Supermarket Claims
If you have experienced an accident in a supermarket in the past three years and it was not your fault; and you have suffered an injury due to the accident, you may be entitled to compensation.
Many Personal Injury Bureau solicitors specialise in personal injury accident claims involving supermarkets.
Typical Supermarket Accidents Resulting In Claims
Accidents that affect members of the public while shopping are commonly caused by:
• Slipping on wet or messy floors
• Slipping on spills
• Tripping up on product items
• Being struck by products coming off displays
Injuries resulting from accidents in supermarkets can include claims for broken bones, cuts and concussions.
Public Liability Compensation – Supermarket Accidents
An accident in a supermarket could lead to a payment from the supermarket’s Public Liability Insurance (PLI).
Accidents in supermarkets and shops can lead to a variety of injuries leading to personal injury claims, that’s why supermarkets take out PLI which offers protection for some of the more common forms of accident which occur in supermarkets.
Also, supermarket owners have a legal responsibility to make sure you are safe, as far as reasonably possible, while you are shopping with them.
If during your shopping trip you experience an injury due to the
negligence of the supermarket, you could make a personal injury
compensation claim via the supermarket’s Public Liability Insurance.
Shops and supermarkets have to keep aisles clear from potential hazards and have a cleaning process in place to maintain them for reasons of health and safety. Likewise with displays, if a display is not arranged properly and products or packaging falls on you and it is not your fault you could be able to make some form of personal injury claim against the supermarket.
Supermarket Accident Compensation Advice
If you have been injured in an accident during a shopping expedition at a supermarket, you can help yourself by keeping a record of the incident and its aftermath.
• Check your accident is being recorded in the supermarket’s accident book.
• Speak to witnesses and get their contact details.
• Write to the supermarket manager for the record.
• Take photos of your injury if possible.
• Report your accident to your doctor or your local A&E department and seek treatment.
• Keep receipts for expenses, including health treatments and other costs.
Any of the above records will help your claim.
Levels of Compensation For Personal Injury In Supermarkets
The level of compensation will depend partly on how serious your injury is and how much of a discomfort it causes. Obviously injuries such as slipped disks and broken limbs are seriously painful and impact on the ability to work and conduct day to day life so you can expect a reasonable compensation pay out.
Of course a Personal Injury Bureau solicitor will be glad to advise you on average compensation levels, as well as provide guidance and advice for the application process for compensation in this regard.
