Premises liability is the legal right available to individuals hurt on someone else’s property. Injured people may be able to sue the property owner when they fail to take the necessary precautions to make the land safe and warn of the potential risk of harm.
When you or someone you love is hurt on another person’s land due to a negligent situation, a Torrington premises liability lawyer can help you hold them legally accountable for their carelessness. Reach out to our team of experienced personal injury attorneys at D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC, to discuss the circumstances of your injury and your possible legal options.
When a person suffers an injury on private land, the first question at issue is whether the person is a trespasser, licensee, or invitee. The injured individual’s designation will impact their legal right to file a lawsuit.
A trespasser typically has no right to sue a landowner for negligence if they are hurt on their property. The reason is that if someone is not given access to land, they do not legally have a right to be there.
A category of persons with some legal rights when they are on the property of another are licensees. These individuals can be on someone else’s property, but are mostly there on their own accord.
Property owners cannot intentionally harm licensees, must warn them of any hazards, and exercise some due care once they are aware of the person’s presence on their property. Licensees may have the right to file a lawsuit when they are injured on someone else’s land.
The last type of person that may be on another person’s land is an invitee. Invitees have a clear right to be on the property by personal or business invite. They are usually customers at an event or purchasing commercial goods. Possessors of property have to exercise care to ensure their land is adequately safe—within reason—for invitees.
They must also warn of dangerous conditions and cannot do anything intentionally to harm invitees. Invitees likely have a valid negligence claim against a landowner when a dangerous condition harms them which is not open and obvious.
A Torrington premises liability attorney can help you determine what type of visitor you were at the time of your injury under the law and how that may impact your right to file a legal claim.
Premises liability can come in many forms and fashion. For example, an amusement park could be negligent for a dangerous roller coaster because an inattentive worker did not securely lock in a visitor’s seat.
Another common issue on properties is when some type of hazard causes a person to slip and fall, such as:
Sadly, some of these falls are fatal. To seek justice when this occurs, surviving family members have legal causes of actions available to them. Family members can work with a compassionate wrongful death lawyer at our firm to file lawsuits against the negligent person on behalf of the decedent.
Other types of dangerous conditions on property under the control and possession of another that could harm visitors include:
One of our premises liability lawyers in Torrington can help you file a lawsuit against a negligent property owner after any of these hazardous conditions lead to your injury.
Common damages awarded for harm in premises liability lawsuits are loss of wages, healthcare costs, anticipated earnings, mental anguish, emotional distress, and much more.
Schedule a free remote or in-person consultation with a Torrington premises liability lawyer at D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC, today to get the dedicated legal representation you deserve. We are ready to help you pursue the compensation you need for the losses you never should have had to experience. Call now.
