Premises Liability

A sudden slip-and-fall accident is at best embarrassing and painful, even when we brush ourselves off and walk away. At its worst, a slip-and-fall accident can cause serious injuries, including those that result in missed work days, expensive hospital bills, and sometimes even permanent disability. How common are serious slip-and-fall accidents, how do they...

No one expects a fall, but when it happens due to someone else’s negligence, a painful fall is even more distressing. Often, a bad fall causes not only serious injuries with financial hardship and lost time from work but falling in a public place sometimes results in embarrassment and emotional trauma. If your fall...

A sudden unexpected fall is a traumatic experience. You may sustain painful injuries and temporary or even permanent disability. When the fall occurs in a public place, embarrassment is a troubling addition to an already painful situation. Despite the feelings of embarrassment most fall victims cite as one of their first emotions after a...

Property owners in California owe a duty to others to take reasonable measures to prevent safety hazards that could result in injuries on their property. Whether it’s a homeowner with a swimming pool in a family-friendly neighborhood or the owner of a busy store, California law requires all property owners or managers of property...

Imagine you’re walking home from picking up a gallon of milk and a package of diapers from the corner store in your shady, tree-lined California community when your foot catches on a raised, cracked section of sidewalk pushed up from a tree root running below. Unable to catch yourself, you pitch forward headlong with...

Premises liability laws in California and other states hold property owners responsible for injuries occurring on their property with the acknowledgment that the owner of any premises should take reasonable care to maintain a safe, hazard-free environment so visitors can enter without risk of sustaining injuries due to the owner’s negligence. Proving this type...