When you access a residential or commercial building either to do business or make a social call, the last thing on your mind is getting attacked and suffering injuries. Unfortunately, assault of this nature happens all the time across the country, and victims are often left dumbfounded and end up feeling violated, helpless, and scared. The resultant PTSD can give way to unfounded fears and phobias about getting into buildings or residencies alone, a sense of powerlessness, depression, and anxiety. The law decrees under premises liability law that property owners are duty-bound to individuals accessing their property and that any form of negligence on their part that leads to a visitor sustaining any kind of injury may be grounds for a premises liability lawsuit. It is important to note that legal protections vary when it comes to these kinds of claims, depending on whether you were an invitee, trespasser, or licensee. In addition, these cases tend to be heavily contested, and property owners will often try to absolve themselves of any and all liability, citing that you did not take reasonable steps to avoid the event and so on. To this end, it is important to retain an experienced premises liability attorney to secure your justice and compensation, and we’re here to help with that.

Are you looking for the best assault premises liability lawyer? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced assault personal injury lawyer attorneys at McCready Law bring to the table over 50 years of combined legal experience where we’ve helped thousands of injured Americans from all walks of life seek compensation after getting injured on account of the negligent actions of individuals and even large corporations. The McCready Law difference lies in the fact that we are not afraid to litigate when we believe the case warrants it, particularly when the individual has suffered catastrophic and life-altering injuries and may need ongoing medical treatment, surgery and rehabilitation, and may not be able to work again.

Litigation is usually the only means by which one can recover maximum compensation as allowed by law; on the other hand, most law firms simply choose the insurance company negotiations route where the payouts tend to be paltry and often insufficient to cover all the financial needs of the injured victim. In addition to having nationwide reach, we also run a bilingual firm (hablamos Espanol), and we take on all cases on contingency fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of your claim as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. If you’d like to speak with one of our best assault injury lawyers at NO COST to you, please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation: our intake team is standing by.

Protecting Residents and Visitors from Assault – What Property Owners Must Do

Property owners are legally obligated to visitors and residents of their properties to ensure that their property is safe and secure at all times. This can mean instituting a number of things such as:

• Ensuring that there is adequate lighting throughout the property, particularly in common areas such as parking lots, entrances and hallways
• Ensuring that there are robust security systems which may include things like guards and cameras in order to act as deterrents
• Making sure that regular maintenance is done to replace broken locks, shattered windows or broken doors, things that could give assailants easy access to the property
• Implementing clear emergency protocols for all tenants as well as invitees so that they know what to do in the event of any threat or assault
• Performing background checks on tenants and workers in order to weed out anyone who may have had a criminal history as well as making sure that anyone who accesses the property is vetted

Proving Negligence in Assault Cases

Negligence leading to cases of assault can be effectuated in a number of ways. For example, if there are any poorly lit or isolated areas such as having to walk a long distance to get to an isolated parking lot, criminals may see this as an opportunity to carry out their nefarious acts. In addition, the lack of security personnel in an effort to save on money can put residents and visitors at risk, as criminals will not strike if they notice there is tight security, including the presence of surveillance cameras. If previous security incidents occurred on the property and nothing was done about it, this could be construed as evidence and also lend credence to your claim. In addition, if you notified the property owner about the presence of security risks or lapses but they still failed to do something about it, you may use this to bolster your claim for compensation.

Evidence is Key in Proving Assault Premises Liability Claims

Claims of this nature require robust evidence in order to prove that it was indeed negligence that led to you being attacked. To this end, you want to make sure to take photos and videos of the location of the assault, such as inadequate lighting and the lack of security personnel in key areas, gather any witness statements as well as their contact information who will corroborate your assertions, keep detailed medical records of any treatment you received following the surgery, as well as file a police report which is an indisputable official record that the assault actually happened.

Best Assault Personal Injury Lawyers – Call Us Today!

After all’s said and done, victims of assault require timely legal representation to help take stock of all the factors in their claim so that a strong case can be built. If you were assaulted and consequently injured due to negligence at a residential or commercial property, you may be entitled to compensation which may cover things like the cost of present and future medical treatment and rehabilitation, pain and suffering due to the emotional distress you underwent, lost wages, loss of enjoyment of life, legal fees, and so much more. Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about how we can help make you whole again. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.