When residents in California need supplies for a home improvement project, a repair, or new appliances, the first place they are likely to visit is Home Depot. This store is well-known for offering a massive selection of home and garden items, building materials, and finish or décor items for any home project. The popularity cannot be denied as there are over 300 locations in these cities throughout the state:
- San Diego
- Corona
- Tustin
- Santa Ana
- Rancho Cordova
- Santa Clarita
- Commerce
- San Rafael
- Eastlake
- Atascadero
- Imperial Marketplace
- Otay Mesa
- Santa Maria
- Garden Grove
- Simi Valley
- Anaheim Hills
- Stanford Ranch
- Cypress Ranch
- Apple Valley
- Tehachapi
- Industry
- Chula Vista
- Cerritos
- San Fernando
- San Bernardino
- Gardena
- Lemon Grove
- Encinitas
- Stockton
- Fresno
- Paramount
- Hyde Park
- Oxnard
- Milpitas
- Vacaville
- Covina
- Sacramento
- El Cajon
- Fontana
- Panorama City
- Pomona
- Huntington Beach
- Anaheim
- West Inglewood
- Indio
- Perris
- South Chino
- Palmdale
- Canoga Park
- Mission Viejo
- Orange
- Moreno Valley
- Torrance
- Clovis
- Victorville
- Rancho Mirage
- Murrieta
- Carmel
- Hercules
- Wilshire
- Bakersfield
- San Luis Obispo
- Escondido
- Compton
- San Jose
- Monterey Park
- Pasadena
- Modesto
- Cypress
- Lancaster
- Napa
- Burbank
- Ontario
- Fullerton
- Tulare
- Ceres
- Stanton
- Hawthorne
- Emeryville
- San Carlos
- Pleasanton
- Santee
- Oceanside
- Genesee
- Newhall
- El Centro
- Long Beach
- Palo Alto
- San Ramon
- Chico
- Alhambra
- Marina Del Rey
- San Marcos
- La Habra
- Lodi
- Van Nuys
- Thousand Oaks
- Fontana
- Newark
- Seaside
- Union City
- Concord
- San Mateo
- Turlock
- East Brea
- Watsonville
- Woodland
- Visalia
- Sunset
- Glendora
- Lakewood
- Hollywood
- Baldwin Park
- Costa Mesa
- Windsor
- Lake Forest
- Barstow
- Yucca Valley
- Soquel
California is home to the largest Home Depot store in the chain at over 200,000 square feet. While shoppers can find just about any home item they need in these locations, it also means there is a significant potential for safety issues. Sadly, many safety concerns appear to be falling through the cracks and not getting the attention they require to be eliminated before a patron suffers an injury.
If you or a loved one were recently shopping in a California Home Depot store and suffered harm, please know that the staff at Normandie Law Firm is here to help. Our dedicated and caring experts can be reached 24/7 to answer your time-sensitive legal questions and help you understand how to use the legal system to protect yourself and your financial future from total devastation and hardships. In addition, these team members are eager to help you book a free consultation to discuss your case and the time needed to settle a Home Depot case to secure any compensation you deserve.
During your free consultation with a Normandie Law Firm Home Depot injury attorney, you will share the facts of the injury incident and the harm you sustained. Then, they will explain the legal merit of the case and if you have reason to file a personal injury lawsuit against Home Depot. At this time, they can provide more insight into the time required to settle many cases against the company and the time remaining under the law for you to file your lawsuit with the court.
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Common Safety Hazards Found In Most Home Depot Locations
To better understand the time needed to settle your Home Depot lawsuit, you must know the many kinds of hazards in these stores and how that can impact the time needed to settle a case. As you traverse the dozens of aisles in a Home Depot store, you could encounter any or all of these safety hazards:
- Water or other liquids like cleaning products, oil, or paint spilled on the floor
- Litter or debris on the floor
- Merchandise that fell from the shelf but was not picked up and returned to the shelving
- Electrical cords, wires, hoses, or other items left in walkways
- Lumber or other oversized items that could fall from shelves and cause harm
- Leaking water lines or hoses make the floors slippery
- Clogged drains or malfunctioning plumbing fixtures cause water to back up onto the floor
- Dark areas where a light is malfunctioning, or a bulb has burned out create a dark and hard to navigate space
- Damaged light switches that cause an electrical shock
- Displays that have been damaged and are sharp or could fall on a shopper
- Overstocked shelving that is about to collapse when you remove a piece of merchandise
- Boxes or other inventory items left in walkways or aisles create a hazard
What you might take away from this arduous list is that there are many safety concerns that the staff at Home Depot should be addressing to keep customers safe. However, in most stores, these issues go uncorrected, which is a possible example of negligence in duty of care of the staff. If you were harmed due to the negligence of the staff, it is very likely you have the right to seek compensation. In addition, you can see that many hazards could lead to varying levels or severities of injuries to victims like yourself. These factors will impact how much time it takes to settle a case against Home Depot.
The Vital Time Factors In Your Home Depot Personal Injury Case
The first and possibly most crucial time to keep in mind is the Statute of Limitations for a Home Depot injury case. This is the time limit imposed by the legal system for any victim to have their case prepared and filed with the court. In instances involving personal injuries, the time limit is two years from the date of the injury incident. It is also critical to understand that once the Statute of Limitations expires, the victim loses the right to ever seek compensation and justice for the losses caused by that incident. Finally, very few exceptions would allow the victim additional time to file a claim once the time limit has passed.
Next, you must remember that the Home Depot legal team is well aware of this time limit and how to use it to their advantage. If they can keep an injury victim in a discussion about a settlement for more than two years with promises and vague information, they can be assured the victim will never be able to file a lawsuit against Home Depot for the injuries they suffered. This tactic is unfortunate and somewhat dishonest. However, it is not against the law.
Finally, there is no way to predict how the legal staff representing Home Depot will respond or react to a lawsuit. Each case is unique and the time needed to complete it will also vary. However, you can be certain that when you allow the experts at Normandie Law Firm to handle your Home Depot injury lawsuit, it will get far more attention and swift dedication from the Home Depot legal team than if you try to manage the process on your own. Even if the Home Depot legal staff sounds sympathetic and helpful to you, they are legally obligated to work in a manner that serves only their client: Home Depot. So, it is only wise to hire your own legal team at Normandie Law Firm to ensure that legal professionals are working solely to protect you and your best interests.
What Is The Average Compensation For A Home Depot Case?
When you work with the team at Normandie Law Firm, you will discover many aspects of the legal process you might have been unaware of or misunderstood in the past. Once of the most critical is knowing that there are no predetermined compensation amounts awarded for certain injuries or accidents that occur at Home Depot. Instead, each case is carefully evaluated, and the compensation value is calculated based on the actual expenses and losses of the victim due to the injuries they suffered. You will work with your Normandie Law Firm Home Depot injury attorneys to compile all allowable costs and their documentation to verify their value. The items used in this process typically include but are not always strictly limited to:
- Your lost income if the harm suffered prevented you from working at your regular job until you were fully healed from the injuries
- The replacement cost of any personal property that was destroyed or damaged in the Home Depot injury incident
- The cost of all current and projected future medical expenses related to the diagnosis, care of, or rehabilitation of the injuries sustained at Home Depot
- Your legal costs related to the preparation, filing, and litigation of your Home Depot personal injury lawsuit
How Can I Afford To Hire Normandie Law Firm For My Home Depot Case?
Many victims never pursue legal action against Home Depot because they fear they cannot afford the upfront cost of legal assistance. They know Home Depot has a massive legal team, and they are certain they cannot afford a team that will be equal to the task of beating Home Depot’s legal staff. But please know that Normandie Law Firm’s personal injury attorneys have decades of combined expenses facing the legal team of Home Depot and other corporate giants to secure the compensation our clients are owed and deserve.
Please know that Normandie Law Firm never charges any upfront fees or expenses. The firm only gets paid after the case is resolved, and you have the compensation needed to cover your legal costs. In addition, if we fail, you owe Normandie Law Firm nothing for its time and investment in your case. And finally, no law firm will work harder or faster to settle your case against Home Depot and get you the funds needed to overcome the challenges, stress, and hardships caused by injuries you suffered due to Home Depot’s negligence.
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