When you enter someone else’s property, either as a guest or a customer, you have every right to expect that you will be safe from harm. Property owners and managers have a legal duty to ensure that their premises are safe and secure for all visitors. However, sometimes property owners are negligent, and visitors suffer injures as a result.

When a person sustains an injury while on someone else’s property, they could be eligible for compensation for the damages they suffered. If a property owner’s negligence caused your injuries, contact a Philadelphia premises liability lawyer as soon as possible to go over the details of the accident and begin preparing your case. Our personal injury attorneys could be your legal advocate throughout this process.

Building a Strong Premises Liability Case

To build a strong premises liability case, the claimant must prove that the property owner or manager was negligent. Establishing that the property owner was aware of or should have known that the hazard existed on the property and did not fix or warn of the problem could prove negligence. The claimant, with their attorney, could present evidence such as photos, witness interviews, medical documentation, and videos to establish negligence.

An experienced Philadelphia attorney could investigate the accident and help build a solid premises liability case on behalf of their client. Seasoned legal counsel could work with insurance companies and focus on getting the maximum compensation on their client’s behalf.

Types of Visitors in Premises Liability Cases

When someone suffers an injury on another person’s property, it is not automatically assumed that they will be eligible for compensation. This eligibility will depend on several things, and one of those includes the visitor’s legal status and purpose for on being on the property. Premises liability cases divide visitors into three separate categories. Each class has a different level of protection under state law. The three categories are:

  • Invitees- this type of visitor is an individual that an owner owes the most responsibility to and expressly or by implied invitation asks to enter their property, such as a customer at a shopping mall
  • Licensees- this type of visitor is a person whom the owner owes a responsibility to and invites the person but has no contractual relation, such as a social guest
  • Trespassers- this person enters a property without invitation, and a property owner does not have an obligation to protect them unless it is a child who suffers an injury because they left their property unsecured

A lawyer in Philadelphia could discuss these premises liability laws and establish under which category a claimant would fall.

Call a Compassionate Philadelphia Premises Liability Attorney

If you are the victim of a property owner or manager’s negligent actions, you deserve justice and compensation for your pain and suffering. The injuries someone can sustain in this type of accident can lead to lifelong disabilities and outrageous medical bills that you should not have to handle on your own.

A skilled Philadelphia premises liability lawyer could work with you to determine who the liable party is and calculate all of your damages. Seasoned legal counsel from our firm could collect evidence to support your claim and advocate on your behalf. Do not let the medical bills continue to pile up; call a knowledgeable legal professional today.

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