May is National Water Safety Month and this year, organizers hope to raise pool and spa safety awareness ahead of the summer swimming season. Unfortunately, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over 4,000 people lose their lives every year in drowning accidents in the U.S. Thousands of others suffer swimming pool… Read More »
Owner Liability for Injuries at a Business or Residence
In our previous blog post we discussed accidents caused by dangerous conditions of a business or residential premise, specifically staircase injuries involving a slip or trip and fall. Whether an injury accident results from an encounter with a broken stair, tripping over a broken walkway, or slipping in a grocery aisle, a business or property… Read More »
Trip or Slip and Fall Staircase Injuries
Thousands of people are injured in trip or slip and falls involving stairs every year at businesses, retail locations, parking garages, apartment buildings and other locations that people ordinarily frequent. When there are obvious defects such as a broken or missing handrail, loose carpet or even a broken stair the owner may be liable for… Read More »
Davenport Iowa Injury Lawyers – Premise Liability
Injury accidents that occur as a result of defective or dangerous conditions on commercial premises, a private residence or on public property are called premise liability accidents. The types of accidents we often associate with premise liability are slips or trips and falls. However, premise liability covers a broad range of injury accidents. It may… Read More »