Below is a great explanation of Premises Liability. Check out the article!
Slippery Floor Injury and Liability of Store Owner PersonalInjuryLawyer.com:
"Determining Liability for a Slippery Floor Accident"
A building owner has the legal responsibility to maintain a property that is safe for visitors. When the property owner fails to do so and a serious injury occurs, the injured person has the right to seek compensation for medical and rehabilitation costs, economic losses and pain and suffering.
The owner of the premises owes a legal duty to a business invitee to do the following:
1> To use reasonable care to maintain the premises in a safe condition, which includes a duty to use reasonable care to learn of the existence of any danger conditions that may exist.
2> To give the invitee warning of a dangerous condition which are or should be known by the property owner, but are not known to the invitee and could not be discovered through the exercise of due care."...
Friday, March 5, 2010
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