Premises Liability Claims

Sacramento Premises Liability

Swimming Pool Drownings - Slip and Fall - Toxic Mold

Contact Northern California premises liability attorney David Asch if you want advice about your legal alternatives for an injury suffered as a result of dangerous property conditions. We not only help you recover the compensation you need to support your recovery, we also work with you to help you identify your own objectives in presenting and pursuing your claim. For some clients, an admission of fault or a meaningful apology can be just as important as money damages. We respect your sense of your own priorities and will do everything we can to help you achieve your goals, as you define them.

Generally speaking, premises liability litigation involves a property owner's duty to keep a building, grounds, or structural components safe for visitors, commercial patrons, or people passing by the property. A property owner's liability for unsafe premises can arise in a variety of ways, from a person tripping and falling on a broken sidewalk, to property damage resulting from toxic mold in residential rental units, and injuries resulting from a dog bite.

We represent persons in such premises liability situations as the following:

• Home repair workers injured by dangerous property conditions
• Accidents caused by structurally unsound porches, stairwells, or balconies
• Injuries suffered on amusement park rides
• Accidents on unsafe playground equipment
• Drowning, spinal damage, or brain injury resulting from swimming or diving accidents at unsafe swimming pools
• Injuries to children in attractive nuisance situations
• Dog bites or other animal attacks

We have handled many cases in which children have drowned in swimming pools at an apartment complex, a neighbor’s house, or at a rental property. Swimming pool drowning cases must be investigated promptly and the expert witnesses must be called as soon as possible to the scene prior to any changes that could occur after the devastating loss.

Some of the premises liability cases we handle have more to do with inherently unsafe property conditions rather than a single traumatic injury. For example, in toxic mold cases, it is not unusual for a homeowner or tenant to get rid of all clothing and furniture in order to keep toxic mold spores from returning to the property. Property damages claims in such cases between tenants and landlords, or purchasers and sellers of real estate, can be very substantial.

Many premises liability cases turn on the owner's responsibility for anticipating that a particular condition might result in a particular injury. The more foreseeable the accident, the more likely that the property owner will be held legally responsible. To learn more about your options in a dangerous property case, contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer David Asch for a free consultation.