New Port Richey Premises Liability Attorney
Premises liability claims arise when a person is injured due to a property defect or hazard. Often, property owners create these hazards themselves, or they discover them but do not warn visitors or make timely repairs. Contact our law firm if you ended up needing medical care after a property-related accident. Wendy Doyle-Palumbo is an experienced New Port Richey premises liability attorney who can investigate whether you have a solid legal claim.
We Handle the Full Range of Premises Liability Claims
Please contact our office if you were hurt in any of the following accidents:
- Swimming pool accidents—People suffer injuries in diving accidents or near-drowning accidents. A pool could lack necessary signage, or there could be a lack of supervision.
- Slip and fall—Visitors can slip and strike their head or break a bone, usually after slipping on water.
- Trip and fall—Hazards include cords crossing the floor or trash on the ground, causing someone to trip.
- Elevator or escalator accidents—Sudden stops and other problems can injure riders.
- Falling merchandise and collapsing shelves—Shoppers are often injured when items rain down on their heads, causing head and neck injuries.
- Electrocution—Faulty wiring could electrocute someone using an appliance or plugging an electronic device into the wall.
- Fires—Various problems with property can lead to fires, which might be the responsibility of the owner.
- Hotel or motel accidents—Guests can be attacked or suffer injury due to faulty furniture in a hotel or motel.
- Violent attacks caused by negligent security—When security is lax, an injured victim might sue the property owner for failing to protect them from foreseeable criminal activity.
Our firm will dig into the factual record to determine if you have a strong claim. Property owners are not legally obligated to do everything possible to protect visitors. But the law does require that they act reasonably in most cases. Relevant considerations include why you are on the property and the nature of the hazard.
When you are injured in a business, then the owner owes customers the highest duty of care. They have invited you in to do business, so they must be on their guard. They should promptly fix defects or at least warn you of them. When they refuse to act, then an injured customer could seek compensation.
Consult Our New Port Richey Unsafe Premises Attorney Today
We can seek financial compensation for your medical bills, income loss, pain and suffering, and other damages. Property owners defend themselves vigorously against claims they were negligent. One defense is that there wasn’t a hazard, which they might raise if you did not get a photograph of it the day of your injury. Property owners might even blame you for failing to watch where you are going. Any negligence chargeable to a victim will reduce their compensation under Florida law.
Contact our law firm to speak with a New Port Richey premises liability lawyer. We can meet for a free consultation to go over the accident, including any evidence you have of the hazard.