Property owners in Oklahoma have a basic duty to protect lawful visitors from dangerous conditions on their property or to warn about them. Sadly, too many owners fail to live up to this duty. Fortunately, if you suffer injuries due to a property owner’s negligence, you have the right to seek just compensation through a premises liability claim. Cain Law can help you to pursue a claim and explore all of your legal options.
About Our Premises Liability Attorneys
Our law firm has more than two decades of experience handling premises liability claims for injury victims and their families throughout Oklahoma. Our founder, Monty Cain, is a member of the National Association of Top 100 Trial Lawyers and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Our lawyers have tried multiple premises liability cases to successful conclusion, including a $3 million verdict in a falling elevator case and an $800,000 verdict in a slip and fall in a Homeland Grocery Store. We have the experience and resources it takes to fight for maximum compensation for you. At the same time, we are a small law firm that will give you the highly personalized attention that you deserve. Our attorneys have been selected to Oklahoma Super Lawyers, verifying excellence among Oklahoma personal injury law firm peers and their experience to maximize your recovery.
With over 100 years of combined legal experience, we have the knowledge and resources it takes to fight for maximum compensation for you. At the same time, we are a small law firm that will give you the highly personalized attention that you deserve.
Contact us today and allow us to review your premises liability case in a free consultation through our offices in Oklahoma City or Edmond.
Why Hire a Lawyer for Your Oklahoma Premises Liability Case?
An experienced premises liability attorney at Cain Law can help you to understand your rights and options if you suffer injury on another person’s property. As we work with you on your premises liability claim, you can count on us to:
- Investigate your accident and talk to witnesses
- Determine all sources of compensation that are available to you
- Handle negotiations with the insurance company
- Prepare your case for litigation and, if necessary, take it to trial
- Keep you updated on the progress of your case at all times.
The best part about hiring an attorney at Cain Law to help with your case is that you can get back to doing what matters most to you. You can leave the complex day-to-day legal matters that a premises liability claim involves to our legal team. Meanwhile, you can focus on your health.
Types of Premises Liability Claims in Oklahoma
Our experience at Cain Law helps us to identify and tackle challenging legal issues in a wide range of premises liability cases, including:
- Slip and falls
- Negligent security
- Swimming pool accidents
- Escalator and elevator accidents
- Construction and other workplace accidents.
These cases can arise from accidents on commercial property, private residential property, or property that a local, state, or federal government maintains. We can meet with you right away, including a home or hospital visit, to learn more about the specific facts and circumstances of your case.
Proving Premises Liability in Oklahoma
Our premises liability lawyers can help establish the following legal elements to prove your claim:
Duty
Oklahoma’s premises liability laws determine the owner’s legal duty to a visitor, depending on the visitor’s legal status. Property owners owe the highest duty of care to invitees, who are people whom the owner invites onto the property, usually for their economic benefit, such as store customers. Property owners must warn invitees of dangers they know about or should know about through the exercise of reasonable care. Licensees have permission to be on the property. Property owners must notify licensees of conditions on the property that are not open and obvious. Trespassers do not have a legal right to be on the property, and owners are only required to refrain from willfully or wantonly injuring them.
Breach of Duty
A breach of duty is something that the property owner does or does not do that violates their legal duty, such as creating a hazard or failing to fix loose railings, provide sufficient lighting, or place warning signs near a hazard.
Causation
You must show that the breach of duty is the actual and legal cause of the injury.
Damages
Damages are the losses you incur due to the property owner’s negligence, such as medical bills or lost wages.
Our experienced attorneys can gather the evidence necessary to prove your claim.
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Compensation for an Oklahoma Premises Liability Injury
Cain Law takes pride in the skilled and compassionate representation that we provide to each and every one of our clients. We understand how even seemingly minor injuries can have a major impact on victims’ lives. We will pursue maximum compensation for you in your premises liability case, including:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost income and diminished earning ability
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Punitive damages (if warranted by the facts of your case)
- Wrongful death damages (if you lost a loved one).
From the first time you meet with our legal team, you will find that we are genuinely concerned about you, your family, and your future. Our goal will be to pursue compensation that fully and fairly compensates you and helps you to move on with your life with the security you deserve.
How Long Do You Have to Bring a Premises Liability Lawsuit in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma limits the time you have to bring a premises liability lawsuit and other personal injury and wrongful death claims. This time limit is the “statute of limitations.” Generally, you must file a lawsuit within two years from the date of your injury or within two years from the date of your loved one’s death. If you fail to bring your claim within this time period, you will almost certainly lose your right to recover compensation.
It takes time for injured people to get through the initial shock of their situation. However, the longer you wait to get legal help, the less time your lawyer will have to investigate and prepare your case. Additionally, if you wait too long to take legal action, you may miss the deadline that applies to your case. This is why you should contact a premises liability lawyer right away if you suspect that a property owner’s negligence caused your injuries.
