Premises Liability Cases

Although "premises liability" actions generally refer to "slip and fall" or "trip and fall" accidents, they are not limited to them. Other actions that can fall under this category are dog bite cases, construction accidents, as well as injuries caused by the willful or negligent conduct of a third party. 

To determine who is responsible in a premises liability action, you must first look at possession, ownership and control of the premises. The person who owns, controls or possesses the property upon which an accident happens is ultimately responsible for that accident. If you cannot determine ownership or control over a property, then there is nobody responsible to exercise reasonable care of it. 

When a court examines a case of premises liability, they look at a variety of issues, such as foreseeability of harm to the victim; the certainty to which an injury did occur; the connection between the defendant's actions and harm done to the plaintiff; moral blame, if any; policy of preventing harm in the future; and the availability and cost of insurance for the accident. 

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