Can I Sue A Business If I Am Injured On Their Property?
Asked in San Diego, CA on January 16, 2020 Last answered on April 20, 20262 answers
Yes. In California, businesses have a legal duty to keep their property reasonably safe for customers and visitors. If you were injured because of a dangerous condition — such as a spill, broken flooring, poor lighting, or inadequate security — you may have a premises liability claim.
To succeed, you generally must show the business knew or should have known about the dangerous condition and failed to fix it or warn you. These cases often require investigation, preservation of surveillance footage, and prompt action.
Yes--and the most important factor will come to whether or not there was an unreasonable exposure to risk on their property. As with almost every premise liability case (slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall), a person who enters a business location is considered an "invitee" and there is a higher duty to make sure they are not in danger. Dangers can be from materials left on the ground or conditions that are inherently or unknowingly dangerous to you (the invitee).
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