Premises Liability

A premises liability is a legal claim that fall under a personal injury claim. In premises liability cases, the owners of properties are held accountable for for of injuries to someone may incur while on the property. Typically, the law requires a premises owner who knows of or should know of a dangerous condition on their property to warn people of the dangerous condition or to make the dangerous conditon safe.

Several personal injury instances fall under the criteria of premises liability. They include:

• Injuries arising from inadequate maintenance of premises

• Injuries resulting from defective conditions on the premises

• Slip and fall incidents

• Injuries arising from insufficient security or assault on the premises

• Swimming pool, amusement park, dog bite, elevator, or escalator accidents

• Fires, leakage, or chemical-related accidents