Washington residents have a right to a reasonable expectation of safety as we go about our busy lives. Unfortunately, some business and private property owners fail to recognize and promptly address serious safety hazards on their properties. When a property owner’s negligence causes injury to someone lawfully visiting or patronizing the property, the injury victim has a right to file a compensation claim against the property owner to cover their damages. Call the Marysville personal injury lawyers at Wells Trumbull for the best possible results from your claim.
Why Choose Wells Trumbull?
Our firm’s founding attorneys, Ben Wells and Joshua Trumbull, have long histories of dedicated injury victim advocacy in Washington with a background of successful results, including a recent $2.1 million dollar recovery in a premises accident claim. We offer our clients significant advantages in their personal injury claims in Marysville and elsewhere, including the following:
- The personalized attention of a premises liability attorney in Marysville dedicated to crafting an individual recovery strategy based on the unique details of their case
- The skills and resources of a premier legal team with keen investigatory skills and access to the best medical experts
- Results-oriented legal representation with the goal of maximizing an injury victim’s financial recovery so they can focus on their physical recovery
We offer injury victims a free case consultation and contingency-based payment so as our client, you’ll pay nothing until after we obtain your settlement or court award for damages.
What Types of Premises Liability Cases Do We Handle at Wells Trumbull?
Property owners have a duty to maintain their property in a way that prevents serious safety hazards to those legally visiting the property. This duty applies to owners of commercial properties like stores, restaurants, and hotels and also to private property owners who must remove safety hazards that present risks to delivery people or other visitors lawfully on the property. Common premises liability cases involve accidents and injuries such as the following:
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Dangerous or defective staircases
- Product liability – Falling object injuries
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Pool accidents
- Fires
- Electrocution
- Balcony collapse
- Inadequate security
- Dog bites
- Ceiling collapse
- Inadequate maintenance
- Toxic exposures
Common liable parties in premises liability cases in Marysville include property owners, managers, or leaseholders who fail to uphold reasonable safety measures such as regularly inspecting their property and making prompt repairs, posting warning signs, or otherwise taking action that a reasonable property owner would take to minimize risks to others.
Compensation for medical expenses and lost earnings usually comes from the property owner’s liability insurance. Unfortunately, insurance companies may try to protect their profits at your expense.
There are many ways that injuries occur on a property when a property owner fails to correct a safety risk. Common injuries in premises liability claims in Marysville include:
- Fractures
- Head injuries/traumatic brain injuries
- Back injuries
- Neck injuries
- Soft-tissue injuries to knees, shoulders, wrists, ankles, or other body parts
- Lacerations, contusions, and abrasions
- Burns
- Near-drownings
- Electrocutions
- Illness from toxic exposures
- Spinal cord injuries
Injuries are not only painful, they are also expensive—especially when a serious injury prevents a return to work at the same time that medical bills begin to add up. These consequences of a premises accident are the “damages” in a premises accident claim.
What Damages Can I Recover In a Premises Liability Claim?
Damages from premises accident injuries in Marysville and throughout Washington depend on the severity of the injuries. Common damages recovered include:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Past and future income loss
- Diminished future earning capacity
- Compensation for pain and suffering and other non-economic damage that could apply depending on the circumstances of the case, such as disfigurement, loss of limb, or the loss of one of the senses
If a loved one died due to a negligent property owner, a close family member could recover compensation through a Washington wrongful death claim in Marysville.
Call the Marysville Premises Liability Lawyers at Wells Trumbull
You shouldn’t have to split your attention between your physical recovery and the anxiety of a complex legal claim. Instead, contact the premises liability attorneys at Wells Trumbull so we can manage your claim with the assertive action and diligent attention to detail your claim deserves.