However, accidents can happen at Albertsons and similar establishments. They may occur because those responsible for addressing safety hazards failed to do so. If you’re involved in such an accident for this reason, consider meeting with a lawyer soon after. You may be entitled to compensation for your medical bills and other losses resulting from the accident. An attorney will help you collect what you’re owed.

Essential Information about Albertsons Slip & Fall and Work Injuries

Premises liability laws require property owners to address hazardous conditions that may otherwise result in injury to guests or employees once they’re aware of those conditions. Although the specifics of these laws vary from one state to another, they also tend to require those responsible for maintaining safe properties to proactively look for hazards in areas where they may be more likely to develop.

Grocery stores can thus be surprisingly dangerous places if someone neglects this responsibility. These are just a few reasons you might injure yourself at Albertsons:

  • An item fell off its shelf and you tripped over it because no one removed it from the floor in a timely manner.
  • You slipped and fell because no one put up a sign indicating a floor was slippery. 
  • You tripped over an unseen obstruction and fell outside the store because the outdoor lighting wasn’t sufficient.
  • You injured yourself after slipping over ice no one cleared away from the exit of the store.

Depending on the nature of your injuries, the financial impact of such an accident can be greater than you might expect. For example, the National Council on Aging reports that the country spends $34 billion each year on medical costs directly resulting solely from falls involving the elderly. That doesn’t include the costs of all falls and similar accidents.

If someone’s negligence resulted in your fall at Albertsons, you deserve compensation for the losses you incur. However, because companies try to avoid compensating accident victims if they believe they can do so, successfully collecting compensation often requires hiring an attorney.

For example, although an appeals court eventually reversed a decision that granted summary judgment in favor of Albertsons, in the case of Berrett v. Albertsons, a plaintiff struggled to secure the compensation they believed they were entitled to after falling 20 feet down a manhole in an Albertsons parking lot. Albertsons’ attorneys insisted the plaintiff had not provided sufficient evidence of Albertsons’ negligence being the cause of the accident.

Fortunately, the plaintiff’s lawyer was able to convince an appeals court otherwise. This ensured the plaintiff could continue to seek compensation from Albertsons. While you’ll hopefully never be involved in a similar accident, if you are, think back on this case when considering whether hiring an attorney is the right decision.