Going out to dinner with your family or friends, or even treating yourself to a night out, can be a memorable occasion.
However, if you get hurt while you’re out for dinner, that can be more than memorable. It can be catastrophic. Medical bills, being unable to work, and the stress of trying to continue to pay your bills every month can make it harder for you to recover.
Personal Injury Claims
Personal injury claims are part of our civil law system. These claims rely on the concept of negligence. This means that one party does or doesn’t do something that they should. Because of that, another party is hurt. Although there are many things that would fall under the realm of personal injury, in a restaurant two of the most common risks are getting burned and a slip and fall.
Four Elements of Personal Injury Claims
Regardless of what caused the personal injury, it must meet the following four elements. If you believe that your injury meets the following standards, you should talk to a personal injury attorney right away.
- Bertucci’s and other similar restaurants have a duty to protect their diners. One such duty is keeping their sidewalks outside and their floors inside reasonably safe. In the winter, this can include scraping and salting their entryway. It may also include cleaning up slick floors and warning diners about the floor.
- The duty must be breached. There’s a big difference between a true accident and a breach of a legal duty. A breach of legal duty in the context of a slip and fall may be seen as neglecting to use salt in front of their entry on a day where it is icy or slick. It may be that staff members knew that the
- An actual injury must happen. A slick sidewalk or a wet floor aren’t enough. There must be an actual physical, emotional, or financial injury because of the breach of duty. If you slip on the ice that wasn’t salted and break your ankle, that may be seen as an actual injury.
- Causation must be proven. Causation is another word for cause. In short, your injury must be proven to be caused by what happened at the restaurant. If you had a broken ankle before you went to the restaurant, then a slip and fall at the restaurant isn’t the cause of your broken ankle.
Protect Your Legal Rights
If you were hurt while dining at a restaurant, you should speak with a personal injury attorney right away. Each state has different regulations and a time limit to file personal injury claims. You should protect your legal right to recovery by contacting a personal injury attorney right away. You could potentially receive compensation for your injuries, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
*Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be construed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Bertucci's, or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
