Mechanicsville Premises Liability Lawyers
Accomplished representation if you are hurt while on the property of another person or business
Whether you are visiting the local Walmart, eating at a local restaurant, visiting a professional office, walking through an apartment complex, or legally on the premises of any property owner, you have the right to expect that the owner will prioritize your safety. At Phelan Petty Injury Lawyers, we hold property owners liable when their negligence causes injuries.
Our Mechanicsville premises liability lawyers understand when and why property owners should be held liable for slip and fall accidents, negligent security attacks, and other unsafe premises accidents. We seek compensation for your financial injuries and personal damage. Contact us now to assert your right to compensation.
While past results cannot guarantee future outcomes, our recoveries in premises liability cases include:
- $3.25 million settlement in a premises liability case against the owner of a movie theater for our client, a child, who suffered a traumatic brain injury as a baby. The accident occurred when the adult who was carrying the child slipped on a wet floor, dropping the baby on his head.
- $900,000 settlement in a premises liability case involving a woman who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury when a radio station failed to properly erect and secure a promotional tent, even though there were weather reports of high winds, which the radio station itself had broadcast.
How can we help?
- What types of premises liability cases do you handle?
- What types of injuries do premises liability accidents cause?
- How can property owners secure their property?
- Who can file a premises liability claim in Mechanicsville?
- What is the attractive nuisance doctrine?
- Who is liable for premises liability accidents in Hanover County?
- How much is my premises liability claim worth in Virginia?
- Do you have a Mechanicsville premises liability lawyer near me?
What types of premises liability cases do you handle?
At Phelan Petty Injury Lawyers, we file premises liability claims against for-profit businesses, non-profits, organizations, and homeowners. We also handle premises cases involving government properties, although these may be limited by sovereign immunity and other special rules.
Our experience includes all types of accidents or assaults that may occur on these properties, including:
- Slip and fall accidents
- Trip and fall accidents
- Negligent security attacks
- Swimming pool accidents and drownings
- Animal attacks, including dog bites
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Accidents at amusement parks and fairs, such as Kings Dominion, which is nearby
- Balcony and deck accidents
- Chemical accidents
- Electrical accidents
- Fires
What types of injuries do premises liability accidents cause?
Slip and fall accidents, assaults, and other premises accidents can cause injuries that are catastrophic, permanent, chronic, and/or serious. Our Mechanicsville personal injury lawyers have the experience and working relationships with medical professionals to handle:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries, including paralysis
- Fractures/Broken bones
- Traumatic amputation/loss of all or part of an arm, leg, hand, or foot
- Burn injuries
- Nerve, tissue, muscle, ligament, and tendon damage
- Back, neck, and shoulder injuries
- Respiratory injuries
- Infections
- Skin disorders
- Dog bites
- Internal bleeding and internal organ damage
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Emotional suffering
- Death
What types of injuries do premises liability accidents cause?
Slip and fall accidents, assaults, and other premises accidents can cause injuries that are catastrophic, permanent, chronic, and/or serious. Our Mechanicsville personal injury lawyers have the experience and working relationships with medical professionals to handle:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries, including paralysis
- Fractures/Broken bones
- Traumatic amputation/loss of all or part of an arm, leg, hand, or foot
- Burn injuries
- Nerve, tissue, muscle, ligament, and tendon damage
- Back, neck, and shoulder injuries
- Respiratory injuries
- Infections
- Skin disorders
- Dog bites
- Internal bleeding and internal organ damage
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Emotional suffering
- Death
How can property owners secure their property?
We hold property owners accountable when they fail to take reasonable steps to protect visitors from harm. Some of these reasonable steps include:
- Conducting regular inspections for possible dangers on their property.
- Promptly repairing known dangers such as wet floors, torn carpets, loose railings, broken tiles, unsecured structures, loose wires, merchandise on the floor, and other dangers.
- Providing warnings of known dangers.
- Routinely examining any escalators or elevators.
- Hiring security guards, installing cameras, restricting access, or providing lighting where necessary.
- Responding to building code or housing violations.
Who can file a premises liability claim in Mechanicsville?
Property owners owe different standards of care, depending on the reason a person is on their property. The duty of care varies, depending on the following types of visitors:
- Property owners must use reasonable care to inspect for, discover, and either fix or warn of hazards they knew or should have known about. An invitee is someone who is on the property for both the benefit of the owner and the visitor. Examples include a person shopping for clothes, eating at a restaurant, or staying at a hotel.
- Property owners must warn licensees of known hidden dangers and refrain from willful or wanton injury, but they do not have a duty to repair conditions for licensees. A licensee is typically a social guest or someone permitted on the property for their own purposes, not for the owner’s business benefit.
- Property owners must not willfully or wantonly injure trespassers, even though they otherwise owe no duty of ordinary care. Some exceptions apply. Child trespassers may have the right to file a premises liability claim (through their parents) under certain circumstances.
Anyone injured while legally on someone else’s property should report the incident and any injuries to the property owner or a supervisor. Avoid discussing fault. Seek prompt medical attention. Contact our Mechanicsville premises liability lawyers. If possible, take photos or videos of the area where the injury occurred to help document the cause of the accident.
What is the attractive nuisance doctrine?
The attractive nuisance doctrine is a legal concept that can hold property owners liable when a dangerous condition on their property is likely to attract children that may be drawn to hazards such as swimming pools, trampolines, animals, or other conditions that appear inviting but pose a danger.
Virginia does not formally recognize the attractive nuisance doctrine, but liability for injuries to child trespassers may proceed under ordinary negligence principles.
Who is liable for premises liability accidents in Hanover County?
Often, it can be difficult to determine just who the owner of the property is. The owner may be a parent company. A tenant may have agreed to be liable for any accidents. A repair company may have been called in to fix a known problem, such as broken tiles, and failed to do so or did so incompetently.
Our Mechanicsville premises liability lawyers file claims against all responsible parties, including:
- Owners and any companies with an interest in the property
- Tenants
- Repair and maintenance companies
- Product manufacturers, if a defective product caused your accident
- Other defendants, depending on how the accident happened
How much is my premises liability claim worth in Virginia?
We focus on every way your life is different because of the accident that caused your injuries. Our team reviews with your doctors what injuries you have, how they were diagnosed, what complications may arise, what treatments you’ve had and will need, and how your injuries are affecting your life every day of your life. We also work with your employers, financial experts, and other experts to help place a value on your other economic and personal damages.
We seek compensation for all your current and future:
- Medical bills and expenses of every type by every healthcare provider
- Lost income and lost benefits, for as long as you cannot work
- Daily physical pain and emotional suffering
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Loss of bodily function
- The inability to enjoy life
- Loss of consortium (marital companionship and intimacy)
We may seek exemplary/punitive damages for especially egregious conduct, subject to Virginia’s $350,000 statutory cap on punitive damages.
While many personal injury cases do settle, we are ready to try your case before a Hanover County judge and jury.
We also work to show that the defendants were entirely responsible for your accident. If you are responsible, you cannot recover damages.
Do you have a Mechanicsville premises liability lawyer near me?
Yes. We meet clients at our office, located at 3315 West Broad Street in Richmond. We also review cases by phone and online video. If you cannot physically travel, we can make alternate arrangements to meet with you.
We can answer your questions and explain your rights.
Call our respected Mechanicsville premises liability lawyers today
We understand how upset you are. You just wanted to go shopping, enjoy a meal, meet other people, or get out of the house. Now you are in pain, seeing doctors, and wondering how you’ll meet your bills. At Phelan Petty Injury Lawyers, we handle premises liability claims on a contingency fee basis. Contact us to schedule a free consultation.