Trip and Fall on a Misplaced Pallet Injury Lawsuit

Tripping and Falling Down in a Store

Big box retail and grocery stores have everything in them that a consumer or customer could want to buy. These stores are super convenient and keep many thousands of products on hand at all times for customers to buy. All of the items need to be stored and stacked, put away and sorted during the day, and can create hazards in the aisles for customers who are in that area of the store. All employees are trained on how to not leave out pallets and storage equipment, because it can be a tripping and falling hazard for a customer.

But there are times that someone is careless, and a pallet can be left out on the open floor where customers have to tread. When this happens, you are likely to be injured by tripping and falling on that pallet. You will be in the position to seriously injure yourself, and that is the time that you need to give us a call. In that instance, a lawsuit will be filed on your behalf by our attorneys. We are experts at this type of claim, and are ready to help you when you call us to discuss it.

Injured by Falling in a Grocery Store

Let’s talk about how you can be injured by falling in a grocery store. Grocery stores sell food items, and these can be packed and stored on pallets. The pallets are the low wooden slats that food items are stacked on. These pallets are dragged out to the floor in stores to stock the shelves. Many stores have a policy that they do much of their restocking at night. Some stores hire overnight crews just to stock from pallets that are from the loading dock. This is an excellent policy, as it ensures no customers are around when pallets are pulled through the store. Other stores have to stock during the day for many reasons, and it is worth it for them to keep their shelves full for customer purchases. Either way, if a pallet is left out on the floor, you can best believe someone can fall over it.

Customers Do Not See Pallets on the Floor of the Store

If a store allows the staff to stock the shelves during the day, they are trained to pull the pallet out with a hand cart or forklift (yikes!), and to be wary of coming into contact with the customers. The customers are there in the store to experience the shopping fun of going into the store to get their wanted purchases. They are often now even aware that there is a hand cart pulling a pallet, or a pallet left on the floor in their favorite cereal aisle.

If you have been injured by a pallet left on the floor and you fell over it, it is not your fault. It is the fault of the store, and they need to reimburse you for any losses, damages or injuries that you incur as a result of this accident. You should only talk to an experienced attorney in Los Angeles who understands the scope and impact of this type of claim. That would be taken care of with a quick call to our office today.

You are also probably wondering, “Can I sue in this position?” The answer is, “Yes, we can sue, falling on a pallet is not your fault.”

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Tripping Over a Pallet and Falling in a Supermarket Costco

Stores such as Costco are called “big box” stores for a reason. They carry large quantities of the type of products, goods and food that you enjoy buying the most. If you want ketchup, you don’t buy one bottle there, you buy 6 wrapped all together in plain packaging, and you save a bundle. Those large quantity items have to get out to the floor to the shelves by putting them on pallets. The pallets are in the store room area and on the loading dock. As the trucks for Costco come into the loading dock, they have to get the produce off fast. The trucks have a particular schedule to keep, and they can’t stay there long. The staff at Costco has to help unload the truck and then place the goods out on the floor. In all of the confusion of unloading a truck, which may happen daily, there may be the occasional pallet that is accidently left out on the floor.

If a customer goes over to buy the ketchup, he will not think twice about reaching over to get the product from an area that is inconvenient. Imagine this scenario: a worker from Costco is in a hurry and leaves the pallet out on the floor in the aisle for pancake mix. A customer who is wanting to buy a large quantity of pancake mix for a community event will reach over the pallet left on the floor to get to that case of pancake mix. When the customer grabs the product, then backs up to put it into his cart, he has already forgotten that the pallet is in the way. This will cause the customer to twist awkwardly, or fall backwards, or brace his fall and injure himself, literally any number of bad scenarios can happen. The result though is the same – Mr. Customer is injured badly because of a pallet that was left out in the middle of the floor during business hours.

In the event that you have fallen over a pallet in the middle of the floor in Costco, you need to give us a call right away. You need to talk to an attorney with expertise in this area of law. The attorneys in our office are knowledgeable regarding this type of claim, and will help you recover the compensation that you need in this case to be made whole again. You might have medical bills that need to be reimbursed. If this has happened to you, call the attorneys who specialize in this type of legal issue today. We need to get the ball rolling to get you the reimbursement you deserve in this type of claim.

Injured by a Pallet Hazard in a Walmart

The employees at Walmart stores are trained to handle and manage goods at that store in a safe manner. They are trained not to leave a pallet out on the floor for a customer to trip over. But that does not stop an employee from being momentarily distracted, and then leaving a pallet out. Any time a pallet is left out, it is an automatic tripping hazard for a customer. If you have fallen at a Walmart, you need to call a lawyer with experience in this area of the law. Give us a call right away, which will prevent you from missing out on the reimbursement that you deserve in this case.

Trip and Fall on a Pallet in a Target

Many people like to shop at Target for the good deals and availability of goods in many different name brands. At times, an employee of Target will mistakenly leave a pallet out on the floor. These employees can leave out a pallet and then go off shift, which creates a highly dangerous tripping hazard for the customers. If a pallet is left out on the floor at Target, you have a high chance of being injured by tripping or falling on it. The question that needs to be asked is this: Where is the manager?

In many retail stores, the store managers are tasked with actually walking around the floor every hour, to ensure a safe environment in the store. How is something as big as a pallet missed by the Target manager? There may be no answer as to the manager accounting for this type of mistake.

But we can account for it, and our Los Angeles case lawyers can file a lawsuit to ensure that you get the money back that you deserve if you are injured tripping over a pallet left out at a Target store. Just give us a call and our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue to get the results that you want in this type of case.

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In the case that you are feeling uncomfortable with your current representation, we can talk to you about that. If you have problems with your current attorney, we can talk to you right now. You need to talk to a lawyer with specialty in this area of the law, to help you in your time of need. We are here for you, and we will start the process once you give us a call today.

Falling Down Hard Enough to Get Injured in a Home Depot

The Home Depot stores are typically busy at all times of the year. Contractors use those stores daily to get the goods that they need to complete large projects. There are hidden dangers in the Home Depot stores. The pallets in these stores will house large lumber, huge types of equipment, and even other types of goods that you have never seen before. It is not unusual to see pallets at Home Depot with stacks of pink paint or pipes or lumber that is not tied off at the end to tell you that it is there.

There is something weird that can happen at a large store that supplies lumber and piping. You know how you see a red rag tied on lumber from someone’s truck on the road, it tells you that the lumber extends beyond the truck bed and you need to stay back to be safe. Well, in a big box lumber type of store, when you have large amounts of lumber on a pallet that is left in the aisle, it is often not labeled.

The funny thing is this: it can create an optical illusion for customers, who can’t tell where the lumber begins and ends! It may look to be far away, when the end of the lumber pile is actually very close to your face. This is a recipe for disaster. Many people walk into piles of lumber and later say, “I never saw it!” This is the perfect example of this phenomenon at play. If this happens to you, call us. We have lawyers who can assist with helping you get the full reimbursement for the personal injuries that you suffered in this type of loss.

Trip and Fall in a Lowes

Lowes is a large store that does cater to construction and large material customers. If you walk around that store, you might find several pallets left out that are for storing, stacking, and displaying goods. You might also find that a customer purchase is on a pallet, and it has not been brought up to the register yet for payment. In either case, there could be large pallets left out on the floor that will be immediate tripping hazards. If the employees do not bring a pallet up to the register for payment quick enough once packaged, or if a pallet is mistakenly left out on the open aisle, a customer can trip on the pallet. These pallets can also have items on them that can injure you too while you trip over them.

There can be the instance where you fall over a pallet, and your falling can trigger the item on the pallet to fall crashing down around you. The items on the pallet can even fall on top of you, further injuring you. There can be the case that there is an item of glass stored on the pallet, and when you trip over it, you fall and glass falls down around you furthering your injuries. If you fall on a pallet at Lowes, you need to call us right away to discuss your case. We will get you the money that you deserve to reimburse you for this type of loss.

Injured by a Trip and Fall Accident in a Shopping Center

People like to shop at shopping centers for the convenience of getting many different items at one time in a short area of walking. If you have been injured by a trip and fall of a misplace pallet in a shopping center, it is not your fault. You need to give us a call to discuss your case. A lawyer is able to go over your claim and case information with you, to sort out what you need to become whole again after your personal injury. If you fall at a shopping center, the store where you fell is responsible for your losses, and need to reimburse you for your personal injuries. You need to call us. We can offer an attorney who is able to talk to you about the loss and damages that you suffered. We are here for you, and can offer peace of mind in all of these cases.

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We are able to talk to you about your case today. Just give us a call, and we will discuss what will be accomplished in your case, to come to a winning conclusion. We know that you have to recover from your injuries, and we want to tell you to go on and continue to heal. Just know that you are not clumsy and should not feel embarrassed for tripping and falling over a pallet at a store. Pallets are not supposed to be stored in the middle of the floor at a store, they need to be stored in the back in a safe location. If you fall on a pallet in a store, it means that the store management has not trained the staff properly, and they created a tripping hazard for you. It is not your fault that the store is an unsafe environment for its customers.

You need to know that if you fall on a pallet, it is definitely not supposed to be there, and it was a serious tripping hazard. The store is responsible for your personal injury and losses, and they need to pay you back for your injury, medical bills and out of pocket expenses related to this type of loss and claim. As you are healing from your trip and fall injuries, we are able to start working for you to get the right conclusion in this case. We will get you back the money that you deserve for having fallen over or tripped on a pallet in a store.

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