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Premises Liability

The personal injury attorneys at Tremont & Sheldon handle all types of premises liability cases throughout the state of Connecticut. Premises liability cases can include slip and fall on private or public property as a result of a hazardous condition or dangerous condition. Slip and falls include injury as a result of ice, snow, or water. Slip and falls can also occur with changes in flooring, dim lighting, or an unseen hazard, such as a hole or raised surface. Many people suffer injuries in supermarkets or shops falling on wet floors or tripping over objects that should not be there. Other types of premises liability include attacks or accidents reflecting inadequate security in apartment buildings, parking garages, or other property.

When these accidents occur the public or private property owner could be legally responsible for monetary compensation. Please contact the premises liability lawyers at Tremont & Sheldon to further evaluate your case.

Examples of Tremont & Sheldon Premises Liability Cases

Below are examples of past premises liability cases that Tremont & Sheldon has championed.

Premises Liability Case #1

Our client, who is a retired veteran, went to visit a local tavern for a beer and a sandwich one afternoon in order to relax. Little did he know that on several prior occasions the bar which he had been visiting had been held up at gunpoint. Each robbery was believed to have been committed by the same bandits. Sure enough, as our client ate his sandwich that afternoon, the same Thieves appeared in the doorway of the bar. During the course of the robbery inexplicably, one of the gunmen shot our client. Fortunately he survived from his wounds. Following the shooting he learned about the earlier robberies and he felt strongly that the bar should have had better security in order to protect its customers. Our office filed a lawsuit against the bar claiming that it was negligent in not having some type of buzzer mechanism and/or security cameras which would have deterred or even prevented the crime from occurring. The case was carried through all the way to trial.

Premises Liability Case #2

A Bridgeport gentleman rented a condominium at a local complex on Park Avenue in Bridgeport. He was unaware of the rash of break ins to motor vehicles parked at the facility. However, he took great comfort in the fact that the condominium building had a full time security guard whose job it was to watch the cameras which surveyed the parking lot where the residents kept their vehicles. One night, after returning from work, our client parked his vehicle and was headed towards the condominium building in order to retire for the evening. As he walked through the parking lot, he was suddenly and viciously attacked by a robber who had a metal pipe in his hand. Our client sustained significant spinal injuries as a result of the beating. It was only later that our client learned that the security guard who was suppose to be watching the monitors had been absent from his post for an extended period of time and had actually been in the men’s room where there was a couch available for him to nap on. Tremont & Sheldon filed a lawsuit on behalf of the man against the Condominium Association on the basis of negligent security as the Condominium Association guard was not at his post at the time of the attack and if he had been perhaps our client would have avoided his injuries.

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