Great Bargains, But Always Be Careful
T.J. Maxx, like any department store, is just the sort of store that’s likely to attract slip and fall accidents. Its popularity means it’s busy all the time, and this means that busy staff members may overlook hazards. If your slip and fall accident was due to the staff’s negligence while shopping, you should consider filing a damages claim.
It’s important to file a damages claim if your injury incurs high treatment costs, considerable time off work recovering, and severe life-changing pain. It would be useful to contact a personal injury attorney to help you through this process. An attorney can help determine your chances of getting reasonable compensation.
What Are You Eligible For?
When filing a claim against T.J.Maxx, or any other party, you may be eligible to a range of damages including:
- The cost of your medical treatment, now and into the future. Medical bills are inevitable if you have been injured. If, for example, you tripped in the entrance way, you could break an arm or damage your spine. Save all the bills and receipts related to your medical care. This will help you get the compensation you deserve.
- Loss of wages since the accident. If the slip and fall injury was so serious that you needed to be off work for a long time in order to fully recover, you will be entitled to any loss of earnings for that period. It’s important to note that any vacation time you haven’t taken isn’t included in the personal injury claim.
- Damage to personal property. If your smart phone was thrown out of your hand when you slipped and fell and repairing it is impossible, you can include this under property damage in your damages claim.
- Compensation for pain and suffering. If you are unable to sleep at night or perform daily routines of life (such as walking or eating) because you are experiencing considerable pain, this should be considered and calculated accordingly in your personal injury claim.
What Bills Will a Store Pay?
If you are injured in a slip and fall and you can prove that the store was negligent any medical expenses that you can prove will be paid. The key thing to remember is that in order for the expenses to be covered you will need documentation of your injuries and of the cost of treatment in order to get those things paid. If the store is negligent they will pay for things like:
Medical Bills
Your medical bills for any treatment deemed necessary due to your injuries in the slip and fall will be paid. That includes emergency and urgent care, follow up visits, surgery if necessary, and aftercare treatment like physical therapy or physical rehabilitation if needed.
Pain And Suffering
You can be awarded damages for pain and suffering if you are seriously injured. While you can’t document the cost of pain and suffering you can document all of the ways that the slip and fall has changed your life. For example, if you loved to dance and took dance classes as a hobby but you can no longer dance because of the injury you can be awarded damages for the loss of a favorite activity which you won’t be able to do anymore.
Income Loss
You can also be compensated for income that you lose while you are recovering and income that you will lose in the future because you can’t work or can’t do the same job. If you are off of work for several months healing after a slip and fall you can submit your pay information as proof of your income and be compensated in the amount of money that you lost out on when you couldn’t work. That same pay scale will be considered when assessing the damages owed to you for future wage loss.
Slip And Fall Cases
Department stores have a history of claims against them. From a class action lawsuit alleging deceptive pricing to multiple violations of rules regarding the treatment of employees there’s no shortage of claims against the parent company and against individual franchise locations.
While slip and fall cases against department stores aren’t as common as slip and fall cases against restaurants they do happen. Stores have a duty to make sure that their floors are clean and dry. If there is a substance spilled on the floor, if the bathrooms aren’t kept clean and dry, or if there is water, ice, or snow buildup around the entry of the store all of those conditions can cause slip and fall accidents.
Why You Should Talk to an Attorney if You are Considering a Lawsuit
You may think that you have sufficient documentation to file a damages claim. However, you can never expect to receive the full value of a claim unless you are represented by an attorney who knows how to quantify difficult events like pain and suffering.
A personal injury attorney has the experience to determine your eligibility for personal injury compensation and has the ability to calculate a fair compensation claim on your behalf. Personal injury attorneys generally do not receive any payment until your settlement has been won. Contact an attorney today.
*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 T.J. Maxx, or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
