Category Archives: Premises Liability
Improperly Stacked Shelves Can Cause Items to Fall on Victims’ Heads
When you go onto store property, and you look out for dangers, it is natural to look down. That is, to look at the ground to see if there are wet spots, objects in the walkways, or anything else that could cause a fall hazard. Many people don’t think to look the other way—upwards…. Read More »
Understanding How Negligent Security Cases Work
In a negligent security case, a crime victim can sue a property owner for injuries that are sustained as a result of a criminal attack that happens on the property. This may seem, at first, confusing to some. After all, isn’t criminal activity random, and intentional? Isn’t the act of a criminal something the… Read More »
Yes, You Can Be Sued If Someone Is Injured Inside Your Home
If you don’t own a business or a commercial property, you may not give much thought to keeping your home safe for those who come onto your property. You invite friends, visitors or business contacts or contractors inside your home all the time, but likely, don’t give much thought to being sued if someone… Read More »
Can You Sue If You Fall On A Small Or Minor Imperfection?
We all know that when you fall on someone’s property, the fact that there could be an accident, must be foreseeable. In plain terms that means that the property owner should have known or been able to reasonably foresee that an accident could happen. Sometimes that’s obvious. If a store leaves a liquid on… Read More »
Paying Medical Bills After An Accident
If you are in any kind of accident, one of your first questions will be your medical expenses—how will you pay them? It’s bad enough trying to pay your normal life bills, now that you may be out of work for a time as you heal and recover from your injuries. But now you… Read More »
What Happens When Property Owners Try To Delegate Duties–And Blame?
If you have young children, you probably know what they often do when they are blamed for something. They put the blame on someone else. They point the finger at anybody they can find to try to escape being the one held responsible for an action that you may be angry about. Many times… Read More »
Open And Obvious And Comparative Negligence Defenses In Premises Liability Cases
In any type of accident, including a fall on someone’s property, a Defendant can say as a defense that you are partly responsible for your own fall. That is, that you were negligent by failing to care for yourself, avoid what you fell on, or that you otherwise did or didn’t do something that… Read More »
The Role Of Constructive Knowledge In Slip And Fall Cases
When you are injured because of a dangerous condition on someone’s property, the property owner must know about the dangerous condition beforehand. After all, how can a property owner be expected to repair or clean or warn of a dangerous condition that the property owner didn’t actually know about? On the other hand, if… Read More »
Who Are You: Invitee Or Trespasser? It Makes A Difference
There is a famous song from the rock group “The Who,” where they ask, over and over again, “Who are you?” That’s a classic line, which actually also is an important question when you are injured on someone else’s property. You and the Property Owner That’s because your relationship to the property owner is… Read More »
Is a Property Owner Liable for a Shooting That Occurs on a Public Street?
Personal injury claims in Tennessee are based on a defendant’s “duty of care” to the plaintiff. In plain English, this means a person (or a corporate entity) must act reasonably to avoid injuring other people. But legally speaking, the burden of proof is on the victim to show this duty existed–and that the defendant… Read More »