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Wade Law Group
Attorneys at Law
Premises Liability
Wade Law Group
Suite 108
Las Vegas, NV, 89117
(702) 462-5600
FAX (702) 462-6700
info@wadelawgroup.com
Las Vegas Premises Liability Claims
Property owners have a responsibility to ensure that safety hazards on their land do not cause harm to guests. Homeowners with pools, for example, must take steps to protect visiting children from danger. If a danger is present, it must be clearly marked to prevent harm. Another example is, if a store staircase has a broken step, signs should be posted to warn customers. Except in cases of trespassing, property owners are liable for injuries that occur due to preventable hazards on their premises. Even if a property owner is not aware of the hazard, our attorneys may be able to prove that he or she should have known about the problem.
If you have been injured on another's property, you may be eligible for compensation. Contact Wade Law Group today to schedule a free review of your case.
Under Nevada law, the business owner who controls the premises you are on owes you a duty to maintain those premises in a reasonably safe condition for the welfare of all customers. This includes a reasonable effort to keep the premises free of foreign objects or substances that might cause injury. When a foreign substance is on the floor of a business, causing you to fall and be injured, the presumption is that the owner did not maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and should have anticipated that shoppers would be harmed as a result of the open and obvious hazard.
Even if the hazardous condition is open and obvious and you still did not see it, this does not put the burden of fault for the fall on you. Nevada law allows a person who is injured as a result of a slip and fall accident to make a claim even if the owner of the business says that you should have seen the substance on the floor. The business that controls or has possession of the premises has a duty to maintain, inspect, repair and warn of any dangerous conditions.
What to Do if You are Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident
1. Get the names, addresses and telephone numbers of any witnesses who may have seen you fall. Also be sure to get the names, addresses and phone numbers of any employees who may have seen you fall.
2. Try and remember any statements made by store employees at the time of the accident that can be used later to imply liability. Statements such as, "I was supposed to clean that up," shows the store management knew a problem existed.
3. Make sure the incident is reported to the store manager.
4. Try to determine the substance that caused you to fall.
5. If you have a cell phone that takes pictures, make sure you take a shot of whatever was on the floor or in the vicinity that caused your accident. If you do not have a cell phone that takes pictures, ask someone nearby to take a picture. Many stores sell disposable cameras that can also be used for this purpose.
6. If possible, try to determine where the substance came from. For instance, there may have been water leaking from a malfunctioning refrigeration unit. If you can show that the substance has been on the floor for an extended period of time, it indicates that management of the store had ample opportunity to clean up the substance before you fell.
7. Try to obtain a copy of the incident report prepared by the manager.
8. Get medical help immediately.
Oftentimes there is a defect in the property itself. Steps may not be up to code or there might be a structural problem with the premises that caused you to slip and fall. That's why it is important to immediately get an attorney so he or she can go out and take photographs and establish the defective nature of the property before the owner tries to correct it.
Negligent security lawsuits are a fast-growing segment of litigation in the United States. In these cases, typically the injured are seeking to hold the owner of a commercial property liable after a violent crime has occurred on the premises.
Owners and possessors of the property are required to take reasonable steps to make the property safe. Nevada law states that landowners have a duty to provide adequate security when there is a history of similar criminal activity on the property. Owners have been found liable for injuries resulting from criminal activity if they have received notice that a crime might occur.
Bouncer/Security Officer Abuse
Las Vegas has the unique character of being a place to unwind and forget the rest of the world for a weekend or holiday. When visiting any of the fabulous Las Vegas casinos, taking in one of the spectacular shows, or dancing the night away in a flashy nightclub, property owners are obligated not only to protect you from known harmful conditions on the property but also from abusive treatment and injury from its employees and agents.
Unfortunately, oftentimes those individuals hired to protect you and ensure security of the property's interest fail to perform when needed or in moments of anger, inflict injury upon innocent patrons. Owners and possessors of the property are required to take reasonable steps to screen employees and agents, provide specific training, and ensure against attacks by those in its employ.
If you experience an event where you are injured by employees or agents of a business, contact the Wade Law Group for a free evaluation of any potential claim you may have.
