Am I Eligible to File A Personal Injury Lawsuit If I Was Injured on Private Property in Colorado Springs?
If you’ve suffered a serious injury on someone else’s property, then you may be wondering what’s the best way to proceed. Injuries suffered on private property fall under the umbrella of premises liability, which are different than most personal injury cases in that they can be much harder to prove.
After being injured on private property, it’s important that you gather as much information as possible so that you can prepare for your claim and increase the likelihood that you’ll win your case. Learn more about what you can do after you’ve been injured on private property, and find out when you should consider hiring a premises liability lawyer.
Proving Your Case
When considering a premises liability lawsuit, many injured parties may have difficulty gathering the evidence that they’ll need to try their case. Fortunately, with the right legal advice, you should be able to examine the facts of your case and target the right sort of evidence.
Through the course of your premises liability lawsuit, you will be required to prove a number of issues. First, you must be certain that the person you are bringing a case against is the legitimate property owner. Secondly, you will need to prove that the property owner’s negligence directly contributed to your injury. Finally, you will need to demonstrate the severity of your injury and prove that it happened on the property in question.
Common Premises Liability Cases
At this point, it can be helpful to learn what sorts of cases are eligible to be tried under premises liability laws. One of the most common forms of premises liability cases are slip and fall accidents where a business owner did not clean up or adequately warn against slippery conditions.
Another common premises liability case is an individual being injured due to the lack of adequate security on a property site. Lastly, some premises liability cases involve defective or dangerous conditions that were the direct cause of injury, such as unsecured dangerous materials.
If you’ve experienced any of these circumstances, then you should consider hiring a premises liability lawyer.
When You Can’t Bring a Suit
Unfortunately, not every instance of an injury on private property is eligible for a premises liability lawsuit, which means you could find yourself in an extremely precarious situation.
For example, if you were injured on private property that you gained access to through trespassing, then you will usually not be able to file a suit. Additionally, if you are invited onto private property and suffer an injury due to your own negligence, then you will not be able to file a suit, as premises liability cases require the property owner to be at fault.
Retain a Premises Liability Lawyer
Being injured on private property can be a very difficult situation, especially if you have mounting medical bills that you’re struggling to pay. After you’ve been hurt on private property, you need the help of an experienced premises liability lawyer from Heuser & Heuser, LLP.
Our knowledgeable attorneys can examine the facts of your case and advise you on the best way to win your claim and get the compensation that you deserve. Schedule a consultation with one of our excellent attorneys today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Know What My Case Is Worth?
There are a variety of things we look at when evaluating your case and determining its value. We look at how the accident occurred. We look at what sort of injuries you sustained. Do you have a permanent injury that will last the rest of your life? Are you going to have future medical bills? We look at lost wages. Did you lose your job? If you have permanent work restrictions as a result of the accident, you may not be able to find a job very easily in the future. These are some of the factors that we look at in evaluating a claim. Every case is unique and different. That’s why at our law firm, every case gets personal attention from the lawyer when it comes time to evaluate.
Why is it Important to Hire a Lawyer?
Insurance companies are in business for a reason: to make money. Anytime they are paying money on a claim, it means less money to their bottom line. They have literally hundreds of adjusters and hundreds of lawyers who are on their side trying to figure out how to prevent money from leaving their checkbooks. Quite frankly, you do need a lawyer to help you through this because your lawyer will make sure you’re properly compensated.
Do Cases Settle Without Going to Court?
Cases settle before going to trial 80 to 90 percent of the time. However, that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of work involved in getting a case settled outside of court. Sometimes you have to file a lawsuit and do a lot of what I call “legal maneuvering” to get a case settled. That means we take depositions from witnesses to the accident, from police officers, and from your doctors. But, yes, most cases will settle prior to trial.
Do You Get Good Results for Your Clients?
We do get good results for our clients. We have settled hundreds, if not thousands, of cases where we’ve had large settlements. We’ve had substantial verdicts. We go to the mat for our clients if necessary. We’ll appeal cases. We’ll do whatever it takes to make sure our client is taken care of.
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