Every year, thousands of people in Arizona are hurt due to property defects. They might get injured while visiting a friend or family member or when out shopping in a store. Still others are hurt walking down the sidewalk or inside a public building. When you are hurt on someone’s property, you might have a premises liability claim for financial compensation. This type of injury claim is a great help to people with huge medical expenses and the inability to work.

This is a confusing area of law. There are few “bright line” rules, so don’t automatically assume you don’t have a case. Instead, reach out to CLS Law, PLLC, to schedule a free consultation with a Scottsdale premises liability lawyer. We’ll talk in depth about your accident and analyze whether you have a right to file an injury claim.

Do You Need a Scottsdale Premises Liability Lawyer?

  • Are you in so much pain you can’t leave the house or even get out of bed?
  • Are you unsure if you can sue or whether you have a legal case?
  • Is the property owner not returning your calls?
  • Do you have medical bills you can’t pay?
  • Are you unable to work because of an accident on someone’s property?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please call us. Our firm can immediately do all the tasks necessary to pull together a legal claim. We can find evidence, submit a claim for compensation, and negotiate on your behalf.

Premises Liability Accidents

People are injured in all types of accidents, including:

  • Falls. A person can slip or trip on some hazard, like debris or spilled water, and injure themselves in a fall.
  • Electrocution. A victim can get electrocuted when plugging in a phone charger or using an appliance. They might be electrocuted anywhere, including at work.
  • Falling merchandise. Improperly shelved items might rain down on a customer and injure them.
  • Violent attacks due to negligent security. A property owner should employ reasonable security measures to keep visitors safe on their property, based on the history of crime. We can sue them where inadequate security led to an attack.
  • Dog bites. Arizona has a statute which gives dog bite victims the right to seek compensation from the dog’s owner. This statute makes getting compensation easier, but you’ll still benefit from a lawyer’s help.
  • Swimming pool accidents. A child or even adult could get injured when falling in the pool or diving into the shallow end. They might be able to sue the property owner depending on the facts.

Call CLS Law to discuss your accident. Admittedly, everything might be a blur. But we can ask questions to tease out whether you have a solid claim for compensation.

What We Need to Prove

Premises liability cases turn on your reason for being on the property:

  • If you are a business customer, then the property owner must fix or warn you of hazards they created or knew about. They should also address hazards that have existed for so long they reasonably should know about them.
  • A property owner should warn an adult guest of any concealed hazards the owner knows about. Owners also cannot willfully or wantonly injure an adult guest.
  • Children are also entitled to an adequate warning of concealed dangers, though what qualifies as concealed could depend on the child’s age. Property owners generally owe heightened duties of care to children, who might not appreciate a risk or warning.
  • Generally, property owners do not have any duty of care to someone trespassing on the property. However, a property does need to protect a child drawn onto the premises by an attractive nuisance.

Let our legal team review the facts. The easiest cases to bring are those for business guests or customers, because the defendant owes them the most significant duties of care.

Who Can We Sue on Your Behalf?

We can bring a premises liability claim against any property owner who fails to fulfill their duties to visitors:

  • Hotels or motels
  • Schools
  • Parking garages
  • Sports venues
  • Private homeowners
  • The city for injuries in a public building
  • Hospitals
  • Grocery stores
  • Pharmacies
  • Nursing homes
  • Landlords
  • Apartment complexes

In short, we can sue any property owner when they fail to protect visitors as required by law.

Serious Injuries Deserve Compensation

Any accident could result in life-altering injuries. Our clients usually struggle with:

  • Head injuries
  • Concussions and traumatic brain injuries
  • Whiplash and neck fractures
  • Nerve damage
  • Dislocated shoulders
  • Abrasions or lacerations
  • Infections after a dog bite
  • Crush injuries
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Fractures
  • Burns
  • Paralysis

A victim’s capacity to bring a lawsuit is compromised when they are suffering from serious pain. It is critical to reach out to CLS Law to schedule a consultation after an accident. Cases often start with a phone call to our office. We can meet to discuss what happened and your prognosis.

Bodily injuries also cause intense mental anguish. Someone who loses a limb in an accident could struggle with anxiety and moving forward. Our office is sensitive to the needs of our clients and extends our compassion to anyone hurt in a premises accident.

Evidence for Your Case

Victims in premises liability cases have the burden of proving their case. If you are hurt on someone’s property, you must come forward with sufficient evidence to show the property owner is to blame. If you don’t have evidence, you can’t win. It’s that simple.

We use the following evidence in most cases:

  • Videos. If you are hurt in a store, there could be surveillance video. This video might show how long the liquid was on the floor or another hazard existed, and whether store staff tried to clean it up.
  • Witnesses. People who saw you injured can testify about what happened. Witnesses are critical to cases where there is no video evidence.
  • Your own testimony. You can testify about how you were hurt. You might have been the only witness.
  • Photographs. If a shelf collapsed in a store, you should use your phone to get a few pictures. Photographs are critical to establish the existence of a hazard.

Call CLS Law quickly so we can begin to preserve evidence. Store video could be erased or recorded over. We’ll spring into action to ensure evidence is properly preserved.

Low Settlement Offer? Call Us

No one should accept a settlement offer without calling our office first. Let us review the proposed settlement. We are 99% sure it is too low, and you should reject it.

Too often, defendants refuse to offer fair compensation for bodily pain, emotional distress, and losses of that sort. They might offer only a few thousand dollars when you are seriously impaired, possibly even paralyzed.

We can also fight to cover medical expenses, including rehabilitation expenses. You might need months of physical therapy to relearn how to walk after a serious brain injury. Or you might need help at home just getting dressed or bathing. The defendant responsible for your injuries should pay for these expenses.

A settlement should also include money for lost income, future losses, and property damage. Call us to begin reviewing how much you can receive.

Get A Free Case Evaluation

CLS Law, PLLC, began servicing the Scottsdale market to provide state-of-the-art legal services to men and women injured in accidents. Our firm has negotiated many settlements to help our clients get back on their feet following a fall or other property-related accident. Contact us today at (855) 257-9467 if you have any questions or just want a sympathetic shoulder to cry on. We’ll review the facts and let you know whether you can bring a claim.