Premises Liability

At The Abelson Law Firm, we represent people who have been injured while on the property of another person or business. Property and business owners have a responsibility to take precautions that will maximize the safety of customers or guests. If the business or property owner knows of a potentially dangerous condition, he or she must take special precautions, and/or warn guests and/or mark the area to prevent harm. If he or she does not, and the result is serious injury, the property owner may be held to be responsible.

For example, slippery floors within a business must be cleaned and/or properly marked. Unstable steps or potholes should be marked and repaired as soon as possible. Common premises liability cases involve young children injured in swimming pools; slip and falls due to unmarked liquid spills; falls from unsafe equipment or buildings; and any other injury sustained due to a property or business owner’s negligence. Unfortunately, these may result in traumatic injuries like spinal cord injury or brain injury.

Damages may include medical expenses, pain and suffering, loss of current and potential wages, and otherwise. The Abelson Law Firm attorneys can help you or a loved one to receive compensation if you have been injured due to the negligence conduct of a property owner. We represent injury victims in the greater Washington DC, Maryland, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania areas.

Premises liability cases depend heavily on the circumstances surrounding the accident. In order to file a successful premises liability claim, you must be able to demonstrate negligence on the part of the property owner or the party commissioned to act on behalf of the property owner. For example, a patron of a grocery store who slips and falls on a wet floor will have a difficult time showing negligence if he or she ignored clearly posted warning signs. Likewise, if that patron slips and falls immediately after another patron spills some liquid, leaving no opportunity for the store's employees to attend to the spill, the owners of the property will most likely not share liability. However, if the slip and fall occurs due to a spill that the store's employees knew about but failed to respond to, there may be grounds for a premises liability case.

Injuries on properties can include those from:
 

• Slippery floors
• Objects left on floors
• Unsafe store displays
• Missing rails on stairways 
• Rotten wood on steps and porches
• Poor lighting in parking lots and building entryways
• Negligent security in apartments, parking lots, businesses and other places were crime is a problem
• Merchandise stacked on high shelves at big-box retailers

The Abelson Law Firm attorneys can help you or a loved one to receive compensation if you have been injured due to the negligence conduct of a property owner. Our attorneys handle cases in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Boston and Philadelphia.