Unsafe Property Conditions & Premises Liability
The legal concept of Premises Liability applies to personal injury cases where an injury was caused by an unsafe or defective condition on someone’s property. An owner or landlord has a responsibility to use reasonable care to maintain a property and is expected to take reasonable actions to correct dangerous defects or unsafe conditions in a timely manner. Property owners also have a special responsibility to protect children from potential harm from “attractive nuisances” such as ponds or swimming pools.
Key Factors in Premises Liability Cases
Negligence on the part of an owner is a critical factor in premises liability lawsuits. An injured party must show that an owner should have reasonably known about unsafe conditions on their property and failed to take actions to correct those dangerous issues. In premises liability suits, an injured party typically should have a lawful reason or purpose to be on a property where they are injured. But even if someone is injured while trespassing, a property owner could still be at fault if they failed to give a reasonable warning about dangerous conditions to prevent injury (warning signage, fencing, protective barriers, etc.).
Types of Premises Liability Cases
There are many types of personal injury or damages lawsuits that can fall under the category of premises liability, including slip and falls, dog bites or attacks, swimming pool accidents, inadequate snow and ice removal, flooding and water leaks, poor maintenance practices and other defective conditions or circumstances related to a property. Other types of premises liability cases could include issues related to inadequate lighting, negligent security, fire and safety code violations and more. The Attorneys at Sauter Sullivan are well versed on premises liability law and they can help you if you’ve been injured on someone else’s property.
Contact us today to speak with an experienced Sauter Sullivan premises liability lawyer for free. There are no fees unless we win your case.
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$300,000 Slip and Fall Settlement for Contractor Injured at a Customer’s Home
In March 2019, a contractor finished a job at a person’s home and prepared to draw up the final invoice for the work. He sat down in a chair on the owner’s back patio to do the paperwork, and the chair collapsed, causing him to fall straight down onto his tailbone. He was in pain from his injuries, so he
Client with Hand Injury Recovers $300,000 Policy Limits
Our client sustained a hand injury from an encounter with a homeowner. We collected the policy limits under a homeowner’s policy. Initially, the insurance company had denied the claim because their insured was allegedly not negligent. Sauter Sullivan was able to perform investigation which showed the insurance company’s client negligence and turned the case around.
$225,000 Settlement
Sauter Sullivan was able to obtain a $225,000 settlement for a client, whose foot was run over in an incident at a retail establishment. The client suffered a fracture and had ongoing problems.
$225,000 Premises Liability Settlement for Injury at Fast Food Establishment
A 20 year old woman was in a Granite City, Illinois fast food restaurant, waiting for her food, when she went to fill her cup at the self-service soda station. While she was getting ice, vibrations from the machine shook loose a piece of plastic, just above the client’s head. The plastic piece struck her on the forehead, bending her
Sidewalk Slip and Fall Accident Gets Fast Settlement of $210,000
A client of Christopher Geldmacher of the Sauter Sullivan law firm was injured in a slip and fall accident while exiting a grocery store in North St. Louis County. The injured client was an elderly woman who required a walker to get around. She was exiting the store with her walker when her foot caught on a raised, uneven edge
$140,000 Settlement for Working Mom Injured in Slip and Fall at Event Venue
A 29 year old bookkeeper, wife and Mom came to Sauter Sullivan after she suffered personal injury in a slip and fall incident at a party that was being held at a hall that hosted events and parties. A bartender, who was an employee of the facility, asked the woman to watch the bar while he left to use the
Restaurant Slip & Fall Injury Yields $63,500 Settlement in Premises Liability Case
Carolyn Caruthers, a personal injury attorney with the Sauter Sullivan law firm, took on a premises liability case for a client who was injured in a slip and fall accident at a restaurant in St. Charles, Missouri. The client was a young man in his mid-20’s, who was carrying his 2 year old in his arms as he entered a
$60,000 Settlement for Woman Injured in Slip and Fall at Fast Food Restaurant
In August 2007, a woman came to Sauter Sullivan attorney Christopher Geldmacher after she suffered a personal injury when she slipped and fell in a fast food restaurant parking lot. It had started raining outside while the woman was in the restaurant, and, when she exited building, she was forced to walk along a very steep area of the parking
$50,000 to Laborer Injured in Slip & Fall Accident in Leaky Hospital Rest Room
A 54 year old laborer came to the Sauter Sullivan law firm with a premises liability case that involved personal injury. The man had significantly injured his knee in a slip and fall accident caused by a puddle of water on the floor of a rest room in a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The leak and water problem had
$41,000 Settlement Woman Injured Due to Poorly Secured Handrail
Christopher Geldmacher represented an elderly woman who injured herself on the stairs at a Saint Louis City apartment complex as the result of a poorly secured handrail.The client was walking down the stairs in her apartment building while leaning on the handrail for support. The handrail, which had not been adequately secured to the wall, pulled out of the wall