In 1962, Wal-Mart was founded and incorporated on October 31, 1969. Wal-Mart was then branded in 2008 as Walmart and is a retail corporation of large chain discount department & warehouse stores. Walmart’s headquarters are in Bentonville, Arkansas & ownes Sam’s Club warehouses. According the the Forbes Global 2000 list, Walmart is the world’s eighteenth largest public corporation and the largest grocery retailer in the US. Having over 2 million Walmart employees makes it the largest retailer in the entire world. Currently, there are over 8,900 locations worldwide.
If you have suffered an injury in a slip and fall accident while shopping at a Wal-Mart, you may have a personal injury claim on your hands. Slip and fall accidents fall under premises liability law, and there are many reasons you may be injured in a Wal-Mart slip and fall. Reasons for a slip and fall accident at Wal-Mart include but are not limited to:
- Wal-Mart not properly posting ‘Caution Wet Floor’ signs for a wet floor
- Wal-Mart not properly cleaning up spills inside the store
- Wal-Mart merchandising falling from shelves and striking you in the head
- Wal-Mart with uneven flooring that causes a fall
- Wal-Mart parking lot accidents
Submit a free Walmart case evaluation today to see if you have a slip and fall accident case against Wal-Mart.