Premises liability is a legal concept used in particular personal injury cases where a victim's injury was due to hazardous or unsafe conditions on someone else’s property. As any Laredo Texas premises liability attorney know first-hand, premises liability is a type of negligence on the part of the property owner, as they have failed to ensure that their safety measures follow legal requirements within the city of Laredo. The attorneys at Carabin Shaw have fought for the legal compensation that Laredo personal injury victims are entitled to for over thirty years, and our support will help you recover any and all compensation that you are owed.
To win a case based on premises liability, and recover the maximum possible settlement, an injured victim must prove that the injuries sustained were caused, in majority, by the negligence of a property owner. Typically, such hazardous conditions are present because the property owner failed to perform the necessary maintenance of that property. Working alongside a Laredo personal injury attorney at Carabin Shaw is the best way to build a strong case that proves the property owner is at fault for your injuries.
Injuries caused by a property owner’s negligence can be devastating, and the period that comes after sustaining those injuries are often hectic and difficult for victims. Fewer work hours due to an inability to work, piling medical bills and, depending on the type of injury, long-lasting pain or disfigurement can make it difficult to focus on healing. At Carabin Shaw, our attorneys believe that every personal injury victim deserves access to the time and resources necessary to focus entirely on the process of recovery. That’s why our experts will help you to file your claim, communicate with insurance agencies, and ensure that you recover your maximum possible compensation.
Proving Negligence in a Premises Liability Case in Laredo TxEven if you were injured on someone else’s property in Laredo, that person is not automatically liable for your injuries. To prove liability, you must provide evidence that they should have known about the hazard within reason, and that they failed to fix the hazard regardless. This hinges further on duty of care, which refers to what sort of invitation you had to visit the property.
InviteeAn invitee is someone who has the express permission of a property owner to be on the premises. Friends or neighbors invited for a visit fall into this category, and customers shopping at a mall or other storefront also fall into this category. Invitees are owed the highest duty of care, as the property owner is expected to investigate and seek out hazards in order to correct them.
For further examples of invitees, speak with a Carabin Shaw premises liability lawyer in Texas.
LicenseeA licensee is someone who enters a property for their own benefit, and maintenance workers, campers, or door-to-door salespeople can fall into this category. Property owners are not required to inspect for hazards to protect licensees, but they are required to amend any hazards that a reasonable person would be able to find on their own.
TrespasserA trespasser is someone who enters a property without permission, and they are owed no duty of care apart from the lack of intentional harm or gross negligence.
Children can be exceptions to this, and if your child has been injured on someone else’s property you should speak with a Carabin Shaw lawyer.
Free Case Review at Carabin ShawPersonal injury victims who work alongside experienced attorneys recover more funds than those who try to pursue compensation alone, and Carabin Shaw’s client reviews stand as evidence of our decades of success.
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