{"id":5129,"date":"2010-12-23T17:57:37","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T16:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=5129"},"modified":"2010-12-23T17:57:37","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T16:57:37","slug":"supermarket-accidents-can-i-claim-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/12\/23\/supermarket-accidents-can-i-claim-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermarket Accidents-Can I Claim Compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Anybody who suffers injury due to the negligence of another party has the right to make an injury compensation<\/a> claim. This applies whether the injuries you suffered were because of a road traffic accident<\/a>, a sporting accident, or a supermarket accident<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All supermarkets have a duty of care to ensure shoppers are safe whilst visiting their supermarket. Whether the supermarket you shop at is Asda, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsburys, Marks & Spencer, or a local independent supermarket, they are all responsible for ensuring their customers are safe whilst visiting their store.<\/p>\n

Most supermarkets, especially the larger ones, have a system in place to ensure regular safety checks are carried out<\/strong>. These records usually include cleaning check sheets, which should regularly be signed off by the staff responsible for ensuring the checks have been done.
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Nobody wants to become involved in such an accident because the health issues after the accident can be on-going. The same applies to the supermarket; they want to insure the safety of their customers at all times, but unfortunately accidents do happen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In fact, supermarket accidents are quite common; in the instance that you do become involved in an accident there are a number of things you should do:<\/p>\n