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ChatWhen Tom and Jerry slip in fall, we laugh. Cartoon characters possess the fantastic ability to get right back up after sustaining serious injuries! However, when our (human!) client’s fall, it’s never a joking matter. In fact, we recently secured a $170,000.00 settlement for our Seekonk, Massachusetts slip and fall client — after over a year of negotiations!
Like in cartoons, slip and falls can happen anywhere – at a place of business or residential property. At Bottaro Injury Lawyers, we routinely work with clients injured in both settings. If you or a loved one ever slip and fall because of someone else’s negligence, contact us for more information on how we can help.
Today’s blog article reflects on our recent Seekonk, Massachusetts slip and fall client’s case. Our hope is that it sheds light onto how we can help you, if you find yourself in a similar situation. Read on to learn more!
Grocery Store Slip and Fall Results in Client’s Emergency Knee Surgery
People make mistakes. Businesses make mistakes. At a grocery store, food and water and bound to spill at some point. However, businesses still owe a reasonable duty of care to those shopping and browsing. In other words, stores must employ people to, in part, look out for these mistakes. Think about it — If such a duty did not exist, we’d all be afraid to leave our homes!
In our client’s case, she was entering a grocery store, just like normal. While casually walking through the high-traffic entrance area of the store, our client suddenly flew upwards and felt hard to the ground – directly on her left knee.
Luckily, our client was still conscious. She immediately felt that the slick tile floor beneath her was covered in a slippery liquid. She looked around to see if she’d missed a wet floor or other warning sign, but there was no such signage.
EMS was called directly to the store. They immediately observed that our client’s knee was damaged and disformed. Once at the hospital, doctors confirmed that she was ill, unable to walk, and in need of immediate surgery.
Our client underwent knee surgery that day. During the surgery, surgeons were able to diagnose the extent of her injuries – a broken kneecap.
Pictured above is our client’s knee post-surgery. She will have a permanent scar for the rest of her life, which factored into her overall settlement amount. Have questions about your injuries? Call us!
While the surgery was ultimately successful, our client certainly did not heal from her injuries overnight. In fact, her life was completely changed after her fall. For months after the accident, our client had trouble sleeping, standing to cook, cleaning, caring for her elderly mother, and running errands for herself and family. She attended weeks of formal physical therapy and doctors ultimately referred her to aqua therapy to address her continued knee pain and soreness.
How is the Seekonk, Massachusetts Slip and Fall the Grocery Store’s Fault?
Remember that businesses own patrons and potential patrons a duty of reasonable care. This is a legal standard created and explained by Massachusetts state law. This means that for the grocery store to be at fault in our client’s case, our personal injury law firm needed to prove that the store knew about the hazard, failed to remedy it, and ultimately caused our client’s knee injuries.
How a personal injury lawyer proves your slip and fall case depends entirely on the specifics of your incident. As you can imagine, it’s critical to contact a Massachusetts (and Rhode Island) law firm, like Bottaro Injury Lawyers, right away to collect and preserve evidence to build a strong case on your behalf.
In this case, we successfully argued that the store failed to monitor and ensure that its busy entryway was safe for visitors. Even a cheap, non-slip mat would have limited or even prevented our client’s injuries! After months of back and forth with the business and its insurance provider, we were able to settle our client’s medical bills and more!
Every slip and fall accident is different, and we look forward to hearing your story so we can start helping you or a loved one right away!
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