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Every one of us has entered the establishment of another at some time. When we do so, the law requires that we are kept safe from unreasonable dangers. Unfortunately, this is often not what results and people are injured on someone else's property. If this has happened to you or someone you love, you need the help of San Diego slip and fall lawyers.

Below you'll find information regarding the nature of slip and fall cases, the legal statuses that can define the results of any potential legal claim brought by someone who's been wrongfully injured and finally how you should proceed if you or someone you love has been harmed on the premises of another.

The Nature of San Diego Slip and Fall Cases

If someone operates a business or even owns a home where guests are reasonably foreseeable, then that person or management company has a legal duty to provide a safe location for those who may appear. This area of law is generally known as premises liability, and when someone is injured in this situation it's generally known as as slip and fall case.

Basically, someone in charge of a property is required to take reasonable steps to eliminate dangers to those who may enter premises, and if those repairs cannot be made then the property owner or manager must take steps to properly warn the public of them if they would not be able to discover them otherwise. However, there is an additional analytical step that must be taken in order to understand how liability could attach.

Legal Statuses in Premises Liability Cases

When viewing premises liability law as a whole, it's necessary to take into account the legal status that someone who's been injured enjoyed. Below is a brief description of these legal statuses:

• Invitee - An invitee is someone who is either directly or indirectly invited onto premises for the purpose of conducting business. No direct invitation needs to be made for this status to attach, and such a status can result from simply opening a property for business and attempting to attract any member of the public. Invitees enjoy a high degree of protection from unreasonable dangers.


• Licensee - A licensee is someone who is allowed to enter a property for reasons other than conducting business. Those with this status also enjoy legal protection from unreasonable dangers, but the status of a licensee does not last forever and can be eliminated depending on the facts of a situation.


• Trespasser - A trespasser is someone who does not have direct or indirect permission to enter a property, and therefore he or she is afforded little and sometimes no protection from dangerous conditions. However, a trespasser must be someone who could not be foreseen by the property owner to have entered the area.

If you or someone you love has been harmed on someone else's property, you need to take action by seeking the help of San Diego slip and fall lawyers. Contact the law firm of Mitchell | Gilleon today to schedule a free initial consultation.