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People across Louisiana are injured every year in unsafe malls, parking lots, sidewalks, construction sites, and other hazardous properties. If a property owner, business operator, or another responsible party failed to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and you were hurt as a result, you may be entitled to seek compensation for your injuries and related losses.
Dangerous properties can lead to accident victims suffering injuries such as fractured bones, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and spinal cord injuries. You don’t deserve to bear the burdens of someone else’s negligence. Contact the respected Louisiana premises liability lawyers at Shamieh Law for a free, no-obligation case review.
Why Choose Our Louisiana Premises Liability Lawyers To Represent You?
Our founder, Ramez Shamieh, is a native of Louisiana and earned his law degree at Tulane Law School. He and the rest of our team take pride in helping people and treat every client like a family member. If you were injured on someone else’s property due to their negligence, you deserve a law firm that focuses on client service and results.
We are passionate about recovering compensation for the injured and always treat clients, the community, opposing lawyers, and our employees with respect, compassion, and dignity. We call that “Winning With Awareness.” Our success has shown time and again that the relationships we build benefit our clients.
Our commitment and results have led to recognition from respected legal organizations, including:
- Super Lawyers
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The National Trial Lawyers 40 under 40
- Top 10 Attorney by Attorney and Practice Magazine
Our premises liability attorneys in Louisiana will champion your interests at every step, including getting necessary medical attention. Partner with our top-rated team so we can collect and analyze evidence, calculate damages, determine liability, and seek fair compensation in settlement negotiations or court.
Premises Liability Case Results
We meticulously build claims so clients injured on someone else’s property can pursue a more secure financial future. Some of our notable recoveries include:
- $900,000 for a slip and fall at a beauty store, resulting in our client needing lumbar fusion and a spinal cord stimulator
- $550,000 for a slip and fall client with a TBI who slipped on water that caterers spilled at a work event
- $525,000 after a slip and fall on improper flooring material at a hotel caused our client to need cervical fusion
- $350,000 for a client with a TBI after a slip and fall on a mopped floor with no wet floor signs at a fast food restaurant
Never take the first settlement offer from an insurance company. Let our skilled attorneys put years of experience dealing with insurers and assessing settlement offers to work for you.
What Is Premises Liability in Louisiana?
Louisiana premises liability laws dictate the responsibilities of landowners, business owners, and others to keep premises in a reasonably safe condition. If you are injured because the party responsible for the area where you were hurt was negligent, you can seek damages in a premises liability claim.
Premises means more than buildings. It encompasses all of the structure’s components, such as elevators, and the surrounding property, parking lots, sidewalks, swimming pools, and other areas.
Parties responsible for premises upkeep who may be liable for your injuries include:
- Property owners
- Business owners
- Homeowners
- Management companies
- Cleaning companies
- Security companies
- Government agencies
Identifying the appropriate party to name in a premises liability claim can be challenging. An experienced attorney can review contracts and analyze Louisiana laws pertaining to ruin or defects in things, ruin or defects in buildings, and the responsibilities of merchants to determine who to seek damages from.
What Is a Property Owner's Responsibility in Louisiana?
In the 2023 Louisiana Supreme Court case Farrell v. Circle K Stores, Inc., the justices clarified legal standards in premises liability claims. A property owner or custodian must keep their premises in a reasonably safe condition. As part of that duty, they must discover any unreasonable hazards and either fix them or warn visitors.
However, it is not the property owner’s duty to fix every hazard. The court employed a risk vs. utility test that includes:
- Whether the hazard serves a useful purpose
- The likelihood or potential seriousness of harm
- How much it would cost to prevent harm
- Whether what the plaintiff was doing was inherently dangerous
Your actions also play a role in determining the property owner’s responsibilities. In Oster v. Department of Transportation and Development, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the duty to keep you reasonably safe implies that your use of the premises was proper or legal.
Don’t take on the burden of trying to interpret how these complex standards apply to your case. Reach out to a respected premises liability lawyer in Louisiana to explain your rights.
What Damages Are Available in a Louisiana Premises Liability Lawsuit?
People injured through little or no fault of their own on dangerous properties may suffer several types of economic and non-economic harm. In a premises liability claim, you can seek damages including:
- Medical bills
- Recovery and treatment costs
- Past, present, and future lost wages
- Loss of earning ability
- Emotional distress
- Pain and suffering
- Funeral costs and other damages in a wrongful death premises liability claim
What Is the Statute of Limitations for Premises Liability Claims in Louisiana?
The Louisiana statute of limitations for most personal injury claims, including premises liability, is two years from the date of the incident that led to your injuries. If you don’t file your claim within two years, you likely lose your right to sue.
There are limited exceptions to the statute of limitations. For example, it does not start running immediately if the plaintiff is a minor. But you cannot count on an exception, and two years is not much time to conduct a thorough investigation.
Focus on healing from your injuries, but seek legal assistance quickly. Let an accomplished premises liability attorney in Louisiana gather evidence, file your case on time, and put you in a stronger position during settlement negotiations.
What Types of Premises Liability Cases Do We Handle in Louisiana?
Injuries can happen on any type of unsafe property and due to various underlying causes. Some of the cases our accomplished premises liability attorneys in Louisiana handle include:
- Slip and falls
- Inadequate lighting accidents
- Construction site accidents
- Parking lot accidents
- Unsafe elevators and escalators
- Failure to remove snow and ice
- Lack of fire safety equipment
- Inadequate security
How Can You Prove Fault in Premises Liability Claims?
To win damages under Louisiana premises liability law, you must prove that:
- A dangerous condition on the property posed a foreseeable risk of injury.
- The party responsible for maintaining the area knew or should have known that the danger existed.
- They failed to fix the hazard or warn people against it.
- The hazard caused your injury and damages.
The other party may claim that a dangerous condition was “open and obvious,” and you could have avoided it. In Broussard v. State, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that this determination is based on the facts in a specific case and is for judges or juries to decide.
Reach out to a skilled Louisiana property injury lawyer who can stand up to claims that you could have avoided your injuries.
Contact a Louisiana Premises Liability Lawyer at Shamieh Law
Don’t take on the complexities of premises liability law alone and risk losing compensation. We have a hand-picked, elite group of attorneys, case managers, and paralegals who start working on our clients’ cases immediately. When you partner with us, you become part of the family. We’re always ready to support you and fight for the fair compensation you deserve.
We’ve recovered over $200 million for our clients. If you’ve been injured on someone’s property anywhere in Louisiana, contact us today by calling 337-435-8071 or completing our contact form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Louisiana premises liability attorneys are always ready to answer questions about these often-challenging claims.
What Should I Do After a Premises Liability Injury?
Protect your health by calling 911 if you need emergency treatment. If possible, take additional steps:
- Take pictures and videos of the incident area
- Collect witness information
- Ask to fill out an incident report and keep a copy
- Seek a doctor’s care, keep all appointments, and stick to your treatment plan
- Contact a lawyer with experience in premises liability cases.
Who Can File a Premises Liability Claim in Louisiana?
People who are hurt at work, in others’ homes, or while visiting businesses or government buildings may be eligible to file a premises liability claim if the owner did not reasonably maintain the property. Loved ones or estate representatives can pursue a wrongful death claim based on premises liability, and parents can file on behalf of injured children.
Can I File a Premises Liability Claim for a Slip and Fall?
Yes, slip and falls are one of the most common types of premises liability claims. You can ask for damages due to a fall in a supermarket, mall, restaurant, pool area, or on any part of a property that contained dangerous conditions the property owner failed to fix or warn you against.
What Are Common Injuries in Premises Liability Cases?
Dangerous properties lead to several types of injuries. Common ones include:
- Broken bones
- Head or neck injuries
- Spinal cord damage
- Sprained or torn ligaments or tendons
- Emotional distress
- Wrongful death
