Handling Complex Premises Liability Claims
If you want to know Silva Injury Law’s record in premises liability claims, consider the case of Helen G.
Helen is a wife, mother, and grandmother of seven who led an active life in Central California until her accident. Helen’s shoe caught on what she later learned was a broken tile while she was visiting a chain drug store, causing her to fall. The accident left her in intense pain, and she had to go to the hospital.
Helen underwent surgery on her hip and had pins and rods inserted, ultimately suffering a broken shoulder and also walking with a limp. Silva Injury Law later learned that the store was aware of the broken tile issue for three years before Helen’s fall but never fixed the problem.
Helen hired Silva Injury Law about one month after her fall, and about six months later, we prepared and filed the initial demand for damages. The following month, the store made an unacceptable counteroffer that led to us filing a lawsuit, with mediation beginning about nine months later and the store eventually agreeing to pay a $600,000 settlement in the case another nine months later.
The timeline of this case works such that Helen’s fall occurred in February 2020, and she obtained numerous medical treatments for the following month. In March 2020, Helen hired Silva Injury Law.
October 2020 was when our firm prepared and filed an initial demand for damages. The following month, the negligent party made an unacceptable counteroffer that led to Silva Injury Law filing a lawsuit.
Mediation between the two sides began in August 2021. On May 5, 2022, the negligent party agreed to pay Helen $600,000.
Types Of Premises Liability Accidents In Turlock
A premises liability accident can happen virtually anywhere in the Turlock area.
Common kinds of premises liability claims often include:
- Slip and fall accidents
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Stair collapses
- Falling objects
- Fires
- Negligent security
- Amusement park accidents
- Swimming pool accidents
- Snow and ice accidents
- Inadequate maintenance
- Defective conditions
- Dog bites
- Water leaks or flooding
- Toxic fumes or chemicals
- Ceiling collapses
- Inadequate lighting
- Hotel accidents
- Construction site accidents
California Civil Code § 1714(a) makes every person responsible not only for their own willful acts but also for injuries to other people due to their lack of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property.
This means property owners have a legal duty of care based on what other reasonable property owners usually do under the same circumstances. Whether a property owner breached their duty of care can often depend on factors such as the likelihood of an injury, the location of the premises, whether a property owner knew of a hazardous condition, whether a property owner should have known of a hazardous condition and a property owner’s degree of control over a dangerous condition.
Common locations where premises liability accidents may occur in Turlock include grocery stores such as the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Save Mart, and Safeway or hotels such as Hampton Inn, Travelodge by Wyndham, Home2 Suites, and Comfort Suites.
In addition, there are plenty of local bars, such as Cheroot Cigar Lounge, Jams 209 Sports Bar and Grill, Staley’s Club, The Rail, Jams 209 Sports Bar and Grill, and The Udder Place, where people can hurt themselves.
Finally, Turlock has shopping areas, such as Vintage Faire Mall, Monte Vista Shopping Center, Turlock Town Center, Merced Mall, and the Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley, where premises liability accidents can occur.
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