Florida Accident Lawyers
Premises liability covers a wide range of accidents and injuries which result from a property or business owner’s failure to maintain safe conditions for those who enter a property including customers, employees, visitors, and sometimes even trespassers. Slip and fall is the most common claim that results in premises liability accident lawsuits, but there are many others including criminal assault, fire, and even food poisoning.
Examples of Premises Liability Accidents
Property a business owners have a duty to maintain safe conditions, free of hazards. The type of property or business, and your relationship to the property or business owner will dictate how far that duty goes. Some common examples of premises liability accidents include:
- Slip and fall/trip and fall
- Attacks and assaults due to negligent security
- Fires
- Falling objects
- Vending machine tip-over
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Construction accidents
- Food poisoning
- Structure collapse
- Swimming pool accidents
- Accidents involving children caused by attractive nuisances
- Some auto accidents
- Amusement park accidents
Attractive Nuisance and Child Trespassers
Florida’s attractive nuisance doctrine is meant to protect young children from dangers they may not understand. It places the burden on property owners to prevent children from being drawn to hazards on their property, such as swimming pools, trampolines, and old refrigerators.
Negligent Security
Negligent security is a complicated area of premises liability, and there have been some conflicting decisions in the courts. Property and business owners have a duty to protect customers, employees, and guests from foreseeable criminal attacks. Many factors go into determining foreseeability, such as prior crimes on the property, location in a high crime area, and the type of business.
Premises Liability vs. Product Liability
Some accidents that at first appear to fall under premises liability turn out to be caused by a defective product. You do not have to figure that out on your own. Our Florida attorneys handle premises liability accident lawsuits on behalf of our clients. We will thoroughly investigate your accident to uncover the facts.
If you have been injured in an accident on someone else’s property in Florida, please call our Fort Lauderdale premises liability attorneys today at (888) 239-6950 or contact us online.