Accident victims hurt in collisions involving Walmart Spark Drivers can seek help with paying off their medical bills and replacing the income they lose while they can’t work. This support can come from the driver’s personal car insurance, and in some cases from Walmart.
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield helps injured car accident victims hold insurers and delivery services fully liable for the hardships victims go through. We offer a free, no-obligation case consultation to all injured riders left to deal with an injury and also to mount a battle with unhelpful companies to get help.
Do I Need a Lawyer’s Help After a Walmart Spark Car Hits Me?
When your injuries are serious, perhaps a neck or back injury or head trauma, it’s a good idea to go over your case against Walmart with a skilled attorney. Businesses that flood our streets with employees to turn a profit should be fully liable when accidents occur.
California personal injury laws usually hold employers responsible for the actions of their employees. Of course, giant insurance companies and massive retail chains don’t turn over support automatically. They’ll question everything and do what they can to escape blame for at-fault drivers. Victims with serious injuries and major medical costs often need legal assistance in holding those responsible fully accountable.
A Bakersfield Walmart Spark Accident Lawyer fully investigates your case and collects every shred of evidence and medical documentation. That evidence becomes critical if Walmart’s corporate lawyers try to blame you for the accident or question how badly you’re hurt. Your lawyer files your claim for you and demands the maximum in support available. The final settlement check is often much higher than if you had faced off against Walmart yourself.
Are Walmart Spark Drivers Insured for Accidents?
Spark drivers aren’t considered full employees by Walmart. Walmart keeps them designated as independent contractors, so it doesn’t have to give them certain benefits or take responsibility for the inevitable accidents they cause.
It means Spark employees must provide their own cars and must carry their own car insurance. Accident victims would usually have to start by filing a claim with the driver’s auto insurance. This can put roadblocks in the way of the victim’s financial recovery because drivers often sign-up policies that only meet the minimum requirements in California.
This coverage can reach its limits, leaving victims to pay for half or more of their own medical bills.
The other snag is that car insurance companies often reject a claim when their policyholder is working for Walmart at the time of the accident. It leaves victims in a terrible bind, and in some cases, they must turn to their own insurance provider and their uninsured and underinsured driver coverage.
Fortunately, a lawyer with experience going up against giant corporations can take the case to Walmart and sometimes shame them into helping out.
Your lawyer could raise the questions and concerns and negotiate with Walmart to lend financial assistance:
- Question Walmart’s training programs for drivers, or the lack of any training
- Question Walmart’s safety protocols for drivers, or lack of safety standards
- Question Walmart’s background checks and possibly hiring an unsafe driver
- Question Walmart’s verification methods if it turns out a Walmart Spark driver actually has no insurance coverage
- Question the legalities of Walmart sending drivers out on busy Bakersfield roads without fully backing them
Your lawyer would collect the evidence needed to tie the driver and the driver’s employer to your accident. Your attorney would then fight to make sure you had what you needed to rebuild your health and your life.
Walmart Spark Accident Dangers in Bakersfield
Same-day deliveries are a handy service for Bakersfield families, but they also put a lot of extra cars on local roads, especially in local neighborhoods. Some delivery drivers strive to be as safe as possible, but their job duties put everyone at an elevated risk.
A delivery driver could enter the Oleander-Sunset neighborhood while not paying attention to traffic and those using sidewalks. A Spark driver may rush through Homaker Park trying to get a package to a doorstep on time. These business practices can prove dangerous for anyone in other vehicles, on bikes, or on foot.
There’s also the added distraction for Walmart Spark drivers as they must complete their shifts while behind the wheel. They must keep up with orders, map their destinations, and stay in touch through the Walmart App to get updates and orders.
It’s all a huge excuse for distracted driving that can cause rear-end and even dangerous head-on collisions. It’s why so many victims end up with major injuries and major questions about how to hold a driver and Walmart responsible for the consequences.
Support for Walmart Spark Accident Victims
To hold a giant business like Walmart liable, you’ll need strong evidence for your case. Your lawyer will be securing all evidence, like video footage and witness testimony, but your attorney can’t be there in the moments after a collision.
Contact 911 and request an ambulance if you are hurt. Then, if it’s safe to do so, take some pictures of the damage to the vehicles and the surroundings. Show any visible injuries you have. Take a picture of any Walmart signage or packages you see. Get eyewitness contact information. Get driver’s license and insurance information from the driver. Get an employee number if possible.
With these and other details in hand, your Bakersfield car accident lawyer then files a claim on your behalf that documents all of your hardships.
These and other factors can all increase the size of your car accident settlement check:
- The costs of medical care (Current and Future)
- The cost of long-term care for a physical disability
- Money for car repairs or replacement
- Travel costs when visiting doctors and specialists
- Support for the income and benefits victims lose while unable to work
- Support for pain and suffering, including emotional trauma
- Support for the changes to a normal routine that an injury causes
- Support for the loss of enjoyment of life due to injury
Contact a California Walmart Spark Accident Attorney Who Builds Your Case with Powerful Evidence and Fights to Earn You More
If you have a serious injury, and a careless delivery driver caused your accident, contact Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield to schedule a free consultation. It’s a confidential, no-obligation review of your case with a real Kern County car accident attorney.
Your full recovery becomes our number one mission. We will get aggressive with insurance companies and Walmart until you have the support you need to return your life to normal.
We also realize that right after a car accident and lost time at work, you may not have the money to hire a lawyer. That’s okay. If you hire us, our lawyers don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then, our fee comes out of the settlement check you earn from Walmart.