San Diego Premises Liability Attorneys

If you or a loved one has suffered injuries on someone else's property, you may be experiencing significant changes in your physical and psychological health and your ability to work and to enjoy your life. Premises may include land, leased or rented housing, commercial property such as stores, restaurants, and theaters, and public spaces such as streets, sidewalks, and parks. The owner of a property may be liable when a person is injured or killed, and the injury or death resulted from the negligence of a property owner, or that of the owner's employees or agents. If you believe that your injury and consequences have occurred as a result of the property owner or their agents' failure to maintain the property in a safe condition, whether that property is private or public, a San Diego premises liability attorney may be able to achieve a settlement that will recover your medical and rehabilitation costs, both current and future.

As a victim of a slip and fall injury due to property owners failure to maintain proper safety standards, you may have the right to collect damages. Compensation may include reimbursement for:

• Medical Bills
• Hospital Bills
• Rehabilitation Costs
• Lost Wages
• Loss of Earning Power
• Pain and Other Physical Distress
• Loss of Well-being as a Consequence of Injury and Losses

California state law makes it clear that the person, corporation, or government entity that controls a property has a duty to maintain the property in a safe condition for all those who enter the property. That entity has an obligation to know about dangerous and potentially dangerous conditions and to correct them. Even if the property owner has delegated the maintenance of the property to another entity (for example, a landlord who hires a property management company to maintain rental apartment buildings), the owner still holds the responsibility for assuring that the property is maintained in a safe condition.

Neglect in maintenance can result in unsafe conditions and injuries may include:

• Debris uncollected
• Broken step or railing in a stairwell
• Electric wires exposed
• Missing or non-functioning smoke alarms
• Inadequate lighting in halls, vestibules, stairwells, elevators, etc
• Inadequate or non-functioning security lighting in a building's perimeter
• Inadequate or poorly marked emergency exits
• Failure to maintain floors and corridors in safe condition
• Unsafe storage of materials, tools, vehicles, etc
• Insufficient warning of and protection from worksite hazards

If you decide to pursue legal action, you should contact a seasoned San Diego premises liability attorney as soon as possible for review of your situation. Prospects for success in a premises liability claim often depend on the ability to conduct a thorough investigation of the property and related evidence, and to interview witnesses as soon as possible after the events. Over time, evidence may be destroyed, and witnesses' memories may fade.

You should contact an experienced San Diego premises liability attorney as soon as possible for review of a potential claim if you believe that a property owner's neglect or failure to maintain a property in a safe condition contributed to the trip and fall injuries of you or, your loved one. Casey Gerry would be pleased to be among those that you interview and would be honored to be the firm you select.