Abilene Premises Liability Lawyer

Residents of Abilene are often on the move, running errands, and in and out of multiple commercial properties daily. While we’d like to think that property owners take reasonable measures to ensure our safety, sometimes they cut corners, postpone repairs, or neglect routine maintenance, which can lead to hazardous conditions.

If you suffered a preventable injury on someone else’s property, The Doan Law Firm can help. Call today to speak to an Abilene premises liability lawyer about your case.

Why Choose Us for Your Premises Liability Claim In Abilene?

A slip-and-fall or other injury happens in an instant, but it can set back your life for months or even cause permanent harm. With our firm behind your case, expect the following advantages:

• Over 20 years of experience, knowledge, and resources working to build your claim
• The professional excellence you can expect from a nationwide law firm with the compassion of our home roots in the Abilene, TX office
• A skilled investigation by a founding attorney with law enforcement roots to make a compelling case for your full compensation

Best of all, you pay nothing for our legal services until after we’ve first recovered compensation for you.

What Types of Accidents Cause Premises Liability Cases In Abilene?

When a property owner fails to address a hazard by placing signs until they can make a clean-up, repair, or correction, or ignores unsafe conditions and necessary repairs, they can be held liable for damages when individuals suffer accidents, such as the following:

• Slip-and-falls
• Trip-and-falls
• Falls from broken staircases or escalators
• Elevator accidents
• Pool injuries
• Burns from apartment or hotel fires
• Restaurant scalds
• Assaults due to insufficient security
• Injuries from falling limbs
• Dog bites
• Dangerous appliance injuries

When an injury requires medical care and missed workdays, these are the economic damages in a premises liability claim. In the worst cases, a premises accident causes permanent harm, such as disability or disfigurement.

Understanding Premises Liability Cases In Abilene

Texas property owners have a legal duty of care to those who enter their property legally and do not trespass or commit a crime. Commercial property owners who invite customers, patrons, or tenants owe an enhanced duty of care to their “invitees” to the property.

After experiencing a slip-and-fall or other preventable accident, a successful premises liability claim requires evidence of the following:

• The property owner had a legal duty of care to the injury victim, who wasn’t trespassing or committing a crime
• They breached this duty of care through negligence
• The breach of duty directly caused the injury
• The injury victim sustained damages from their injury

Finally, in a premises liability claim for negligence, it’s necessary to show that the property owner knew or should reasonably have known about the dangerous condition and failed to address it the way a reasonable property owner would have.

What Can I Get From a Premises Liability Claim In Abilene, TX?

A successful premises liability claim doesn’t erase injuries, but under the Texas law of proportionate responsibility, a successful claim against the at-fault party recovers common damages as follows:

• Past and future medical expenses and out-of-pocket costs
• Lost earnings
• Compensation for pain and suffering
• Catastrophic injury compensation for loss of limb, scarring, loss of one of the senses, or loss of enjoyment of life

If you lost a loved one in a premises accident on someone else’s property, a wrongful death lawyer can help your family recover a sense of justice and financial accountability.

Call The Doan Law Firm About Your Abilene, TX Premises Liability Case

Your case deserves skilled legal representation that prioritizes your best interests. Contact The Doan Law Firm for a free consultation today so we can begin a personalized legal strategy for your claim.