When entering a property, we have the expectation that the property owner takes reasonable precautions to prevent injuries by addressing and correcting safety hazards. This reasonable expectation applies to commercial properties like stores and restaurants, public property like a city bus station, and even private property that we visit legally. Unfortunately, there are times when a property owner or manager fails to take the reasonable measures necessary.
If you or a close family member suffered injuries on someone else’s property, call the Dallas premises liability lawyers at GreeningLaw.
Why Choosing the Right Premises Liability Attorney In Dallas Is Important
Some personal injury lawyers treat every case with a formulaic approach that doesn’t always align with the injury victim’s goals and may not recover the maximum compensation available to them. By choosing the distinguished Dallas premises liability lawyers at GreeningLaw, you’ll have the following advantages in your case:
- A lead personal injury attorney in Dallas who is a board-certified Texas trial lawyer with over three decades of experience in Texas injury law, the insurance system, and civil court
- A law firm listed in Super Lawyers and a “preeminent” rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- The dedicated attention of an attorney devoted to your case and a legal staff working behind the scenes on your behalf
- Access to the best medical experts and other resources to make the most compelling, evidence-backed claim for your compensation
- Compassionate representation with regard for your human dignity so you’re never treated like case number
We offer a free case consultation and contingency-based payment, so you pay nothing until we recover your compensation. We also ensure that you’re always involved and informed throughout the process.
What Types of Premises Liability Claims are Common In Texas?
No one can anticipate all injuries, but property owners have a legal obligation to regularly inspect their property and repair safety hazards or place warning signs until they can address a safety problem. Common premises liability claims in Dallas and the surrounding area include the following:
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Trip-and-fall accidents
- Pool accidents
- Staircase injuries
- Elevator and escalator injuries
- Fires/fire code violations
- Inadequate maintenance
- Ceiling collapse injuries
- Insufficient security
- Blocked or barred exits
- Accidental electrocutions
- Open septic tank accidents
- Falling objects
- Dog bites or animal attacks
- Building code violations
- Balcony collapses
- Violent assault
Whether you are a customer injured in a slip-and-fall accident caused by a leaky restroom pipe or you were bitten by a neighbor’s dog when approaching their front door, you have a right to recover your financial losses and compensation for your pain and suffering—the “damages” in a premises liability lawsuit.
What Types of Injuries Commonly Occur In Premises Accidents In Dallas?
Injuries are painful and traumatic, especially if they are serious enough to require a hospital visit and days of lost pay. Sadly, some injuries result in permanent harm, such as disability. Common injuries cited in Texas premises liability claims include the following:
- Fractures of the limbs, hip, pelvis, clavicle, ribs, or vertebrae
- Neck injuries
- Back injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Burns
- Chemical exposures
- Dog bites
- Lacerations, contusions, and abrasions
- Soft-tissue injuries such as sprains and torn ligaments in knees, elbows, wrists, or ankles
- Facial and dental trauma
- Spinal cord injuries
- Internal bleeding
- Internal organ injury
- Near drowning
In some cases, violent assault victims may also file a premises liability claim, for instance, if a hotel owner fails to provide sufficient security or an apartment building manager does not provide adequate lighting.
How Do You Prove Liability In a Texas Premises Liability Claim?
Unlike criminal courts, which require prosecutors to prove their case “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the standard for proving liability in a civil case requires proof through the “preponderance of evidence.” This means showing that it’s more likely than not that the property owner was responsible for the injury.
Proving liability for a premises liability case in Dallas or elsewhere in Texas requires proving the following:
- The property owner was aware of the safety hazard on the property
- They owed a duty of care to the injury victim
- They breached this duty of care by failing to address or repair the hazard the way a reasonable property owner would have done
- Their breach of duty caused the injury
- The injury victim suffered damages from the injury
A property owner does not owe a duty of care to someone trespassing on their property or committing a crime; however, under Texas law, young children are not trespassers. Instead, the state asserts that a property owner with children in their neighborhood should reasonably anticipate that a child might enter the property, especially if the property has an “attractive nuisance” such as a tree house, pool, trampoline, or construction equipment.
Compensation for damages in premises liability claims typically comes from the property owner’s liability insurance.
What Damages Can I Recover for Premises Accident Injuries In Dallas?
Serious injuries are costly as well as painful. Often, an injury prevents a prompt return to work at the same time that the injury victim owes a large emergency room bill. In worse circumstances, a premises injury could leave the injury victim with a lifelong disability. Common damages recovered in premises accident claims include:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses
- Future medical costs related to the injury
- Lost wages
- Future income loss or diminished future earning ability
- Out-of-pocket expenses related to the injury
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Compensation for any other damages that apply to your case, for example, disfigurement, scarring, loss of vision, loss of hearing, loss of limb, or diminished quality of life
If a loved one died due to a negligent property owner, close family members can recover compensation through a claim with our wrongful death lawyer in Dallas.
Call the Dallas Premises Liability Lawyers at GreeningLaw
When an injury causes substantial damages, you don’t have to be left responsible for the economic consequences if a property owner’s negligence caused the injury. A successful claim can’t erase pain and suffering, it relieves the financial hardship caused by the injury, opens the door to the best possible medical care, and provides injury victims with a sense of financial accountability. Contact GreeningLaw today so we can take prompt action in your case.