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Injuries on someone else’s property can result in severe medical expenses, lost wages, and lasting pain. When a property owner fails to maintain safe conditions, California law allows injury victims to hold them legally responsible. Mercer Legal Group represents clients throughout Los Angeles and surrounding areas in premises liability cases involving negligence, hazardous conditions, and unsafe properties.
Premises liability refers to the legal responsibility property owners owe to visitors on their land. Under California law, every property owner has a duty of care to maintain reasonably safe conditions and warn visitors of known hazards. When a property owner breached this duty and someone suffers injuries as a result, the injured party may have a valid premises liability claim.
This area of law applies to private property, retail stores, grocery stores, parking lots, and public spaces. Whether you were hurt at a business, apartment complex, or private residence, premises liability law holds negligent property owners accountable for foreseeable harm they could have prevented.
These claims arise from various dangerous conditions. Common types include:
These cases require proving that the owner knew or should have known about a dangerous condition and failed to address it. Insurance companies often argue comparative negligence, claiming you share fault for your own injury. California’s comparative negligence laws allow recovery even if you were partially at fault, but your compensation reduces by your percentage of responsibility.
An experienced personal injury lawyer understands how to gather crucial evidence, including witness statements, surveillance footage, medical records, and incident reports. Your attorney investigates whether the property owner failed to conduct reasonable inspections or take reasonable steps to prevent harm.
The statute of limitations for most personal injury claims in California is two years from the date of the incident. Claims against government entities require filing within six months. Acting quickly preserves evidence and protects your legal claim.
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A slip and fall accident is among the most common personal injury incidents. These fall accidents often cause traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, and soft tissue damage. Property owners can be held liable when they had actual notice or constructive notice of hazardous conditions and failed to fix them or warn visitors. The value of your case depends on injury severity, medical expenses, lost income, and how liability is determined.
Mercer Legal Group has extensive experience handling premises liability cases throughout Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, West Covina, Santa Ana, and San Bernardino. Our premises liability lawyers investigate every angle—interviewing witnesses, reviewing property maintenance records, and consulting expert witnesses when needed.
We pursue fair settlement negotiations with insurance companies. If they refuse to offer adequate compensation, we are prepared to take your premises liability lawsuit to trial. Our goal is to recover possible compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and future medical expenses.
If you suffered injuries on someone else’s property due to unsafe conditions, here’s how to begin:
Call to speak with a premises liability attorney about your case.
A premises liability lawyer protects anyone harmed on someone else’s property due to hazardous circumstances. They enable victims of damp flooring, insufficient illumination, uneven surfaces, and incompetent security to get compensation.
Slip-and-fall situations, dog bites, swimming pool injuries, elevator mishaps, and property maintenance or security issues are common.
They investigate the accident, gather evidence, identify accountable parties, negotiate with insurance companies, and may defend you in court to ensure appropriate repay for your injuries and losses.
Medical bills, lost earnings, pain and suffering, rehabilitation fees, and punitive penalties may be awarded if the property owner was negligent.
