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 […]

If a person is injured because of unsafe conditions on another’s property, then that would be a premises liability case entitling the injured person to certain compensation for their injuries, medical bills and suffering. This compensation is referred to as damages and they fall into two categories: economic damages and non-economic damages. Economic damages An […]

Premises liability is a general concept that involves what level of responsibility landowners must exercise to maintain safe premises for other people. Sometimes a landowner may argue that they were unaware of the unsafe condition of their property. The question which will determine if the owner is liable for some wrongdoing is whether the owner […]