16 Jul CVS Sued in Slip and Fall Case

A lawsuit filed in Jefferson County alleges that a woman was injured shopping at a CVS due to a slip and fall. The lawsuit does not detail exactly what circumstances led up to the slip and fall accident but it does name quite a few causes for seeking damages.

The lawsuit names mental anguish, pain, past and future medical expenses, lost wages, impairment and all of the plaintiff's court costs as causes for seeking damages. The lawsuit was filed on June 27, according to an article in the Southeast Texas Record. The lawsuit will be heard in the 136th District Court.

Slip and fall injuries of various types caused many injuries every year. Sometimes, people who slip and fall at a premises that was supposed to be maintained by a business entity or an individual end up filing lawsuits to try to reclaim the money they lost due to injuries that they suffered. In this particular lawsuit, the plaintiff is claiming that she suffered disabling injuries that are permanent, according to the article.

Severe Injuries

Every year, over 1 million people visit emergency rooms because of injuries they suffered in slip and fall accidents. These are not, however, the only ways that people end up getting seriously injured at businesses, municipal buildings, schools and in other locations.

In some instances, people end up being injured because of lax security, poor lighting, poor hygiene on the premises or for other reasons. You'll find a lot of cases where a Dallas premise lawyer is called in to deal with people being injured in ways that are not slip and fall accidents and, if you are injured in such an instance, you may want to consider contacting an attorney.

Any building where the public is invited to come in and, in some instances, even private residences, are places where the property owner is expected to be reasonably cautious in providing for the safety of their visitors. When they do not, the visitors that are injured sometimes end up having to file a lawsuit because of the financial damages that they end up suffering.

In instances where somebody loses their life, there's sometimes an option to file a wrongful death lawsuit over the incident. If this is the case, your attorney can let you know your options and help you determine whether or not you want to go forward with one of these lawsuits for your family's sake.