A simple trip to Walmart shouldn’t end with an ambulance ride. But when wet floors, cluttered aisles, or broken floor tiles cause you to fall, the consequences can be costly. A fall that happens in seconds can cause months—or years—of pain, lost earnings, medical care, and rehabilitation.
If you think you need a lawyer after a slip and fall at Walmart, you are right. You should expect a challenging negotiation from Walmart Claims Services and any legal counsel representing the multinational retailer. These parties may even refuse to pay you anything for your fall-related damages.
Having seasoned slip and fall lawyers in Tamarac, FL—personal injury lawyers who know how to take on corporate giants—is priceless. It’s a necessity. The Fort Lauderdale and Miami attorneys at Englander Peebles have helped countless South Floridians rebuild their lives after serious falls.
Key Takeaways about a Slip and Fall at Walmart
- Don’t wonder if you need a lawyer after a slip and fall at Walmart—the answer is yes.
- Walmart is as formidable as legal opponents come, because the company’s Claims Services department and lawyers focus on protecting Walmart’s financial interests.
- Slip and fall cases require prompt action because evidence of Walmart’s negligence—such as internal surveillance footage and witness accounts—may not be available for long.
- Your recoverable damages may be extensive, as you may be entitled to lost earnings, future treatment, pain and suffering, and other economic and non-economic damages.
- Hiring Englander Peebles costs you nothing out of pocket because our lawyers only receive fees when they win for our slip-and-fall accident victims.
- Don’t wait to call us, as waiting to engage a lawyer can diminish your case and even cause you to miss Florida’s statute of limitations.
A Fall at Walmart Can Quickly Become a Battle for Justice
Once you have the chance to comprehend what has happened after a slip and fall accident, you probably start wondering how you’ll pay for medical bills and weather the blow of lost paychecks. You should realize that Walmart is responsible for the harm you’ve suffered.
After you report the fall to Walmart representatives, they will likely direct you to contact Walmart Claims Services. Suppose the interactions feel calculated or even hostile. In that case, it’s because your interests are not the same as Walmart’s—you want fair compensation, but Walmart’s representatives want to pay you as little as possible.
Walmart’s sheer size and resources make every claims process complicated and hard-fought. The store’s risk-management teams report directly to corporate offices in Arkansas, and their adjusters are skilled at minimizing the company’s liability and payouts. They often deny, delay, or deflect—hoping injured customers will give up before filing a lawsuit.
Healing is your battle. Let the claims process and any necessary lawsuit be ours.
Your Slip-and-Fall Accident Lawyer’s Role: Investigator, Advocate, Fighter
Your slip and fall lawyer from Englander Peebles will serve several roles for you. From the first meeting to the final settlement check, your attorney is your advocate, investigator, and protector.
Our team will complete an efficient strategy designed to produce the compensation you deserve, and that strategy will include:
- Conducting a personalized evaluation of your fall (and your case): We will speak with you, review medical records, evaluate the details of the accident, and present you with a personalized case strategy.
- Securing evidence that Walmart endangered you: We will immediately send formal preservation requests to prevent Walmart from overwriting any surveillance footage. In addition, we will gather witness statements, floor-inspection records, cleaning schedules, and any other evidence that helps prove Walmart’s negligence.
- Protecting your interests with Walmart Claims Services: Your attorney from Englander Peebles will handle all communication with Walmart’s corporate adjusters, so you don’t have to. We know these adjusters work to protect Walmart’s interests, and we work tirelessly to protect yours.
- Consulting with qualified professionals: Though our attorneys build strong cases on their own, the credibility added by safety analysts (including those who understand Walmart’s duty to protect customers), medical professionals, and other qualified professionals can be a difference-maker.
- Documenting your damages in their entirety: Your Walmart slip and fall accident attorney will recover all medical bills, professional testimony, financial records, and other proof of your fall-related damages.
- Preparing our settlement demands: We will prepare a comprehensive demand letter that outlines Walmart’s negligence, documents your injuries, and specifies the full amount of compensation you are entitled to receive.
- Negotiating with Walmart Claims Services: We will employ cutting-edge negotiation strategies, leverage legal precedent, and utilize the strength of our evidence to pursue a fair settlement on your behalf.
- Litigating with Walmart’s legal department: If Walmart refuses to pay what you deserve, we will file a lawsuit, depose key store employees, and prepare your case for trial to hold Walmart accountable.
- Coordinating your care: If you require further treatment after consulting with Englander Peebles, we will assist in connecting you with trusted physicians and specialists who can properly document your injuries and facilitate your recovery.
Walmart Claims Services may request at least one statement from you. We will provide that statement (and any other information Walmart needs) without compromising your case. Let Englander Peebles lead you through the battle for fair compensation that Walmart too often forces victims of slip-and-fall accidents to fight.
Walmart Receives Many Claims, and It Is More Than Willing to Fight Them
Walmart doesn’t just sell groceries and garden hoses—it sells the image of a friendly, helpful, and safe place where every American can find rock-bottom prices. But behind that smiley-face logo is a vast, cold corporate structure that aggressively protects its bottom line.
Walmart is self-insured for many types of claims, meaning it pays settlements directly rather than through a traditional insurance company. Self-insuring also means that Walmart stands to lose more when it has to pay victims of slip-and-fall accidents. There is no insurer to share the burden of a settlement, so you can expect Walmart to protect its financial interests with tenacity.
Prepare to face some of the following defense tactics:
- Blaming you as the victim, possibly by claiming you were distracted, wearing unsuitable footwear, or clumsy
- Disputing that Walmart exposed you to a hazard, which can mean denying the very existence of the hazard(s) that caused you to slip and fall
- Questioning the severity of your injuries, which might mean suggesting your injury existed before the fall, or that you are exaggerating the severity of your symptoms
- Stalling during the claims process, hoping you’ll accept a lowball offer due to increasing financial pressure
These are tactics often seen from insurance companies. Because Walmart handles its own claims, you may face these tactics from Walmart’s representatives. Englander Peebles protects our clients from these tactics while also helping them mitigate financial stress through several strategies.
Without legal representation, many victims are often taken advantage of by these tactics. With an attorney like those at Englander Peebles, Walmart’s advantage evaporates.
Prevailing in a Walmart Slip-and-Fall Accident Case Requires Swift Action from You
The hours and days right after your accident are crucial. Walmart is ready for your claim, and you should not wait a moment longer to prepare your own case. Engage your lawyer from Englander Peebles today because:
- We may not have long to preserve evidence: Your lawyer can send Walmart a “spoliation letter” demanding they preserve all relevant footage and documents, as well as any other evidence that can benefit your case in any way.
- More medical records can mean a more compelling case: Early diagnosis and treatment can produce a clearer image of how the fall harmed you, how your recovery progresses, and how much compensation your injury warrants.
- Witness testimony is most reliable immediately after the event: Memories become less reliable as time passes, making it essential to secure witness testimony as soon as possible.
- Florida law demands urgency: The statute of limitations for most slip and fall claims in Florida is two years, but waiting even weeks to engage your attorney can diminish the strength of your case.
Waiting to retain legal help allows Walmart and its claims department to take control of the narrative. While our attorneys can wrest that narrative back in your favor, why not allow us to dictate the direction of your case from the get-go?
What Damages Can You Recover After a Walmart Slip and Fall?
A fall on the cold, unforgiving tile of a Walmart floor tends to cause more severe injury than bruises and temporary pain. Falls in Walmart’s asphalt parking lots are similarly harmful.
Slip-and-fall victims often suffer fractures, spinal injuries, brain injuries, torn ligaments, and other serious ailments. Such conditions take a financial and non-economic toll that can include:
- Medical expenses: Millions of falls each year require emergency services, and that can just be the start of an avalanche of medical bills for victims like you.
- Lost income: In addition to lost earnings, you might lose benefits, candidacy for promotions, and see your professional career take a devastating downturn.
- Pain and suffering: Walmart may be responsible for any chronic pain, loss of mobility, emotional distress, anxiety, and loss of quality of life we can tie to your fall.
- Home modifications, such as ramps, railings, lifts, and other necessary accommodations, can be costly but are essential for individuals with long-term physical disabilities resulting from falls.
- Several other economic and non-economic damages: Over many years of legal service, we have learned that no two fall survivors face the same challenges and damages—we will craft settlement demands reflecting the totality of your economic and non-economic damages.
Englander Peebles has a track record of securing high-value settlements and verdicts for fall victims throughout South Florida. We don’t back down from corporate opponents, including Walmart, because justice is our uncompromising mission.
Our Contingency Fees Deliver Legal Help Without Stress or Financial Worry
A settlement or judgment is an immensely valuable, and even life-changing, outcome for survivors of slip-and-fall accidents. You might assume that any lawyer who delivers you this outcome will demand an upfront (and substantial) fee, but you will be wrong.
Our South Florida slip-and-fall attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis, meaning:
- You pay our firm nothing up front
- Your lawyer only gets paid if you get fair compensation from Walmart
- Our fees come from the settlements and verdicts, not our clients’ pockets
Walmart has billions in resources and corporate defense lawyers on call. With contingency representation, you have equal firepower—without risking your savings or immediate financial well-being.
Frequently Asked Questions – Slip and Falls at Walmart
The Englander Peebles team has served injured clients for a long time, and in that time, we have heard a few common questions from slip-and-fall survivors:
1. How long do Walmart slip and fall cases take to resolve?
It varies. Some claims settle within a few months, while others—especially those involving severe injuries or prolonged resistance from Walmart’s representatives—can take a year or more to resolve. We are committed to fighting tirelessly to deliver you fair compensation as soon as possible.
2. What if Walmart says the accident was my fault?
Let us worry about such baseless allegations. This is a common defense tactic, and we have overcome it many times.
3. Should I talk to Walmart’s insurance company before hiring a lawyer?
No. Speak with the Englander Peebles team before having any more conversations with Walmart’s representatives. Your own words can work against you. Once you retain us, we handle all communications with Walmart’s Claims Services department—and their attorneys if they get involved.
4. Do I still have a case if I didn’t report the fall right away?
It’s still possible to file a claim, but the sooner you report the incident, the fewer questions and criticisms you may face. Reporting your fall to Walmart’s representatives (and to our firm) creates a record of the incident and helps us secure evidence right away.
We will report the slip-and-fall to Walmart if you haven’t already.
Call Englander Peebles Today for Your Free Consultation About Retaining a Walmart Slip and Fall Accident Attorney
Do not be intimidated by Walmart. Corporations must be held accountable for injuring the public, and Englander Peebles enforces that accountability for victims like you.
If you’ve suffered an injury at a Walmart anywhere in South Florida, don’t wait another day. Contact Englander Peebles at (954) 500-4878 now to schedule your complimentary consultation with a personal injury lawyer in Tamarac, FL.
Major pain can result from slipping hazards in Walmart’s megastores. Let us fight to get you back on your feet.