Legal Question in Personal Injury in Georgia
I fell in a store and went to the urgent care later that night because my back was sore. Can I get the store where I fell to pay for the visit.
2 Answers from Attorneys
It depends on the facts of the fall and any negligence was evident by the store owner. Please call me if you want to discuss. 404-459-0000
The short answer is: Yes. Most businesses have a liability insurance policy that includes "med-pay" (medical payments) coverage that pays for medical bills incurred by a person lawfully on the property who is injured there--regardless of fault. The limit of such "med-pay" coverage is usually around $5,000 but I have seen higher. You should contact the store manager to get the paperwork to make such a "med-pay" claim. That said, if you suffered more than just minor injuries and wish to make a claim under the liability coverage afforded by the store policy I strongly recommend that you get a lawyer and do not make any statements to the store without your lawyer being present. You will need to establish negligence on the store to recover on a liability claim. The liability claim does not pre-empt the "med-pay" claim, though. You can still make both. Lawyers will usually charge a percentage of the recovery for representing you in the liability claim but should not for submitting a med-pay claim for you. That is just filling out a few forms and submitting them along with the medical bills.
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