Premises liability involves legal responsibility imposed on the owner or possessor of property for injuries resulting from dangerous conditions or activities on the premises. A broad range of accidents fall under this category of liability case. The attorneys of Balzarini & Watson have thorough knowledge of the applicable law and extensive experience handling a wide range of premises liability cases.

Types of cases

Balzarini & Watson have successfully handled premises liability cases involving death or serious injuries related to:

»Natural gas well explosions
»Gas distribution or service line explosions
»Inadequate security leading to attacks, assaults and/or shootings
»Crimes or sexual assaults in places such as shopping centers, schools, hotels or apartment complexes
»Dangerous, non-safety type glass in shower doors or store entryways
»Unsafe or improperly positioned or protected electrical lines or wires
»Dangerous design of entrance and exit-ways in public venues, including shopping centers, parks, government buildings and stadiums
»Dangerous or inadequately protected playground equipment 
»Defective or malfunctioning elevators in businesses, office buildings or apartment complexes
»Collapses of walls, ceilings or other structures in homes, apartments or businesses open to the public
»Accidents at dangerous railroad grade crossings

One type of premises liability case which may arise involves negligence in the care and custody of animals resulting in injury. The lawyers of Balzarini & Watson have successfully handled numerous cases involving injuries from animal attacks or escapes — including dog bites and attacks and escaped horses and cattle — or attacks by wild or exotic animals.

Other premises liability cases our law firm frequently encounters involve falls caused by inadequate maintenance or defects in sidewalks, walkways, stairways or ramps in homes, apartments or businesses. These falls often result in serious injuries, such as fractures of the hip, ankle, knees or wrist, and may lead to surgery or extended employment disability. Especially severe falls may result in lifelong limitations. Balzarini & Watson have prepared and successfully resolved hundreds of these types of cases through trials as well as successful settlements before trials.

Contact Balzarini & Watson

If you or someone you care about has been injured by a dangerous condition or activity on another's property, you may be able to hold the property owner responsible for your injuries. Contact Balzarini & Watson to discuss the facts of your case — without obligation. Trust experience.