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What do I do if I was injured at a store but it is refusing to do anything about it?

I have a knee injury that occurred about 6 months ago at a major retailer. It is refusing to do anything about it since it occurred in its parking lot and not in the store. I can’t afford a lawyer.

Asked on January 27, 2014 under Personal Injury, Pennsylvania

Answers:

Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady

Answered 10 years ago | Contributor

Personal injury attorneys (which includes slip-and-fall cases) work on a contingency fee basis -- they take their cut out of your settlement or award -- so everyone can afford a personal injury lawyer.  A store is not necessarily liable for your injury just because you fell in the store's parking lot.  If the store does not own or manage the parking lot, then the store is not liable, the owner/operator of the parking lot might be liable.  It depends whether the owner/operator of the parking lot did anything negligent.  You do not say why you were injured in the parking lot, but for the owner/operator of the lot to be on the hook, you would have to show that the cause of your injury was due to this negligence.


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