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Birmingham Alabama Premises Liability (Slip & Fall) Attorneys

The personal injury lawyers at Wettermark Holland & Keith have years of experience representing the victims of premises liability injuries in Birmingham Alabama and Nationwide. Premises Liability cases are also known as slip and fall cases. We have a team of aggressive, professional lawyers to handle the claims of people who have suffered serious injuries. Claims are based on someone suffering an injury due to slipping, tripping, or falling as a result of a dangerous condition that existed because the owner of the property was negligent in preventing it.

Premises liability cases must be handled carefully. In an era when a jury finds premises liability for injuries suffered by an elderly lady who spilled coffee in her lap, it may seem that a premises liability case is easy to prove. This is a misconception.

Premises can be defined as a building, and or the land it is on. Whatever happens on those premises is the responsibility of the owner of the premises and is therefore liable. For instance, let’s say you live in an old neighborhood, with old trees. Some of the sidewalk in front of your house is buckled up from the tree’s roots growing underneath. If someone trips over the sidewalk on your premises, you may be liable for that person’s injuries and damages may be awarded as a result.

This is just one example, there are many more situations that can lead to a slip & fall lawsuit. Slippery floors, broken stairs, missing railings, poor lighting, loose carpet, or malfunctioning equipment may cause a slip & fall injury. A premises liability claim may be filed as a result of any condition that causes injury that could have been avoided, had the property owner acted to prevent the injury from occurring.

Some examples possible premises liability cases include:

• Conditions that cause slip and fall injuries
• Broken or cracked sidewalks, stairs, and escalators
• Dog bites
• Toxic or hazardous substances
• Swimming pools and spas
• Inadequate security resulting in theft, rape or attack
• Stairway and balcony collapses
• Falling products from store shelves

If any of the above conditions fit your situation, the you need to call the law offices of Wettermark Holland & Keith, LLC right now. Get the help you deserve.

Premises Liability: Negligence  

Wettermark Holland & Keith, LLC  will define the reasons the premises is responsible for the damage or injury suffered by the victims. We will show that the damage or injury is the result of negligence on the part of the premises. Negligence, when used with respect to an owner of a premises, means failure to use ordinary care to reduce or eliminate an unreasonable risk of harm created by a premises condition which the owner knows about or should know about in the exercise of ordinary care.

Premises Liability: Proximate Cause

Premises liability claims must show that the failure of an owner to use ordinary care is proximate cause for the damage or injury. Proximate cause means that which, in a natural and continuous sequence, produces an event, and without which cause, the event would not have occurred. In order to be a proximate cause, the act or omission complained of must be such that a person using ordinary care should have foreseen that the event, or some similar event, might reasonably result from the lack of action or state of the situation in which the premises liability injury occurred. There may be more than one proximate cause of an event. Ordinary care, when used with respect to an owner or occupier of a premises, means that degree of care which would be used by an owner or occupier of ordinary prudence under the same circumstances when proving premises liability circumstances.

Premises liability case verdicts

Ultimately, it is our job to convince twelve people that there was proximate cause for the damage, due to negligence on the part of the premises owner who did not exercise ordinary care.

Wettermark Holland & Keith, LLC has extensive experience representing the victims of premises liability cases. They have a proven track record that shows experience and the ability to win cases. As liability and injury lawyers, the firm has relationships with dozens of doctors, specialists, and other health care professionals to assist its clients.

If you are looking for experience, reputation, and a professional  Law Firm,  contact us. The right lawyer can make a difference in your premises liability case.