Premises Liability & Negligence

Owners of a property have a duty under Alabama law to use reasonable care to keep the premises in a safe condition for business invitees. For example, if you were harmed by a dangerous condition that existed in the grocery store then you might sue them and their insurance would be likely to pay you for your injuries. You would need to prove that they failed to use reasonable care and due diligence to keep their property safe to have a claim against them for your injuries.

For a Plaintiff to prove liability, they must show that the owner knew or should have known of the defect on their property and failed to do anything about it. For example, if someone slips and falls due to a slippery substance on the floor then in order for the property owner to be liable they must have known (or should have known) about the substance and the dangerous condition.

The law also requires that owners make repairs to such things as stairs and floors (surfaces that are walked on) and warn people of dangers on their property. They must keep property reasonably safe for the public. Inadequate lighting or security measures can lead to physical assault such that an owner might have a duty to provide adequate lighting for a business invitee.

Slipping on a wet floor or crumbling steps can cause severe injuries (these are what are referred to as slip and fall cases). As soon as possible after an injury such as a slip and fall, you should notify the owner of the property and get a copy of any accident report regarding the fall. You should also seek medical attention immediately. Taking pictures of the injury and keeping records of your treatment are things you can do to help your lawyer build a premises liability case early on.

When bringing a lawsuit based on the negligence or neglect of another person or company it is also important to build a case early on. Whether it is a nursing home negligence case, birth injury, defective products, funeral home negligence, dog bite injury, blasting damage to your home, defective drugs, or medical malpractice case you will need a lawyer to help with your claim.

Once you obtain an attorney, they can do a full investigation but they might not have access to some of the things that you would at the beginning of the injury. If our lawyer does take your case, we do so on a contingency fee basis. This means that you do not pay anything up front in attorney fees. Our Alabama premises liability lawyer only gets paid attorney fees as a percentage of what you receive as an award or settlement. If you believe that you may have a claim, then call our Alabama premises liability or negligence attorney today for a consultation.

Sometimes companies can blast and set off huge explosions in an area that can have certain negative effects on the surrounding homes and communities. For example, it could seriously harm the foundation of the homes in surrounding areas and cause extremely serious property damage to your home. Our Alabama blasting attorneys will investigate your particular case and can counsel you about your potential claim for liability.

Dog Bites & Animal Attacks

Dog bites and animal attacks are more prevalent than one may believe and the injuries can range in severity from severe injury to death. Some of the injuries suffered from dog bites can include scars, severe infections, emotional trauma, and medical traumas from necessary inoculations and procedures. Every state’s laws concerning dog bite injuries can be different, which is why it is important to retain a local Alabama dog bite attorney to help you with your case.

Medical negligence during childbirth, pregnancy, and postpartum care can cause serious life long injuries or death. Some of the types of birth injury that can occur due to medical negligence during the birth of a child (or postpartum care or pregnancy) are cerebral palsy, newborn jaundice, bone injury, spinal birth defect, asphyxia, c-section injuries, vacuum birth injuries, infant hematoma, and erb’s palsy. Our personal injury lawyers handle these types of cases all over the State of Alabama.

Medical malpractice can be such things as the physician or surgeon not following a certain procedural standard that professionals performing that surgery or other medical procedure follow, and an injury occurring as a result of deviation from medical standards. Also, injury could occur due to the physician’s negligence by misdiagnosing the patient or making an error during treatment or surgery that causes a serious injury.  Our medical malpractice lawyers in Alabama can help counsel you through the process of pursuing a malpractice claim.

When the elderly move into a nursing home or long term care facility they believe that they will be well cared for. These facilities have a duty to provide a certain quality of life to each resident. However, all too often these facilities breach their duty to their elderly and disabled residents by allowing instances of abuse or neglect to occur. If you or a loved one have experienced nursing home abuse or neglect then give our Alabama nursing home negligence lawyer a call today for a consultation.

Many times a product can be released to the public that is known to harm a small amount of people, but is released despite the manufacturer knowing of certain dangers to the public.  They are sometimes dangers that they could have fixed prior to selling the product without too much expense. These types of products then can begin to injure individuals and they wonder what recourse they have. Our defective products lawyers can help you recover if you have been injured by a defective medical device, toy, or other products.

When a funeral home or crematory commit malpractice this can result in some of the most devastating abuses that there is. Incidents of funeral abuse include such things as commingling bodies during cremations (forever mixing remains of strangers), improperly disposing of cremated remains, losing cremated remains, and other such abuses.  Our funeral home attorneys can help advise you today, so give us a call for a consultation.