Premise Liability Injuries Caused By Falling Objects

Every year people in the United States are injured, and sometimes killed, by falling debris at work areas, in warehouses, in stores, and even on the streets while minding their own business. When these types of negligent accidents occur, legal advice from a knowledgeable premise liability attorney can help victims and their families recover damages for their injuries, pain and suffering, and their medical bills.

Premise liability attorneys represent clients in cases of obvious negligence involving falling objects. People who are hit by falling tools, equipment, or merchandise often sustain a serious injury including:

• Brain damage  
• Spinal injury
• Broken bones
• Neck injury.

Understanding Falling Objects and Premises Liability Law
Accident attorneys specializing in premises liability law provide experienced legal advice in accidents with falling objects involving:

• Construction sites - tools, equipment or debris
• Retail Store negligence with overstacked products
• Buildings – window falling items, scaffolding and rooftop cranes
• Flat-bed trucks - unsecured building materials and merchandise

Events in these types of premises liability law cases imply that some form of negligence is involved. The law contains a negligence doctrine that means objects do not fall on someone in the absence of negligence.

Establishing liability in a falling objects case requires discovering who was in control of an object before it fell. Premise liability attorneys provide clients with the efficient legal support necessary to properly investigate the incident, determine the extent of injury, and pursue damages from those responsible for paying compensation.

Take Action, Timing Is Vital
When a falling object injures someone, the accident should be reported immediately to a worksite foreman, store manager, and  the police.

It is important that the event be documented by police and evidence gathered as soon as possible.

If you have been seriously injured in a premises liability accident, contact an attorney as soon as possible to make sure you get the correct compensation and vital legal help.

Potential Recovery
A premise liability attorney obtained a $350,000 settlement for a 32-year-old woman, who was a violinist and was struck by a large stone, which fell from a building on Lexington Avenue. The attorneys for the defendant claimed that the stone did not come from their building. However, the premise liability attorneys got the services of an expert engineer who was able to match the stone, which struck the plaintiff with the facade of the defendant's building. In addition, the premise liability attorneys sent an investigator to interview tenants in the building who told the lawyers that there were prior problems with the building's façade and falling debris.

The premise liability attorneys arranged for an on-site inspection. After the inspection, the defendants had to concede that the stone came from their building and settled.

Plaintiff of the lawsuit sustained multiple injuries, including injuries to both knees, requiring arthroscopic surgery.

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