Is A Business Owner Liable For Injuries Caused By Automatic Doors?
Liability of business owners for malfunctions of automatic doors is usually founded upon negligence and premises liability. For example, one person injured in an automatic door was able to recover from the business owner for negligence when the automatic door closed unexpectedly due to a defective mechanism. In another case, a hospital visitor was injured when an automatic door struck her while closing. The visitor was able to recover when she showed numerous reports of other incidents where the automatic doors had struck people. Injuries can also occur when automatic doors open too quickly. An airport passenger who was injured when he came into contact with a glass automatic door which did not open was able to recover for his injuries, despite the fact that the doors had been inspected before and after the accident and were found to be working properly.
