Property owners must exercise reasonable care in the ownership and maintenance of their property, especially when they expect visitors to enter. Proving a premises liability claim means proving negligence, or showing that a property owner failed to uphold this duty of care.

Most visitors, including shoppers and guests, are considered invitees and are owed the highest duty of care under the law.

This means a property owner can be held liable for hazards they knew about or should have known about when those hazards cause an accident. For example, if a spill is left on a grocery store floor and is not cleaned up or marked with a warning sign within a reasonable amount of time, that failure could be considered negligence.

To prove negligence, you must establish your status as a visitor and the duty of care owed to you, show that a hazard existed that should have been addressed, and explain how that hazard caused your injury.

Sometimes this is straightforward. Other times, the property owner or their insurance company will try to blame the accident on you or claim they could not have known about the hazard.

That's why having the right legal team on your side matters. Don't wait, contact Aaron Sachs & Associates, P.C. today to schedule your free, no-obligation consultation.

How to Prove Liability