Have You Been Injured in a Premises Liability Accident? Our Houston Personal Injury Attorneys Are Here for You.

Premises liability accidents are one of the most common causes of personal injuries in Texas and the
greater United States. If you’ve been injured due to unsafe conditions on someone else’s property, you
have the right to seek financial compensation for your damages.
Did you slip and fall in a business? Did your neighbor’s unruly dog bite you, causing a painful injury and
scarring? If someone else’s careless actions created a hazard that led to your injury, contact the personal
injury lawyers at the Weycer Law Firm for a free case evaluation.

What Is a Premises Liability Case?

Premises liability personal injury cases are those in which a person suffers damages related to a property
owner’s failure to keep their property safe and free of hazards. As with all personal injury cases, it is
fundamentally based on negligence.

If you lawfully enter someone else’s property, such as a grocery store, a hospital or a neighbor’s home,
the property owner owes you a duty of care. In other words, they are responsible for keeping their
premises safe for you and others to occupy. When this duty of care is breached and, as a consequence,
you are injured and suffer damages, you may be entitled to compensation.

Premises liability injuries can occur in a wide range of places, including:

• • • Restaurants
    • Stores
    • Gas stations
    • Airports
    • Hospitals
    • Nursing homes
    • University campuses
    • Apartments, condos and home

The Different Types of Premises Liability Cases

Many people think premises liability and slip and fall are interchangeable, and many Houston personal
injury lawyers use the terms synonymously. While it’s true that a slip and fall case is a premises liability
case, there are many other types of cases that can fall into the premises liability category.

For instance, if you’re taking an evening stroll in your neighborhood and are suddenly attacked and
injured by a neighbor’s unleashed dog, your personal injury case will likely fall into the premises liability
category.

Even assaults frequently fall under the premises liability umbrella. If an apartment property owner
doesn’t fix a broken security gate despite knowing crime is a serious issue in their area, and an assailant gets in through the broken gate and assaults a resident, the property owner may be liable for the
resident’s damages.

Many premises liability accidents happen at big malls and supermarkets, which can host a plethora of
safety hazards. For example, if you’re buying groceries and are injured when improperly stacked wine
bottles collapse on you, you may want to consult a premises liability attorney.

Other common examples of premises liability cases include: 

• • • Elevator accidents
    • Swimming pool accidents
    • Fires
    • Amusement park accidents
    • Defective staircases
    • Negligent security
    • Ceiling collapse
    • Inadequate lighting accidents

Proving Your Premises Liability Case

Proving a premises liability case can be tricky. Businesses often take great measures to protect
themselves from financial labilities resulting from accidents. Putting up wet floor signs is a common
example of ways in which businesses shield themselves from liability. By posting warnings, property
owners can pass some of the responsibility back to the visitor.

But warning signs are just one of many ways businesses try to dodge liability. Many large companies hire
skilled defense lawyers ready to weaken your case. A skilled premises liability lawyer will help you
gather evidence and craft a case to justify your injury claim.

As with all personal injury cases, the burden of proof in a premises liability claim against lies with the
plaintiff. You and your attorney will have to establish four major elements to prove your case:

1. 1. The defendant had a duty of care to people visiting their property
   2. The property owner was or should have been aware of the hazard and had time to fix it or post
      warnings
   3. The defendant failed to take adequate steps to prevent the injuries
   4. The hazardous condition led to your injury

If these four crucial elements can be established, a Houston personal injury attorney may be able to
build a successful premises liability case.