A wet floor is a temporary danger, but negligent maintenance can also lead to structural and systemic failures that cause serious injuries. Faulty elevators, insufficient security, or structural defects can put you at risk. If you’ve been harmed because a building owner or manager failed to maintain the facility, you have the right to hold them accountable for their negligence.
Types of Building Hazards We Handle
- §Faulty or poorly maintained elevators and escalators
- §Inadequate security leading to a foreseeable criminal attack
- §Fire code violations
- §Structural defects in a building’s construction or maintenance
- §Negligent maintenance of parking structures, stairwells, or balconies
- §Amusement park ride accidents
Negligent Security Claims
Property owners and businesses have a duty to provide reasonable security measures when criminal activity on or near the property is foreseeable. For example, if there’s a history of prior incidents. When a property owner fails to take reasonable steps, such as providing adequate lighting, working locks, security personnel where warranted, and a foreseeable crime occurs as a result, the owner may share liability for the resulting harm.
Amusement Park Operator Negligence
Like operators of other public transportation, including buses, taxis and limousines, anyone offering amusement park rides has a duty of care to passengers that is much stricter than that of an ordinary driver. All of these modes of transport are known as common carriers under the law.
Consequently, obtaining compensation for your injuries after a bus accident, train accident or amusement park ride accident may in some cases be less complex or difficult than after a wreck involving nonprofessional private drivers.
Under this strict duty of care, negligence and liability may be reasonably straightforward to establish in the case of an injury or fatality that occurs on a defective or poorly maintained amusement park ride. Although such situations have some elements in common with defective product cases, the legal approach necessary relies on premises liability law. The most likely means of recovery would be the liability insurance carrier for the amusement park or carnival owner.
Defective Stairwells and Structural Defects
People use stairs frequently without anticipating problems that may cause a fall such as irregular steps, loose or missing handrails, or broken stairs. Yet the injuries of a fall on a set of faulty stairs are often severe, particularly if the victim is elderly.
Building codes ensure that stairs are safe for users; if the code is not followed, as in a step that is too short or an improperly installed handrail, an injury may result. Code violations may include irregularly placed steps, slick carpeting or broken stairs. These may be enough to make a liability claim for injuries incurred.
Building Your Case for a Substantial Settlement or Verdict
Using his extensive knowledge of premises liability, attorney Reuben J. Donig will ensure that the cause and result of your injuries are well-documented. This enables him to prove that negligence was the triggering factor, which can potentially help you receive full compensation for pain and suffering, medical bills, lost wages and other consequences. Mr. Donig will do the following:
- §Consult experts as necessary, collecting convincing photographic and other physical evidence
- §Obtain witness testimonies, if applicable
- §Demonstrate the extent of the current and expected future consequences and costs of your injury
With his strong focus on recovering damages for injury victims, experienced lawyer Reuben J. Donig holds an impressive track record of verdicts and settlements that demonstrate both skill and commitment.
Attorney Reuben J. Donig will talk with you about your unique situation in a free consultation. Simply call our San Mateo County office or contact our firm online.
