Were you injured in an accident on someone else’s property in Austin, TX? If the property owner was negligent in their property maintenance, they may owe you compensation. An experienced Austin premises liability lawyer at McMinn Personal Injury Lawyers can help you fight for money to cover medical bills, lost wages, and more.
Our attorneys have over 40 years of experience handling personal injury cases like yours. Since we started our law firm, we’ve helped injured clients recover over $500 million in settlements and verdicts.
Premises liability cases can be complex. Contact our law offices in Austin, Texas, at (512) 474-0222 to learn more about how our lawyers can help. Your consultation is free, so there’s no risk or obligation.
Premises liability cases can be difficult to prove. Once someone gets hurt, property owners tend to fix hazards on their premises. You may not even know whether you have a valid claim for compensation. Don’t count on the owner’s insurance company to make things easier. Instead, turn to an experienced Austin personal injury attorney who can protect your interests.
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Premises liability laws are a type of personal injury law. In Texas, when a property owner allows others onto their property, the law requires them to make sure that the property is reasonably safe. Visitors, customers, and guests shouldn’t have to constantly worry about hidden dangers.
If you were injured because of an unreasonable, non-obvious danger on someone else’s property, you may have the right to seek compensation from the negligent property owner under premises liability law.
Your case value depends on any number of factors. Some of the most relevant include:
To learn more about your case value, contact our Austin personal injury law firm. Once we understand the details, we can give you a better sense of how much compensation you may deserve.
Under Texas law, you have the right to seek compensation for any economic or non-economic damages you’ve suffered due to the injury. Some of the most common types of damages in premises liability cases include:
Victims in Texas must identify the exact losses they have suffered due to an accident and injury. Our lawyers can help you document the losses you’ve suffered so that your settlement or verdict fairly reflects the impact the injury has had on your life.
When injured parties are partly responsible for their own injuries, they’re also held partly responsible for the damages. You don’t always lose your right to damages.
If you are less than 51% responsible for your injuries, you can recover partial compensation under Texas modified comparative negligence laws. Your compensation is reduced by any blame allocated to you. Once your share of fault reaches 51%, you completely lose your right to damages.
Our Austin lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you won’t pay any upfront costs—we only get paid if we secure compensation for you. Once your case is successfully resolved, we take a percentage of your settlement or verdict as our fee. If we don’t win your case, you won’t owe us any attorneys’ fees, ensuring that seeking justice comes with no financial risk to you.
Property owners aren’t liable for absolutely any injury that occurs on their property. They’re only liable when they’re negligent and allow dangerous property conditions to exist. Negligence claims are based on four elements:
In plain English, you’ll have to prove that the owner failed to exercise a reasonable level of caution and you were injured because of that failure.
A property owner’s duty of care will vary depending on why you were visiting the premises. Four classifications of visitors exist:
When you visit a store, restaurant, hotel, airport, or other business establishment, you’re classified as an invitee. Business owners in Texas generally must fix any hidden and dangerous property conditions. If they can’t fix the danger right away, they must provide adequate warning to keep you safe.
You’ll also have to prove that the owner knew, or reasonably should have known, about the danger. Generally, business owners must take the time to inspect the property at reasonable intervals to identify new or concealed dangers.
Private property owners have more limited duties toward licensees, who enter the property for non-business purposes. They are only required to warn you about concealed dangers that they know about.
Property owners don’t owe a duty of care to adult trespassers. When you enter someone’s property without permission, you can’t expect that they’ve made the property safe for you.
Exceptions exist for young children. Some property conditions are both dangerous and attractive to young children. A typical example is a swimming pool. Owners have a duty to take precautions to keep children away from these “attractive nuisances.”
Slip and fall accidents are the most common basis for a premises liability claim. That said, premises liability laws extend to any type of dangerous condition that exists on the owner’s premises.
Our Austin premises liability attorneys have the skills to handle any type of injury claim, including those involving:
If you were injured while on another party’s property, contact our lawyers in Austin today. We can help you understand your legal rights and options following an injury.
Under Texas law, injury victims have two years to file a lawsuit. This is the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations starts to run on the date you suffer the injury. After two years pass, you lose your right to pursue compensation from the negligent property owner.
Dangerous property conditions can lead to a wide range of injuries. At McMinn Personal Injury Lawyers, we often represent injured clients who have suffered:
These are the types of injuries that can have a significant impact on your life. Our attorneys handle all types of personal injury claims, so don’t hesitate to reach out for legal advice if you’ve sustained injuries due to unsafe property conditions. We can help you fight to hold the property owner accountable.
Do you have questions about your rights under Texas premises liability laws? Contact McMinn Personal Injury Lawyers for a free consultation today. An experienced Austin premises liability lawyer can evaluate your case and help you determine the best course of action.
