Jiffy Lube Slip and Fall Lawyer

If you’re a car owner, there’s a good chance you’ve been to a Jiffy Lube at some point in your life. This popular chain of automotive service stations offers quick oil changes, along with services like engine maintenance and fuel injection cleanings. But this reputation for fast services can lead to negligence, like oil spills that cause people to slip and fall. If you’ve slipped on oil or any other substance at a Jiffy Lube and were injured as a result, you may be able to sue the company for monetary compensation. You can also recover monetary losses if your family member or loved one passed away as a result of a slip and fall accident at Jiffy Lube.

Below is some information about slip and fall lawsuits, as well as the types of compensation that are available to you. To learn more about your rights as an injury victim, contact the slip and fall accidents lawyers of Normandie.

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Injuries from a Slip and Fall at Jiffy Lube

Slip and falls are one of the leading causes of unintentional deaths in the U.S., especially among the elderly. But there are plenty of other injuries that are associated with slip and falls. Here’s a list of the most common slip and fall injuries we’ve come across in our practice:

• Broken bones and fractures

Breaks or fractures occur when the bone is exposed to more pressure than it can handle. In a slip and fall, one or more parts of a person’s body can slam into the ground and cause the bone to break.

• Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Traumatic brain injury encompasses a wide range of damage to the brain, including concussions, skull fractures, and hematomas. According to the Center for Disease Control, TBI is a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. It also has devastating consequences for survivors, who often struggle to do basic tasks as a result of brain damage.

• Soft tissue injury

Soft tissue injuries are commonly associated with sprains and overexerting certain areas of the body. This can result in ligament, tendon, and muscle damage, which will present itself in the days and weeks following an accident. Treatment is essential to ensure that the patient does not develop chronic pain or other related injuries.

• Wrist or ankle sprains

Tears in the ligaments and tendons can cause a sprain, which affect your ability to do basic task like walking, typing, and carrying objects. This injury usually occurs during slip and falls when a person twists their ankle or puts out their hand to cushion a fall.

• Cuts and abrasions

These are fairly minor on their own, but they may be sitting atop more serious injuries, like concussions and broken bones. To prevent long-term damage to your health, make sure to see a doctor right away.

• Hip fractures

Falls are responsible for over 95% of hip fractures in the U.S. Patients normally require partial or total hip replacement surgery, followed by hospitalization and physical therapy. If the person is elderly, they may need to be admitted to a nursing home for specialized care.

• Spinal cord injury

The impact from a slip and fall can cause slipped or herniated discs,, as well as fractures of the vertebrae. Spinal cord injuries are extremely serious as they can lead to paralysis, loss of motor skills, and even death.

• Knee injury

MCL and ACL tears can happen when your knee overextends itself as you twist and fall. If you fall on to your knees, you can suffer serious damage like patella fractures and dislocation of the knee.

• Shoulder/ Neck injury

These injuries occur when you fall on your side during a fall, either from the impact or from overexertion as you try to catch on to something during a fall. Victims can end up with torn nerves, broken collarbone, shoulder dislocation, and spinal injury.

As you can see, there’s a lot of harm that you can suffer from a slip and fall accident, even if your injuries don’t seem that serious in the beginning. It’s essential to see a doctor right after your fall, followed by a consultation with a personal injury attorney. You will incur various losses as a result of the accident, and the responsible company must pay for your damages.

Contact Normandie Law Firm and learn how you can sue Jiffy Lube for your injuries.

Compensation for a Slip and Fall Accident

The types of compensation you can receive from Jiffy Lube depend on the degree of your injuries and the extent of your losses as a result of those injuries. As a general rule, we ask for the following damages when representing a client in a slip and fall lawsuit:

• Medical costs to pay for treatments, hospitalization, surgeries, etc.
• Loss of income due to job loss or time off from work.
• Pain and suffering for the emotional trauma associated with the accident.

Additionally, there are special types of compensation, like punitive damages. This is an extra sum of money that’s granted on top of your settlement in cases of gross negligence. Punitive damages are difficult to win because you have to prove that the liable party was especially outrageous in their negligence, and that the negligence was the direct cause of your injury. For this reason, less experienced lawyers don’t bother asking for punitive damages.

Our lawyers have the skill and knowledge to recover every type of compensation you’re entitled to. Call our office and speak to a Los Angeles slip and fall attorney.

Wrongful Death Compensation

Slip and fall related deaths are much more common than most people realize. Businesses like Jiffy Lube have a duty to ensure the safety of their customers by cleaning up oil spills and making sure there are no slippery surfaces on their floors. Sadly, they failed in their duty in 2006, when an 88-year old man died after a slip and fall at a Chicago Jiffy Lube station. His family sued for wrongful death compensation and received an award of $850,000 in April 2020.

Wrongful death lawsuits compensate loved ones of accident victims for the losses associated with the death of their partner or family member. A wrongful death compensation claim will include:

• Funeral expenses.
• Loss of expected income that the decedent would have earned.
• Pain and suffering for emotional trauma associated with the victim’s death.
• Loss of benefits such as pension and medical insurance.

Spouses and domestic partners of the decedent may be able to ask for loss of consortium. This form of compensation refers to the loss of love, companionship, and emotional support between two individuals. Damages under loss of consortium include loss of sexual relations and the ability to have children.

If you lost your partner or family member to a slip and fall accident at Jiffy Lube, speak with the lawyers of Normandie Law Firm. We will advise you of your rights and help you recover your losses so that you can move forward with your life.

Premise Liability Laws

The $850,000 settlement we talked about in the above section illustrates the importance of premise liability. In California, premise liability laws require business owners to keep their premises safe for their guests and customers. Of course, it’s not possible for a business to anticipate every type of accident that can happen in their stores. However, businesses must take precautions to prevent accidents that are likely to happen. For example, if there’s oil or lubricant on the floor, it must be cleaned up immediately to ensure no one slips on it. Even if there is no oil, slick or slippery areas must be treated with anti-slip coating or taken care of in some other way to prevent slip and falls.

When a company’s negligence in these areas leads to an accident, they can be sued under the laws of premise liability. However, many businesses find ways to deny responsibility, and sometimes even blame the victim for causing the accident. This is unacceptable to us and we will not back down until a client is fully compensated for their losses.

Don’t go up against these companies on your own. Call our office and speak to a lawyer who can bring you the compensation you deserve.

Average Value of a Slip and Fall Lawsuit

This is probably the question we get the most when a client comes to see us after a slip and fall accident: “How much money will Jiffy Lube pay me for my accident?” We can’t answer this question without knowing the full extent of their injuries, and what the client will need to deal with those damages in the long run. It’s also challenging to come up with a monetary value for non-economic losses, like pain and suffering and loss of consortium. Thus, it’s impossible to give an average case value that applies to every situation. But we can say that accident claims for minor injuries usually settle for less than $100,000. Cases with serious injuries or wrongful death compensation lawsuits have settled for $1 million or more, based on our experience.

To give you a sense of what you can expect, here are some examples of previous slip and fall settlements. Keep in mind that this is for informational purposes only and may not apply to your specific case.

• A woman injured herself on a wet step while she was coming down the stairs in an apartment building. The building’s super had failed to put up a wet floor sign after mopping the stairs, so the building’s management was liable for the accident. She was compensated $75,000 for a shoulder injury.

• A man was shopping in a pet store when he slipped and fell on to a shelf. His accident was caused by a product spill that was not taken care of by the employees. The man suffered a shoulder fracture, which required surgery and many months of physical therapy. The pet store eventually agreed to pay him $550,000 for his injuries.

• A customer at a car wash suffered traumatic brain injury when he slipped on a large red arrow that directed customers to the vacuums. Management had received complaints about the slick surface of the arrow from employees and customers, but chose to do nothing about it. The customer received $1.75 million in damages for life-long health issues, including memory loss, impaired speech, and significant change in personality.

How Long Do I Have to Wait Before Jiffy Lube Pays Me?

As with compensation amounts, the timeline for a Jiffy Lube slip and fall case depends on numerous factors. Unfortunately, most of these factors are not within our control. For example, you may have severe injuries that require many months of recovery. Until you are recovered to a certain extent, there is no way we can fairly calculate a sum for medical expenses.

Once we calculate all your damages (medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, etc.), we will send Jiffy Lube’s insurers a demand letter to request payment. Hopefully they will agree to pay you, or make a reasonable counter-offer. But if they don’t, we may have to proceed with a lawsuit, which can take a year or more to resolve.

Frankly, timelines for cases vary greatly, ranging from just a few months to several years. Much of this has to do with the Jiffy Lube admitting liability and acting in good faith to negotiate a settlement. An experienced lawyer will go after the responsible party and take the necessary legal action when it seem like they’re stalling or making excuses. Without their persistence, it’s incredibly difficult for victims to win compensation from big corporations like Jiffy Lube.

If you’re seeking damages for a slip and fall accident, make sure to work with a knowledgeable attorney. Our lawyers have been winning slip and fall cases for many years and will never give up on your right to compensation.

Statute of Limitations

In California, you have two years from the date of injury or the date of death to file a slip and fall lawsuit against Jiffy Lube. There’s a lot you have to do during the recovery process, so it’s easy to let the days slip by and run out of time to file a claim. Make sure to protect yourself by speaking to a lawyer as soon as possible if you were injured in, or lost a loved one to a slip and fall accident.

Even if you’re past the statute of limitations, exceptions can be made for clients who were physically or mentally unable to file a lawsuit during the two-year period. You can also ask for an extension if you were a child at the time of the accident, or if you had to leave the state or country for a long period of time. Our lawyers will be happy to explain this to you in more detail and answer any other questions you have regarding your legal options.

Find a Slip and Fall Accident Lawyer

The lawyers of Normandie look forward to meeting you and fighting for your compensation in a slip and fall lawsuit against Jiffy Lube. We work on a contingency fee structure, so you will never pay anything upfront for our services. Once we win your case, Jiffy Lube pays us directly for our legal fees, so all the work we do for you is absolutely free. If we lose your case, you owe us nothing at all as a promise under our Zero fee guarantee.

We also offer free second opinions if you’re unhappy with your current lawyer. During a free consultation, we will review your case and give you an honest assessment of how your lawyer is doing. And if you switch over to us, we’ll take care of all the details like notifying the courts and working out a fee agreement with your former lawyer.

Please give us a call and speak to a slip and fall accident attorney.