Owners of property have a responsibility to maintain their property in a safe manner. When property owners fail to fulfill their responsibilities and their negligence results in injuries to a person, they may be responsible for the resulting injuries.
There are many different types of premises liability cases, including:
- Slip and fall due to poorly cleaned halls
- Falls down stairways that may be inadequately lighted or not in compliance with applicable building codes
- Failure to take corrective action after knowledge of a problem
- Fires due to poorly maintained mechanical systems or broken smoke detectors
- Merchandise falling from shelves in retail stores
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers represents people who have been harmed due to poorly maintained businesses, rental apartments and homes. Our team of premises liability lawyers investigates the circumstances surrounding the incident, evaluates potential code violations, and then consults with necessary experts such as engineers, architects or industrial designers to prepare the case for settlement or trial.
If you have suffered an injury at a private home or commercial business, we want to talk with you. At Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers, we understand that your case is important to you. We value the trust that clients place in us when they retain our legal services. For more than a decade, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers has combined expert witnesses, trial technology and an unwavering commitment to achieve successful recoveries for our clients. Put our experience to work for you today.
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As we head towards the cool fall weather, it is important to remember to have your furnace checked by certified hvac personnel. Faulty furnaces, boilers and other types of heaters can be responsible for creation of unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide gas. Carbon monoxide is a nearly inperceptable gas (no color, taste or scent) that can rapidly accumulate in a home or apartment setting.
When carbon monoxide levels reach a level of 150 to 200 parts per million, serious injuries– and even death may result….
As winter weather sets in, the city is often covered in a blanket of snow and ice. While the slippery weather conditions present a danger to all of us, snow and ice are particularly dangerous for older adults who are already more likely to suffer from a fall and also more likely to suffer bone breaks and injuries. Nursing home residents rely on the nursing home property owners (nursing home operators and manager) to provide a facility free of dangers that might cause dangerous falls or accidents. This responsibility includes the removal of snow and ice, which creates a serious risk of falling.
In Illinois, according to the Premises Liability Act (740 ILCS 130), owners or occupiers of land owe invitees and licensees a duty of “reasonable care under the circumstances regarding the state of the premises or acts done or omitted on them.” An owner or lessee must provide a reasonably safe means of access to its business. If you bring a premises liability claim, you, the plaintiff, have the burden of proving that your injuries were caused by a condition on the property that was not reasonably safe that the owner knew or should have known of by the exercise of reasonable care…..
Building codes are various regulations that apply to both new and existing properties that are adopted into law by various governmental entities. While the specific provisions of the codes may be incredibly specific, the overriding principal behind the codes are to protect the public from harm due to dangerous conditions.
Sadly, it appears as though a building code violation at a Chicagoland hotel may be to blame for a significant injury to a toddler. Several weeks ago, a two-year-old boy fell more than 30 feet down an elevator shaft in a hotel. Apparently, the boy hit a button in the elevator and managed to open the elevator doors between floors. He then fell through the gap that was created between the elevator doors wall of the elevator shaft….
A five dollar window lock can substantially reduce the chances of children falling from an open window in an apartment building. Seems like common sense, yet many property owners and landlords who own and manage buildings where children are present fail to provide this basic safeguard that restricts children from opening a window past a point where they could manage to get out.
Every year, the warmer weather leads to a series of incidents where young children manage to wrangle open a window in an apartment or hotel and fall out suffering injury or even death….
The other day, I went with my son to the quaint Whole Foods in Chicago (yeah right, 80,000 sq. feet of organic, raw bliss!!) to pick up some groceries. After parking, we took two– huge escalator rides– down to the main shopping levels. Maybe its simply a part of stores’ expansion, but it seems like there’s a lot more escalators moving us around. Sure, the added escalators can be a great convenience (particularly if you are carrying groceries), but when escalators are improperly installed or poorly maintained they pose a tremendous threat of injuries to everyone– and children in particular.
The prevalence of escalator injuries is far greater than you’d think. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, estimates more than 10,000 people a year go to the emergency room for injuries sustained on escalators….