| Grocery stores are often considered safe
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| | customers to walk and to prevent slip and
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| and making a run to the grocery store is
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| | fall injuries to the best of their
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| a common, everyday occurrence for most
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| | ability. Grocery stores should always
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| families and individuals. But grocery
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| | have unsafe areas marked and designated
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| stores are actually one of the riskiest
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| | with caution signs as well as have
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| places to be and many customers commonly
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| | employees nearby to continually scan the
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| find themselves in a sticky situation
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| | store for areas of potential danger. If
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| after being involved in an accident that
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| | the unavoidable does occur, you still
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| leaves them with slip and fall injuries.
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| | have rights, whether you are a customer
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| A report, conducted by the National Floor
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| | or an employee.
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| Safety Institute (NFSI), even found that
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| | Customers
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| $450 million in legal settlements and
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| | If you are a customer, inform the store
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| expenses is paid out annually to victims
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| | manager as soon as possible, and get that
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| of these accidents. Learning how to
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| | person's contact information. Contact the
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| protect yourself whether you are a
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| | appropriate medical personnel and have
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| customer or employee is important, even
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| | your injuries checked out. Speak with a
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| in a place you'd think could never harm
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| | personal injury law firm for consultation
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| you.
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| | if a supermarket or grocery store does
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| Victims Over 60 At Higher Risk
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| | not cooperate in compensating you for
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| Given the preponderance of spilled
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| | your injuries. Your personal injury
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| liquids, loose items and runaway carts at
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| | attorney can help you recover the damages
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| grocery stores and supermarkets, it is
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| | and compensation you deserve after a slip
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| not surprising that slip and fall
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| | and fall injury. This can include, but is
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| injuries are a danger to customers and
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| | not limited to, attorney's fees, medical
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| employees. One of the most interesting
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| | bills, lost wages, and other benefits.
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| finds of the NFSI report was that women,
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| | Employees
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| specifically 60 years or older, are more
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| | If you have been injured in a slip and
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| likely to endure a serious slip and fall
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| | fall accident on the job, inform a
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| injury. Grocery store falls take place
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| | supervisor as soon as possible. Fill out
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| most often in crowded entry areas, where
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| | the proper paperwork and consult with
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| water is often tracked into the store and
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| | your employer's doctor. A workers'
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| not cleaned up as easily or quickly as
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| | compensation claim may become relevant to
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| promotes optimal safety. In addition, the
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| | employees who are not thoroughly examined
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| high polish on most supermarket floors
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| | by the company's medical personnel, or if
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| means that it is hard to detect stray
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| | an employee's wages decrease or lost
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| liquids. Liquid-related risks can occur
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| | because of missed work and low mobility
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| often in refrigerated areas where
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| | because of a slip and fall injury. An
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| equipment may leak or in the produce
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| | employer will typically try to resolve a
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| area, where produce is kept fresh with
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| | workers' compensation claim through its
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| water continually spraying the products
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| | insurer, but you may wish to have legal
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| available for purchase.
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| | representation to make sure your rights
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| Victims' Rights in Slip and Fall Injuries
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| | are upheld and you are given the care and
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| It is a grocery store or supermarket's
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| | compensation you deserve.
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| obligation to provide a safe space for
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