Defense Strategies
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Comparative negligence can significantly impact the outcome of complex premises liability cases. This legal standard helps to shape how fault is allocated and whether an injured person can recover damages. While both Pennsylvania and New Jersey follow modified...
Homeowners and businesses can potentially face premises liability lawsuits. If a visitor or member of the general public gets hurt on private property, they can try to hold the business that operates there or the property owner directly accountable. Claims for...
Business owners and property managers may face liability when someone is injured on their property. Premises liability claims often revolve around dangerous conditions that allegedly caused harm. However, not all situations create legal responsibility. In some cases,...
If your business involves anything that can potentially be risky for your customers, it’s crucial to have a strong, enforceable liability waiver. These are common – and necessary – for gyms and other businesses that provide fitness activities and games that involve...
One of the common concerns of business owners is a customer being injured on their property. Premises liability cases can be serious. That's why businesses need to keep their properties reasonably safe. Nonetheless, despite doing your best to remove potential...
When it comes to property owners’ “duty of care” to keep their premises safe, the standard is typically not the same for trespassers as it is for those who have a right to be on an owner’s property – like employees, customers, vendors, delivery people and visitors. A...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires businesses to make their spaces accessible for people with disabilities. If businesses don’t follow these rules, it can affect their ability to defend themselves in legal cases. This is especially important in states...
Visiting a construction site means following certain rules that the contractor has set in place. One of these rules should be that a hard hat is always required, simply because there’s no way to assure anyone that there’s a zero percent chance of an injury occurring. ...
These days, family entertainment often involves doing something that comes with some inherent risk. Businesses that serve these needs have to protect themselves. Whether you run an indoor rock climbing facility or a paintball park or you rent bounce castles or...
As a business owner, ensuring the safety of your premises is probably a top priority. However, despite this diligence, you could still find yourself targeted in a premises liability claim. While many injury claims are legitimate, businesses remain at risk of...