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Premises liability is a legal term used to describe the legal liability an owner of a property has for accidents and injuries that occur there.

Some examples of premises liability accidents or injuries include falls, equipment failures that cause injury, criminal assaults due to lack of security provided and being struck by a falling object.

A factor in determining legal responsibility for an injury is whether or not the owner of the property made a reasonable effort to correct the dangerous or hazardous condition or if they even knew it existed or should have known the dangerous condition existed.

An example of this would be, if you tripped and fell on a cracked sidewalk that has be in disrepair for many months, the owner most likely can be held responsible. However, if you spill a drink in a restaurant and slip and fall on the spill before anyone has the time to wipe it up, responsibility for your fall may not be the owner's.

If you live in Mobile, Alabama or the surrounding area and you believe negligence contributed to you being injured on someone else's property, please contact an experienced premises liability attorney at the Mobile, Alabama office of The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential consultation at no cost to you to determine if you are entitled to financial compensation for your injury.

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