Time Is Running Out: Understanding Indiana’s Premises Liability Deadlines If you’ve been injured on someone else’s property in Indiana, you’re likely dealing with medical bills, lost wages, and the physical pain of recovery. What you might not realize is that while you’re focused on healing, a legal clock is ticking that could determine whether you… Read more »
When Property Owners Can’t Claim They Didn’t Know You slipped on that puddle in the grocery store, or tripped over that broken sidewalk outside the office building, and now you’re dealing with medical bills and missed work. The property owner claims they had no idea the hazard existed, but you know better. Proving that an… Read more »
Your Property, Your Responsibility: Understanding Indiana’s Premises Liability Laws If you own property in Indiana, you carry a significant legal responsibility that extends far beyond paying taxes and maintaining curb appeal. Property owners have a legal duty to maintain reasonably safe conditions for visitors, and failing to meet this obligation can result in serious financial… Read more »
As a property owner or landlord, you have a responsibility and a duty under the legal doctrine of “premises liability” to keep lawful visitors reasonably safe while on your property. This means exercising reasonable care to discover dangerous conditions and preventing personal injury by fixing those hazards or adequately warning visitors. If a customer, tenant,… Read more »
When you are going through your daily lives, dropping off kids, picking up groceries, and eating at a restaurant, you rarely think you might be at risk accident injuries due to a door defect. But the truth is, it can happen to anyone with any type of door, including revolving, automatic, and swinging doors. Doors… Read more »
Big box stores are convenient, selling multiple items in one place for a “one-stop” experience; they are also, well – big, with over 50,000 square feet of space each. Indiana is home to many examples of big box stores, such as Home Depot, Lowe’s, Costco, Sam’s Club, Walmart, Meijer, Kroger Marketplace, Target – and even… Read more »
Most people are aware of the dangers of motor vehicle accidents, malignant cancer, or purposeful violence. But according to the NSC (National Safety Council), slips and falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths in the United States. Not only are falls one of the top three causes of preventable death, but they… Read more »
Slip and fall accidents can lead to many different types of expensive and painful injuries. Tragically, these accidents can even cause permanent disabilities and can be fatal. One type of injury many people sustain are dislocated joints after a slip and fall accident. These injuries range in their overall severity, but they are often excruciatingly painful… Read more »
Until you have tripped over one, you probably never spent much (if any) time considering the pallet, a flat structure, usually used to stack, store, and transport goods. Most pallets are made of wood; when full, they are heavy, and approximately 400 million of them are produced in the U.S. each year. Most people are… Read more »
When using an Airbnb property or another vacation home rental company, liability can seem complex when someone suffers a slip and fall injury. The unfortunate reality is that homeowners are liable for hazards on their property, and Airbnb is NOT liable. Here’s what you need to know about slip and fall liability when these accidents… Read more »