If you suffer an injury while on someone else’s property in Sacramento, including public property, you may be entitled to a financial recovery. At Jacoby & Meyers, we can help you hold a property owner accountable for a preventable accident and injury using personalized legal services. We have been handling premises liability cases for clients in California since 1972. Contact us today to request a free consultation.
Why Hire Us?
- Our team includes seasoned lawyers who specialize in negotiating with insurance companies to leverage successful settlements prior to trial. Our experienced litigators can also take your premises liability case to court, if necessary.
- We will help you recover from your premises liability accident in more ways than one. While we prosecute your legal claim, we will guide you to the best doctors in Sacramento to ensure appropriate treatment for your health and well-being.
- We have earned the trust of tens of thousands of clients in California through outstanding case results and affordable fees. We will work for you with no attorney’s fees charged unless we secure financial compensation for your losses.
Our Sacramento Office
We serve premises liability clients throughout the whole of California, with 14 offices in convenient locations.
Our Sacramento office is located at 1215 K St., 17th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814.
You can set an appointment to visit us by calling (916) 269-8918 24/7. Our lines are always open for a free case review.
How Can a Sacramento Premises Liability Attorney Help You?
If you suffer a serious injury while in a grocery store, shopping center, school, work building, public place or even at a friend’s house in Sacramento, you could be looking at an uphill battle when it comes to filing an insurance claim. Insurance corporations do not want what is best for their clients. Instead, they want to protect their own profits.
The most reliable way to get the case results you deserve after being injured on someone else’s property in Sacramento is by hiring an attorney to represent you. An attorney can help you get the medical care you need, gather evidence against a property owner or another defendant, file your legal claim, and negotiate for maximum compensation – all while you focus on healing.
What Is Premises Liability Law?
The personal injury practice area of premises liability law places a legal responsibility on the owners and controllers of properties in California to maintain reasonably safe premises for lawful visitors. California Civil Code (CIV) § 1714 imposes this obligation on property owners and managers. If an accident occurs because of a property defect, the owner can be held liable, or financially responsible, for a victim’s injuries.
Types of Premises Liability Cases We Handle in Sacramento
Premises liability law covers a variety of accident types in Sacramento. If you were injured in any kind of incident, reach out to our team. We handle the following types of cases, among others:
- Slip and fall accidents
- Staircase accidents
- Dog attacks
- Swimming pool incidents
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Structural collapses
- Toxic exposure
- Electrocutions or fire hazards
- Poor property maintenance
- Negligent security
We can go up against private property owners, businesses, Fortune 500 Companies and the government on your behalf. Our past case results include a $13 million outcome in a wrongful death claim against the city and $6.02 million in a negligent security case.
Elements of Proof in a Sacramento Premises Liability Claim
When you pursue a premises liability claim in Sacramento, you accept the burden of proof. This means you must prove the required elements of your claim as more likely to be true than not true. This burden of proof is known as a “preponderance of the evidence.”
The key elements of a premises liability case are:
- Duty of care: The defendant or accused party must have had a legal obligation to maintain the property where the accident occurred so that it was reasonably safe for visitors.
- Breach of duty: the property owner must have failed to keep the premises reasonably safe in a way that a prudent property owner would not have.
- Causation: there must be evidence that the property hazard is what caused the injury or harm in question.
- Damages: the plaintiff or victim must have suffered compensable damages, such as physical injuries and medical bills.
Essentially, the property owner must have failed to recognize, remedy or warn of a hazard that existed on the property, and this must be what caused the victim’s injuries. The victim must have proof of negligence, meaning the property owner’s failure to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of the premises.
Your Status as a Property Visitor Matters
The specific duties of care that are placed on a property owner in Sacramento vary based on the type of visitor. There are three types:
- Invitee: those who are invited onto the property for the benefit of the owner, such as customers at a business. They are owed the highest standard of care; a property owner must inspect the property for unknown hazards, repair any discovered defects and warn invitees of potential injury risks.
- Licensee: those who have permission to be on a property but do so for their own purposes, such as guests visiting for social reasons. They are owed a slightly lower duty of care compared to invitees; property owners must still repair known defects and warn of risks, but do not have to inspect a property before welcoming licensees.
- Trespasser: those who do not have permission from the owner or legal authority to enter a property. California property owners do not owe trespassers any duty of care; however, they cannot intentionally harm trespassers. There is an exception if the trespasser is a child, in which case certain injury risks must be prevented.
Navigating and proving your premises liability claim in Sacramento can be much easier with assistance from an experienced attorney.
Contact Our Experienced Sacramento Premises Liability Attorneys
At Jacoby & Meyers, we believe everyone deserves justice. Our team consists of premises liability lawyers, case managers and highly experienced team members who make the legal process simple and successful in the courtroom and beyond. We take pride in handling every case with the same level of care – big or small.
Discuss your recent premises liability accident in detail with our attorneys today at no cost or obligation to hire us. Contact our Sacramento law office directly by calling (916) 269-8918 anytime, day or night. We also respond promptly to our online messaging system.
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