Legal Action for Injuries Caused by Premises Neglect in Fort Myers, Florida

Injuries happen everywhere. That is why we always try to be cautious in situations and places where we think it is unsafe. But even in places where we seem comfortable to let our guards down, injuries can still happen. In the United States, the leading causes of death are brought by personal injuries like crashing, falling and physical abuse. If these injuries happen due to the negligence of a property owner, one can demand a personal injury claim. Negligence is the failure to act with reasonable care towards others. Some examples are over speeding resulting to crash and property damage, injuries due to property hazards, and neglect of duty. 

When a property becomes unsafe due to the negligence of the owner and causes harm or injury to a person, the injured can demand compensation for his or her injuries. This kind of negligence is called premise neglect. There are laws that require the safety of a property and if these aren't met, a warning should be put in the property pertaining to the hazards that the property brings to people that may enter it. 

In the State of Florida, a high standard of safety is required for facilities and properties. Codes and laws are taken into consideration for the construction and operation of malls, buildings and public facilities. And if injuries are to happen in their premises, the injured can file a premise neglect lawsuit to the property owners for not being able to properly make their assets safe. The injured should file a case and get a premise neglect lawyer that would help him or her prove that the injury was due to the negligence, reckless conduct, or intentional misconduct of the property owner and its irresponsibility to inform the injured of the said hazard brought by the place, building, house, mall, park, and any other structure.

But premise neglect does not only pertain to physical and mental injuries. This can also be of asset loss due to gross negligence. Gross negligence means that one’s conduct was so reckless that it constituted a conscious disregard to the victim’s life, safety or rights. One example is the case in St. Petersburg where a man handed the keys to his $300,000 Ferrari to a valet in a resort and golf club. The valet ended up giving the keys to two con artists who ended up driving the car away and never returned back. The car was pulled over by the police after an offense and possession of illegal drugs inside the car. The owner filed a case to the resort and the valet who ended up paying back the owner for property damage and negligence of duty. 

Premise neglect is when an unsafe property causes an injury (physical, mental or property loss) due to negligence, gross negligence, reckless conduct, or intentional conduct of the property owner. If the injured proves that his or her injury was caused by the negligence of the owner, he or she can demand a personal injury claim by filing a case against the property owner and the people responsible for the injury.

                Are you looking for a premise neglect attorney? Been injured on someone’s property? You can contact the Peter M. Dennis Law P.A. to shed light on what you need to do when you need to file a personal injury claim. Call now at (239) 800-0399 or message https://www.peterdennislaw.com/contact/ for a free consultation for Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Lehigh Acres, Florida.