Injuries are not part of the plan when you visit friends or family, patronize a business, or attend a special event. But accidents and injuries do happen, and when they occur because of a property owner’s negligence, you may be eligible to hold that property owner accountable for paying your damages.
Connect with a Summerlin personal injury lawyer from H&P Law for a free case consultation and to start working toward justice.
Our firm has received top ratings from Super Lawyers over multiple years and has been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 list. You can trust a Summerlin premises liability lawyer from our team to manage your case with skill, efficiency, and professionalism. We work hard to get victims the financial justice they deserve.
When You May Have a Premises Liability Claim
You may have grounds to file a premises liability claim against a property owner or manager if you are hurt on their property or property under their control. Injured tenants, social guests, or business clients all have the potential to file if certain conditions apply. These conditions are:
- You were on the premises legally–you had the property owner’s permission
- A hazardous condition existed on the property
- The property owner or manager knew or should have known about that hazard but failed to correct it or warn you of it
- The hazardous condition caused your injury and damages
A Summerlin premises liability attorney can review your case and determine if you are eligible to pursue a claim for compensation. Your lawyer will also be sure to identify the appropriate at-fault party. In some cases, the property owner may bear responsibility, but in others, a person leasing, renting, or managing the property may be culpable.
What to Do Following an Accident on Someone Else’s Property
Anytime you sustain an injury on someone else’s property, and that injury leaves you in pain and facing medical bills and other damages, you should speak to a premises liability lawyer in Summerville about your legal options.
You should also seek fast medical care to have your injuries documented, diagnosed, and treated. Victims do not always realize the extent of an injury in its immediate aftermath, and prompt care can prevent the condition from worsening and also protect your potential claim.
If you delay care and the injury gets worse, the property owner may argue that your decision to delay caused your situation, not the original injury sustained on their premises.
They could also claim the postponement “proves” you were not actually injured in the first place and are only looking for an easy payday. There are additional steps you can take right at the scene of the accident to strengthen your claim:
- Report what happened to the property owner or manager. Be sure to take their contact information
- Take pictures of the condition that caused your accident and of your injuries
- Get contact information from witnesses. If witnesses are willing, have them send you a text or email describing the incident
Examples of Conditions Prompting Premises Liability Claims
Any type of injury can warrant a premises liability claim. Our team has extensive experience managing cases representing a variety of injuries occurring in a variety of places. Examples of accidents or conditions prompting premises liability claims include, among others:
- Slips or falls: Torn carpeting, uneven floors, wet floors, broken steps, and weak stair railings are all potential fall hazards.
- Attacks: Broken locks on doors or windows, poorly lit and unpatrolled parking lots, and any other form of inadequate security can lead to injuries from preventable criminal acts. What is negligent security, and do you have a legal claim against the property owner are questions an attorney can answer for you.
- Uncontrolled crowds: Amusement parks, concert arenas, and festival venues all draw crowds, and without proper crowd control in place, these spaces become grounds for fights, rioting, trampling, and other injury-causing disasters.
- Code violations: If buildings are not up to code, this lack of compliance can cause injuries. Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 118 establishes specific responsibilities landlords must fulfill to keep their tenants safe. They include repairing damages on the premises that were not caused by normal wear and tear.
- Dog bites: Understanding premises liability in dog bite cases is one of our team’s strengths. If you are bitten or injured by a dog, we will work to hold the dog owner accountable.
Nevada’s Law Regarding Premises Liability Cases
For the best case outcome, partner with a premises liability attorney in Summerville as soon as you can after your accident. Under NRS 11.190, victims have two years to file a claim with the court. The sooner we have access to your case, the sooner we can investigate and collect evidence and file it within that deadline.
Evidence collection is often more productive in the time close after the accident occurs, and the stronger the evidence, the stronger your case. Nevada follows a comparative negligence system established in NRS Chapter 51 and allows victims to seek damages only if they are 50% or less responsible for the accident causing their injuries. If they meet this requirement, they can still see a compensation reduction in proportion to their percentage of blame.
The at-fault party will work to put as much blame as possible on you and mount their own defenses to your claim.
Our team will work to collect comprehensive, convincing evidence to support your claim, prove the at-fault party’s negligence, and protect your compensation. We know the common defenses to premises liability claims and will design a case strategy to challenge them.
Our Summerlin Premises Liability Lawyers Are Here for You
After sustaining an injury on someone else’s property, you deserve compensation for your losses.
H&P Law will fight to get you economic damages to cover your financial losses and non-economic damages to acknowledge your emotional suffering. We have won praise from a long history of satisfied clients, and we look forward to adding you to that history.
