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If the fall was due to the stores negligence. Also many times stores don’t own the parking lots someone else does.
The OP was at an apartment shop, I am pretty sure. Don't think they drive customers around on golf carts at Costco.
I don't think the OP wants workman's comp. I don't know that she needs to hire a lawyer yet. Has she asked the apartment complex to cover her bills?
Also, I am just curious - if this happened to you how would you document this? Not to the MSC but to get the facts established? For example, if you are in a car accident you get a police report. I have been on two shops where I saw others get injured.
I would contact the apartment community, and their management company about covering the bills if they refuse, contact an attorney asap!
I would contact the apartment community, and their management company about covering the bills if they refuse, contact an attorney asap!
What's up with the forum double posting our posts lately? It's happened to me several times lately as well.
If it was the fault of the driver who is an employee of the facility then I would make a claim with their insurance company.
Seems to me that COSTCO is not liable for your fall. Why? Because what you fell over was "open and obvious". Check the laws in your state but I think you don't have a claim against COSTCO.
Hey, the OP was NOT at Costco. The OP was at an apartment complex. They don't drive customers around in golf carts at COSTCO!!!!!
People are confused because the op who was on the apartment shop revealed the details after CatGranny wrote in about the Costco issue she had first . People who are like me who read posts without looking at names often get confused.
@JASFLALMT wrote:

Hey, the OP was NOT at Costco. The OP was at an apartment complex. They don't drive customers around in golf carts at COSTCO!!!!!
Yes, but catgranny wrote in her post that she was okay the next day. The OP is not okay.
Maybe it sounds sneaky...but, if I were doing a shop and had not identified myself as such at the time, and was injured at that shop, I would simply say I was a shopper and was injured. The shop's insurance surely would pay the expenses if they were liable.

The shop pay versus the medical costs are so far apart that if I flaked, it would be worth it. Besides, who would prove that I was doing the shop?
OP, I am sorry you got hurt. If I were in your situation and if I anticipated suing or asking the shopped business for my medical expenses (and perhaps pain and suffering), I would definitely NOT say anything to the MSC so that it can't be used against me later. Words get twisted.
It's probably going to come out in the wash. Meaning that the attorney will have this information as they will want ALL of the facts. So, the MSC will find out one way or another.
To clear things up...I was at an apartment community not Costco. I am thinking I will speak with an attorney to determine which way to go.

The thought of that makes me sick to my stomach. Would the employee get fired when the details come out? She shared she was only able to afford living in the area because they were giving her free rent for working for the company. I would hate to see her lose her livelihood behind this. It feels like things are going to get ugly.
Free rent for apartment complex employees is a standard "perk". I'm sorry that she was careless and yes, it may cost her her job (although "retaliation" is unlawful, it still happens). If she was negligent, and you were injured, well, that's too bad -- she should NOT have been driving recklessly.

It's not your job to worry about HER -- you need to take care of your own injuries!
@cflot wrote:

I would hate to see her lose her livelihood behind this. It feels like things are going to get ugly.

I would hate to see you go bankrupt because of the medical bills you are incurring.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.
I am on a fixed income and cannot afford any extra medical bills. I do the shops to earn extra money for living expenses.
Then, I would suggest taking care of YOU first; worry about others SECOND. It's good to be considerate of everything else but, you have to take care of your livelihood as well. Accidents and mistakes happen. All you can do is take care of you when you are placed in this situation. I am so sorry that this is happening to you! I hope everything works out for everyone involved.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.
You have to watch out for yourself because no one else will. Go see a Lawyer!
@ArkLaMissshopping wrote:

I am not sure about attorney's in your area but, we receive one free consultation with most attorney's here. Maybe you can find one there that provides a free consultation and go talk to them. Maybe they can help you with this.
I would go through the company first. There is no point in initially making it adversarial by involving an attorney.

As for the recording, check your state's laws. As a mystery shopper hired by the company, I'm sure that the person had agreed in their employment contract to be recorded. If you pursue it as an individual, you're not covered under that. Here's one resource: [www.detectiveservices.com]

"Let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?” ~Walter Williams


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Catgranny, this is not an incident, this is an accident. You should not have filled out an incident report, you should have filled out an accident report. An incident is if you were mugged, someone hit you, or your car, someone stole your packages, threatened you, that sort. An accident is if you were hurt. It can be both, if you were hurt in the course of an incident. If you slipped on the plastic, that is an accident. If someone pushed you and you fell, then it,'s both an incident and an accident.
If the accident has some relationship to the scenario, then I do think the MSC should be informed so that the scenario can be revised.

"Evolve thyself and lose all hate...." Orphaned Land
To me, the attorney would be able to advise the OP as to which way to handle the situation; whether to contact the property, drop it, or move forward. I've run hotels for a very long time. When we had an accident/incident on property we felt would be pursued, I've always (or told my GMs to) turn it over to our insurance company. The insurance company would then have an attorney contact us. We would tell the attorney what we knew and submit a copy of the accident/incident report that was signed by both parties. If need be, we submit a copy of the video from the security camera. Contacting us personally only made us contact our insurance company that has an attorney. That way, the insurance would be made aware of the claim if the person decided to pursue the accident/incident and if we were at fault, the insurance company could pay the claim. If the person contacted us, we would just turn over our insurance contact information we were provided.

@iShop123 wrote:

@ArkLaMissshopping wrote:

I am not sure about attorney's in your area but, we receive one free consultation with most attorney's here. Maybe you can find one there that provides a free consultation and go talk to them. Maybe they can help you with this.
I would go through the company first. There is no point in initially making it adversarial by involving an attorney.

As for the recording, check your state's laws. As a mystery shopper hired by the company, I'm sure that the person had agreed in their employment contract to be recorded. If you pursue it as an individual, you're not covered under that. Here's one resource: [www.detectiveservices.com]

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.


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