Premises Liability in North Carolina

The slip-and-fall attorneys in Raleigh with Owens & Miller help individuals who have been injured or suffered property damage as a result of another property owner’s negligence. Premises liability cases are diverse. They range from:

• Not maintaining landscaping properly, which may impede a parking lot or other driveway visibility
• Property owner failing to properly fence a pool and a child suffers a drowning accident
• A store not cleaning up a spill and marking the area with adequate signage
• Loose stones in a walkway
• Torn or loose carpeting
• Inadequate lighting
• Dog owner fails to restrain their dog
• Loose boards or stair rail on a deck
• Missing or loose boards on stairs
• Falling merchandise in a retail store
• Injuries caused by retail store employees operating machinery (forklifts, stockers, etc.)
• Improperly secured doorway thresholds
• Defective and unsafe furniture
• Any unreasonably unsafe condition that exists on someone else’s property

Also, premises liability may be a part of another type of personal injury case. There could be the opportunity for a third party claim. Inadequate fencing may result in a dog bite attack, which means you will need to understand how North Carolina’s one-bite rule may affect your case. Loose carpeting at a day care facility may cause child injuries, poor landscaping that causes trees to block views on a street may cause a car accident, and improperly repaired or maintained stairs in an office could cause a work injury—resulting in a workers’ compensation case.

Time may be of the essence for your premises liability case if you are approaching the three-year mark of the statute of limitations. Discuss important items that can be used as evidence, how claims against homeowners’ insurance and other property liability insurance policies are handled, and more with an injury attorney at Owens & Miller.