By admin on March 25, 2010 -
As a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation who has helped many people after they have suffered injuries due to a slip and fall at an Arizona grocery store, we certainly see a trend. We understand that, to an unexpected degree, far too many accidents and slip and fall injuries occur at grocery stores and supermarkets. Many people are injured due to a slip and fall at Fry’s Grocery Stores, Albertson’s, Basha’s, and Safeway. Thus, it raises the obvious question, why are so many people being injured at these supermarkets?
The reality is that it may simply be the nature of the design and use of a grocery store. The floors are all made in a way to allow grocery carts to be pushed easily. The store is specifically designed in a way to draw your attention not towards the floor, but towards the products on the shelves so that you will buy the groceries that you are there for and – in many cases – some other things that may look good that you were not planning to buy. There is nothing wrong with this. There is no conspiracy by the grocers of the Arizona to allow people to be hurt. However, the combination of the flooring, the way the products are shelved, along with the fact that liquids and other things may be spilled as they are carried throughout the store all conspire to create a greater risk of harm to the Arizona grocery store customer.
However, not every slip and fall at a grocery store brings about a legal claim. In fact, in many cases, Arizona law does not support an injury claim simply because somebody was hurt at a grocery store. Most often, the question is not whether or not a slip and fall at a grocery store due to milk, water, or other liquid on the floor was dangerous – most people would agree that a slippery floor that is unexpected is dangerous – but whether or not anybody in the supermarket knew or should have known about that condition. In other words, if another customer spilled water ten seconds before the next customer falls, it would be hard for anyone to blame the grocery store for not being aware of that spill or cleaning it up in that time. However, in other cases, the grocery store is well aware of the slip hazard and simply does not get around to cleaning it up. Determining how long the cause of the fall was present prior to it occurring can be a key element to any slip and fall case at Arizona’s grocery stores.
Making these determinations is not easy. Hiring an experienced Phoenix premise liability slip and fall lawyer with experience handling serious injury claims is usually a good first step. At a minimum, contacting such a lawyer to provide details of your claim and seeing whether or not you have a case can be an important step in the right direction. If you have any such questions, we encourage you to give us a call. We will be happy to answer your questions and provide you guidance.
By admin on March 17, 2010 -
Many retail establishments throughout the State of Arizona utilize private security in their stores. In fact, many times the “private security” can actually be off-duty police officers who are helping with the security function. However, there are times where these security offices get carried away and unnecessarily and unreasonably cause injury to customers or patrons of the establishment. Where this is caused as a result of negligence, carelessness, or even intention wrongdoing by the security guard, there are laws that are made in Arizona for the protection of the victim.
However, because of the very nature of these claims, it takes a skilled and experienced personal injury lawyer in Phoenix, in many cases, to be able to prevail against the security guard and the security company. Moreover, in many occasions the store that employed the security guard and the security company may also have an obligation to pay for the injuries that were caused by the negligent security guard.
Analyzing claims as a result of security guard or security negligence can be very difficult. It is very important to find an experienced personal injury lawyer to help analyze these cases and provide you answers so that you can decide whether or not you have a reasonable likelihood of success in moving forward. You have a right to know not only the strengths of a potential case you may bring, but any potential weaknesses that exist. You have the right to someone who will be a “straight shooter” with you and let you know all the different facets of these types of claims.
If you have any questions as a result of injury suffered due to what you believe was a negligent act by a security guard, please do not hesitate to give our Arizona premises liability attorneys at Breyer Law Offices, P.C. a call.
By admin on March 11, 2010 -
Arizona trip and fall accident lawyers understand that many serious injuries occur due to conditions that exist at retail establishments such as clothing stores, sporting goods stores, warehouse and home improvements stores, and so forth. There are many different reasons that these occur. However, it is important to understand that the fact that somebody was injured at a retail location does not mean they will necessarily have a legal right to bring a claim and to be successful.
In order for a customer who was injured at a store to win, it is not enough to show that they tripped and fell at a store and they were injured. Instead, they must prove that the cause of their trip and fall was an unreasonably dangerous condition that knew or should have been known about by the retail store. Moreover, the person who is injured must be able to show that the trip that they suffered led directly to the injury that they claim.
It is also important to understand that the law does not treat everybody at a retail store equally. In other words, the person who trespasses and goes into the retail store has a very different set of laws as it relates to them than the customer at the store. The store owner has a much greater degree of care that they must provide to the customer in their store than to the person who has no business being on their property.
To determine whether or not you would have a right to make a claim and the likelihood of success after an injury at a retail store in Arizona, please feel free to give us a call. We will be happy to provide you our best assessment of your case and provide you the guidance you need to make the best decision about whether you want to move forward with your trip and fall or slip and fall injury claim.
