Shower Seat Collapse Injury Lawyer

Shower seat are great product to use for people who have trouble standing in the shower, including people with limited mobility, disabilities, or conditions that make showering difficult. Although there is no doubt that shower seats are convenient for a number of reasons, they can also potentially be dangerous. Shower seats can collapse during use – resulting in a number of dangerous injuries.

Did you or a member of your family suffer an incident associated with a shower seat collapse? If so, you might have grounds to pursue a claim. Based on the details surrounding the incident and the harm suffered, you might have grounds to sue – you could potentially sue multiple parties or entities. If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue after a shower seat collapse injury, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.

You can trust our personal injury lawyers to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome. Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all types of injury claims. Our lawyers have successfully represented countless victims and their families, helping them recover the compensation that they are owed. If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue for the harm resulting from a shower seat collapse incident, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately.

About Shower Seat Incidents

Unfortunately, shower seat collapse incidents are relatively common. This is typically associated with recalled products that should not be used whatsoever. In addition, products that are safe for use but are improperly installed can also prove to be dangerous. These incidents can occur anywhere but are more common in nursing homes, hotels, and Airbnb’s for instance. If the shower seat is defective or improperly installed, the shower seat could collapse as soon as the victim sits on it or a few moments after the victim has been sitting on it. Regardless of the way that the incident occurred, victims are likely to suffer significant injuries.

These incidents are very common. It makes sense that shower seats are frequently recalled by different manufacturers. Very recently, Teak shower benches, which were sold exclusively via Costco both in-store and online were recalled. The shower benches were recalled because the shower benches can potentially collapse during use, resulting in a fall hazard to users. The recall came after more than 80 reports of the shower benches collapsing, falling apart, or breaking during use, resulting in quite a few injuries.

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Potential Injuries that Victims Could Suffer

Every incident is different. However, victims of shower seat collapse incidents can potentially experience a number of injuries, some of which could include the following:

• Head injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Neck injuries
• Back injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Knee injuries
• Hip injuries
• Pelvic injuries
• Fractures
• Nerve injuries
• Ligament injuries
• Lacerations
• Sprains and strains
• Internal bleeding
• Scrapes and bruises

It is important to note that the people who must use shower seats are typically medically fragile, so shower seat collapse incidents are more likely to result in devastating injuries. However, even those that are perfectly healthy before the incident can potentially suffer dangerous injuries. Regardless of the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in a shower seat collapse incident, you should explore the options available to you.

Can You Sue?

Do you have the right to sue for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in a shower seat collapse incident? Your right to sue will be based on the details surrounding your claim. Consider some of the following scenarios to better understand your right to sue:

• If the shower seat is defective: if a defective shower seat contributed to the incident, the product manufacturer could be held accountable. Liability would be based on the concept of product liability, in which manufactures have a duty to ensure that all their products are completely safe for their consumers to use. The Teak shower benches sold exclusively by Costco are a perfect example of this. Any consumer that was injured as a result of an incident associated with the defective product could sue the negligent product manufacturer.
• If the shower seat is improperly installed: if a shower seat collapsed because it was improperly installed, then the property owner in which the incident occurred could be liable. Liability would be based on the concept of premise liability, in which property owners have a duty to ensure that their entire premises are free of hazards that could contribute to incidents.

Whether the incident occurred at a hotel, nursing home, Airbnb, or any other location, you might have grounds to pursue a claim. Whether the incident was associated with a defective shower seat or the improper installation of the shower seat, you could be eligible to pursue a claim. If you are interested in learning more about whether you could sue, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately.

Could you participate in a class action lawsuit? Based on the details surrounding the incident and the harm suffered, you could be eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit.

In most cases that involve defective products, like the defective Teak shower benches sold at Costco, a large number of victims exists, which makes it very likely that there will be a class action against the negligent manufacture. You should speak to a lawyer to learn more about whether you could participate in a class action lawsuit.

What Should You Do?

What should you do after you or a member of your family suffered a shower seat collapse incident? Consider some of the following recommendations:

• Seek medical care immediately
• Take photos of your injuries
• Take photos of the scene of the incident
• File an incident report – based on your incident, you will have to report the incident to the hotel management, Airbnb, nursing home management, or the product manufacturer)
• If you are dealing with a product manufacturer, do not accept any offers – including refunds, free repairs, free replacements, or to return the product
• Speak to witnesses and collect their contact information
• Gather all relevant medical records
• Gather all relevant information on lost earnings
• Seek legal assistance with a shower seat collapse injury lawyer immediately

The Compensation that You Could Recover

If you decide to file a lawsuit after an incident involving a broken or defective shower seat incident, you could be eligible to recover monetary compensation. If your claim is successful, you could be eligible to recover compensation for at least some of the following:

• Medical expenses
• Lost earnings
• Pain and suffering
• Funeral and burial expenses
• Loss of consortium
• Punitive damages
• Legal expenses

How much compensation could you be eligible to receive? What type of compensation could you be eligible to recover? If you are interested in learning more about the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive if your claim is successful, you should seek legal assistance with our fall injury attorneys as soon as possible. Our lawyers will fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim. If you are ready to discuss the potential value of your claim with the experts at our firm, contact us today.

File Your Claim Quickly

If you are interested in pursuing an injury claim after a shower seat collapse incident, it is essential that you take action immediately. All injury claims are subject to a statute of limitations, which determines the total length of time that claimants have to sue. If claimants do not file their claims within the time allowed by the applicable statute of limitations, they could lose their right to sue.

What deadline applies to your injury claim? In California, personal injury claims are normally subject to a two-year statute of limitations, which means that claimants only have two years to file their injury claims. Although this is a strict deadline, it is possible for certain exceptions to apply and affect the total time that claimants have to sue. To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the time that you have to pursue your claim, do not hesitate to speak with our experts today.

Contact Normandie Law Firm Today

At our firm, our lawyers are ready to provide you with the representation that you need to reach a successful claim outcome. Our personal injury attorneys with experience fighting for the rights of victims and their families are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to hold the liable party or entity accountable for the harm suffered. Would you like to discuss your claim with the experts at our firm? If so, contact us immediately.

At our firm, we offer free legal services. Our free legal services consist of both free consultations and free second opinions, during which our lawyers will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. Our shower seat collapse injury lawyers will provide you with the guidance that you need to pursue your claim. If you are ready to benefit from our free legal services, contact us today.

Our Zero-Fee guarantee ensures that our clients will not be required to pay any upfront legal fees for any of our legal services. In addition, our firm is based on contingency; therefore, our clients will not be required to pay anything until after reaching a positive claim outcome. If you do not win, you will not be required to pay anything whatsoever.

If you are ready to speak with our experts, contact us immediately.

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