Reno Premises Liability Attorney

Reno Premises Liability Lawyer

Property owners are legally responsible for maintaining hazard-free conditions on their property or premises. When they fail to uphold this responsibility, they put every visitor who comes to their property at risk of suffering a serious (preventable) injury. We have an experienced Reno premises liability lawyer who is ready to sit down with you for a completely free case evaluation.

If you were hurt while on another person’s or entity’s property, you are entitled to seek compensation for any losses. The Law Office of Matthew L. Sharp is standing by to answer your questions about your options.

What Does Premises Liability Mean?

In simple terms, premises liability refers to the legal claims an individual can make against a property owner (or their designated representative) due to the results of dangerous conditions on that property which caused harm to a visitor.

A classic example of this is when someone falls and hurts themselves in a store because the floor was wet, and the owner didn’t clean it up.

In order for you and your premises liability attorney needs to prove these elements:

  • There was a dangerous condition on the property.
  • The property owner or their tenant was negligent in remedying or warning about the dangerous condition.
  • The result of that negligence caused you harm.

In order to prove those elements, you and your attorney will gather evidence, including medical records, witness statements, inspection reports, and surveillance videos.

The Types of Accidents That Can Occur on Someone Else’s Property

A slip and fall is perhaps the most well-known type of premises liability accident. While frequently used for comedic relief in movies and TV shows, a real-life fall is anything but funny. An accident that occurs on someone else’s property can result in serious injuries that come with steep medical bills and may be the result of:

  • Wet or slippery substances that haven’t been cleaned up
  • Loose or uneven floorboards
  • Carpets or mats with upturned edges
  • Cracked or uneven sidewalks
  • Loose or nonexistent handrails
  • Uneven stairs
  • Exposed wiring
  • Cords strung across the floor
  • Lack of non-slip mats
  • Improperly secured signs
  • Loose shelving
  • Negligent security
  • Loose animals
  • Broken or inoperable locks
  • Electrical currents near swimming pools
  • Insufficient or inadequate maintenance

Don’t give a property owner the opportunity to conceal or hide evidence in your case. Contact an experienced premises liability lawyer in Reno as soon as possible.

Common Premises Liability Injuries

Accidents on another person’s property can involve a person slipping, an object falling on someone’s head, contact with electrical currents, and many other dangerous scenarios.

For this reason, premises liability injuries tend to be severe, causing a great deal of pain and suffering to victims. These may include:

When you’ve been injured through no fault of your own, you should not have to carry the burden of your physical, emotional, and financial recovery all on your own. Your medical care and treatment cost is compensable in a premises liability claim, allowing you to focus more fully on what matters most—your recovery.

Establishing Premise Status

Every property owner owes a duty of care to the visitors on that property. How far that duty extends depends on the status of the visitor. To move forward with the claim, premises liability attorneys have to establish you were one of the following types of visitor:

Invitee

An invitee has the owner’s permission to conduct business on the property. That can include anyone visiting a store, restaurant, bar, venue, office building, or medical practice.

Remember that you don’t have to complete a transaction to be considered an invitee; you just have to have the intention to conduct the transaction.

Licensee

A licensee has the property owner’s permission to be on the property as a social guest. This would apply to visiting a friend or neighbor’s home.

The third type of status is a trespasser. That is someone who does not have permission to be on the property. With a trespasser, the property owner does not owe a duty of care to that person if they get injured.

Compensation if You’ve Been Injured on Another Person’s Property

When one person’s negligent or irresponsible actions cause another individual to suffer harm, the victim is entitled to recover compensation for a variety of damages. In a typical premises liability case, this will generally refer to economic and non-economic damages.

While economic damages cover your financial losses, like:

  • Past, current, and future medical bills,
  • Lost wages,
  • Reduced earning capacity,
  • And property damage,

Non-economic damages compensate you for your non-financial losses, including:

  • Loss of enjoyment in life,
  • Pain and suffering,
  • And mental anguish.

In most situations, there is no second chance to go back and ask the insurance company for more money. You need to correctly value the worth of your claim and get it right the first time. When there is this much on the line, you don’t want to go up against the insurance company on your own.

We understand that you may have a variety of concerns about filing a claim against a friend or neighbor. If you were hurt while visiting an acquaintance’s or friend’s property, you may be concerned that taking legal action could negatively impact their financial stability moving forward.

We want to assure you that most property owners maintain insurance coverage (such as homeowners’ insurance) that kicks in for situations like this.

This means the property owner likely won’t be personally on the hook for paying for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and other related damages. Instead, the insurance company will shoulder these costs.

A Reno Premises Liability Lawyer Is Just a Call or Click Away

If someone else caused your injury, you should not be expected to pay for your medical bills and lost wages. Your right to financial recovery is on the line. In Nevada, you have only two years from the date of the accident to meet with a Nevada premises liability law firm, build a strong case, and file your claim.

Any delay in getting this process started can jeopardize your ability to reach the fullest possible settlement.

At the Law Office of Matthew L. Sharp, we are ready to help you no matter when your injury took place or what step of the process you’re already in. Our goal is to help, and we never back down when faced with pressure from the big insurance companies.

There’s no time to waste—contact us today, and we’ll schedule you for a totally free case evaluation with a Reno premises liability lawyer.