Gainesville Premises Liability Attorney

Premises Liability Representation in Northern Florida

If you have been injured while on another's property, whether it is a business, store, home, or land, you may deserve compensation for your injuries and losses if the accident was caused by property negligence. Common types of premises liability injuries include slip and fall accidents, trip and fall accidents, and drowning accidents. Often, a premises liability injury is something as simple as tripping on an uneven floor or slipping on wet tile.  As simple as these situations might seem, injuries can quickly become expensive and complicated, and the law can be very complex. A Gainesville personal injury attorney at the Uman Law Firm can help you determine whether your accident was caused by negligence.

There are three types of people who can file for premises liability suits:

• Invitees: These are people who are customers or doing business with the property owner.
• Licensees: These are generally invited guests who do not have business or commercial related reasons to visit.
• Trespassers: These are people who have not received an explicit or implicit invitation to be on the property; they do not have to have unlawful intent, as they may have been just taking a shortcut or wandering around. 

Invitees often have the strongest cases, as business owners are more liable for others' safety than are homeowners. In general, property owners are not responsible for trespassers unless they are aware of their presence. One notable exception to this is, under Florida law, children are exempt from trespasser status because they cannot always accurately determine dangerous situations.  For instance, if your child fell into a pool that did not have a fence or proper cautionary signs, the property owner can be held liable, regardless of whether or not your child was invited to the pool.

Aggressive Legal Representation for Your Rights

The personal injury lawyers at our firm understand that sometimes accidents happen and that they were completely unavoidable. Unfortunately, there are too many situations in which someone is injured and the accident was completely preventable and occurred only because the property owner was negligent. We firmly believe that if you are not responsible for a preventable accident, you should not bear the financial burdern for your injuries.

Our attorneys offer supportive legal help and aggressive courtroom action. Whenever you suffer an injury while on another's property, you should contact a Gainesville Premises Liability Lawyer to discuss your case.