Injured in Tesco's

d.edna

Or it could be the OPs fault they stacked it back on the shelf incorrectly and it fell.

and why are insurance backed solicitors crap? I have used them before with a quite complexed case and they were great, seems like Tozer wants him to use an ambulance chasing firm. Tozer no noticable bang was heard (as it does when you hit a shelf unit) and explain how it could move horizontially if nothing hit the shelf, if it was hit from the other side other vases would have fell

Tesco cannot be reasonabily asked to make sure if a customer puts something back a member of staff is there checking it.

d.edna

mishkanorman wrote: »

I think it needs persuing as a serious complaint, if for no other reason than to make sure Tesco take it seriously and ensure the shelves are safely stacked. (if thats what caused the accident)

I shudder to think what a falling vase could have done to my 3 year old child if it broke the OP's toe.

PINKFLUFF,

"Being 20 weeks pregnant shouldn't really come into the equation."

It does come into the equation as due to the accident the OP had to have an X-ray which is potentially very harmful during pregnancy, she wouldnt have had to put her baby at risk if the accident had never occured so its all relevant.


mishka

What if the OP picked the vase up put it back and it fell, is that still tescos fault?

markelock

d.edna wrote: »

What if the OP picked the vase up put it back and it fell, is that still tescos fault?

even that depends on how they put it back ? Too many variables that are unknown on this one. Things shouldn't fall off shelves, and at some point one would presume a risk assessment would be done prior to shelving displays being agreed, to understand what weights can sit where?

i nearly got logged out from my internet banking reading some of this, who do I claim against?

omen666

Why would they stack Heavy objects on the top shelf and not the bottom?

d.edna

Imagine this outside of tesco branches everywhere if Tozer had his way

d.edna

omen666 wrote: »

Why would they stack Heavy objects on the top shelf and not the bottom?

Every branch I have worked in has had the heavy goods fairly low down

d.edna

markelock wrote: »

i nearly got logged out from my internet banking reading some of this, who do I claim against?

Martin lewis for giving us the medium and your bank for giggles

Tozer

d.edna wrote: »

Imagine this outside of tesco branches everywhere if Tozer had his way

Hilarious. Wondered how long it would take for someone to lower the tone and make this personal. Hats off to you, quicker than I thought.

Why would it be getting "my way"? I gave the legal perspective, thats all.

geri1965_2

Halloway wrote: »

the whole point about compensation is that it compensates for expenses and loss of income after an incident. It's not supposed to be a means of trading e.g. a broken toe for the price of a new TV..

You can claim compensation for pain and suffering (general damages) in addition to the claim for expenses/loss of income (special damages) - it's not limited to pure financial expenses.

Halloway wrote: »

I'm sorry the OP suffered an injury - I know how damned painful a broken toe can be. But like the advert says: "Where there's blame, there's a claim". In this case there is no evidence that can pinpoint where that blame lies, so there's probably no claim.

Agreed.

If I was the OP I would write to the store explaining the circumstances and asking them to look at possible causes and see if there is any action they could take to avoid such a thing happening again, since we don't know what caused the vase to fall.

Last year I suffered an injury in my local Tesco and they sent me £100 worth of vouchers. It was their fault though!

d.edna

Tozer wrote: »

Hilarious. Wondered how long it would take for someone to lower the tone and make this personal. Hats off to you, quicker than I thought.

Why would it be getting "my way"? I gave the legal perspective, thats all.

You said insurance backed solicitors are awful, I just mearly posted what it would look like if everyone used Ambulance chasers. The legal perspective you gave is flawed due to the many variables the OP gave.

It wasn't personal I just used your post to post the image