Practice Areas
Premises Liability
Uncovering negligence in both public and private property management and poor corporate training and supervision.
Overview
Someone decided the hazard could wait.
A fall, an assault, an injury on someone else’s property. It happens in seconds, and it can change how you move, work, and sleep forever.
Stores, landlords, and the companies that run them are supposed to keep people reasonably safe. Too often the danger was already known: the spill nobody cleaned, the complaint nobody acted on, the security nobody paid for.
These cases turn on what the owner knew and when they knew it. That proof usually lives in records and decisions made long before you ever walked in.
What we investigate
Getting to what really happened
Responsibility for an unsafe property is often shared. We work to see the full picture:
- Hazardous conditions the owner knew about or should have found
- Maintenance, inspection, and repair records
- Company policies, training, and supervision practices
- Security and staffing decisions
- Prior incidents, complaints, and reports
- Available video footage and witness accounts
How we help
Moving before the trail goes cold
Footage gets recorded over and reports get buried, so we move early and deliberately:
- Act promptly to preserve evidence before it is lost
- Examine corporate policies, training, and decision-making
- Identify everyone responsible, from owners to managers to contractors
- Document how the hazard caused your injury and how it has affected you
- Pursue accountability and fair compensation
The information on this page is general and not legal advice. Every situation is different. Contact us to discuss the specifics of your case.
Common questions
Premises Liability questions, answered
General answers to what people ask most. Every case is different, and this is not legal advice. For guidance about your situation, please reach out.
What do I have to prove in a premises liability case?
Generally, that the property owner or manager knew about a dangerous condition (or should have, through reasonable care), failed to fix it or warn about it, and that this caused your injury. In Alabama, the duty you are owed also depends on why you were on the property.
I was hurt as a customer at a store. Does that matter?
Yes. Alabama law gives the strongest protection to “invitees,” people on a property for the owner’s benefit, such as customers in a store. Owners owe invitees a duty to keep the premises reasonably safe and to address hazards they know about or should have discovered.
What if there was a warning sign, or the hazard seemed obvious?
Property owners often argue a danger was “open and obvious,” or that you were partly at fault, which Alabama’s strict contributory negligence rule makes a powerful defense. That is exactly why how the facts are gathered and presented matters so much. Do not assume you have no case before talking to a lawyer.
Who can be held responsible besides the owner?
Sometimes more than one party, including property managers, maintenance companies, and security contractors. Part of the work is identifying everyone whose decisions contributed to the hazard.
How long do I have to file?
In most Alabama premises cases, two years from the date of injury (Ala. Code § 6-2-38). Evidence like video footage and incident reports can disappear quickly, so acting early helps protect your case.
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Talk to a lawyer who will listen
Tell us what happened. We will review your situation and give you an honest read on your options, with no obligation.