Premises Liability

If you have been injured on public or private property that is not your own, you may be able to make a premises liability claim that will hold the property owner accountable for your injuries. We have represented dozens of clients who have required compensation from this claim and made sure they all receive it. You are entitled to coverage for your medical expenses, wage losses and any emotional trauma you have experienced if a property owner’s negligence caused your injuries. Whether you experienced a slip and fall at a park or suffered an injury at a public school, you have a right to make this claim.

Depending on what state you live in, the court may only examine your perspective as a visitor to the property or it may examine both the visitor and the owner’s behavior. As a visitor you will be distinguished by one of four groups: invitee, trespasser, licensee and social guest. Visitors who are invitees were inherently invited onto someone’s property, not necessarily by a private invitation, but by the existence of a public facility or retail store. In this case, the property owner is held accountable for taking precautionary measures that ensure a reasonable level of safety on the property. With all other classifications, the same safety assurances and accountabilities are not as prevalent. Because licensees and social guests can only enter the property they’re visiting with permission from the owner of the property, and trespassers shouldn’t have been on the property in the first place, the same precautionary measures are not implied. That does not, however, mean you don’t have a case. Depending on the severity of your injuries and how much the property owner was at fault, you may still be entitled to full compensation.

When you utilize the superior legal expertise of Van Sant Law, LLC, the situation that caused your accident will be carefully examined so that you will be able to receive as much compensation for your medical expenses and wage losses as possible.

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