Who Can I Sue If I Was Hurt While Working As A Food Delivery Driver?

Working as a food delivery driver is a great job for many people. It offers the ability to work a flexible schedule and often takes on as many shifts as the delivery driver would like to earn the money they need. Food delivery jobs are also ideal as a second income for workers who need more money to pay off sudden expenses or who want to save for a big vacation splurge. Finally, working in a food delivery driver role is perfect for students who need to have flexibility and do not want to commit to a job that will become a long-term career.

In California, delivery drivers are found to have over 1.5 million workers, with the most popular segment and the largest number of these drivers working as food delivery drivers. Of the state’s top eight employers of delivery drivers, Domino’s and Pizza Hut are two of the largest, as are DoorDash and Instacart, which also deliver food items. But there is a downside to these jobs that keep workers active and on foot as they deliver food or prepared meals to customers. There is always the possibility of suffering a slip and fall or trip and fall when they are making their way out of the store or restaurant and approaching the door of the location where they are delivering the food.

If you are a food delivery driver and have suffered a trip and fall or slip and fall injury recently, there are sure to be many questions weighing on your mind. The most common is who can I sue if I was hurt while working as a food delivery driver. But there are many other things you need to know to ensure you are not struggling to cover the cost of medical bills and other expenses due to lost income if you cannot work. The simple solution for all victims of a food delivery driver injury incident while at work is to make a call to Normandie Law Firm and speak to our dedicated and helpful office staff. This team can be reached around the clock and is ready to provide many of the answers you need to have peace of mind and confidence in your ability to overcome the challenges created when you were hurt working at your food delivery driver job.

In addition to answering your initial questions, the office staff will assist you in booking your free consultation with a seasoned Normandie Law Firm food delivery driver accident injury lawyer to further evaluate your case. Once they have all the facts needed to provide a professional account of the case and its legal merit, they will explain your options and determine if filing a food delivery driver personal injury lawsuit is an option for you. With this information, as well as your other legal options like a worker’s compensation claim, you will be well-prepared to begin making choices that will help you eliminate the debt and stress created when you were hurt while working as a food delivery driver.

Please also keep in mind that you are never obligated to hire Normandie Law Firm to handle this legal matter, nor are you required to file a lawsuit. Our only motivation in providing this information and guidance to you and all personal injury victims for free is ensuring that you understand your rights and how to use the legal system as it was intended to protect yourself from harm and losses caused by someone else’s negligence. But please reach out to Normandie Law Firm as quickly as possible, as there are time limits for you to take action to get the help you need and deserve after a workplace injury incident.

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How Could Worker’s Comp Help Resolve Your Issues?
All employees in the state are covered by California worker’s compensation to provide assistance if they are hurt while on the job. Employers are legally obligated to enroll in this program and cover the entire cost of insuring all employees. In addition, any worker who is hurt at their regular job has the right to open a claim and get assistance in paying for their medical care needs. Each claim opened by an injured worker will cover up to $1M in medical care costs and can provide payment of up to 66% of the worker’s regular weekly earnings to help cover living expenses if they are unable to work while healing. The program also offers long-term disability payments and the opportunity for free vocational training if injuries are severe, which will prevent the employee from returning to their original job. If you need assistance in opening a worker’s comp claim or your employer is trying to stop you from using these benefits, please contact Normandie Law Firm immediately. Our staff will help you get the assistance and benefits you deserve as a worker who was hurt while on the clock.

Who Could I Sue For A Trip And Fall Or Slip And Fall On The Job Injury?
Under premises liability law, the owner of any private or public property is legally obligated to provide the care and services needed to keep their property in a safe and hazard-free condition. If they fail to address common safety issues like a broken sidewalk, damaged steps, or missing safety handrail, they can be held responsible if that hazard causes a guest to slip and fall or trip and fall. If your injury incident while making a food delivery was caused by a hazard at the location of the delivery, the property owner could be the party that you have a right to sue for the losses and expenses you suffered.

When thinking about who owns a property, you need to consider public spaces as well as the sidewalk or step and private homes owned by the resident or a landlord. When walking on a city sidewalk, you could suffer a trip and fall because of damaged concrete that the city failed to repair, meaning you could sue the city for your injuries. To discuss more about whom to hold accountable for the harm you sustained due to negligence, please reach out to the staff at Normandie Law Firm today. Our team will explore all the options and then help you determine which solution could offer the best resolution for your immediate and long-term needs.

Common Slip And Fall Or Trip And Fall Injuries
Sadly, many victims of a slip and fall or trip and fall will feel embarrassed about the incident and not take the possible harm they suffered seriously. They jump up and try to play off the fact that they fell and the aches and pains the impact created. These are the fortunate victims who do not suffer the most serious and costly injuries. However, after any workplace slip and fall or trip and fall, you should seek a medical evaluation to ensure you have no masked injuries that will only get worse until you receive proper medical care for these or other harm you suffered:

• Fractured, broken, or shattered bones
• Soft tissue and nerve damage
• Harm to the back, neck, or spinal cord
• Joint dislocations and damage to the soft connective tissue of the joints
• Severe lacerations or puncture wounds
• Damage to internal organs or internal bleeding
• Facial injuries to the eyes, ears, nose, or mouth
• Head injuries that can include a severe concussion, skull fracture, brain bleed, or other traumatic brain injuries

What Is My Food Delivery Driver Personal Injury Lawsuit Worth?
As a victim of personal injuries, you must understand that the value of your lawsuit compensation would be based on the actual losses and expenses you incurred because of the incident. Working with your Normandie Law Firm legal team, you will compile all documentation to verify the amounts of these allowable expenses, which are used in the compensation valuation process. The items most commonly used to determine the value of your food delivery driver personal injury lawsuit include but are not always limited to:

• Current and projected medical expenses related to the treatment and rehabilitation of the injuries suffered in the on-the-job incident, as well as any therapy or counseling to address the stress and trauma of the incident and injuries
• The cost of all legal services to prepare, file, and litigate your personal injury lawsuit
• The replacement cost of any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the incident
• Your lost income if the harm you suffered was severe and prevented you from working at your job as a food delivery driver until you were fully healed

What Is The Time Limit To Take Action?
If you are opening a worker’s comp claim to cover some or all of your personal injury on the job expenses, you must have the claim open with the staff within 30 days of the workplace injuries. If you are filing a personal injury lawsuit, you typically have two years from the date of the injuries to file a claim with the court. The exception to the time is when the responsible party is a government agency or entity such as the city as the owner of the public sidewalk where you were hurt. Please contact Normandie Law Firm today to discuss the facts of the case and the time remaining to take action.

No Upfront Legal Fees
When you work with Normandie Law Firm, we never charge any fees or expenses until the case is resolved and you have the compensation that includes funds to cover your legal costs. In addition, if your Normandie Law Firm food delivery driver accident injury lawyer fails to win your case and deliver the compensation you need to pay your bills, you owe the firm nothing for its time and financial investment in building the lawsuit. Please reach out to our team quickly to explore your options and select the resolution that will best eliminate the stress and expenses created when you were hurt while working as a food delivery driver.

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