Premises Liability

Pritzker Olsen attorneys have recovered millions for people harmed on someone elses property and the families of wrongful death victims. Our lawyers have been interviewed by The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and others. For a free consultation regarding premises liability and a bodily injury or wrongful death claim, call 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or submit our online free consultation form.

Premises liability is a theory of liability that holds the owners and occupiers of property legally responsible for accidents that happen on the property. For example, if someone dies in an apartment fire because the landlord didn't replace the batteries in a smoke alarm, the family of the person will have the right to sue the landlord for money to compensation them for their loss.

Whether you have a premises liability claim will depend on why you were on the property, if you were invited onto the property or a tresspasser, and what caused your injury.

An owner or occupier of property is negligent and liable for money damages if reasonable care was not taken to prevent a foreseeable harm.

Pritzker Olsen has provided the following information about premises liability:

Apartment Fire - Landlords are liable when their negligence leads to an apartment fire and resulting bodily injury or death.
Swimming Pool Poisoning - When swimming pool chemicals are stored or used improperly, illness or injury can result.
Foss Swim School Lawsuit - Several people were sickened by a chlorine bleach spill at Foss Swim School in Knollwood Mall in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Apartment Assault - This involves assault, including sexual assault in an apartment building.
Daycare Death Lawsuit - The owner of property used by a daycare is liable for injuries and deaths occurring on the property, depending on the facts.
Casino Child Care Center Sexual Assault - When a child under the care of a casino child care center is sexually assaulted, the casino, the child care center and others may be liable.
Playground and Recreational Property Accident Liability - This involves a property owner's liability when a child is injured on playground equipment or a carnival ride, for example a roller coaster, or when a child is drown in a pool. See inflatable pool drowning prevention information. The CPSC has released a study on pool and spa injury and death. A new law in Minnesota addresses pool safety. Read about a Minnesota pool death and injury lawsuit.
Security Liability – This involves the liability of a property owner when the property owner does not provide adequate security. For example, a renter getting seriously injured by intruders that come in through a door with a broken lock or a bank customer getting injured because there were not enough security guards.
Slip and Fall Accident Liability – This involves accidents where someone slips, trips or falls because the property owner was negligent.
Window Fall Lawyer and Lawsuit - A fall from a window can lead to recoveries under premises liability and/or product liability.
Minnesota Dog Bite Attorney and Minneapolis Dog Bite Lawyer - Owners of dogs are strictly liable for injury inflicted by their dogs.

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