Oklahoma Premises Liability Lawyers
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 Office can help you to pursue a claim and explore all of your legal options.
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. About Our Premises Liability Lawyers
Our law firm has more than two decades of experience with 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. 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.
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 Office 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 Office 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 Office 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 will work hard to establish each of the necessary elements to prove your case. Those basic elements include:
Duty
Oklahoma law requires you to prove that the property owner actually owed you a particular duty of care. The level of duty owed depends on your status as a visitor to the property. Visitors generally fall within four classes:
- Invitee – Someone a property owner invites onto the property. A customer at a store or restaurant is an example. Owners owe a duty to keep the property “reasonably safe” for invitees.
- Licensee – Someone who enters property for a personal purpose and with the owner’s permission. Owners owe these visitors a duty to notify them of dangerous conditions that may not be easy to spot or identify.
- Trespasser – Someone who enters property without the owner’s permission. Owners must refrain from willfully or wantonly injuring these visitors.
- Child trespasser – It gets tricky when trespassers are children. Owners generally owe no higher duty to protect trespassing children. However, when the property has an “attractive nuisance,” the property owner may be liable for a child’s injuries under certain circumstances. An attractive nuisance is an artificial condition on the premises that is reasonably likely to attract a child and poses an unreasonable risk of injury or death. Pools, trampolines and tree houses are examples.
Breach
Once you prove that the owner owed you a duty, you must prove that the property owner failed to fulfill that duty. For instance, you may show that a property owner failed to fix a loose stairway railing or to provide proper lighting along a walkway.
Causation
You must also establish that the property owner’s negligence caused or contributed to your injury. For example, but for a property owner’s failure to fix an uneven stretch of pavement or warn you about it, would you have suffered your injuries?
Damages
Finally, you must establish that you suffered actual physical injuries due to the property owner’s negligence. You can establish this element through medical records which demonstrate the nature and extent of your injuries.
You should expect an insurance company to look for ways to avoid paying your claim. For instance, an insurer may argue that you suffered harm from an “open and obvious hazard” on the property. Cain Law Office knows the common strategies and tactics that insurance companies use in premises liability cases. We will be prepared to fight any attempt to shift blame to you.
Compensation for an Oklahoma Premises Liability Injury
Cain Law Office 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.
Let Our Oklahoma Premises Liability Attorneys Go to Work for You
Cain Law Office serves clients throughout Oklahoma from our conveniently located offices in Oklahoma City and Edmond. We never charge upfront retainers or fees, and we collect legal fees only if you recover compensation. So, you risk nothing by contacting us about your case. Call or reach us online today and find out more about how we can help you.
