Premises Liability in Inland Empire, CA

Inland Empire Premises Liability Attorney

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Unsafe conditions like faulty wiring, poorly stacked merchandise and loose carpeting cause accidents leading to serious injury. Businesses and property owners have a vital responsibility to create safe environments for their customers and visitors. This also includes walkways and parking lots, in addition to individuals they employ. Workers are there to serve and sometimes, even protect individuals that go to their places of business. The attorneys at the Law Offices of Tim D. Wright, are experienced in the legal responsibilities and liabilities of businesses or organizations that fail to offer these safe conditions.

You can readily suffer injury through no fault of your own when you go to property such as a store, office building, motel or apartment complex. If the owner or occupier of the property knew of a dangerous condition or activity that caused your injury and neglected to take timely, practical actions to protect you from it, you might be eligible to recover full compensation for all damage you have suffered. You should immediately get help from an experienced Inland Empire premises liability attorney.

Premises Liability Cases in California

When you consult with the Law Offices of Tim D. Wright, we will thoroughly review the facts of your case. We will determine and pursue all of your legal options against the owner or occupier of the property where your injury took place. Generally, the issues that we will focus on include:

• Duty-- Did you lawfully visit the property? For instance, were you a customer at a store, a guest at a hotel or a social guest at someone's home? If so, the property owner or occupant owed a duty to exercise ordinary care to make sure that the property was safe for you. In other words, the owner or occupant needed to take reasonable measures to protect you from any dangerous condition on the property that the owner or occupier knew or reasonably should have known about and which you would not have been expected to discover on your own.
• Breach-- Did the owner or occupier fail to repair the hazardous condition in a reasonable, timely manner or, at the very least, to alert you about it? If so, the owner failed to fulfill the duty owed to you and could be held legally responsible for your injuries.
• Causation-- Did the negligence of the owner or occupant contribute to the injuries that you suffered, or did something else-- perhaps your own actions-- cause the injuries?
• Damages-- Did you suffer actual injury because of the failure of the property owner or occupant to fulfill the duty owed to you? This means that you need to show that you suffered genuine physical, psychological and/or financial harm.

It is always important to look at the ways a property owner or occupier will attempt to avoid liability. For instance, the owner or occupant may claim that you were a trespasser or claim that you sustained injuries because you walked into an "open and obvious" hazard. The attorneys at the Law Offices of Tim D. Wright, will be prepared to take on those issues and protect your right to full and fair compensation.

Types of Premises Liability Claims in California

A premises liability claim can emerge in many different circumstances. Some of the most common premises liability claims that our law firm handles include:

• Slip and falls-- These accidents usually happen due to wet and slippery floors, poor lighting, damaged and uneven walkways, torn or frayed carpeting and icy or snowy walkways and parking lots. In addition, a lot of falls occur because of defects such as damaged stairs or handrails.
• Falling objects-- Many individuals suffer injuries when improperly stacked merchandise falls from store shelves or when employees drop tools, equipment and materials at construction sites.
• Contamination-- Landlords, in particular, expose occupants and their visitors to harm when they neglect to conduct routine inspections and remedy issues such as mold accumulation, lead paint, carbon monoxide or gas leaks. Often, their negligence violates local building codes.
• Escalator and elevator accidents-- These incidents usually occur when building owners or tenants neglect to routinely inspect and maintain elevators and escalators in stores, shopping centers and office complexes.
• Negligent security-- Many assaults occur in shopping centers, office buildings, apartments, hotels and motels because property owners and managers fail to protect visitors from known security risks, or they hire employees without a sufficient criminal background check.
• Swimming pool accidents-- Drownings and near-drownings might occur if a property owner or occupier fails to properly maintain a swimming pool and features such as slides and diving boards. Swimming pool owners should also use a fence or locked gate to keep out children and prevent the foreseeable risk of an accident.

Compensation in a California Premises Liability Claim

Our goal at the Law Offices of Tim D. Wright, will be to secure maximum compensation for you in your premises liability case. We understand how dangerous property conditions can cause individuals to suffer serious, life-changing injuries such as traumatic brain injury, back and spine injuries, fractures, burns and soft tissue injuries. We will work hard to pursue damages on your behalf such as:

• Past and future medical expenses
• Lost income (including lost future earning capacity)
• Pain and suffering
• Psychological distress
• Wrongful death damages (if you lost your loved one)
• Punitive damages

We will determine all sources of compensation for you and aggressively challenge any attempts by the property owner or occupier (or its insurance provider) to blame you for your injuries and deny or reduce the amount of your claim.

Our Inland Empire Premises Liability Attorneys Are Ready to Help You

At the Law Offices of Tim D. Wright, we will move quickly to investigate your claim. We work with skilled investigators that can document the scene of your accident, talk with witnesses and track down other evidence such as surveillance camera footage. We also regularly consult with experts who help us to determine exactly how a hazardous property condition caused an accident. A major part of our investigation may involve tracking down the identity of the property owner or person that was otherwise in control of the premises where you or a loved one was hurt.