A luxury condominium building located on Sandy Street in Norristown, Pennsylvania was judged so unsafe that it was condemend by code enforcement last month—forcing all of its residents to be evicted. The town of Norristown later assigned an engineering crew to inspect the building, and discovered flaws like structurally unsupportive stairwells, hollow walls and a lax fire-alarm system, which should have been fixed years ago. R. Bruce Fazio, the developer of the 26-condo building, has acknowleged the $232,000 it would cost in repairs but refuses to pay the costs necessary for fixing the complex because he claims to be too far in debt.
Plaintiff Designations in Premises Liability Cases – Invitee, Licensee, and Trespasser
In cases related to premises liability, premises owners are often held responsible for injuries that happen on their own properties. There are certain legal steps a premises owner or operator must take in warning others of any dangers located on the property, whether the other person has been invited, has chosen to enter the premises (as with a public business), or is trespassing. If a property owner is at all aware that another person has stepped foot on the premises, the owner is required by law to warn the visitor of any potentially unsafe conditions.
Premises Liability
When someone is injured on a certain property, the owner or operator of that property may be held responsible for the injury, according to “premises liability.” If any injured person wants to receive compensation for injuries, he or she must prove to a court that the property owner was somehow responsible for a property having dangerous conditions (no handrails, uneven sidewalk, etc.) and failed to warn the visitor of these conditions. An experienced attorney can help prove that a property owner’s negligence directly caused injury to another person.
Major Snow Storm in Philadelphia
People are injured quite often in slip and fall accidents, but when conditions like snow or ice come into play, the possibility of injury occuring becomes even greater. It is always a good idea to shovel your driveway and lay down salt after a large amount of snow covers your property or sidewalk. This way, you can be more certain that people do not slip and hurt themselves during bad weather conditions.
Fatal Injuries – Motivational Speaker James Arthur Ray Arrested for Manslaughter
Motivational Speaker James Arthur Ray was recently arrested for manslaughter when several participants in his retreat at Angel Valley Retreat Center began to feel sick and nauseous, and eventually died. Both Ray and the retreat center are being blamed for these 2 deaths and 18 other hospitalizations, but first the plaintiffs will have to prove that Ray owed them a duty, that he broke that duty, and that his negligence led to the injuries of those attending the retreat. Negligence is a serious condition, and if you feel that you have been a victim of someone else’s negligence, you should contact a personal injury attorney.