When someone is injured on another person’s or entity’s property, which is caused by a hazardous condition or defect on the property, the victim may have a case for premises liability. When bringing the lawsuit, the injured party will be entitled to damages including medical bills. Often medical bills are unpaid and accumulate over the […]

If someone is injured on another’s property due to some hazardous condition or defect, that person may have a premises liability case against the landowner or some other person or entity responsible for the maintenance of the property. Nevertheless, common defenses that a landowner may assert are that the hazard was open and obvious, the […]

The first question we need to ask in a premises liability case is, who owns the property in question? Once we know who the owner is of the premises, then we can investigate whether similar accidents have happened there in the past. Then, we consider who is responsible for the hazardous condition other than the […]

based on premises liability varies depending on who the lawsuit is brought against. For example, if a premises liability lawsuit is brought against a governmental entity, the statute of limitations to bring a lawsuit is one year. On the other hand, if a premises liability lawsuit is brought against a private party, the statute of […]