Anaheim Premises Liability Lawyer
Anaheim Premises Liability Attorney
Whenever you visit a private property legally in the Anaheim area, there is a reasonable expectation for the property to be safe. All property owners in California have a responsibility to correct safety issues on their properties promptly. When a property owner recognizes a hazard, they must either immediately correct it or otherwise ensure it does not cause an injury to a lawful visitor or guest to the property. Should a property owner fail in this duty and a lawful visitor sustains an injury, the property owner is liable for the resulting damages under California’s premises liability laws.
If you or a loved one recently suffered any type of injury you believe was preventable with better care of the property where the accident occurred, call our office. You should speak with an Anaheim premises liability attorney as soon as possible. Premises liability claims are personal injury claims that pertain to property owners’ legal duties to properly maintain their properties and ensure the safety of lawful visitors. An experienced Anaheim premises liability lawyer can help you hold a property owner accountable when they have failed in these duties and caused an injury to you or your loved one.
How to Pursue a Premises Liability Claim in Anaheim
An Anaheim premises liability attorney is your best resource after suffering an injury on private property. If your injury occurred on government property, the government agency responsible for the location may have sovereign immunity to civil litigation. However, an attorney can help you navigate any internal claims processes they might have. These procedures are strict, so it’s wise to have reliable legal counsel guide you through them to ensure a satisfactory result.
When a private party is responsible for a premises liability injury, the injured plaintiff and their attorney must prove that the property owner knew or reasonably should have known about the element of their property responsible for causing the plaintiff’s injuries. Foreseeability is a major concern in these cases, so it is up to property owners to exercise good judgment and address any safety issues that may foreseeably cause injuries.
It’s essential to have reliable legal representation from an experienced Anaheim premises liability lawyer if you intend to pursue this type of civil claim. Even the most straightforward civil claims can generate complex legal proceedings that can be extremely challenging to navigate without reliable legal counsel on your side. The team at Easton & Easton is prepared to serve as your Anaheim premises liability attorneys.
Why Choose Easton & Easton for Premises Liability Claim Representation?
The legal advocate you choose to represent your premises liability claim must be able to accurately determine the full scope of your damages and provide you with a clear idea of what to expect from your claim. The Anaheim premises liability lawyers at Easton & Easton offer more than 100 combined years of civil litigation experience to clients who have sustained injuries due to the negligence of local property owners. We understand the complex injuries these incidents can cause as well as the economic problems that often follow.
When you choose Eaton & Easton as your Anaheim premises liability attorneys, you are investing in fierce legal advocates who can help you maximize your recovery from a premises liability claim. Our team will thoroughly review your premises liability claim, gather evidence to support you, and provide you with a professional interpretation of your legal options. We can handle your legal matters so you can focus on healing from your injuries and managing your everyday responsibilities.
Proving Fault in a Premises Liability Claim
Like in any personal injury claim, the main legal concept that determines the direction of a premises liability claim is negligence. This term describes a failure to exercise care in a given situation. In a premises liability claim, the plaintiff must prove the defendant was negligent in the care and maintenance of their property and failed to fix a foreseeable safety issue before it caused an injury.
Property owners must either immediately address safety issues as soon as they are discovered or, at a minimum, take steps to prevent lawful visitors to the property from sustaining injuries due to the hazard by marking it or clearly warning them of the danger. Property owners owe this duty of care to all lawful visitors to their property, including invitees and licensees with the owner’s express or implied permission to enter the premises.
“Lawful” is an important distinction when it comes to the plaintiff, as a plaintiff who was trespassing on private property or who entered private property without the owner’s permission would not have legal grounds to file a premises liability lawsuit against the property owner.
Potential Damages and Recovery from a Premises Liability Claim
A premises liability claim falls under the purview of personal injury law per the California Code of Civil Procedure. This means a plaintiff in a successful premises liability claim can expect to receive the same types of compensation as a successful plaintiff in any other type of personal injury claim. Damages are likely to include:
- Medical expenses. A plaintiff may claim immediate and future medical costs resulting from a premises liability-related injury.
- Lost wages. Plaintiffs may need to stay home from work to recover from their injuries, and they can claim income lost during this time. It is also possible to secure compensation for lost future earnings if they are rendered unable to work again due to the severity of their injuries.
- Pain and suffering. California state law allows personal injury plaintiffs to claim monetary compensation for their physical suffering and emotional distress resulting from a property owner’s failure to take proper care of their property.
The vast majority of personal injury claims filed in California never go to trial and instead reach settlement privately outside of court. Should you need to file a premises liability claim, your Anaheim premises liability attorney can help you prepare for the settlement negotiations ahead or notify you of any cause to expect litigation.
Property owners who fail to take reasonable care of their properties and cause injuries to lawful guests and visitors should be held accountable for the damages resulting from this negligence. Easton & Easton can provide the professional legal services you need to navigate a difficult premises liability claim with confidence. Contact us today if you are ready to discuss your legal options with an experienced Anaheim premises liability attorney.
Fall From Ladder Placed On Scaffolding By Our Client
Easton & Easton recently acquired $2,000,000 for a client who fell from a 2 story scaffolding while assisting the HOA President in trying to remove eaves on the second story of a townhome façade. The HOA President had negligently erected the scaffolding, but the Defendants contended that our client had negligently brought a ladder to the top of the scaffold and was working on the ladder when he fell. The Defendants also argued that our client had actually climbed onto the roof of the building and become dizzy before he fell, such that they believed he was 100% liable for his own injuries, regardless of whether he fell from the roof or the ladder he negligently brought on top of the scaffold.
In the litigation process, we discovered that the HOA had no workers compensation insurance and that the HOA President did not have a contractor’s license for this kind of work. Because work on a scaffold requires a contractor’s license, we used regulations under the Labor Code to show that our client was technically an “employee” of the HOA at the time of his injury, such that this was actually an employment-related injury. However, because the HOA had no workers compensation insurance to pay for employee injuries, this employment-related injury was therefore presumed to result from employer negligence under the Labor Code. Additionally, we showed that these laws prevented the employer from claiming any comparative negligence, assumption of the risk, or co-employee negligence defenses that they would have used to shift the blame to our client, thereby essentially making the HOA strictly liable for our client’s injuries, which included multiple skull fractures and a traumatic brain injury. Through this intricate strategy of legal of reasoning, we convinced the HOA’s insurance carrier of their liability in this matter, even if our client had been on the roof or a ladder on the scaffolding when he fell, such that they paid their full $2,000,000 policy limits.
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The superior client service Easton & Easton provides has earned the firm an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
Easton & Easton is honored to have been chosen anew each year since 2014 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as one of the "Best Law Firms" for the Southern California Metro Area.
Easton & Easton is honored to have been chosen by the LA Times Reader's Choice Poll as "The Best Personal Injury Law Firm in Orange County" for 2018.
Doug and Brian Easton have been selected as Top 100 Trial Lawyers for California each year since 2014 — honors given to less than 1% of attorneys.
Doug and Matt Easton have each been chosen as one of The Best Lawyers in America for Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation. Best Lawyers lists attorneys who have earned selection through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues. Lawyers cannot buy their way onto this list.
Brian and Matt Easton were recently honored for their efforts in securing a $1,850,000 verdict for a client in 2016, which was selected as one of the Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in California by TopVerdict.com.
Doug and Brian have each been selected by Super Lawyers, an honor given to less than 5% of attorneys. Matt Easton has been selected among Super Lawyers' Up-and-Coming Top 25 in Orange County and Top 100 in Southern Califonia, an honor given to less than 1% of attorneys under 40 years old.
Easton & Easton is honored to have been chosen as one of the "10 Best Personal Injury Law Firms” in all of Southern California" each year Since 2015 based on client satisfaction — one of the highest honors we could ever hope to achieve.
Easton & Easton received the “People Love Us On Yelp” award in 2016 due to the exceptional client satisfaction reviews given by our clients over the years.
Doug and Matt Easton have each been featured as Premier 100 Trial Attorneys for California since 2015 — honors given to less than 1% of attorneys.
Brian and Matt Easton have each earned lifetime appointment to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum — The Top Trial Lawyers in AmericaTM through the results achieved for their clients. This is an honor given to less than 1% of attorneys in the United States.
Doug Easton has held the “AV Preeminent” Rating for over 30 years and Matt Easton received this prestigious distinction in 2015. The "AV Preeminent" rating is the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards, and is based on the legal profession’s oldest peer review rating system, dating back to 1887.
Doug, Brian, and Matt Easton have all been chosen as one of the "10 Best" Personal Injury Attorneys in Southern California each year since 2015 based on client satisfaction, an honor given to less than 1% of personal injury attorneys - and Easton & Easton houses three of them.
Brian Easton was selected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 2015. ABOTA is one of the most premier associations of trial attorneys and judges, requiring a certain number of jury trials as lead counsel and approval by a majority vote of the ABOTA board.
Matt Easton has been selected each year since 2014 as one of the Top 40 Trial Lawyers Under 40 for California by The National Trial Lawyers — an honor given to less than 1% of attorneys.
Doug and Matt Easton have each been chosen as one of The Best Lawyers in America for Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation. Best Lawyers lists attorneys who have earned selection through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues. Lawyers cannot buy their way onto this list.
Both Doug and Matt Easton have been selected as Top Personal Injury Attorneys by Avvo with scores of 10 out of 10 based on their skill, experience, results, peer evaluations, and client reviews.
Matt Easton has been selected as one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in California for 2015 by the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys — an honor given to less than 1% of personal injury attorneys under the age of 40.
Doug, Brian, and Matt Easton have all been selected by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel among the Nation's Top One Percent of Attorneys each year since 2017.
“We look for the human story behind every injury or wrongful death. We prepare our cases for trial; reaching out to the jury with the most compelling evidence possible for the best verdict possible. Insurance companies know this and come to the table prepared to negotiate in good faith. Call us to see how we can turn your story into fair compensation.”
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What Our Clients Say
Coming out of my first auto accident as an adult, a very difficult and scary time to navigate and understand, I was so incredibly thankful to have been put in contact with Easton & Easton. I honestly was lost with how to handle paperwork, doctors, medical costs and what next steps were, and from the moment I spoke with Travis Easton and my case manager Katie, my mind was put at ease. They have made the entire process stress free for me as I recovered, and I am so grateful for them and their genuine care for my case. Communication from the start has been fantastic, especially making clear what my expectations for the entire process would look like, and I truly believe they have my best interest at heart. 100% I would recommend their firm for anyone that is needing representation! Read more…
My experience with Easton & Easton has been amazing! Gabriel Mendoza and my case manager Katie have been so helpful and taken so much stress off my plate. They’ve been super informative and honest and given me very clear expectations. They’ve taken such a terrible experience (my accident) and eased my mind about the outcome. I can’t thank them enough!! Read more…
Ive used them twice and never been disappointed. Read more…
The Easton & Easton Law Firm is amazing! The entire team is very helpful and caring. They were always there to answer all my questions. They directed me through the entire process and stayed with me every step of the way. This team is outstanding and were wonderful to work with. Because of the tremendous effort they put on my case they were able to win my difficult personal injury case. I couldn’t have asked for a better law firm to handle my case. They are the Best! Thank you for your patience, professionalism, & guidance! I definitely recommend this firm to handle your case. They go out of their way to fight for your rights. THANK YOU… Read more…
I could not be more pleased with the services provided by the Law Offices of W. Douglas Easton. The senior partner Mr. Easton took the time to meet with me and my wife while I was still in the hospital, where he gave my family hope that there was light at the end of a very long, and very dark tunnel. Matt Easton then worked my case, and because of his dedication, experience and expertise I received a settlement that was larger than I EVER thought possible. It was truly astounding! Matt and the entire team at Easton & Easton looked out for me throughout my recovery, and in the end they gave me my life back. Five stars is not enough. Thanks Matt! Thanks Easton & Easton! Read more…
Brian and everyone at Easton and Easton are simply the BEST at what they do. Brian is thorough, easy to talk to, and truly cares about his clients. If you want a family of attorneys with perseverance and determination to fight for you, give Easton and Easton a call. I am glad I did. Read more…
What an amazing law firm, talk about going above and beyond to make such a painful experience go so well. I have referred a co-worker and a family member to them as well and everyone had such a great experience as I had. Read more…
I can’t say enough amazing things about my experience with Travis Easton at Easton & Easton. Travis and his entire team (Katie, Amy, Dee, Michelle, & Araceli) are phenomenal. It provided me a lot of comfort to know I was being so well taken care of. I was especially impressed that every document for the case was perfectly written and specific to me. Nothing was generic, which shows the level of care and attention they put into each individual case. I had such a great experience and would highly recommend Travis Easton and his firm to anyone going through a personal injury. Travis took a bad situation and made the best of it for me. Thank you again, I’m forever grateful!!
-Allee
Retaining Easton and Easton was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! From the initial consultation to our final meeting, they were nothing short of exceptional. I was forced to retain their services after firing my previous attorney for not handling the case properly. I dealt with Gabriel and Brian (partner) exclusively throughout the case. They did as promised and were great communicators throughout the entire process. I will recommend them to anyone I know going through a personal injury case. They were ultimately able to untangle the mess caused by my previous lawyer and get a result that I was extremely happy with. Their staff is exceptional as well and provided top notch customer service. Amera was also extremely helpful and easy to deal with as well.
I was in a pretty bad car accident and decided to have Easton & Easton represent me, Travis Easton to be specific. Travis Easton and his paralegal made the whole process effortless. They were so understanding and helpful! The entire thing was a gigantic mess, yet Travis managed to make it run like clockwork. I would HIGHLY recommend Easton & Easton! If you are ever in need of a personal defense attorney Easton & Easton is the firm to represent you!
They are the best law firm in Orange County period. Choosing them to represent me was the best decision of my life.
My life changed in a matter of seconds after a catastrophic spinal cord injury that left me disabled. Brian Easton and his team worked on my case non stop for 3 years and provided me the justice I deserved. I couldn’t have been more content.
I was treated with utmost respect and I felt like I was being represented by a close family member. The responses to my questions were quick and clear. What E & E has done for me is phenomenal.
My sincere thanks to Brian, Matt, Travis, Doug, Gabriel and Amera. They are what they are because of their dedication to provide high quality and professional service to their clients.
Brian Easton and his team, Gabe Mendoza and Amera Hajali, helped me during a very difficult time in my life. I had a significant injury from a car accident, and wound up seeking out Easton & Easton when I was having difficulties getting help from my doctors. The Easton team took a lot of stress off of me while acting as my advocates to help me get the care I needed, and saw my case all the way through to a healthy settlement.
They are the BEST!
I have nothing but good things to say about Easton and Easton. Brian handled my case professionally and communicated with me effectively throughout the process. He made sure that the process was effortless and as hands free as possible. This was super important for my busy schedule. I highly recommend Easton and Easton if you are ever found in a situation that you need an attorney.
I would highly recommend Easton & Easton.
I was rear ended on my home and pushed into a semi-truck. I was not sure how to go about even using an attorney.
Brian, Gab and Amera were so good about helping me thru the process and representing me.
I was able to concentrate on getting myself better knowing they had my back, taking care of the details and keeping me informed along the way
The best Law firm by far. I would highly recommend Easton & Easton, LLP and ask for Gabriel Mendoza and staff. He and his colleagues did and exceptional service. Thank you for everything. Job well done!
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