Hand Sanitizer Slip and Falls at Stores

With the current state of the world, hand sanitizer has become an essential item. Regardless of the store that you visit, you are likely to see hand sanitizer stands at entrances. Additionally, there is normally a hand sanitizer bottle at all cash registers for customer use. Although hand sanitizer is provided to promote the safety of customers, hand sanitizer can actually be dangerous.

Every time that a customer uses a hand sanitizer provided by a store, some hand sanitizer can potentially leak onto the floor, creating a slip hazard. Did you or a member of your family experience a slip and fall at a store associated with a hand sanitizer hazard? If so, you might have grounds to sue. If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately.

You can trust the experts at Normandie Law Firm to 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 sorts of injury claims, including slip and fall injury claims at supermarkets and stores, in general. Are you interested in discussing your claim with the slip and fall lawyers at our firm? If so contact us today.

Hand Sanitizer and Slip and Fall Accidents

As mentioned above, it has become the new norm to see hand sanitizers set up near entrances/exits as well as near the cash registers. Both manual and automatic hand sanitizers can be problematic. If someone removes his or her hand before all the hand sanitizer is out, for instance, some hand sanitizer can fall on the floor. Even just a drop can pose a risk. Likewise, as people are walking away still rubbing their hands together applying the hand sanitizer, some of it can fall onto the floor, posing a risk of fall. Whenever hand sanitizer falls onto the ground, it poses a significant risk to guests. If the hand sanitizer risk on the floor is not quickly addressed (whether by cleaning it up or simply placing a warning sign), guests could fall and suffer significant injuries.

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Examples of Slip and Fall Injuries

In a slip and fall accident, victims can potentially suffer significant injuries. Some of the injuries that are often associated with these types of accidents include the following:

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

Some of the injuries sustained during slip and fall accidents can, unfortunately, be fatal. Although it is possible for victims to be able to fully recover from their injuries, it is important to note that some injuries can lead to permanent disability while other injuries can lead to death. Regardless of the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in a hand sanitizer slip and fall accident, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance immediately, as you might have grounds to sue.

Can You Sue?
Do you have the right to sue a store owner if you were injured in a slip and fall accident after stepping into hand sanitizer on the floor? You might have grounds to sue – specifically, you could be eligible to sue based on the concept of premise liability. Based on premise liability, all property owners (including store owners) owe their guests a duty of care. That is, property owners have the duty to inspect their premises and ensure that there are no hazards that could potentially harm guests. When a property owner breaches his or her duty of care and fails to identify or address the hazards present throughout the premises, incidents could occur that could lead to harm. If the harm suffered can be directly associated with a breached duty of care, the property owner could be liable.

What does this mean? If you or a member of your family suffered a slip and fall accident after stepping into hand sanitizer, you might have grounds to pursue an injury claim against the property owner. If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue after a hand sanitizer slip and fall accident, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm today.

What Should You Do?

Anyone who suffers a slip and fall accident (or any other personal injury accident) should immediately take action and prepare to sue. Consider some of the recommendations listed below:

• Seek medical assistance immediately – call for emergency care if necessary
• Take photos of the injuries that you sustained
• Take photos of the scene of the accident (ensure that the hazard is clear)
• Report the incident to the store owner (you might need to speak with employees/managers first)
• Gather any video footage that captured your accident
• Collect medical records
• Collect records of lost earnings associated with the incident
• Seek the expertise of a slip and fall lawyer immediately

You Can Recover Compensation

Based on the details surrounding your hand sanitizer slip and fall accident at a store, you might be eligible to recover compensation for the harm resulting from the incident. How much compensation could you be eligible to recover? You could be eligible to recover some of the following:

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

If you are interested in learning more about your right to compensation after being harmed in a hand sanitizer slip and fall accident, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible. Our slip and fall lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available. Whether our lawyers have to negotiate a settlement or take your claim to trial to reach a verdict, our slip and fall attorneys will not rest until you win.

File Your Claim Quickly – Your Claim is Subject to a Deadline

Did you or a member of your family suffer a slip and fall accident at a store or any other location associated with a hazard created by hand sanitizer? If so, you could sue; however, you must act quickly to preserve your right to sue. Your slip and fall injury clam is subject to a statute of limitations. A statute of limitations determines the total length of time that you have to file your claim. If you fail to file your claim on time, you can lose your right to sue. What deadline applies to your slip and fall injury claim? In general, California personal injury claims – including slip and fall accidents – are subject to a two-year statute of limitations. Therefore, claimants will only have a total of two years to sue. Based on the details surrounding the claim, it is possible for certain exceptions to apply (which could pause the applicable deadline). If you are interested n learning more about the total length of time that you have to pursue your hand sanitizer slip and fall claim, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm today.

Contact Normandie Law Firm Today

Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of injury claims. Our personal injury lawyers are knowledgeable on slip and fall injury claims among other types of claims. Our slip and fall lawyers are ready to evaluate your current situation and help you take legal action after your accident. You can trust that our experts will help you reach a positive claim outcome. Would you like to discuss your claim with the store had sanitizer slip and fall lawyers at our firm? If so, contact us at your earliest convenience.

At Normandie Law Firm, our lawyers are dedicated to providing all victims of slip and fall accidents with the guidance that they need. Our firm offers free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. During these fee legal services, our lawyers will be available to answer all your questions and address any of your concerns. Our slip and fall lawyers will also be available to provide you with all the information that you will need to begin or continue your store slip and fall injury clam. If you are ready to benefit from our free legal services, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm today.

Our firm offers a Zero-Fee guarantee, which means that our clients will not be required to pay upfront legal fees for any of our legal services. Additionally, because of our strict contingency structure, our clients will not be required for paying anything until after reaching a successful claim outcome. If you do not win, you will simply not be required to pay anything.

If you are ready to discuss your claim with the experts at our firm, contact us at your earliest convenience.

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