered associated with the gas station slip and fall? Could you sue for a gas station pump malfunction that resulted in a slip and fall accident? Based on the details surrounding your specific situation, you might have grounds to sue. If you would like to learn more about your right to pursue a claim for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered, do not hestiate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.

Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of injury claims, including but not limited to slip and fall accident claims. Regardless of where the accident occurred, you can trust that our lawyers will evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome. Are you interested in speaking with the experts at our firm? If so, contact us at your earliest convenience.

The Injuries Associated with Gas Station Slip and Fall Accidents

Anyone who suffers a slip and fall accident at a gas station, or any other location, are likely to suffer a number of injuries. Some examples of the injuries that victims of slip and fall accidents could suffer include the following:

• Head injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Neck injuries
• Back injuries
• Shoulder injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Fractures
• Sprains and strains
• Nerve injuries
• Torn ligaments
• Torn muscles
• Lacerations
• Scrapes and bruises

Without a doubt, some of these injuries can be minor and require only minimum treatment. However, some injuries can be complex and could require long-term treatment for even partial recovery. Additionally, some injuries can be fatal. Did you or a member of your family suffer any of the injuries mentioned above? If so, you might have grounds to sue the owner of the gas station for the harm suffered.

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Who Is Liable?
Liability for slip and fall accidents is based on the concept of premise liability. Based on premise liability, all property owners owe their guests a duty of care; more specifically, property owners have the duty to keep their premises free of any dangerous conditions to prevent incidents that could contribute to harm. That is, property owners must inspect their premises thoroughly to be able to identify and address the hazards present; gas station owners must ensure that their gas pumps do not leak, for example. However, property owners do not always exercise their duty of care. In fact, property owners are likely to breach their duty of care. They can fail to identify and outright ignore the hazards present throughout their property. This can lead to incidents which can directly contribute to injuries.

In other words, if a breached duty of care causes an incident that results in harm, the property owner could be liable. This means that victims of slip and fall accidents on the premises of gas stations can potentially sue. That is, you could pursue a gas station slip and fall accident claim. If you are interested in learning more about premise liability and your right to sue, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience.

Examining a Past Case

Many slip and fall accidents associated with malfunctioning gas pumps occur in the same way: someone is pumping gas into their car, they remove the nozzle and some gas spills onto the floor; another person pulls up, gets out of their car, steps in the puddle of spilled gas, and falls. In one incident in particular, the victim suffers a torn tendon; his insurance covers the cost of treatment, and he is able to return to work relatively soon after his surgery. The gas station provided video footage of the first customer spilling the gas and the second customer slipping; they also provided a chart showing that the manager was performing inspections routinely. Based on these details, the claim would not be too valuable.

However, when the gas station manager was asked specific questions about her inspections, she was unable to answer (which proved that the inspection records were unreliable). Additionally, because the only surveillance cameras were locked in a room inaccessible to the clerk (the manager’s office), the victim’s counsel claimed that the clerk could not have seen the spill and cleaned it (there were no surveillance camera monitors near the clerk). This proved that the owners of the gas station were negligent – both in terms of the lack of proper inspections and the lack of surveillance monitors.

Although the case did not appear promising, the victim was eventually rewarded a significant amount of compensation. This shows that a monetary recovery is possible even when the details surrounding the incident are not entirely convincing. If you are interested in learning more about cases similar to yours, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately.

What Should I Do?

Did you or a member of your family suffer harm associated with a malfunctioning gas pump? If so, you might have grounds to sue. What should you do to prepare to sue? There are many things that victims and their families could do after slip and fall incidents. Consider some of the recommendations listed below:

• Seek medical care as soon as possible
• Take photos of all visible injuries
• Take photos of the hazard that contributed to the incident
• Take photos of the entire scene of the accident
• File an accident report with the appropriate party (request a copy of the report)
• Look for surveillance cameras that might have captured the incident (take note of the exact date and time of the incident for later reference)
• Speak to witnesses (gather their contact information)
• Gather all medical records associated with the harm that you suffered
• Gather any records associated with lost income
• Seek the legal expertise of a slip and fall lawyer as soon as possible

You Could Recover Compensation

Are you eligible to recover compensation for the gas station slip and fall that you or a member of your family suffered? Based on the details surrounding the incident and the resulting harm, you might be eligible to recover compensation. What could you receive? What type of compensation could you recover?

Some of the compensation that you could recover could include the following:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Pain and suffering
• Funeral and burial expenses
• Loss of consortium
• Property damage
• Punitive damages

If you are interested in learning more about the type and amount of compensation that you could recover if your gas pump slip and fall accident claim is successful, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible. Our lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to sue and recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim. To learn more about the compensation that you could receive, contact the experts at our firm today.

File Your Claim Quickly

Although you have the right to sue based on premise liability (as already explained), you could lose your right to sue under certain circumstances. More specifically, you could lose your right to sue if you fail to file your claim within the time allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. What statute of limitations applies to your claim? In California, premise liability claims are subject to a two-year statute of limitations; therefore, claimants only have two years to pursue their claims. Although this deadline applies, certain exceptions could also apply; exceptions (based on the details surrounding the claim) could result in the statute of limitations tolling or pausing for some time. To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the specific length of time that you have to pursue your claim, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.

Contact Normandie Law Firm Today

At Normandie Law Firm, our lawyers are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome. At our firm, our lawyers have many years of experience handling all sorts of claims, including gas station slip and fall claims. Are you interested in discussing your claim with an expert on premise liability? If so, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm today.

We offer free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. During our free legal services, our gas station slip and fall lawyers will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. Our knowledgeable premise liability attorneys will be available to provide you with all the information that you need to reach a successful claim outcome. Would you like to discuss your claim with the experts at our firm? If so, contact our firm today and request to schedule a free consultation or a free second opinion.

Our firm offers a Zero-Fee guarantee, meaning that our clients will not be required to pay upfront legal fees for any of our legal services. In addition, our firm is strictly based on contingency; this means that our clients will not be required to pay anything until after reaching a successful claim outcome. If you do not win, you will simply not be responsible for paying legal expenses.

Contact Normandie Law Firm today to learn more about your right to sue after a gas pump malfunction slip and fall accident.

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