Last night my brother and I were walking through a general store/grocery store in Dallas. As we were walking down the produce section there were apple peels on the floor. He slipped and shattered his knee cap into 3 large pieces and a bunch of tiny pieces. He was in extreme pain for hours and hours. Should I contact a lawyer now or wait until all the medical bills have come in? How much is usually awarded in a case like this where the store showed a lot of negligence?
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First of all, YOU can't contact an attorney. You are not a party to the injury. Your brother needs to contact an attorney.
Also, I would suggest you not spend any money yet. The first thing the attorney will do is view the security camera in the store and any records of the incident.
Just because there were apple peels (or even banana peels or water) standing on the floor does not necessarily assign liability to the store. At best, your brother has an assumption of liability also because he did not take ordinary care in where he walked or to know the environment in which he was walking.
So, as I said, your brother needs to contact a personal injury attorney and not spend any money yet.
get a lawyer now. get the ball rolling now if your going to sue the store.
It would be best to contact your lawyer right away.
You should get intouch with a lawyer as soon as possible
Definetly contact a lawyer now and don't talk to anyone but him/her. NOBODY!
Apple peels? That is very strange... regardless, an attorney will probably sign your brother up immediately. If it is documented that he has broken his knee cap then it should be fairly easy to get a good offer. In most cases, you will have to have a doctor give his written opinion, after your brother has completed treatment, as to how impaired he may be due to the stores negligence. It is called an impairment rating. Hopefully, he will recover soon. Keep copies of everything. Even if it is just a receipt for aspirin.
NOW...call a personal injury lawyer NOW. And how much depends on the injury, costs of medical treatment, time lost at work plus punitive damages. Count on the attorney taking around 1/3 of the final settlement.
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