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Have you or someone you love been the victim of a premises liability accident in New Haven? If so, the Weber and Rubano team wants you to know that you may be eligible for financial compensation.
At the law firm of Weber and Rubano, we pride ourselves on fighting for the best possible outcome for our client’s personal injury cases by always seeking the maximum compensation in either settlements or jury verdicts.
Getting started with us is easy. We offer a free case review so that you can decide if we are the right personal injury team for you. Contact our New Haven premises liability lawyers today to get insight into your case.
The premises liability attorneys at Weber & Rubano have the knowledge and resources needed to stand up to large companies, insurers, and their attorneys. When you retain Weber & Rubano, our legal team will walk you through the premises liability claims process and ensure you understand your case.
Our attorneys will also protect you from tactics used by insurance companies to weaken the strength of your claim or lessen its value. Weber & Rubano is skilled at building trial-ready premises liability claims to back your compensation claim.
Weber & Rubano is also dedicated throughout:
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Premises liability is a domain of personal injury law that focuses on holding property owners accountable for the condition of their physical premises.
Premises liability claims are a type of personal injury claim based on negligence. When someone is injured by a dangerous or defective condition on the property of another, they may have a premises liability claim against the property owner or occupier.
Since the domain of premises liability law is so vast, it’s difficult to quantify the number of individuals who file said cases. Still, it’s estimated that 1 in 10 cases are some type of premises liability case, yielding a total of $4 billion in damages across the United States annually.
In most circumstances, visitors with consent or implied consent to enter a property can file a premises liability claim in New Haven. There are three types of visitors as defined by premises liability law: invitees, licensees, and trespassers.
Visitors are typically invitees. Invitees are social guests to a home, shoppers in a store, and patrons of a restaurant.
Invitees are owed the greatest duty of care by property owners or occupiers. Owners or occupiers of property must inspect their premises for hidden defects or hazards and repair or erect any necessary safeguards to make their premises reasonably safe for invitees.
The second type of visitor, licensees, are contractors, utility workers, and service providers. While owed a duty of care, licensees are usually covered by their companies’ insurance. A property owner or occupier must warn licensees of known dangerous conditions or make those conditions reasonably safe for licensees.
Finally, there are trespassers. Generally, property owners or occupiers do not owe trespassers any duty of care. However, property owners or occupiers may not lay traps to intentionally harm trespassers.
There are some exceptions for trespassers once they are discovered and for trespassing children.
Proving a premises liability claim in New Haven can be difficult. A qualified visitor to a property needs to prove:
Property owners and occupiers cannot be penalized for hazards they had no way of reasonably knowing about or no time to address.
When individuals think of premises liability, they probably think of slip and fall cases. Which is, of course, a good example of a premises liability case. However, slip and falls don’t cover every facet of a premises liability case. Premises liability can additionally cover other areas such as:
Regardless of the type of premises liability accident, there are damages available to victims who are injured through the negligence of property owners and occupiers.
In the event of a premises liability claim, victims may be eligible for compensatory damages. Compensatory damages are monetary damages meant to make victims “whole” again. In personal injury law, this means returning victims as closely as possible to their pre-accident state.
There are two forms of compensatory damages available to personal injury victims. These are economic damages and non-economic damages.
Economic damages compensate victims for any direct financial harm resulting from the incident or injury. Economic damages cover billable, identifiable expenses.
These expenses may include any of the following:
Non-economic damages, in contrast, are damages that are harder to quantify financially. These damages compensate for losses without an identifiable dollar amount.
Non-economic damages may include any of these and more:
A third type of damages, called punitive damages, is available in rare cases. Punitive Damages, also known as exemplary damages, are damages awarded by the court meant to punish the perpetrator of the victim’s harm.
In order to be awarded punitive damages in Connecticut, a victim’s lawyer must prove a certain extent of malice or recklessness attributable to the perpetrator’s negligence.
Under Connecticut law, victims of premises liability accidents have a limited period of time to file a lawsuit. This time period is called the statute of limitations.
Unless a lawsuit is filed within the statute of limitations, the victim is barred from seeking compensation for their injuries. There are very few exceptions to this rule.
Connecticut allows two years from the date of the injury to file a premises liability lawsuit. The court may extend or “toll” the statute of limitations to the date the victim knows or should know, through reasonable investigation, the facts giving rise to the claim.
The statute of limitations may also be extended or “tolled” up to seven years for any period in which a defendant (the premises owner or occupier) remains outside of the state of Connecticut. The statute of limitations may also be extended if a defendant acts to conceal liability to the victim.
Always speak with an experienced premises liability attorney to find out the correct statute of limitations for any premises liability claim. There are special exceptions not listed here including those for government claims and children.
If you or someone you love suffered injuries on someone else’s property in New Haven, it is vital to be proactive. Take the following steps to preserve your legal rights and establish a future premises liability claim should that become a necessity.
As soon as you are hurt, do the following:
No one wants their life impacted by a premises liability claim. When you need advice on how to proceed after your accident, contact the experienced premises liability lawyers at Weber & Rubano.
At the firm of Weber & Rubano, we’re serious about taking negligent property managers, owners, and leasees to court over your premises liability case. With community roots in New Haven for over 60 years, our firm legal experts can get you the settlement or verdict you deserve.
Get the justice you seek today by contacting our team for your free, no-obligation premises liability case review. Our New Haven premises liability attorneys will give you our honest recommendation as to the future of your case and the next steps you need to proceed.