What Damages Can You Recover in a Slip and Fall Claim?
Slip and fall accidents can cause significant injuries, including broken bones, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries. When these injuries occur on someone else’s property, an injured person has the right to seek compensation for their medical costs and other losses.
This compensation, also called damages, fits into...
Steps to Take if You Are Injured on Someone Else’s Property
If you were injured in an accident on someone else’s property, you may have a premises liability claim against the property owner or manager. California's premises liability laws help protect those injured by dangerous conditions on someone else's property, whether that property was a business, a private home, or a public...
WILL AIRBNB FACE LIABILITY FOR THE ORINDA SHOOTINGS?
According to news reports, a woman rented a house in Orinda on Halloween allegedly to have a family reunion and to escape wildfire smoke in her area. Instead, she advertised on social media a “mansion party” in which over 100 people showed up. A shooting left five people dead and...
ACCIDENTS ON PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE PROPERTY
Accidents can occur anywhere for any number of reasons; however, if you were injured as a result of negligence or carelessness, who is liable depends on who owns the location in which you were injured. Slip and fall accidents, for example, can occur on the sidewalk or in a grocery store. In...