Houston Premises Liability Lawyers
When someone is injured or killed on property belonging to another due, in part, to the owner or possessor's fault, a premises liability claim may be the proper legal remedy to compensate the victim for losses and injuries. Premises liability law deals with the responsibility of property owners and property managers to maintain safe premises, free of dangerous conditions that could foreseeably result in harmful accidents and injuries. The owners/managers of both public and private properties have the legal duty to maintain a safe premises. Whether you are an invited guest in a home, or shopping at a mall, or enjoying your vacation at a hotel, you may be entitled to compensation for injuries suffered by you. In claims involving premises liability, you must hire the right attorney who is able to assess and address all of the important considerations which arise when representing clients who have suffered premises liability injuries.
Common premises liability claims can include:
- Amusement park accidents
- Accidents in parking lots, parking garages and ramps
- Accidents in sports stadiums
- Sexual assault, injury or death due to inadequate security
- Swimming pool drownings
- Elevator, escalator, and automatic door accidents
- Slip and falls in restaurants, stores or shopping malls
- Tripping on electrical cords, openings, exposed pipes
- Falling objects
- Construction site /workplace accidents
Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere and can cause serious personal injuries. Slip and falls often happen in commercial settings, such as grocery stores, drug stores, office buildings, construction sites, gas stations and malls, but they also happen on private property or residences.
Premises liability accidents can also include toxic exposure, animal attacks, swimming pool accidents and amusement park ride accidents. Medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering demand prompt, fair solutions. After an accident, it is important to retain the assistance of an experienced attorney to help you try to maximize the recovery of compensation. Sometimes, an injured party does not want to "sue" a friend such as a former employer after suffering an injury, the loss of a loved one, or a criminal attack at work. However, the needs of the injured person or bereaved surviving family are often overwhelming and well deserving of the provisions of the "safety net" that insurance provides owners. Dangerous or defective conditions may be large or small, temporary or permanent. Temporary conditions such as water on the floor of a grocery store need to be investigated quickly. As a result, it is important to contact an attorney who is qualified to conduct a thorough investigation of your claim. At Adkins Law Firm, our premises liability lawyers are capable of quickly reviewing your case, hiring the right experts who will successfully testify about the cause of your injury and the detrimental effects it has had on your life. Our premises liability attorneys will do all that they can legally to assist clients in the recovery of compensation in the least amount of time possible to get your life back on track following an injury or death.Contact us promptly after a premises related accident causing injury for a free initial consultation by filling out the form on the upper right hand side of this page or by calling our office at 713-574-5558 or toll free at 1(855)801-8770 to set up a free initial consultation with a premises liability lawyer.