Experienced Personal Injury Lawyers

Many lawsuits arise over injuries on someone else's property; for example, someone trips and falls. Whether the property owner is liable may depend on who is injured. A personal injury attorney may be called if any of to settle personal injury cases from individuals who are injured due to negligence on the part of the property owner.

Here are some basic rules:

Invitees are invited on the premises for business purposes; an example is customers in a store. The owner owes them a duty to reasonable care and is liable for any negligence. If a customer slips due to the grease on the floor, the store owner could be held accountable for such negligence.

Licenses are persons allowed on the premises who are not business invitees. Social guests generally fall into this category. Licenses are on the premises at their own risk, but owners are under a duty to warn of hidden dangers, such as a loose floorboard.A homeowner can be held liable for negligence if accidents happen due to the hidden dangers within his premises.

Trespassers have no right on the premises and owners owe them no duty except to refrain from intentional harm. However, if the tresspassers are children, and the owner knows that some building, strucutre, condition, or object on the property is likely to attract children, he may be held liable for any failure to exercise reasonable care.

And so the important thing for property owners should remember is to always exercise care that customers or guests are not injured on their property. If you ever bump into any of these injuries, you can opt for a personal injury lawyer to handle your case.