Oregon Premises Liability Attorneys
A lot of personal injury law (“tort” law) boils down to legal “recipes.” If you have all the ingredients, you have a case – then the wrongdoer is liable for a tort. If an element is missing, you have no case – no tort.
In Premises Liability cases (also known as, “slip and fall cases”), the legal recipe revolves around these basic ingredients:
What type or category was the injury victim, such as was he or she a child, blind person, guest, customer, trespasser, et cetera?
Was the condition that caused the injury “unreasonably dangerous?”
Did the owner (or possessor) know about it?
If not, should they have known about it?
If so, did they try to make it safe?
Did they try hard enough?
How obvious was the danger?
SOME EXAMPLES OF VIABLE PREMISES LIABILITY INJURY CASES:
• WD-40 on the floor of the department store to help slide pallets (one of our cases).
• A pool with no gate where children often frequented (this resulted in a child’s death).
• “That weak spot” in the front porch (our client fractured her leg in one of these).
• Booby traps: Like when a landowner strung barbed wire to “keep those kids off my lawn!” (This was a case we handled – idiot property owner).
• An unlit ATM machine where robberies have already taken place (bank may be liable).
It’s crucial to capture and compile photos, witnesses, and any other proof immediately because the condition that caused the injury may be fixed the next day.
Insurance company attorneys are skilled at ambushing injury victims. For example, we have a colleague from law school who practices injury law in Baltimore. He had a client whose spine was fractured when a stack of truck tires fell on him at a tire store. Several surgeries later, the man was left permanently having to walk bent over at the waist.
However, even in this seemingly straight-forward case, the insurance attorneys used underhanded and dishonest tricks at trial to convince the jury to give him only $5,000. After the verdict was handed down, the man slowly left the courtroom—still bent over due to his injuries—now facing bankruptcy and possible homelessness. Our colleague said that the insurance attorneys were “high-fiving it” in the elevator. Don’t let this kind of abuse happen to you!
Reed Law Firm has successfully handled all types of premises liability injury cases. Put our personal injury experience on your side to help get you back on your feet, cover your medical bills, and maintain your credit.
If you’ve suffered a property-related injury (aka, premises liability injuries), Reed Law Firm can help level your playing field. We stand against the insurance companies. We know their weaknesses from an insider’s vantage point. They have in-house lawyers working full-time against personal injury victims like you. You need someone on your side who knows how they work. Click About Us.
Call us now at (541)229-1104 for a FREE initial phone consultation with an Oregon Property Injury Lawyer.
BEWARE — POSSIBLE SHORT-DEADLINE ALERT: If your landlord owned or controlled the property containing the unreasonably dangerous condition where you got hurt, then you have a shorter than normal deadline–usually within one year–to avail yourself of additional advantages under the law (the Oregon Landlord-Tenant Act). There are exceptions that can extend that deadline, but don’t take the risk. File your notice early!*
FURTHER: If the property owner/occupier/controller of the premises where the injury happened was a governmental entity, then you would likewise have a much shorter deadline than normal (often 180 days or sooner!). Consult with us to protect your rights or they could be lost automatically.*