You may not give much thought to the risks you encounter as you go about your day in South Carolina, but data on injury-causing accidents proves that the threats to your safety are prevalent.
Overview of Premises Liability Laws
As a type of personal injury claim, premises liability concepts are based upon negligence. The term means more than mere carelessness; in the practice of law, you must prove that the property owner breached the legal duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and free of foreseeable hazards. You must also show that the breach of legal duty was the direct cause of your injuries. To better understand how premises liability cases work, some examples may be useful. Property or business owners may fail in their legal obligations by:
- Failing to clean up spills, debris, inventory, equipment, and other items;
- Neglecting to fix loose handrails, broken stairs, cracked pavement, unsecure flooring;
- Refusing to install security measures when criminal activity is foreseeable; and
- Not posting warning signs if repairs to dangerous conditions cannot be made immediately.
