Tag Archives: Property Owner Liability
Adequate Security And Landowner Duty
In the wake of yet another serious mass shooting in the Sunshine State, the spotlight is once again on the owner’s inadequate security as a possible cause. One advocacy group called airports “soft targets” that “are naked and totally unprotected.” To avoid infringement on Second Amendment rights, the Transportation Security Agency allows passengers to… Read More »
Anatomy Of A Premises Liability Case
A fairly typical slip-and-fall case in South Florida, albeit one with a very atypical monetary damage amount, ended with a fairly typical result. After she allegedly slipped and fell on an access ramp at a Lake Worth shopping center in 2007, a 61-year-old woman underwent five corrective surgeries to repair damage to her spine… Read More »
Understanding Premises Liability, Part 1
Premises liability is the legal principle that the owner of a property is responsible for the safety of those who enter their property. Premises liability was established by common law rather than by statute. This means most premises liability cases are not dictated by the written codes and laws of the state, but by… Read More »
