Watertown Premises Liability Lawyer

Walking through your neighbor’s yard should not be dangerous, nor should going to the supermarket to pick up your groceries for the week. You should have the right to expect that you will be just as safe at other people’s houses or places of business as you are at home.

Unfortunately, people in Watertown suffer severe harm in accidents away from their houses every year. In some cases, the homeowners where the accident occurred might be legally responsible for the cost of their injuries.

If you suffered harm on someone else’s property, you should discuss your concerns with a well-informed Watertown premises liability lawyer. With the help of a skilled injury attorney, you could collect financial damages in a legal claim.

What Are Premises Liability Claims?

Premises liability lawsuits are causes of action against property owners and caretakers because of unsafe property conditions. Landowners must keep their land and buildings reasonably safe for all legal visitors.

However, when accidents occur, the landowner or other person in charge of maintaining the premises could be legally responsible for the cost of the visitor’s injuries. While premises liability claims are often complicated, a knowledgeable attorney in Watertown could help injured people gather the proper evidence to build a comprehensive claim.

Duties of Care for Different Classes of Property Visitors

The standard of care owed by a landowner in Watertown varies depending on the class of each guest visiting a property. These classes include:

Invitee

Invitees include anyone whom a landowner invites onto their property for business purposes. Customers at a clothing store, clients of an accountant, or patients at a doctor’s office are all examples of invitees.

Property caretakers owe the highest duty of care to invitees. For example, owners and managers must regularly inspect and maintain their properties to ensure no hidden hazardous conditions could conceivably injure an invitee. In addition, Connecticut law holds property owners liable for conditions they do not know about if the court determines that the landowner could have discovered the hazards during a property inspection.

Landowners must also remove threats promptly. However, if they cannot quickly fix a problem, property owners must notify invitees about the risk. For instance, a grocery store might escape legal liability for a customer’s injuries from falling on a slippery floor if it puts up a sign stating that the floor is wet.

Licensee

Licensees include anyone a property owner invites onto their land for non-business reasons. Social guests and friends are examples of licensees.

Although landowners owe licensees a high standard of care, they owe them less than invitees. Landowners must notify licensees of any hazardous conditions that they know about. However, unlike invitees, property owners do not need to inspect their properties for hidden dangers regularly.

Trespassers

Trespassers are people who illegally enter someone else’s property. Property owners do not generally owe any duty of care towards trespassers unless they are children.

Experienced premises liability lawyers could help injured visitors determine what type of duty of care a property owner owed them when they suffered an injury.

Contact a Premises Liability Attorney in Watertown Today

Recovering from a fall, animal attack, or other accident on somebody else’s property can be grueling. In addition to physical setbacks, you might face emotional and financial challenges.

Fortunately, a Watertown premises liability lawyer might be able to help you pursue justice for what you have suffered. Contact the law firm today to discuss filing a legal claim.

Call us at (203) 680-8080, email, or via our online Free Case Evaluation Form to set up your free consultation today.

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