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I sustained injuries as I was waiting for a McDonald's to open in my area. It was 7:15 AM and the sign on the door said the dining area was supposed to open at 7AM. An employee was hosing the drive thru at the time and I walked halfway to where he was located and asked him why the dining area hadn't opened. He ignored me. As I continued to wait for the dining area to open, he began moving toward the front of the entrance and hosing the area to the entrance and the doors while I was standing there. It was about 7:25 at this time. I saw two employees go behind the cash register and I knocked on the door again but they told me to go through the drive through although I had no car. I got upset and attempted to leave when I slipped and fell in the area where the employee had been hosing. I went to hospital and they took x-rays, no broken bones but contusions on my lower back, right shoulder and neck. Should I contact an attorney even though this happen outside the main entrance?
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In order to sue a business for injuries that you sustained while on their premises, you have to show that they were negligent and their negligence caused your injuries. While watering down a driveway would result in for seeable slips and falls, they are going to argue that you were on notice and fully accepted the risk of walking in the area that was hosed down. I'm not saying you don't have a case, but the liability is a stretch here, and also the damages being that you only sustained soft tissue injuries is not really worth pursuing a lawsuit over. However feel free to reach out to one of us for possible contingency fee representation which means you don't pay anything unless you win.
Answered on Aug 18th, 2022 at 3:53 PM