Premises Liability – Who is at fault?
If you were injured at someone else’s home or a commercial establishment, the owner or possessor may be legally responsible. This can cover a variety of situations including, but not limited to, slip and falls, dog bites, and assaults. Generally speaking, the owner or occupier can be legally held at fault only if it can be shown that the accident resulted from the owner or occupier’s carelessness, at least in part. An exception to this rule sometimes exists if the injured party was a worker performing his duties at an elevated height on a commercial building or structure, such as a construction worker on a ladder or scaffold. In such a situation, the owner, occupier, or general contractor can be held legally responsible whether or not they were careless.
