Premises Liability

When you visit someone else’s property or business, you naturally expect it to be properly maintained. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. The negligence of property and business owners in maintaining their property can result in serious injuries to visitors. If you or a loved one was injured on another person’s property or business, you may be entitled to compensation by filing a premises liability claim.

Premises liability cases involve claims made by individuals who have been injured due to the negligent maintenance or hazardous condition of the property of others. It can involve incidents at businesses such as restaurants and grocery stores, as well as on private and public property.

What You Need to Prove in a Premises Liability Claim

Notwithstanding our expectation for safe and hazard-free premises, there are two key elements that you must prove in a premises liability claim.

•  Evidence of your presence at the property and evidence of a dangerous condition. You must be able to establish that you were physically present on the subject property and that an actual hazardous condition existed on the premises. This can be done through photographs, store receipts/reports, reliable testimony, and other evidence.
•  Notice of the dangerous condition. This requirement is a bit more challenging, as you must be able to prove that the owner of the premises had knowledge of the dangerous condition. In general, property owners are not legally responsible for an incident unless they knew or should have known of the existence of the dangerous condition.

As with trucking accidents, there are often larger insurance policies at play with premise liability cases, and similarly, the law surrounding these types of cases is complex. Our firm has been successful in resolving thousands of premise liability cases. Call our office today for a free consultation.