Richwood, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

Typically future medical payments are to cover future treatment for a current injury. As such, receiving payment for future treatment will not prevent a claim for a subsequent injury. Your prior injury will likely be taken into account when determining what injuries you already had (I.e. per existing) and what injuries are from the new injury. As you have not been compensated for your recent injury, I would recommend consulting with a workers compensation lawyer regarding the injury and the current working conditions.

Whether you can recover from the store depends on the specific circumstances. If you can PROVE that the substance on the floor (water or some other liquid or slippery substance) had been on the floor for a significant amount of time, long enough that the store operators knew or should have known it was there and long enough for them to have the chance to clean it up and/or at least warn customers to avoid it, then the store can be held liable for your damages. You should retain a lawyer immediately to investigate the incident and determine whether or not you have a viable case.