Category Archives: Premises Liability
Family Sues Lifeguarding Company After Beachgoers Drowns While Rescuing Distressed Swimmers
Until you have done it, being a lifeguard looks like an easy job. What could be better than getting paid to sit in a beach chair all day and watch the swimmers? Yes, it is hot outside, but that is why you sit on a beach umbrella, and that is why you rotate your… Read More »
Lightning Strike Accidents
Premises liability laws protect people injured in preventable accidents at places of business. The summer is peak season for premises liability claims, because of accidents at places of recreation. The operators of recreational facilities have a legal duty to keep the premises in safe condition. It is clearly a case of negligence if a… Read More »
Premises Liability Accidents At Construction Sites
Perhaps you have heard the news that South Carolina is experiencing a boom, or maybe you have even seen evidence of this with your own eyes. Even as the country’s most populous states experience declines in population, people of all ages are flocking to South Carolina to soak up the year-round sun and enjoy… Read More »
Hilton Head Vies For Title Of Alligator Attack Capital Of The World
If you wanted to liven up a boring conversation at a social gathering or not give your relatives a chance to carp at you about your weight or about the fact that you are still single, you could ask all the attendees to elaborate on the proposition that South Carolina is the new Florida. … Read More »
Crowd Crush Accidents
Crowd crushes can occur when people are gathered in a crowd at a density of more than five people per square meter, so that they cannot easily move through the crowd. When the crowd is this dense, someone who falls down cannot easily get back up and is at risk of being trampled. This… Read More »
Family Seeks To Bring Izzy’s Law To South Carolina
Swimming season is here again, and with it, the grim reminders of the dangers of swimming. If you swim in freshwater rivers or lakes, you are in the company of menaces great and small, from the American alligator to Naegleria fowleri, the amoeba that causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, which has a survival rate of… Read More »
Animal Attacks At Petting Zoos
Your grandparents learned by trial and error how to interact peacefully with farm animals. They probably got scratched by a few barn cats and pecked by a few hens before they figured out when the animals wanted to be left alone. The closest thing you have is petting zoos, and they are worth every… Read More »
Risky Behavior Or Unsafe Premises?
Personal injury cases can arise from injuries that happened in almost any situation, but the outcome always depends on questions of negligence. Whose duty was it to prevent the accident, and could this party have reasonably prevented it? When people engage in recreational activities without paying admission to the recreational area, then Recreational Land… Read More »
Is It Premises Liability If Someone Has A Medical Emergency In A Hotel Room?
Premises liability laws hold business owners responsible for preventable accidents that injure customers on the premises, but to what extent does this apply to hotel guests? Supermarket managers can reasonably expect employees to inspect each aisle and clean up spills, and retail stores position security cameras to monitor areas open to the public, but… Read More »
Uneven Sidewalks And Premises Liability
Part of the appeal of South Carolina as a tourist destination is that the weather is almost always suitable for going outdoors. Of course, the great outdoors has plenty of hazards, even in a place like South Carolina, where you usually do not have to worry about extremes of temperature. If you swim in… Read More »