Articles Posted in Premises Liability

In this day and age, it sometimes feels like trouble can follow you anywhere and that nowhere is truly safe – but it shouldn’t be that way. You have a right to expect your landlord or other property owners to take reasonable steps to protect residents and visitors from foreseeable dangers and threats from bad…

With the approaching winter season underway, New Jersey residents should understand how frequently outdoor slip and fall accidents occur. Improperly salted walkways and parking lots are common places where these incidents happen. Property owners could be held responsible when a slip and fall occurs outside of their business because of debris, snow, or ice. There…

If you’re like many residents of New Jersey, you’re a proud dog owner. There is a new bill in the state that will require owners of large dogs to build tall fences to keep their pets on their properties. It’s important to understand more about this bill and how it will affect you if it…

Grocery store shoppers in New Jersey might find a local establishment crowded and bustling. Consumers could lose their bearing and fall. Or, they may slip on something spilled on the floor. The resulting injuries could be far worse than expected, leading to civil claims. Who is responsible for the loss, though? Sometimes, the answer could…

Premises liability law covers a wide range of injuries in New Jersey, including slip and falls, injuries from defective conditions or incidents due to snow and ice on the property. A type of injury most people don’t think about is attractive nuisance, an object that may attract children onto the premises. Basics of Attractive Nuisance…

As far as personal injury lawsuits go, suing someone in New Jersey over an ankle injury might not seem worth your time. But if you’ve experienced an ankle injury firsthand, you know that these injuries are much more painful and debilitating than most people realize. A slip-and-fall incident could put you out of work for…

There is nothing that could have helped you prepare for the dog that attacked you while you were running. You were jogging through a friendly neighborhood that you knew well, but the dog must have gotten loose. You found out later that the dog was there because its owner was visiting someone in the neighborhood,…

Did you know that the average cost of a dog bite claim is $32,072? That might seem alarmingly high, but you need to consider that a dog bite can end up requiring surgery and may significantly impact a person’s ability to work. According to data from the Insurance Information Institute, a third of all homeowner’s…

As a consumer, you likely don’t stop to think about the risk you incur when going into a retail shop, but there are risks that you face every time you go out to purchase something in a store. Slip-and-falls are among the most common accidents that shoppers experience when out at a store. Far from…

Dogs are described as man’s best friend and they fill any number of functions in people’s daily lives in New Jersey. These functions range from therapy dogs protecting their owners, bomb sniffing dogs protecting troops and the public and companion animals who reward their owners with unconditional love. Dogs are also strong animals and like…