Premises Liability Archives

Do Texas Landlords Have to Install Smoke Detectors?

Posted on April 1, 2024April 2, 2024

Texas law requires landlords to install smoke detectors in rental properties. The specific requirements are in the Texas Property Code, Chapter 92, which establishes guidelines for residential tenancies. When landlords fail to comply with the law, tenants can suffer severe physical, mental, and financial harm – and even death. If the lack of a smoke […]

Long-Term Effects of Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Posted on March 30, 2024March 30, 2024

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a completely preventable occurrence with modern technology. If someone else was liable for your poisoning event, you should discuss the matter with a San Antonio carbon monoxide poisoning attorney as soon as possible. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than 430 people die each year due […]

How Often Are Construction Workers Electrocuted?

Posted on January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

How often are construction workers electrocuted? The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported that construction workers are one of the top professions to experience accidental death by electrocution. Their data comes from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which investigated the number of electrical fatalities among contract […]

Helping The Victims Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Port Arthur

Posted on January 10, 2024January 31, 2024

Each year, tens of thousands of people suffer injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide victims may never even know that they breathed in the deadly gas because it produces no taste or odor. They can lose consciousness within minutes. Four-hundred people die each year from this poisonous substance. You may hold many parties responsible […]

Preventing Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Posted on January 9, 2024January 31, 2024

Carbon monoxide poisoning is an avoidable danger because someone can take precautions to lower or eliminate the risk, and a few simple steps can keep you safe in your home. The landlord must prevent carbon monoxide poisoning if you do not own your residence. Unfortunately, some landlords defer maintenance and go cheap to enhance their […]

Is Your Landlord Responsible If You Get Hurt?

Posted on January 3, 2024January 31, 2024

Your landlord may seem like they have unlimited power, but the law governs all aspects of their relationship with you. Not only do they have obligations under the terms of your lease contract, but they also have other requirements they must follow under common law. Landlords can be responsible for negligence when it has injured […]

Did a Business’ Negligent Security Cause Your Injury?

Posted on December 30, 2023December 30, 2023

Businesses open to the public owe their customers and others on their premises a very high legal duty of care. One of these duties is to provide adequate security for their premises, whether through a sufficient number of security guards, proper lighting, and security cameras in working order. If an individual suffers injuries in a […]

Is it Hard to Win a Slip and Fall Case?

Posted on December 25, 2023December 30, 2023

A slip and fall accident on someone else’s property can lead to serious injuries, depending on the circumstances and the accident location. These accidents can happen anywhere, including commercial or residential properties. In most slip and fall accident cases, you will be dealing with the insurance company for the responsible property owner. However, if you […]

Why Do You Need a Lawyer After a Slip and Fall at Walmart?

Posted on September 20, 2023September 9, 2023

Slip and fall accidents can occur both indoors and outdoors, but they are widespread at locations where food or liquid tends to spill onto the floor — such as the grocery section of a Walmart or Walmart Supercenter. When a person slips and falls, they may hit the ground with a significant amount of force, […]

San Antonio Has A Lead Pollution Problem

Posted on September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

Many Americans were shocked last year when they learned about the high levels of lead in the municipal water of Flint, Michigan. In that city, about 5 percent of children were found to have elevated levels of lead in their bodies. It may be even more shocking for Texans to learn that San Antonio has […]