Since it’s possible to fall over in an unexpected accident at a store or one of its gas stations, you may find that you are the recipient of unwanted and unanticipated bills for medical treatment and even lost earnings.
If any of your injuries have been caused by a store or gas station employee’s negligence, it is worth finding out if you can take legal action to recover the costs of the injuries. A personal injury attorney will advise you about your legal options based on your specific circumstances.
What Could Go Wrong at a Gas Station?
There are a number of potential hazards that could cause a significant injury at a store or gas station if safety has been neglected. These hazard scenarios are listed below:
- Food or other convenience store goods dropped or fallen on to the floor and causing a slip and fall hazard.
- Wet floor or floor that has been recently waxed as part of regular cleaning or maintenance but no warning sign erected.
- Excess rain water pooling or accumulated snow or ice left to remain at entrance to store or on gas station forecourt public area.
- Oily or greasy surfaces left without attention on forecourt.
- Spillage of fuel such as diesel or gasoline on forecourt area, but no employee bothers to clear it away.
- Ongoing repair work to building outside store or in forecourt, but no warning signs.
A Personal Injury Lawsuit
If you, as a customer at a convenience store, slip over on spilled orange juice along one of the aisles in the store and you hurt your neck badly, you may have grounds to make a claim. The claim is unlikely to have any traction unless it can be shown that:
- The spill was to blame for your accident.
- The Accident caused the neck injury.
- The Spill should not only have been cleared up before you slipped over on it, but there had been sufficient time for one of the staff to do so, but they didn’t.
These are not the only types of personal injury cases that can occur at a gas station. If your car was hit while visiting a the gas station, you may find this page useful: Car Accidents at a Wawa Gas Station.
Consult with a Personal Injury Lawyer
If you are considering taking legal action because of unexpected injuries at a store or gas station, but are worried about paying a lawyer, don’t let this put you off. Most personal injury lawyers provide a contingency fee service.
This means that they negotiate on your behalf at their own risk. The initial consultation tends to be free and legal fees are taken out of a payment if and only if the claim is successfully won.
*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 Wawa, or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
