Premises Liability Attorney in Alamosa

Understanding Property Liability Laws in Colorado 

A premises liability attorney is a lawyer who specializes in helping people who have been hurt or killed on someone else's land because of careless actions or inactions.

Common types of premises liability claims include:

• Slip and fall accidents
• Parking lot accidents
• Falling merchandise
• Negligent security
• Dog bites
• Hotel and resort accidents
• Swimming pool accidents
• Skiing injuries

Micah Larson is a Colorado native focused on seeking justice for victims and families. We believe in our motto: Convenience of a Country Lawyer, Results of a Big City Attorney. Anyone dealing with property injury should speak to an experienced Alamosa property injury lawyer as soon as possible. Early investigation into the facts and circumstances of an injury is often critical as property owners and managers typically quickly correct dangerous conditions. Victims and families can call our office today for a free and confidential consultation to discuss their rights.

Maximizing Compensation in Property Injury Cases

Property owners, managers and tenants owe a duty of care to protect visitors from injury. However, Colorado law defines those responsibilities based on a guest’s legal status at the time of an accident.

The law defines guests on someone’s property as an invitee, licensee or trespasser.

Invitees: Are owed the highest duty of care as they are visiting a premises to conduct business for the benefit of the tenant or property owner. A customer at a business is considered an invitee. In these cases, landowners, property managers, and tenants, are liable for injuries caused by failure to use reasonable care to protect against dangers that were known, or should have been known.

A licensee: Is on a property for their own convenience. A guest at a person’s home is considered a licensee under the law. In these cases, a property owner can be held responsible when injuries occur as a result of known dangers, or in cases where the property owner failed to use reasonable care to warn of dangers on the property that he or she did not create and are not normally present.

A trespasser: Is on the property without permission and is owed the lowest duty of care. Property owners are only responsible for injuries or damages that are deliberately or willfully caused. An exception exists under the attractive nuisance doctrine, which can hold property owners responsible when small children are lured onto a property by dangerous conditions, such as swimming pools, junk piles or abandoned vehicles.

Your chosen property injury lawyer in Alamosa must determine the full extent of your injuries, including the value of all economic damages, like lost wages and medical bills, as well as non-economic damages like pain and suffering and the likelihood of future medical complications. Your chosen law firm must also identify all parties responsible for providing compensation, which may include a tenant, property manager, property owner, vendor, contractor, or event organizer, as well as their associated insurance carriers. Failure to identify all responsible parties can significantly impact a victim’s ability to collect all of the damages to which they are entitled.

Micah Larson is a Colorado native and an experienced personal injury lawyer dedicated to fighting for the rights of his clients throughout Alamosa County. For a free and confidential consultation with an experiencedAlamosa personal injury lawyer, call 719-988-3102.