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Stores and federal lawsuits by chain
| Chain | Stores CA | TX | WA | Federal suits CA | TX | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart | 273 | 508 | 63 | 221 | 447 | 35 |
| Target | 324 | 165 | 38 | 188 | 35 | 11 |
| The Home Depot | 234 | 194 | 48 | 144 | 122 | 20 |
| Lowe’s | 112 | 154 | 35 | 73 | 43 | 2 |
Federal suits: personal-injury dockets (nature of suit 360) naming each chain’s companies, filed January 2021 to October 2026, from CourtListener’s RECAP archive. RECAP does not hold every docket, so these are minimums. We opened a random sample of 30; of the 17 whose filings were readable, 15 were customer injuries at a store.
The evidence that disappears first
- Surveillance video of the aisle, the entrance or the parking lot, from before and after the fall.
- The incident report the manager filled out and any photos employees took.
- Floor inspection, “safety sweep” or “safety walk” records for that area and that day.
- Spill and cleanup records, and the name of the employee responsible for the area.
- For falling merchandise: how the product was stacked, the shelf height, and any stocking or overhead-storage policy.
- Names of employees and other customers who saw it.
Ask us to send the store a video preservation demand today
Big stores record their aisles and entrances, and footage that no one asks for can be recorded over. Pick the store, tell us the date and approximate time of the fall, and an attorney’s office will call you. If we take the case, we send a written demand to the store and its insurer to keep the video, the incident report and the floor inspection records.
What to do after a fall in a store
- Report the fall to a manager before you leave and ask for the incident report number.
- Photograph what you fell on, the area, any warning sign (or the lack of one) and your shoes and injuries.
- Get names and phone numbers of witnesses.
- Get medical care the same day and keep every record.
- Do not give a recorded statement to the store’s insurance company or sign anything before talking to a lawyer.
- Call a lawyer quickly so the store is asked in writing to keep the video.
Who handles your case
Michael Shemtoub founded Beverly Law in 2008 and has been licensed to practice law in California since 2007; he is also licensed in Washington. He earned his law degree at UC Hastings, is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California, and has tried cases to verdict. The firm handles premises cases against national retailers in state and federal court.
Common questions
Can I sue Walmart, Target, Home Depot or Lowe’s for a slip and fall?
Yes, when the store failed to use reasonable care: a spill it should have found and cleaned, merchandise stacked unsafely, a hazard an employee created. Each state has its own rules on what you must prove about notice, so read your state’s page.
Why did the store move my case to federal court?
These four companies are incorporated and headquartered outside California, Texas and Washington, so they can remove a state-court injury case worth more than $75,000 to federal court under 28 U.S.C. 1441, within 30 days after formal service.
How much does a slip and fall lawyer cost?
You owe no fees or costs unless we win.
Store slip and fall lawyer — Beverly Law
If you were hurt in a fall or by falling merchandise at a store in California, Texas or Washington, talk to a premises liability attorney. Free, confidential, English or Spanish. You owe no fees or costs unless we win.
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Sources
Important: This page is general information, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Beverly Law is not affiliated with Walmart, Target, The Home Depot or Lowe’s; store names are used only to identify where an injury happened. Store locations come from each retailer’s online store directory (Target, The Home Depot, Lowe’s) and from OpenStreetMap (Walmart, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), checked November 2026; confirm a store’s address with the retailer. Federal court counts are a floor from CourtListener’s RECAP archive, which does not hold every docket. Last reviewed: November 3, 2026.