Defective premises, also known as premises liability, refers to the legal responsibility of property owners to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. When a property owner fails to fulfill this duty and a visitor or tenant is injured as a result, they may be held liable.
Client’s case
A wheelchair bound woman fell from her wheelchair after traveling over a grass covered depression in front of her apartment. We argued that she suffered nerve damage causing problems in her upper extremities. The attorney for the property owner argued that any hole in the grass was trivial, and that all of the injuries arose from severe pre-existing conditions. The case settled as jury selection was about to begin.
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