When you visit someone else’s property, you expect the conditions to be reasonably safe. This applies to businesses, restaurants, and even private residences. But what happens when the property is not safe and you get hurt as a result? You might be entitled to monetary compensation to help pay for your medical bills and other damages from the accident. Our attorneys at Aronberg, Kouser, Snyder & Lindemann, P.A. have many years of experience helping injured victims get the compensation they deserve. If you have been injured on someone else’s property, contact a Cherry Hill personal injury lawyer by calling (856) 429-1700 to let us help evaluate your case.
Why Hire Our Firm?
- Premises liability issues can be complex. Our attorneys have more than 40 years of experience handling these types of cases and will do everything we can to get you a favorable outcome.
- We understand that the laws are slightly different depending on what type of visitor you are, and we have a solid understanding of the complexities that can make these cases difficult and know how to successfully navigate them.
- Our practice is focused solely on helping injury victims, and that includes those who were injured on someone else’s premises. We will take the time to hear your story and understand your goals so that we can tailor our services to best meet your needs.
Contact our office today and let us take the time to get to know you and your case so that we can help.
Understanding Premises Liability
Just like with other types of personal injury, premises liability requires proving the four elements of a typical injury case. These elements include:
- Showing that a duty of care existed
- That the defendant breached that duty
- That the breach directly caused the plaintiff’s injury
- That the plaintiff suffered some actual damage or harm as a result
The main question in premises liability cases usually lies around whether the property owner or manager owed the plaintiff a duty of care. Our experienced Cherry Hill slip and fall attorney can help you navigate the complexities of proving these elements in your case.
New Jersey Premises Liability Law
In New Jersey premises liability law, the duty of care owed to a person on someone else’s property depends on the type of visitor that person is. At one extreme, trespassers are owed very little duty by the property owner. The only requirements here are that the property owner refrain from willful acts that would injure the trespasser and the property owner should warn the trespasser of any artificial conditions that exist on the property that could present the risk of death or serious bodily harm.
At the other end of the spectrum, invitees are likely to be on the property often because these visitors have been expressly or implicitly invited onto the property for some business purpose. Examples would include customers at a business or restaurant. Owners owe a high duty of care to invitees, and this duty includes both guarding against unsafe conditions as well as conducting reasonable inspections to uncover these conditions.
In the middle lies the licensee. A licensee is someone who has permission to be on the property but is there for his or her own personal reasons. An example would be your typical house guest that is invited over for dinner. Owners owe licensees a duty to warn them of potentially dangerous conditions that the owner knows about but that the licensee may not notice; however, the owner has no duty to inspect the property or uncover potential dangers.
Contact A Cherry Hill Premises Liability Attorney Today
If you have been injured as a result of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property, you might be entitled to compensation. Contact the law office of Aronberg, Kouser, Snyder & Lindemann, P.A. online or by calling (856) 429-1700 today. Our experienced attorneys will answer all your questions, and we will use our premises liability experience to help you get the recovery to which you are entitled. Put our experience to work for you now.
