PREMISES LIABILITY

Premises liability is defined as a category of law which addresses the duty an owner or manager business or property owes to customers, visitors or guests on the property.

Property Owners and managers have a duty to be sure that their properties are safe for both guests and trespassers. If owners or managers fail to maintain safe property conditions, or forewarn guests and trespassers of existing hazardous conditions, they can be held liable for any injuries that are incurred while on the owners’ or managers’ property.

In premises liability cases the owner or manager is generally regarded as the negligent party, and is therefore open to legal action.  When a guest or trespasser is injured on an owners’ or managers’ property, they may seek monetary damages from the owner or manager.  These damages that may be sought should cover the injured person’s:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Lost future wages
• Emotional distress
• Mental impairment
• Physical impairment
• Pain and suffering

Under certain circumstances, there are people other then the property owners and managers, who may be open to legal action and liable for damages, such as:

• Tenants 
• Landlords,
• Employers,
• Elevator companies,
• Mass transit authorities.
• Architects of the building – negligent design

Property liability claims include a variety of dangerous conditions and accidents, such as:

• Assaults and attacks
• Slip and fall injuries:
• Dog bites:
• Swimming pool accidents:
• Daycare negligence:
• Restaurant liability:
• Dram shop litigation:
• Attractive nuisance:
• Other premises liability accidents,  including elevator accidents, escalator accidents, falling objects, workplace injuries, and more.

Premise Liability is a vast category of law which covers many different and specific types of accidents and injuries, such as:

• Amusement Injuries
• Building Fires
• Carnival Ride Accidents
• Casino Injuries 
• Daycare Accidents
• Dog Bites and Attack
• Drowning Accidents
• Escalator Accidents
• Falling Objects Accidents
• Farm Accidents
• Hazing Injuries
• Inadequate Security
• Lead Posioning Injuries
• Priest Abuse
• Retail Store Accidents
• School Accidents
• Sexual Abuse
• Slip/Trip and Fall
• Swimming Pool Accidents
• Hunting Accidents
• Ski Accidents