Experienced San Antonio Premises Liability Lawyers

Based in San Antonio, the premises liability attorneys at The Law Offices of Tyler & Peery represent clients throughout Texas who have been seriously injured on other people’s property through:

• Dog bites and other animal attacks
• Trip-and-fall and slip-and-fall accidents
• Swimming pool accidents
• Injuries that occur due to elevator and escalator accidents
• Assault in areas with negligent security
• Food poisoning that occurs in San Antonio dining establishments
• Injuries sustained due to broken or cracked sidewalks
• Other accidents involving dangerous conditions

If you have been seriously injured because of a property owner’s failure to maintain their property in a safe condition, inadequate security or a fall, please contact our attorneys today to schedule a free confidential consultation.

Common Places Where Premises Liability Accidents Can Occur In San Antonio

Some frequent sites of premises liability accidents include:

• Hotels and resorts along the River Walk, where guests often encounter slippery floors or inadequate security
• Supermarket, grocery store and retail store injuries
• Popular shopping destinations like North Star Mall or The Shops at La Cantera, where escalator malfunctions or poorly maintained walkways can cause injuries
• Amusement parks such as Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where ride accidents or unsafe conditions in queue areas may occur
• San Antonio restaurants, such as those in the Pearl District, where hot food spills or unstable seating can lead to injuries
• Office buildings downtown, where elevator accidents or unmarked construction areas pose risks
• Texas concert events and music festivals
• San Antonio schools and universities
• Apartment complexes throughout the city, where neglected common areas can result in serious injuries
• San Antonio daycare facilities and playgrounds
• San Antonio sports facilities and sporting events

Our firm’s extensive legal experience with these diverse locations lets us quickly identify liability issues and build strong cases for our clients.

Critical Steps To Take After A Premises Liability Accident

If you are injured on someone else’s property in San Antonio, follow these crucial steps to protect your rights:

• Seek immediate medical attention, even when the injuries seem minor
• Report the occurrence to the property owner or manager, but do not provide detailed statements
• Document the scene extensively by taking photos or videos of the hazardous condition
• Gather contact information from any witnesses present
• Preserve evidence such as torn clothing or shoes worn during the accident
• Keep records details of all medical treatments and related expenses
• Contact an experienced premises liability attorney before speaking with any insurance representatives

Following these steps can significantly strengthen your claim case and improve the odds of getting fair compensation.

Proving Your Premises Liability Case

Proving liability in a premises liability case is often the most challenging part of the process because you must establish a clear link between the negligence and your injury. Therefore, you must demonstrate that the property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition but failed to take action. As such, gathering evidence is key to a successful case to pursue compensation for your medical expenses, lost income and emotional trauma.

Slip-And-Fall: A Common Cause Of Accidental Injuries In San Antonio

Premises liability cases generally fall into two main categories. The first is what is commonly known as a slip-and-fall case. Slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall accidents can occur on sidewalks and in stores, office buildings, malls, restaurants, parking lots, and other public and private places. They sometimes occur when businesses or homeowners fail to provide warnings about wet floors, when handrails are loose and when stairs are in poor condition.

Negligent Security

The other main area of premises liability concerns negligent security. Inadequate security cases usually involve those situations where people are victims of crime on the business premises. Many of these claims arise at hotels, apartments or shopping centers.

Under Texas law, owners of these premises are responsible for the harm if the likelihood of criminal activity is reasonably foreseeable. These are often difficult cases for an injured person, and a complete investigation and thorough preparation are necessary for a successful result.

In negligent security cases, the main legal hurdle a claimant usually has to overcome is to prove that the premises owner had knowledge or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition that caused the accident. This can be shown through the testimony of witnesses, crime reports or other forms of evidence.

An immediate investigation is often the most important key to locating witnesses and evidence of the property owner’s knowledge. Obtaining witnesses’ names and photographs of the site before the premises owner has an opportunity to remedy and correct the dangerous condition is very important.

What does the term “premises liability” refer to?

Premises liability is essentially just another way of saying liability for dangerous property conditions.

Don’t property owners get to do whatever they want?

No, not entirely. If a property owner is aware of a dangerous condition on property open to the public, the owner has an obligation to address the condition by fixing it or providing warnings about it.

What are some common examples of premises liability?

One common example is when a business such as a restaurant, store or shopping mall has slippery floors or unsafe sidewalks that cause a slip-and-fall accident or trip-and-fall accident. In this situation, the property owner may be liable for injuries caused by a fall.

Another common example is failure to keep tenants safe in an apartment building that has experienced assaults or other criminal conduct. Under certain conditions, a tenant injured in this setting can bring an injury claim based on inadequate security.

What about attacks by pets?

A lot depends on the circumstances. One scenario is when a dog bites a jogger who is simply jogging through the neighborhood. Homeowners insurance is often available as a source of compensation in such cases.

Discuss Your Premises Liability Case With A San Antonio Lawyer

If you suffered a personal injury due to dangerous conditions on someone else’s property, it makes sense to discuss your situation with a knowledgeable lawyer. For a confidential, no-cost consultation, call our office at 210-340-0900 or complete the online form.  Home and hospital visits are available by request.