St. Louis Supermarket Accident Lawyer

Whether we are stopping into a supermarket to pick up a quick gallon of milk on the way home from work, or doing a full week’s shopping, we rarely think twice about strolling the supermarket aisles in St. Louis or elsewhere. Still, because supermarkets have high shelves, stacked objects, and frequent spills, accidents and injuries occur in supermarkets far more often than you might think, often due to a store owner’s or manager’s negligence.

If you or a close family member suffered a preventable injury in a St. Louis grocery store, reach out to Miller & Hine to speak with a St. Louis supermarket accident lawyer with decades of experience in premises liability law.

Why Choose Us as Your Supermarket Accident Law Firm In St. Louis?

At Miller & Hine Attorneys at Law, we understand the shock and trauma of experiencing a serious injury in a public supermarket. We’re also deeply familiar with the adverse repercussions an injury has on many aspects of your life. With a personal injury attorney from Miller & Hine on your side, you can expect the following:

• The advantage of over 50 years of combined legal experience behind your claim
• Our passionate dedication to advocating for injury victims and record of exceptional results puts a powerful voice behind your claim
• We personalize a legal strategy with the goal of achieving a settlement for the maximum compensation available to you
• You’ll have the dedicated attention of an attorney working tirelessly on your case, as well as the collaborative efforts of a full legal team, staff, and access to medical expert witnesses

We offer a free initial consultation and use contingency-based payment, so you pay nothing until we recover compensation for you in your claim.

What Causes Injuries In St. Louis Supermarkets?

Studies show that the average person goes to the grocery store every 4.4 days and spends about 47 minutes shopping. A serious injury is the last thing anyone expects when they shop for groceries at their local market, but many injuries happen to supermarket customers. Common causes of supermarket injuries in St. Louis include the following:

• Slip-and-fall accidents, caused by wet floors, spills, leaks, loose or curled floor mats, spilled dry goods, loose gravel in parking lots, or broken floor tiles
• Falling shelves or falling products
• Shopping cart injuries
• Parking lot pedestrian accidents
• Obstructed aisles and trip hazards
• Defective automatic doors
• Spilled or loose produce

All Missouri property owners have a legal duty of reasonable care to those who legally enter their property and aren’t trespassing or committing a crime. Store owners and managers have an enhanced duty of care to those they invite to their property for commercial purposes.

Proving Liability In a Missouri Supermarket Injury Accident Claim

Under Missouri’s fault-based injury law of pure comparative negligence, an injury victim has the burden of proof as the plaintiff in the case. The evidence in the case must meet the following legal standards of liability:

• The responsible party owed a legal duty of care to the injury victim because they were legally on the property
• They breached their duty of care through negligence
• The breach of duty directly caused the injury
• The injury victim suffered damages from the injury

Supermarkets have liability policies through large, powerful insurance companies that may dispute or devalue your claim to protect their profits at your expense. Experienced legal representation is crucial to recovering the full and fair value of your injury-related damages.

What Types of Injuries Occur In Missouri Supermarket Injury Cases?

A dangerous condition in a supermarket can cause serious injury to a customer through no fault of their own. Common injuries in supermarket accident claims include the following:

• Traumatic brain injuries ranging from concussions to more severe permanent injuries
• Contusions, lacerations, and abrasions
• Soft-tissue injuries like sprains, torn ligaments, strains, and tendon damage
• Bone fractures, including hip fractures in the elderly
• Neck injuries
• Back injuries
• Facial and dental trauma
• Spinal cord injuries
• Crush injuries

Depending on the severity of the injury, a supermarket accident injury victim may experience damages that range from a single emergency room bill and a few days of lost pay to lifelong permanent injury damages.

Recoverable Damages In a Missouri Supermarket Injury Case

The physical, emotional, and financial consequences of an injury are the damages in an injury claim, including after a supermarket injury in Missouri. While no two cases have the same result, a successful claim could recover common damages such as the following:

• Reimbursement for medical expenses
• Projected future medical expenses
• Out-of-pocket costs
• Lost earnings
• Future income loss or diminished future earning capacity due to disability
• Compensation for pain and suffering
• Catastrophic injury compensation for any permanent harm suffered, like severe scarring, disability, loss of limb, loss of hearing, vision loss, or diminished quality of life

If your loved one died due to injuries sustained in a supermarket, a family member could recover compensation for the grievous loss through a wrongful death claim under Missouri 537.080. Action for wrongful death.

How Does a Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer Help My Case?

The store owner’s commercial liability insurance company assigns an adjuster to the case to investigate the claim, but the insurance adjuster is not on your side if you’ve suffered a serious injury and have a substantial claim. Instead, they often protect their company’s profits at the injury victim’s expense by disputing liability or undervaluing claims. Your personal injury attorney will do the following for your supermarket injury claim in St. Louis:

• Conduct an independent investigation to document evidence of negligence and liability
• Consult with medical experts to determine the full financial and physical impacts of your injury, including the future costs
• Send their findings to the insurance company in a demand package seeking the maximum compensation available to you
• Negotiate with the insurance company for the largest possible settlement

Most claims end in a settlement agreement, since defendants and their insurers prefer to avoid court; however, at Miller & Hine, we prepare all cases as though for court to ensure a well-executed legal strategy if your case requires litigation.

Contact a St. Louis Supermarket Accident Lawyer

You don’t have to take on a challenging legal case alone, or trust it to the insurance company when their objective conflicts with your goals. Instead, contact Miller & Hine Attorneys at Law to speak with an experienced supermarket accident lawyer about your legal rights.