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General Information
If you have already suffered what you believe to be a premises liability case n the State of California, we highly recommend that you stop reading right now, and call our law firm for a free telephone consultation at (800) 816-1529, Ext. 1., or you may submit your case to us through our automated online case submission form for a free evaluation by clicking here now. We will tell you over the telephone if we think that you have a case and whether we can help you.
If we believe we can help you, and you decide to retain us, we can then send our investigator to you with all of the legal forms necessary for you to retain our law firm.
If you do not have medical insurance or a medical provider, we can immediately refer you to an appropriate doctor near you for medical treatment. (Yes, even if you do not have medical insurance)
Yes, this can all be accomplished with one phone call to our law firm. We try to make the process as simple as possible for you.
For more information on how we handle your case, go to our INSTRUCTIONS TO CLIENTS SECTION BY CLICKING HERE NOW.
What is a premises liability case?
Premises liability cases involve injuries that occur to persons due to a dangerous condition on public or private property.
Premises Liability cases include but are not limited too: Slip and Fall’s, Trip and Falls, Falling Objects, The failure to provide adequate security, etc. It could even include having vicious animals such as Guard Dogs on the premises.
You may have a case if you have slipped and fell on a slippery substance, tripped and fell on a crack or hole in the pavement, sidewalk or floor, fell down slippery or improperly maintained stairs, been attacked in a poorly lit parking lot, etc.
There are too many premises liability scenarios that could result in a good case to list here.
The bottom line is that you have a right to be safe from injury due to dangerous conditions on public and private property.
Many people who have suffered a premises liability injury are too embarrassed to call a lawyer for help. They figure it was their fault for slipping and falling on water left in a supermarket isle.
The fact of the matter is that supermarkets have a duty of due care to their customers to make them safe from dangerous conditions on their property that could result in injuries to their customers. If you end up in the emergency room with a torn knee, a fractured arm, or an injured back due to the carelessness of a store or other entity, you are entitled to legal compensation for your damages.
Here are just a few examples of premises liability cases in which we have received settlements for our clients. In some categories we have received numerous settlements this list is just an example of case types:
Trip and Fall due to a concealed hole in grass.
Slip and Fall on salt spilled on isle at supermarket.
Slip and Fall on water at supermarket.
Trip and Fall on hole on public sidewalk.
Trip and Fall on improperly constructed curb.
Slip and Fall on Defectively maintained stairs.
Slip and Fall on ice at VIP parking lot at ski area.
Client attacked by vicious dogs that landlord allowed on his property.
Client injured due when elevator doors closed on her due to defective safety mechanism.
Client fell over defective railing.
Client drove into sink hole on public street.
Client fell into crack on sidewalk with poor lighting.
Serious injuries due to objects at stores falling.
Injuries due to cardboard or other items left on the floor at store, or in the backroom.
Serious injuries due to negligently placed parking stop in parking lot.
Client tripped on throw mat that was turned up in a liquor store and fell into rack resulting in him being blinded.
Etc.
The above list is a small example of premises liability cases in which we have obtained settlements for our clients. Obviously every scenario is different.
If you want to obtain a free consultation over the telephone to determine if you have a good premises liability case call us now at (800) 816-1529, Ext. 1, or you may submit your case to us through our automated online case submission form for a free evaluation by clicking here now.
TIME LIMIT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN YOUR premises liability case (California STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS)
The present Statute of Limitations for filing a lawsuit for personal injuries related to Premises Liability in the State of California is two (2) years from the date of the accident. If you do not file a lawsuit within two (2) years, you lose your right to sue!
If any of the parties to is a governmental entity such as a public sidewalk, street, building, etc., a claim must be filed with the entity within 6 months from the date of the accident. If the entity rejects the claim, they must then be sued within 6 months from the date of the rejection.
The only time that you should ever wait two years to file a lawsuit in a premises liability case, is if you are presently treating with a medical provider for injuries sustained in the accident. In such cases you damages are not fully known (ripe).
What do you do if you have suffered a premises liability injury?
If you suffered what you believe is a premises liability injury, you need to immediately report the injury to the owner, manager, or other employee of the establishment where the injury occurred, so that there will be a record of the accident. If the injury occurred on private property or at a residence, notify the homeowner or the owner of the property if possible. Write down the name, title, phone number, address, and physical description of the person that you report the injury to.
Request a copy of any accident, and/or incident report that is prepared in connection with the injury that you reported. If the person who takes the report refuses to give you a copy of the report, try to write down a description of the form that was filled out for future reference.
Try to identify and get contact information from any witnesses that may have observed the incident or the dangerous condition.
Request that the condition that caused your injury be photographed.
If necessary request an ambulance or medical treatment for your injuries.
Upon notification of the incident, the establishment will probably immediately try to clean up and/or correct the condition that caused your injury if they can. (Evidence of the repair of cannot be used at trial to prove that there was a dangerous condition, pursuant to the California Evidence Code and public policy, which is that the law does wants persons to correct dangerous conditions.)
Therefore it is critical if you can, to try to get evidence of the dangerous condition before it is corrected. If you are physically able, purchase a cheap disposable camera and photograph the condition before it is corrected. Look to see if there is video surveillance cameras that may have recorded your incident. Request in the presence of witnesses if you can, that the store or establishment preserve any video surveillance tapes.
It is critical for you to contact us as soon as possible after you have suffered a premises liability injury. We will send an investigator out to photograph, measure, and observe the dangerous condition and to try to interview witnesses. Obviously if the incident was caused by a spilled substance we may not be able to photograph the actual spilled substance, but we can get photographs of the scene of the incident for future use.
The Necessity of retaining counsel
The above information is just a small part of what you need to know when dealing with premises liability accidents.
As a firm that handles personal injury cases, including all most types of premises liability cases, we must above all, highly recommend that you retain a lawyer to represent you in your case. Preferably within the first 24-48 hours of the time the accident occurred.
We have dealt with many people who thought they could do it on their own without a lawyer, who in the end either by their own words or conduct, unintentionally sabotaged their own case, or settled their case for a small fraction of what their case was actually worth.
More then anything, we dislike having to tell someone who attempted to handle this complex area of the law on their own, that there is nothing we can do for them because they already settled their case, or they waited too long to file suit, etc.
Our purpose as a law firm is to provide you with aggressive, competent legal representation on your case. The word competency is not just some marketing term. Competency means that you have the expertise and knowledge to handle the case.
The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez has the level of competency necessary to get you maximum results in your case.
You may call us now for a free consultation on your case at (800) 816-1529, Ext. 1, or you may submit your case through our online legal form for evaluation by clicking here now. You have nothing to lose except the money you may be entitled to in your case!
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For a free telephone consultation call us now at (800) 816-1529, Ext. 1.
I had slipped on water at the grocery store. will someone be able to help me
If you give me a call at 800-816-1529 ext. 1, I will give you a free consultation and we can go from there.
Norm