The legal theory of premises liability holds
property owners liable for any accident or injury which occurs on the property.
At Zinda Law Group, our team of attorneys has the experience and resources necessary to hold
property owners liable when visitors are injured.
A slip or trip and fall claim is based upon the concept of premises liability, which holds
property owners liable if they fail in their duty to keep you safe from hazardous conditions.
Our attorneys understand North Carolina premises liability law and know how to find applicable insurance coverage to compensate you for your injuries and how to hold negligent
property owners liable.
Negligent security is an area of premises liability that deals with holding
property owners liable for any damages or injuries held on their property due to a lack of reasonable security.
To prove
a property owner liable for your injuries, you must present evidence showing that either an employee or the owner himself:
Gross negligence is required to hold
a property owner liable.
Additionally, setting a trap specifically designed to harm trespassers without warning could make
the property owner liable for damages.
Any injuries or deaths which occur would render
the property owner liable.
Failure to do so could be viewed as negligence in the eyes of the law and may make
the property owner liable if someone gets hurt.
Failing to do so constitutes a breach of the property owner's duty of care, and may make
the property owner liable for negligence.
Not exact matches
This charge is payable annually in respect of all real estate
properties in the State, which means
owners and occupiers holding a lease to a
Property for ten (10) years or more are now
liable to pay the annual LUC invoice charged.
Will I be
liable, as a home
owner and landlord, for a charge if I buy another
property before selling the one I live in?
One notable example is the Scaffold Law, an 1885 law that makes
property owners and contractors
liable for any «gravity - related» injuries at construction sites.
Alliance executive director Tom Stebbins said trial lawyers have profited handsomely while driving up the cost of doing business in New York by blocking needed reforms to provisions such as the «scaffold law,» which holds contractors and
property owners fully
liable no matter what if workers are hurt in falls from heights under unsafe conditions.
«This is important because the
owner of the
property may not be
liable for everything that happens on his or her
property.
You are not
liable for the deficiency if your lender is a financial institution, the loan originated after October 1, 2009, the
property is a single - family
owner - occupied home, the mortgage debt was used to purchase the
property, and you haven't refinanced the mortgage.
You understand that to the extent permitted under applicable law, in no event will
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Owners will be solely
liable for any injury or
property damage that results from their pet's behavior.
Dog
owners are
liable for all damages caused by their pets, including
property damage and personal liability.
If a dog damages another person's
property and frightens or injures the humans, the loose - dog's
owners are
liable for court settlements and they rarely win.
Lawsuit update: PETA tells the Court that Maya was worthless and therefore they can't be financially
liable to the family, that, at best, the dog had no value beyond the cost of replacement for another dog, they had permission by the
property owner to remove community cats so they can not be guilty of trespass for entering and killing a dog, and the family is not entitled to punitive damages because PETA's theft and immediate killing of a happy, healthy, beloved dog is not «outrageous» conduct.
PETA, however, told the court that they can not be held
liable for trespass because the
property owner gave them permission to come into the trailer park and onto the
property and round up community cats (who they would also kill that day).
The City Council found that
owners who allow their dangerous dogs to run loose in the city or fail to safely and humanely restrain those dogs on their
property are criminally and civilly
liable for the harm those dogs cause.
Owners will be solely
liable and held responsible for any injury or
property damage that results from their pet's behavior.
Under no circumstances will the sites or the Chopra parties be
liable to you for any loss or damages of any kind that are directly or indirectly related to the sites, the materials in the sites, the downloadable items, user content, your use or inability to use, or the performance of the sites, any action taken in connection with an investigation by the sites or law enforcement authorities regarding your use of the sites, and action taken in connection with copyright or other intellectual
property owners, any errors or omission in the sites, technical operation, or any damage to any users computer, hardware, software, wireless devices, cellular phone, modem or other equipment or technology, including without limitation damage from any security breach or from any virus, bugs, tampering, fraud, scam, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line or network failure or any other technical or other malfunction, even if foreseeable or even if the sites or Chopra parties have been advised of or should have known of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action of contract, negligence, strict liability or tort.
Accordingly, a variety of consequential injuries were held not to constitute takings... Nor was government held
liable for the extra expense which the
property owner must obligate in order to ward off the consequence of the governmental action... But the Court also decided long ago that land can be «taken» in the constitutional sense by physical invasion or occupation by the government, as occurs when the government floods land permanently or recurrently.
If something does happen to a trespasser while trying to catch a Pokemon on private
property, the
property owner would likely continue to be strictly
liable to a trespasser for an injuries that occurred, but it also seems likely that they would have a right to seek indemnification (where one party bears the monetary costs, either directly or by reimbursement, for losses incurred by a second party) from Nintendo and Niantic.
Common circumstances in which
property owners are found legally
liable for the injuries of their guests include the following:
It is important to understand that if a person slips, trips or falls as a result of a dangerous condition, the
property owner could be held
liable for any injuries.
The basic rule is that a land
owner will be
liable to an injured guest in many situations, but it depends on the reason plaintiff was on the
property at the time of the accident.
In Florida, if you get injured on someone else's
property, whether it is a private home or a business frequented by the general public, the law that controls whether the
property owner is
liable is known as premises liability law.
Indeed, many parties, including business
owners, landlords, and
property management companies, may be
liable for failing to provide adequate protection under certain circumstances.
Premises liability outlines that if a visitor sustains an injury on a
property, the
property owner is
liable if they did not take reasonable safety precautions.
Premises liability in Kentucky is based on the principle that a
property owner may be
liable for injuries to visitors if they are found to be negligent.
Depending on the unique circumstances of the case, the
liable parties may include the establishment where the crime occurred,
property owners, security companies and / or government entities, in addition to the offender.
Property owners may be held liable for injuries that occur on a property owner's premises under the law of premises li
Property owners may be held
liable for injuries that occur on a
property owner's premises under the law of premises li
property owner's premises under the law of premises liability.
Private
property owners of local seaside shops, grocery stores, restaurants, bars, other places of business, and private homes may all be held
liable for your injury.
Under the attractive nuisance doctrine,
property owners can sometimes be held
liable for a child trespasser's injuries in a premises liability lawsuit.
If you were on the premises for the purposes of conducting business or as a social guest, the
property owner has a duty to keep the
property reasonable safe and will be
liable if you suffer serious bodily injury.
In some situations, moreover, a
property owner like an apartment complex, a shopping center, or an office building may be held
liable when its failure to provide adequate safety results in crimes by third parties.
If you received an injury on a
property not belonging to you, the
property owner may be
liable.
If somebody slips and falls because a building has been poorly maintained, the
property owner could be
liable for their injuries.
Hotel, motel, and short - term
property owner can be
liable for bed bug injuries if they knew, or should have known, about a bed bug problem but failed to fix the situation.
California's Civil Code Section 3342 states: «The
owner of any dog is
liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while in a public place or lawfully in a private place, including the
property of the
owner of the dog, regard n less of the former viciousness of the dog or the
owner's knowledge of such viciousness.»
Below, you'll find out which slip and fall injuries you should look out for and when
property owners and municipalities are
liable.
Property owners who were once held
liable for damages may now point to contractors and subcontractors to confuse the issue of exactly who is
liable for your injuries.
If you've been injured in a slip and fall accident, you probably want to know whether the
property owner is
liable for your injuries.
If the slip and fall was a direct result of dangerous conditions that the
property owner failed to fix, they could be held
liable for your damage.
Often times, the
owner of the
property where the fall happened is legally
liable for the injuries.