A relatively minor injury in a slip-and-fall at Home Depot might earn you enough to cover the trip to get checked out at the emergency room. That might total around $1,000 or less for an ambulance ride and an exam. But victims with much more serious injuries can earn much more.
The money you receive in a settlement check would be determined largely by how serious your injury turned out to be. Your attorney would need to fully investigate the accident and Home Depot’s role in it. Your lawyer would also talk to your doctors about the long-term effects of your injury. Only then can your attorney give you a better idea of what you could earn.
What Should I Demand in Compensation After a Home Depot Slip-And-Fall Accident?
The value of your case will be determined by how severe your injury is, how long it will take to heal, and how the injury might affect your life moving forward. The time you must miss at your place of employment also factors in.
Your lawyer won’t know the answer to these questions until they’ve been alerted to what happened and gotten a detailed look at your injury prognosis. Every case is different and everyone heals on their own timeline. If Home Depot is responsible for your accident, it should be first up to cover your medical bills for as long as you require care.
You may not be able to get an exact estimate on your injury at the moment, but you can look at the factors that make the most difference in what you’ll receive:
- How long it will take you to recover
- How long you will be unable to work
- The cost of your doctor bills, physical therapy, and medical equipment
- The lifelong costs of a permanent physical disability including home care or nursing care
- The cost of transportation to doctors’ appointments and to see out-of-area specialists while you can’t drive
- The physical pain you may have to deal with for years or a lifetime
- The emotional trauma a difficult recovery from a bad fall will cause
- The loss of enjoyment of life patients must often deal with (loss of the ability to participate in family activities and hobbies, loss of cherished memories, etc.)
- The skill of your lawyer
Not every victim will receive the same level of support, even if they have very similar injuries. A lawyer can often win much more on your behalf or your case than you could hope to earn by filing yourself. Your lawyer should be an expert negotiator and know when settlement offers aren’t enough. Your attorney will also serve as protection if Home Depot calls in its lawyers to find ways to blame you for your fall or to question your doctor’s diagnosis.
A more serious injury will build up much more in medical expenses and in lost income. An at-fault business would hopefully be responsible for much more in these cases. For example, Maison Law won a $185,000 settlement for a knee injury victim after a slip at a California business. When multiple surgeries or even a permanent disability are involved, victims may have to demand and win millions of dollars in lifetime support.
What Does it Cost to Hire a California Slip-And-Fall Accident Lawyer?
If you feel Maison Law can help you earn more for your case, you don’t need to worry about finding the money to hire a lawyer. We don’t get paid unless we score a case victory for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement Home Depot must provide to you.
If you only suffer some minor bruising and soreness after a fall at a Home Depot, you might not need a lawyer’s help. But if you endure a more serious injury, like a bone fracture, and Home Depot’s carelessness is to blame, it’s a good idea to go over your options with a California Home Depot accident lawyer.
Contact Maison Law for a free, no-obligation consultation. It’s a no-risk way to find out what your injury is worth and what you should demand from unhelpful insurance companies.
