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Premises liability means owners of property are legally liable for accidents and resulting injuries or deaths that occur on their property. A premises liability claim can range from a slip and fall accident to an injury suffered on an amusement park ride to a criminal assault in a parking garage.

Premises liability accidents can be the result of being struck by a falling object, falling on a broken or poorly lit stairway, or any number of various scenarios. Determining liability depends on whether the owner of the property knew the dangerous circumstance existed and failed to correct it, or should have known the dangerous circumstance existed and should have corrected it.

If you are injured on someone else's property, they should be held liable for your injuries. Premises liability cases will often allow damages for pain and suffering, lost wages, future earnings potential losses, medical expenses and any other losses associated with your injury. In the event of a death caused by an accident, the survivors are entitled to be compensated also.

If you live in Birmingham, Alabama or the surrounding area and you or someone you care about has been injured or killed due to someone else's negligence, please contact the Birmingham, Alabama office of The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced premises liability attorney, at no cost to you, to protect your legal rights.

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