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Unsafe Premises

A person who is injured because of an unsafe condition on someone else’s property may have grounds to bring an unsafe premises or a premises liability claim. Property owners are obligated to either make their property reasonably safe for others or provide a proper warning regarding the dangerous conditions on their property. When a landlord, storeowner, building owner, or business fails to do this and you are injured or your loved one is killed, you are entitled to compensation. Over the years, James W. Dodson, Attorney at Law has represented personal injury clients who have been injured on private and public properties in different cities throughout Florida, including Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, St. Petersburg, Largo, Tarpon Springs, Safety Harbor, Seminole, Pinellas Park, and the other cities of Pasco County, Pinellas County, and Manatee County. The Law Office of James W. Dodson, P.A., knows how to determine liability in these kinds of cases. They will work with any experts that may be needed to prove your case.

Grounds for Filing a Premises Liability Claim
An injured person can file a premises liability claim for a number of reasons, including slip and fall accidents, falling merchandise, inadequate security, dog bites, animal attacks, and landlord negligence. Someone who slips and injures his or her back because something was left on the floor of a neighborhood store or who trips while going down the steps in a dark hallway where the light bulb was never replaced or who is hospitalized after being injured while using defective equipment may have grounds to file a premises liability claim.

Injuries from Falling Merchandise
We are all aware of the way big retailers and home stores stack merchandise high overhead on shelves and racks. Specific safety standards control the way stores must stack and handle these items. When you have been injured because these safety standards were ignored, you need an experienced falling merchandise attorney to pursue your claim.

Attorney James W. Dodson and his staff at the Law Office of James W. Dodson, P.A., have almost 30 years experience in representing personal injury clients like you. The practice has been built almost entirely on referrals of injury clients by other lawyers, professionals, and by his clients who trust him. Rather than build a volume practice based on advertising, Attorney James W. Dodson and his staff focus their personal attention on each client, providing straightforward advice and unparalleled client service. Rest assured that your calls and questions will be answered promptly and directly.

The Law Office of James W. Dodson, P.A., is well-respected in the legal community. Mr. Dodson's peers have awarded him the highest possible rating for legal ethics and abilities, rating him AV, Peer Review Rated*. Mr. Dodson belongs to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group of lawyers that have achieved a trial award, settlement, or verdict of $1,000,000 or more.

Personal injury cases are handled on a contingent fee basis so that you will never pay any fee unless you obtain recovery for your claim. The attorney will advance all costs required to pursue your claim and you will only have to repay those costs if recovery is obtained on your behalf. You will not owe fees or costs if no recovery is made.

Please call The Law Office of James W. Dodson, P.A., at (727) 446-0840 today and ask for your free consultation. You can also schedule an appointment by contacting us online.

* CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies.

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Case Results for Unsafe Premises:

• Verdict for client injured by falling merchandise - $340,000

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