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(314) 500-HURTPremises liability lawyer in Troy, MO. If you were seriously injured because a property owner or manager did not keep their property safe, you deserve a full financial recovery. Call the Troy, MO personal injury lawyers of Burger Law at (314) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a no-risk, no-obligation consultation.
If you were injured through no fault of your own in Troy, MO, learn what the value of your injuries may be by filling out our free personal injury calculator.
If you were injured because of a property owner or manager’s negligence, seek medical attention right away. Then call Burger Law. Our attorneys have over 80 years of combined litigation experience holding negligent people in Troy, MO responsible for their actions. You did not ask to be injured, but with our dedicated team and extraordinary level of legal advocacy, you can be made whole again. The decision to hire a premises liability lawyer is an important one; once you agree to a settlement or get a jury decision, you can never make a claim for the same injuries again. You are owed full compensation for all of your damages, and we will insist that you get it. Over our 30 years of practice, we have secured over $200 million in verdicts and settlements for our clients in a wide variety of personal injury claims. Let us work for your financial recovery so you can focus on your physical recovery. Speak to a Burger Law Troy, MO premises liability lawyer now at (314) 500-HURT for a free case evaluation.
To ensure you get full compensation, you need to put your case in the capable hands of a premises liability lawyer who has earned the respect of the Troy, MO legal community and knows how to get results. In order to gauge the abilities of an injury law firm, you need to take into account their previous victories, and their reputation among their clients and peers. The many awards, honors and accolades Burger Law has received from other attorneys include:
Any premises liability lawyer can say they know how to handle your case, but proving they are qualified is another matter entirely. Some of our recent premises liability case victories are:
Under Missouri Revised Statute §537.348, “possessors” of a property, meaning whoever owns it or controls it typically have a duty of care to take reasonable precautions to ensure visitors are are kept safe from any dangerous conditions. This includes performing consistent inspections to identify and correct any hazards, and providing adequate warning of any known dangers.
Examples of a dangerous condition can include:
How much responsibility the property owner or manager owes you is based on what type of visitor you are. In Missouri, there are three types of visitors:
Invitees are people that are on the premises for the possessor’s financial benefit, for example diners at a restaurant or attendees of a amusement park. Because invitees are there for the possessor’s financial benefit, they are owed the highest duty of care.
In Harris v Niehaus (857 S.W.2d 222, 225 (Mo. banc 1993)), the Missouri Supreme Court decided that a possessor must protect invitees from both known dangers and ones that they would be likely to notice on inspection.
People on public land, such as libraries or parks, are also considered invitees.
A licensee is someone who is allowed to be on the premises, but not for business purposes. Common examples include friends over for dinner, a utility company employee performing work on your property, someone you allow to hunt on your land for free or someone stopping into a store only to ask for directions. In Wells v. Goforth (443 S.W.2d 155 (Mo. 1969)), the Missouri Court of Appeals decided that owners or possessors only have a duty to fix or warn against hazards they had knowledge of. Their duty of care to licensees does not include consistent inspections or due diligence.
A trespasser is someone who enters a premises against a possessor’s wishes. Because the possessor did not invite them to the premises, Missouri Revised Statute §537.351 states that possessors owe no duty of care to trespassers, with some exceptions:
Typically, if you are an invitee or licensee, you have to be using the property normally to be able to make a claim. If you jump from a banister and injure yourself, you likely do not have a claim.
If you are unsure about whether the possessor of the property owed you a duty of care and were negligent, your experienced premises liability lawyer at Burger Law will help you make sense of your situation and get you the best possible legal outcome in your situation. Speak to a premises liability lawyer in Troy, MO about your claim immediately at (314) 500-HURT or fill in online form.
Not every injury on somebody else’s property results in a valid premises liability claim. One of the responsibilities of your Troy, MO premises liability lawyer when they take on your case is to gather evidence and then prove how the possessor allowed your injuries to happen. In order to be compensated for your premises liability injuries, you need to prove:
You can prove that the possessor should have been aware of the problem through employee testimony or a record of previous complaints made about the same issue. In 1998, Dennis Emery sued Wal Mart Stores Inc. (Emery v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 976 S.W.2d 439 (1998) after he slipped on spilled pet food. A Wal-Mart employee testified to the high frequency of pet food spills at the store, proving that Wal-Mart was knew about the dangerous condition.
Insurance companies fight back hard against premises liability claims. They may say that your injuries are your fault, or say that the possessor did not owe you a duty of care. An experienced premises liability lawyer in Troy, MO like those at Burger Law will not let them get away with it. If you have any questions about the validity of your claim, call a premises liability lawyer today at (314) 500-HURT.
If you sustained a premises liability injury, there are things you should do to ensure both your physical and financial recovery:
Most of our clients have never had to deal with making an injury claim before, and are not sure how to go about making their claim, or even how to know which lawyer to hire. Fortunately, we have literally written the book on essential questions to ask before picking a lawyer or settling your case, which you can download at no cost below.
We also offer a variety of other free resources on our website.
At Burger Law, we fight for the rights of people seriously injured in a wide range of premises liability claims in Troy, MO, including:
If you were sustained a premises liability injury, you need to be compensated, no matter the circumstances. We will ensure you get it.
When you file an injury claim with the help of your premises liability lawyer, you take the first step in the legal process toward making a financial recovery. As somebody injured through no fault of your own, you deserve compensation, known as damages. You are eligible for both economic and non-economic damages:
Your Troy, MO premises liability lawyer will help you collect any of the following damages that apply to your case:
As your premises liability lawyer, our job is to fight to get you the full compensation you are owed after you have been injured one someone else’s property. We are here to combat the tactics insurance employ use to minimize claims and demand the full monetary value of your claims.
The insurance company may try to claim that your injuries are somehow your fault; you should have been paying better attention, or you were behaving recklessly. While your premises liability lawyer will fight back against this trick, in some cases it may be true that you contributed to your injuries.
Pursuant to Missouri Revised Statute §537.765, Missouri law has adopted the principle of “comparative negligence“. That means you can still receive compensation if your injuries were partially your fault, but only the percentage of your damages you did not contribute to.
For instance, if your damages total to $100,000, but you were 30 percent at fault, you are still owed $70,000.
In addition to premises liability, other claims we take on in Troy, MO include:
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Premises liability claims, although not as well known as high-collision auto accidents, it can still do tremendous damage to your mental, physical and financial health. You do not deserve to be in this situation, but you do have legal options. Your Burger Law Troy, MO premises liability lawyer will stand by your side and fight for you for as long as it takes. Call Burger Law today at (314) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a free consultation and to start on your journey to being made whole again.
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