Premises Liability

If you are hurt while on someone else’s property, the owner of the property may be liable for your injuries, and may be responsible for compensating you for your damages. This area of the law is known as premises liability.

The most common type of premises liability case is a slip and fall injury that usually arises out of poor maintenance or construction.  Other premises liability cases include those involving inadequate security that leads to violent crime, or an attack by a domestic animal.

Slip and Fall NJ Lawyer

Slipping and falling is not a joke. Each year millions of Americans fall and wind up in the emergency room. Brain damage, paralysis, burn scars, disfigurement, and soft-tissue damage can result from a slip and fall. Many of these injuries are preventable, with a little care from the person responsible for maintaining the property.

Situations that commonly lead to a premises liability injury include:

• Wet and slippery floors
• Inadequate lighting that hides obstacles or invites crime
• Failure to repair broken lighting
• Uneven steps
• Parking lot potholes
• Construction that leaves dangerous objects lying around
• Renovation that leaves gaps in the floor and stairs
• Insufficient training of employees
• Malfunctioning elevator or escalator
• Failure to clear snow and ice
• Failure to drain rain adequately
• Failure to restrain guard dogs sufficiently
• Inadequate training of security guards
• Obstacles on a stairway
• Cracked sidewalks
• Torn carpeting

NJ Premises Liability Lawyer

Owners of stores and other public places can be held responsible for NJ injuries that occur because they did not take reasonable care to make their property safe. Property owners have a responsibility to maintain the public sidewalk outside their doors, as well as their own property. Pedestrians have a duty to avoid obvious dangers, and must take reasonable care to avoid injury.

If you were hurt on someone’s premises, contact an New Jersey personal injury attorney at Shebell & Shebell, L.L.C. to discuss the facts of your case. You may be able to collect for your injury, medical bills, lost wages, emotional damages, pain and suffering, and for any permanent disability or reduction in the quality of your life caused by the accident.

Do not sign away your rights. Let an attorney speak for you. Contact Shebell & Shebell, L.L.C. today to learn how we can help you.

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