Premises Liability in Texas

Premises LIability

Did you or someone you know slip and fall in a store, take a missed step in a restaurant, trip over something in public, or otherwise get hurt on someone else’s property? You may need a Texas attorney familiar with premises liability claims.

In Texas, property owners can be held responsible for accidents that occur on their premises. The kind of duty of care owed by a property owner depends on the property and person injured.

People can be injured in slips and falls, dog attacks, tripping over objects, swimming pools, and accidents caused by premises defects, such as a crumbled sidewalk.

Did you know?

“Total injuries due to falls estimated at $13-14 million per year in U.S. Falls are the number one cause of accidental injury, resulting in 20.8 percent of all emergency room visits in 1995. (Motor vehicle accidents accounted for 11.9 percent of ER visits.)”

According to the CDC and NFSI, Falls account for over 8 million hospital emergency room visits, representing the leading cause of visits (21.3%). Slips and falls account for over 1 million visits, or 12% of total falls.

Read more about fall statistics and facts here:
https://nfsi.org/nfsi-research/quick-facts/

Your recovery for an injury such as these will depend on whether you were one of the following:

Invitee: a business visitor on the premises to conduct business. This includes store customers, deliverymen, and door-to-door salesmen. The property owner has a duty to warn these people of any unreasonable risks of harm on the land. The owner must also inspect and make the property safe from unreasonably dangerous conditions.

Licensee: a social guest. The property owner has a duty to fix dangerous conditions and to warn guests about those conditions. This is a lower standard than what is expected in situations involving invitees.

Trespasser: a person without permission to be on the property. Property owners in Texas do not owe a duty to trespassers. However, owners must not inure trespassers willfully, wantonly, or through gross negligence.

Call your El Paso personal injury attorneys at Vazquez Hutterer PLLC to discuss your rights.

In Otherwords…

a Slip and Fall case is TIME SENSITIVE

Every minute counts, and every dollar MATTERS!

Think before you act

You will need to prove that there was a condition on the property that presented an unreasonable risk, that the owner knew or should have known about the risk, that the owner failed to reasonable care for or reduce the risk, and that you were injured because of the risk.

DON'T DELAY!!

If you or someone you know has been injured and has questions about whether they may have a premises liability claim, call your El Paso personal injury attorneys at Vazquez Hutterer PLLC to discuss your rights. Contact us today for a hassle free, no bones about it, consultation and get on the fast track to recover and financial compensation!

Legal Disclaimer: The information on this website is for general information purposes only. Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information is not intended to create, consult, or establish an attorney-client relationship.

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Premises Liability in Texas