When you are legally visiting a person or a business’s property, you have a right to expect them to take reasonable steps to prevent you from being injured.
If they fail in this duty and you are injured, you should consult our Stamford personal injury lawyer to determine if you are eligible for compensation.
At The Law Offices of James A. Welcome, you will get personalized attention at a law firm that has worked to help people like you since 2007.
An injury can cause serious harm to your financial well-being and may have a long-term effect on your health. Consult our premises liability lawyer in Stamford to find out how you can offset this damage.
Why a Property Owner May Be Liable For Your Injuries
You may wonder whether businesses are liable for injuries that occur on their property. When a person is in charge of a property, they have a “duty of care” toward people who visit it. If there is a dangerous condition they should have known about, they must warn you away from it until it can be repaired. To show liability, your Stamford premises liability lawyer must provide evidence that:
- The premises owner owed you a duty of care
- They failed to meet it, causing your accident
- You were injured as a direct result of that accident
The same rules apply to private homeowners, tenants, and building managers. Any person who controls a property has a duty of care, and if they fail to take steps to keep you safe, they are liable. This means they must compensate you for any injuries.
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Examples of Dangerous Conditions That May Lead to Premises Liability Claims
Many conditions can lead to accidents, and often, people responsible for premises or their operations delay taking action. Although the condition that led to your injury may not be on this list, these examples cover some of the common premises liability issues we encounter:
- Slippery floors or spills
- Objects that fall on people
- Attacks by dangerous dogs
- Uneven paving or poorly maintained stairways
- Poor premises security, leading to an attack
- Poorly lit areas where people cannot see hazards
- Poorly maintained furniture or recreational equipment
Conditions like these can lead to severe injuries, including broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries. You may suffer lasting effects, costly surgery, or even be permanently disabled.
Your settlement can carry you through a time like this, but you will not receive it if you do not take the initiative.
Types of Compensation Your Premises Liability Lawyer in Stamford Can Help You Claim
The value of any compensation you may receive depends on how badly you were hurt. However, even injuries you at first thought were minor may be more serious than you initially believed.
Compensation covers both your financial costs and personal expenses. Types of damages include:
- Medical costs and future medical expenses
- Wages you lost and will still lose
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress and trauma
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Disability or disfigurement
Your premises liability attorney in Stamford will work with experts to determine the financial costs you face. They apply a variety of methods to assess the compensation for your personal damages. For example, they may use a multiplier or assign a daily cost. Legal precedents help them to justify these amounts.
How Lawyers Acting for Property Owners Fight Back
Although you may be entitled to compensation, you are likely to find that you will not receive it without a fight. Your lawyer will handle this battle for you.
To help them, avoid talking about your accident on social media and do not discuss your claim with any insurance company employees who may contact you. They may raise several objections to your claim. For example:
- You were 51% or more at fault for your own accident. If insurance company lawyers can show this, you will not be able to claim compensation.
- You shared some of the blame, even though you were not primarily at fault. You can still claim, but you will lose a matching percentage of your settlement.
- The property owner could not have been aware of the danger. This argument sometimes applies when a hazard emerges minutes before your accident.
- The danger was “open and obvious,” meaning that the problem was so visible that you should have seen it and protected yourself.
Complications like these underscore the importance of having our Stamford premises liability lawyer in your corner. They will expect arguments like these and will come prepared. For example, they may find evidence that other people had complained about a risk a property owner claims not to have known about.
The Time Limit for Filing a Lawsuit After An Accident On Someone Else’s Property
At The Law Offices of James A. Welcome, we recommend contacting us as soon after your accident as you can. Waiting to submit an insurance claim or file a lawsuit can make your case more difficult, and evidence harder to find. However, you may still be able to recover compensation.
Under Connecticut law, Chapter 926 § 52-584, you usually have up to two years from the date of your accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. So, even if you only realized how much you had lost in your accident months after it occurred, you can still hope to recover compensation.
Although it will be harder to find evidence, we may still uncover facts that show liability. You may have collected some evidence yourself; we may find that other people had similar experiences to yours, or witnesses may be willing to come forward.
Leave the matter in your lawyer’s hands. Remember, it is not better to settle your case early with the insurance company.
If You Were Hurt On Somebody Else’s Premises, Talk to Us as Soon as Possible
Insurance companies and premises owners will fight liability claims. As the victim of someone else’s negligence, you will benefit from representation. Our Stamford premises liability attorney will examine your case and talk you through your options.
At The Law Offices of James A. Welcome, we have successfully claimed millions of dollars for injured people, and we will devote the same level of dedication to your case.
With us, anyone can afford experienced representation. You only pay your lawyer if they win. Get caring representation today.
