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Commonly known as Sonic, the Sonic Drive-in has more than 3,545 locations across America, quickly becoming a household name for its juicy burgers brought directly to customers in their cars and its customizable beverage offerings that have gained a cult-like following.
Sonic is more like a drive-in than a drive-thru where customers park their vehicles, order food, and enjoy their meals inside their cars. The concept of a drive-in took off during the Covid-19 lockdown, where restrictions made it impossible for people to enjoy their favorite meals at fast food restaurants.
Although Sonic drive-in offers a convenient and unique experience, it can also become a nightmare for many if the fast food chain does not maintain its property. Ehline Law and our premises liability attorneys have been helping injured patrons since 2005, protecting their rights against large fast-food chains and getting them the compensation they deserve.
Contact our sonic drive-in accident attorneys if you’ve suffered injuries at one due to the property owner’s negligence.
With more than 15 years of experience handling auto accidents, Ehline Law and our personal injury attorneys understand how accidents can unfold at a Sonic drive-thru.
When people order food at a drive-thru, they immediately open their food bags and start chowing down on their meals while behind the wheel. Eating is a major distraction, and distracted drivers can lead to low-impact car accidents, especially at a drive-thru.
Although low-impact car accidents do not seem like anything you should worry about, they can have a much larger impact on you than you realize. Low-impact accidents can exacerbate pre-existing injuries or health conditions. Besides fueling old scars and wounds, a low-impact accident can lead to whiplash injuries, brain damage, and other types of injuries.
Besides eating at a drive-thru, accidents can happen for other reasons, including:
Injuries can vary from one case to another and depend on the type of accident and the location of the impact.
The following are some of the common injuries sustained by victims in drive-in accidents:
Injured victims must immediately seek medical attention after their accident and maintain a physical folder where they should keep a copy of all the bills and medical records.
The Sonic drive-in has over 80 locations in California, providing the ultimate drive-in experience for the past 60 years. However, at times, a store owner may be negligent in maintaining their property or ensuring the safety of their customers, leading to accidents and injuries.
Under premises liability, injured victims can pursue claims against negligent store owners or occupiers to recover the damages incurred on the property.
To have a valid premises liability claim, an injured victim must prove the following elements:
The damages you can pursue following your accident at a Sonic drive-in depend on many factors, including the nature and extent of the injuries sustained.
Typically, injured victims can recover the following compensatory damages (economic and non-economic damages):
Whether a slip and fall accident or any other accident at a drive-in, it is crucial to follow the steps below to protect your personal injury claim:
Ehline Law is a superior personal injury law firm that has helped more than 3,000 injured victims get the justice and compensation they deserve. We can help you in many ways, including the following.
Assess and evaluate your case to determine the damages you may be eligible for. Our Sonic drive-in attorney can bring in a reputable medical professional and use prior case verdicts to calculate the value of compensatory damages.
Determining the negligent parties after an accident can be challenging without properly assessing the case. In the case of a Sonic drive-in, it could be the Sonic fast food establishment or another driver or individual responsible for your injuries.
Our personal Sonic drive-thru attorney can allocate resources to investigate the accident and identify the parties liable for your injuries.
Providing evidence to support your case is crucial when filing a claim against the negligent party. If you’re unsure what type of evidence you should submit with your claim, you may end up sending one that hurts your case rather than strengthens it.
Our experienced Sonic drive-thru accident attorneys can help gather the evidence to bolster your case (camera footage, medical records, accident report, and more) and increase your chances of financial recovery.
The biggest mistake accident victims make after suffering injuries is not following the legal process. Failing to adhere to the process can allow the defendants to file a motion to dismiss your claim.
Our personal injury attorneys can help pursue your personal injury claim on your behalf so that you avoid all the mistakes other accident victims without legal representation make.
After filing an injury claim, a major headache is dealing with the insurer and their dirty tactics. They’ll try to win you over by offering a low settlement and sweet talking their way into accepting it.
They may avoid picking up your calls if you negotiate a better offer. The cold shoulder is often enough for injured victims to immediately accept the initial settlement offer and get it over with.
Our personal injury attorneys have a reputation for getting what we want, and we want to help you get a fair settlement for your injuries. We will handle the insurance company and negotiate a better offer while you can focus on your medical treatment.
There are many reasons you should consider choosing Ehline Law for your Sonic drive-in claim, including the following:
When fighting a large fast-food restaurant and its insurance company, you need aggressive litigators with extensive experience and a superior track record.
Our personal injury attorneys have over 15 years of experience and have recovered over $150 million in compensation. You can trust us to handle your personal injury claim, no matter how complicated or challenging.
Ehline Law and our attorneys offer a zero-fee guarantee if you hire our legal services. We won’t charge you a single cent unless we win the case for you.
We provide a free consultation for injured victims so that they can discuss their cases, interact with our legal team, and get their queries answered.
In the initial assessment of your case, we will guide you on the legal options available to you and how to tackle the insurance company when you call them to report the accident.
If you’ve suffered injuries at a Sonic drive-in, contact us at (833) LETS-SUE for a free legal consultation with our experienced Sonic drive-thru personal injury attorneys, as you may be able to seek compensation. We also offer virtual consultations.
Michael Ehline
Michael Ehline is an inactive U.S. Marine and world-famous legal historian. Michael helped draft the Cruise Ship Safety Act and has won some of U.S. history’s largest motorcycle accident settlements. Together with his legal team, Michael and the Ehline Law Firm collect damages on behalf of clients. We pride ourselves on being available to answer your most pressing and difficult questions 24/7. We are proud sponsors of the Paul Ehline Memorial Motorcycle Ride and a Service Disabled Veteran Operated Business. (SDVOB.) We are ready to fight.
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