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Friday, May 29, 2009
Injured by Falling Merchandise
When you shop, you expect the store to be safe for you and our family. Especially in warehouse or superstore environments, you expect large amounts of merchandise to be shelved and stacked appropriately overhead.
Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Thousands of customers every year are injured, and some are even killed, by falling merchandise.
Even more troubling is that in about one-third of the cases of falling merchandise injuries, the customer suffers a head injury. Head injuries can be the most serious and permanently disabling types of injuries. Other types of common falling-merchandise injuries include foot, neck, spinal and shoulder injuries.
Under premises liability law, property and business owners can be held liable if they have not taken the steps to make their stores safe for their customers. Some of the factors that cause falling merchandise injuries include:
- Sloppy stacking
- Inappropriate policies for employees on how to stack merchandise
- Faulty employee training
- Too much merchandise for shelf load limits
- Faulty shelving
- Unsecured shelving
If you have been injured by falling merchandise, it is important for you to seek legal assistance quickly. In the Orlando, Florida area, please contact the skilled falling merchandise lawyers at Best & Anderson at 800-282-2378.
posted by Evan Langsted at 6:10 PM
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