Premises Liability Claims

Colorado Unsafe Property and Premises Liability Claims

If you have been injured in an unsafe or structurally unsound building, contact Denver premises liability attorney John Mattey for a free consultation about your right to compensation.

Property owners are responsible for keeping their premises in a reasonably safe condition for the normal use of commercial or social visitors. Failure to meet this responsibility can result in serious injuries caused by falling overhead objects, structural collapse, or even such easy hazards to avoid as worn carpets, unlit stairwells, or wet floors.

At the John J. Mattey Law Offices in Englewood, our experience with negligence law and insurance coverage gives us the ability to make an accurate analysis of your rights to personal injury compensation for injuries suffered on dangerous property. While premises liability claims can be easier to prove if the defendant's building was in violation of local building codes or safety ordinances, we can generally establish liability against a defendant on general negligence principles whenever we can show that a failure to guard against a foreseeable risk of injury resulted in damage to the plaintiff.

Examples of premises liability situations that can result in a finding of liability against the owner include:

• Unsound structural elements, such as balconies, stairways, or overhead signs in stores or shopping malls
• Unlit walkways or unmarked steps in buildings
• Dangerous recreational equipment, such as swimming pools, playground apparatuses, or trampolines, with accidents resulting from lack of supervision
• Dog bites caused by lack of restraint of the animal, or by lack of warning to guests or pedestrians

Colorado premises liability lawyer John Mattey is not only familiar with the steps involved in proving the defendant's liability in unsafe property cases, he can also make a fully documented and persuasive presentation of the full extent of your injuries and other losses to an insurer or to a jury. For more information about your rights in a premises liability case, contact the John J. Mattey Law Offices in Englewood for a free consultation.