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• Catastrophic Injuries
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  • Spinal Cord Injury
• Worker's Compensation
• Wrongful Death
• Premises Liability (Slip & Fall)

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Premises Liability (Slip & Fall) Lawyer

Forest City, and Charlotte, North Carolina

Slip and fall accidents, also known as premises liability can happen anywhere and to anyone. But the chances of an accident occurring greatly increase when business and property owners create or overlook a hazardous condition on their premises. Almost 8 million people were treated for fall-related injuries in 2001!

“Premises liability” refers to accidents that occur on other’s property due to negligent maintenance or dangerous conditions. A foreign object on the walking surface, a slick surface, or an uneven surface can cause a dangerous or even fatal slip or trip accident. A premises liability lawsuit is designed to protect the accident victim and hold the negligent owner responsible for the resulting injury.

Slip and fall accidents can be difficult to litigate. To show fault, a skilled North Carolina premises liability attorney must show that the owner caused the dangerous condition, or failed to fix the obviously dangerous condition. If the owner claims that he or she had no knowledge of the dangerous condition, your attorney can demonstrate to the court that he or she should have known about it had proper care been taken. The slip and fall lawyer must also show that the victim was in a reasonable mental and physical state at the time of the fall.

Your experienced premises liability lawyer at Robert J. Dewey, P.A. can help demonstrate that you did not contribute to the fall, and that the appropriate party is responsible for negligence. You may be entitled to substantial money damages for your slip and fall injury.

If your accident occurred on public property, you should notify the city as soon as possible.

Dog Bite Injuries also may fall under the heading of “premises liability” law.

Over 800,000 per year will require medical care for a dog bite injury. Many of these injuries could have been prevented if the dog owners would have exercised reasonable care of their animals and followed animal confinement, restraint and leash laws. If a court determines the dog owner’s negligence caused the dog bite, a dog bite victim may be entitled to financial damages including medical costs and pain and suffering.

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