Las Cruces Premises Liability Lawyer

Property owners and businesses must create a safe environment for their guests. If these requirements are not met and an individual is harmed, the property owner or business can be held accountable for any damages suffered by the visitor. If you were injured on another party’s property, you can hold them accountable for damages with help from the Law Offices of Ruben Ortiz.

With more than 25 years of experience in Texas, our premises liability lawyer has moved to Las Cruces and is ready to help you recover compensation for your injuries. You can recover the costs of medical bills and lost wages as well as compensation for damages such as pain and suffering. You pay nothing unless we win your case!

Learn more about how the Law Offices of Ruben Ortiz can help during a free consultation. Call (575) 216-5414 now to request yours! 

FREE CONSULTATION - NO UPFRONT FEES - ONLY PAY IF AND WHEN YOU WIN - 25% CONTINGENCY FEE WHEN A CASE IS SETTLED WITHOUT A LAWSUIT BEING FILED FOR ALL PERSONAL INJURY CASES

How Do You Know You Have a Premises Liability Claim?

If you were injured due to an unsafe condition on someone else’s property, you may have a premises liability claim. Property owners – including homeowners and business owners – owe a duty of care to individuals who enter the premises.

Not everyone is owed the same duty of care, however. The law distinguishes the differences between invitees, licensees, and trespasses, where an invitee is owed the most duty of care while a trespasser is owed the least. You can consult with our premises liability attorney in Las Cruces for more information on this topic.

Duty of Care Owed to Invitees

You are an invitee if the property owned expressly or implicitly invited you onto the premises. This means an invitee may be a customer, business patron, or a business owner’s employee. Invitees are owed the greatest duty of care, requiring property owners to ensure all potential hazards are fixed and operations on the premises are safely conducted.

For example, a property owner must fix potholes and other defects on their property’s footpaths before inviting customers or employees to the property. Efforts to make repairs must not be delayed, but if they take time to complete, then invitees should be adequately warned of these hazards.

Duty of Care Owed to Licensees

Licensees include people such as social guests, salespersons, or another person who enters the premises for their own benefit. While a property owner must warn licensees of potential hazards present on the premises, they are not obligated to make changes to fix these defects.

For example, a property owner must adequately warn a licensee of a hazard such as an unlevel footpath, but they aren’t required to repair the footpath for the licensee.

Duty of Care Owed to Trespassers

Generally, property owners owe no duty of care to adult trespassers. That said, they can’t boobytrap their properties intentionally to harm trespassers, and property owners do owe a duty of care to minors who trespass on their properties.

This means that an adult who is injured on someone else’s property while trespassing may not have a valid premises liability claim, but an injured child might. If holes are intentionally dug and covered in an effort to injure trespassers, then the property owner may be liable regardless of the trespasser’s age.

Examples of Premises Liability Accidents

Many premises liability claims arise from slip-and-fall incidents, but these aren’t the only accidents that can qualify.

Other types of premises liability accidents can include these:

• Dog bites
• Electrocutions
• Elevator and escalator accidents
• Negligent security
• Swimming pool accidents
• Toxic chemical exposure

If you were injured in any of these or another type of accident on someone else’s property, consult with our experienced premises liability attorney in Las Cruces to learn more about your legal options.

Contact Us for a Free Consultation

The Law Offices of Ruben Ortiz offers potential clients a free opportunity to meet with our attorney. During a complimentary consultation, you can tell us more about your accident on someone else’s property, and we can offer ways in which our firm can help. You might be surprised to learn about the legal options available to you! We help residents throughout New Mexico including Las Cruces, Carlsbad, Hobbs, Albuquerque, and Clovis. 

To request your free initial consultation, contact the Law Offices of Ruben Ortiz at (575) 216-5414.

FREE CONSULTATION - NO UPFRONT FEES - ONLY PAY IF AND WHEN YOU WIN - 25% CONTINGENCY FEE WHEN A CASE IS SETTLED WITHOUT A LAWSUIT BEING FILED FOR ALL PERSONAL INJURY CASES