(By: Virginia Lawyers Weekly May 26, 2014) This was a premises liability/wrongful death case, stemming from a drowning that occurred on July 1, 2011. The defendants were the apartment owners, the apartment management company, and the company hired to manage the pool and supply a trained lifeguard. The decedent was a 6-year-old kindergarten student at […]
By law, the owner or operator of a property is deemed fully responsible for keeping the premises in a safe condition. This includes a residential dwelling, a commercial building or government-owned property. Any tenant, employee, customer, visitor, or guest of a property should be safe on the premises at all times. If an owner or […]
Premises liability refers to any incident or injury that occurs due to the negligence of a property owner. This means that anyone who owns a home, store, restaurant, hotel, commercial building, or even a parking lot, can be found negligent for harm caused to another person while on the property. It is the responsibility of […]