Can a store be sued for selling dangerous shoes

mo786uk

harrys_dad wrote: »

Go and find yourself an ambulance chasing parasitic lawyer (sorry, no win no fee solicitor) and sue the store.

Apologies for sounding unsympathetic, and I hope you are not too badly hurt, but as a famous tennis player once said "you cannot be serious".

A lot of presumptions in that post.

If the shoes truly are unsafe you can sue the retailer udner the Sale of Goods Act or the manufacturer udner the Consuemr Proteciton Act (I believe).

As mentioned the manufacturer can also commit an offence if they palce an unsafe product on the market, so you local Trading Standards may be interested.

The problem will be proving they are unsafe somehow - expecially if there are no standards ro they comply with any standard but are unsafe for some other reason.

Mrs_Wilson

WTFH wrote: »

Well, your best option is to buy shoes that are appropriate for the conditions

Yesterday I wore wellies outside because if I had worn normal shoes my feet and legs would have got wet, also my wellies cope with water & mud better than shoes do.
I'm currently wearing slippers because I'm inside and mostly walking on carpet. Wellies aren't the best for that.

You shouldn't be able to sue a shop because you chose to buy something that wasn't appropriate for how you were going to use it. Last time I checked "trainers" were for use in the gym.

I'm in total agreement with you. I should not have any right to complain if for example I decided to wear my Wellies while windsurfing, or when competiing in 100mtrs egg & spoon as I would not be using them for the purpose they were intended. However, if I were to buy a raincoat that let in water, or a watch that didn't keep good time, I think I would every right to make a compliant.
I wore the shoes during the day, the pavements were dry (interspersed with shallow puddles ) the sun was out. Therefore, I could see no reason to put my Wellies on. With hindsight I wish I had.

Thank you.

Hintza

Oh crikey,I should have sued for the pair of cheap Croc lookalikes that I slipped on a wet grassy bank when feeding the chickens and broke my leg for the second time in less than a year.

But I took the approach that kak happens and I should perhaps have been more careful.

Faith177

Have you tried wearing converse in wet weather?

Same result no grip what so ever the amount of times I've go bum over boob in those and I just get up pick up my stuff and carry on.

If I know it's going to rain for certain or already is then I don't wear them.

Why is everyone out for what they can get these days?

DaveTheMus

Faith177 wrote: »

Have you tried wearing converse in wet weather?

Same result no grip what so ever the amount of times I've go bum over boob in those and I just get up pick up my stuff and carry on.

If I know it's going to rain for certain or already is then I don't wear them.

Why is everyone out for what they can get these days?

It's the Americanisation of Britain......On one hand people complain about Health and Safety gone mad....Then on the other they want to sue a supermarket because they slipped in a puddle.

Faith177

DaveTheMus wrote: »

It's the Americanisation of Britain......On one hand people complain about Health and Safety gone mad....Then on the other they want to sue a supermarket because they slipped in a puddle.

I think your probably right which is a very sad thing

Mrs_Wilson

Faith177 wrote: »

Have you tried wearing converse in wet weather?

Same result no grip what so ever the amount of times I've go bum over boob in those and I just get up pick up my stuff and carry on.

If I know it's going to rain for certain or already is then I don't wear them.

Why is everyone out for what they can get these days?

Hello,

Thank you for your reply.

Where you wrote "Have you tried wearing converse in wet weather?" Maybe I'm being a little bit thick but what exactly do you mean?

brendon

Mrs_Wilson wrote: »

Little did I know but when the trainers came into contact with any moister, the soles became very slippery on almost every surface.

Have you never seen a "WARNING! WET FLOOR" sign? Despite knowing that the trainers become slippery when in contact with moisture, you did not stop there and complain. You kept wearing them until you did to yourself a significant injury, thus causing damage you could have easily avoided. Because you knew that the wet trainers became slippery, it is yourself that has been negligent, not the supermarket.

Mrs_Wilson

brendon wrote: »

Have you never seen a "WARNING! WET FLOOR" sign? Despite knowing that the trainers become slippery when in contact with moisture, you did not stop there and complain. You kept wearing them until you did to yourself a significant injury, thus causing damage you could have easily avoided. Because you knew that the wet trainers became slippery, it is yourself that has been negligent, not the supermarket.

My point is....if there was NO warning as to the floor being slippery when wet who would be liable then? Have you ever seen a pair of trainers that are clearly marked "Slippery when Wet"? Of course you have not ,because training shoes are designed to offer more grip than a conventional shoe .....THAT'S WHY THEY ARE "TRAINERS!"

Faith177

Mrs_Wilson wrote: »

Hello,

Thank you for your reply.

Where you wrote "Have you tried wearing converse in wet weather?" Maybe I'm being a little bit thick but what exactly do you mean?

It was a rhetorical question basically they are the worst in wet weather slip and slide everywhere