Blog: Premises Liability

Our client was walking from her apartment to her car when she tripped upon a section of walkway that was made of concrete pavers.  Over time, the pavers had changed elevation creating a tripping hazard.  When she fell, she fractured her skull and suffered orthopedic injuries.  Initially, the apartment complex employees laughed the incident off, […]

Our client slipped on water leaking from an ice machine as she walked along a common area walkway to a retail store. She suffered a severe foot injury requiring two surgeries. Our client sued the owner of the retail shopping mall since the accident occurred in a common area of the center. She also sued […]

While any dog can inflict a bite wound, certain breeds are statistically more likely to cause severe injuries. Here, we will look at the 15 most dangerous dog breeds, often associated with aggressive behavior. 1.   Pit Bull Average Bite Force: 235 PSI Average Weight: 35 – 65 lbs. A broad category encompassing various bulldogs and […]

If you’ve ever fallen and gotten hurt while on someone else’s property, you may have wondered if you have an injury claim against the property owner. In California, the law says that owners could be responsible if they didn’t take proper care of their property to keep it safe. But what does that really mean? […]

Our client was injured due to their apartment complex’s negligence. The complex failed to properly secure our client’s patio railing. When it eventually gave way, our client suffered a serious shoulder injury as a result. Following significant litigation, the Curtis Legal Group secured a $300,000.00 settlement to compensate the client for their injuries.

Our client was walking her dog at night when she stepped off a roadway toward a dog park.  There was a steep drop off at the edge of the roadway, however, a nearby streetlamp was burnt out, making the drop off invisible to our client in the dark.  Our client fell, suffering injury.  The owner […]

Daycare personnel are entrusted to take care of the little beings that are most precious to us – our children. We expect the people we trust with our children to look out for their welfare and provide for their needs with the same care and attention we would. Unfortunately, our children are not always kept […]

Our client, a 15 year old boy, was playing with a family friend’s dog in a rural backyard. Without warning or provocation, a dog owned by the friend’s neighbor ran onto the friend’s property and attacked the boy. The boy suffered numerous bite wounds, including his ear flap being separated from his skull. The boy […]

Stores are not liable for customer injuries just because a customer is injured on store property. Stores do, however, have to take some responsibility for ensuring the safety of shoppers but they are only required to act reasonably. On the other hand, customers are also expected to act reasonably when it comes to paying attention […]

Our client fell from a building after the ladder he was using came loose from the wall. The client suffered several fractures as well as back, shoulder and knee injuries. The landowner and tenant’s insurance companies claimed that our client was at fault for his own injuries since the ladder was old and in poor […]