You can use a wide range of evidence to prove that you have the right to file a premises liability claim. Evidence helps you elaborate on the “who,” “what,” and “whys” behind your accident while simultaneously establishing your right to compensation.
You can start gathering the evidence relevant to your pursuit of compensation at any point before your case’s statute of limitations expires. Claggett, Sykes & Garza’s premises liability lawyers in Hartford can help you determine what evidence has the most bearing on your case. Together, we can fight to secure the settlement you need to get back on your feet.
Proving Negligence in a Premises Liability Case
Evidence helps you establish fault in a premises liability claim. You have an obligation to meet Connecticut’s burden of proof if you want to move your personal injury claim forward after an accident. To meet that burden, you need enough evidence to establish the following:
- A named party owed you a duty of care
- The named party breached that duty
- That negligence caused you to endure economic hardship
You are also required to calculate the value of the losses you integrate into your premises liability claim and contend with Connecticut’s understanding of the term “reasonable.”
To move a premises liability claim forward, your evidence must prove that a landowner, contractor, or related liable party engaged in “unreasonable” misconduct. This means that a landowner must have deliberately let the safety of their property fall by the wayside. Alternatively, it may mean that a landowner took too long to address known dangers.
You can collaborate with a Hartford personal injury lawyer to determine what kinds of evidence may most effectively defend your right to take action against a liable party.
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Finding Evidence to Use While Building a Premises Liability Claim
The evidence that plays the most important role in your premises liability claim will vary depending on the nature of your accident and the severity of your losses. Some forms of evidence you can bring forward can include the following:
- Statements from medical professionals elaborating on the severity of your losses
- Photos of the accident scene
- Video footage of your accident
- Statements from witness
- A police report going into detail about the accident
- Contracts proving that a specific party owns or leases the property in question
We can help you determine what combination of evidence and analysis most effectively makes your case as our premises liability attorneys investigate your losses. You can count on our team to keep you up to date as we establish liability.
How to Gather Evidence Key to Your Case
You can document the evidence at the scene of your accident moments after you’re injured. However, you should never prioritize scene documentation over emergency care. If you’re seriously injured, work with emergency responders to get to the ER. Your health should be your first priority.
If you’re not severely injured, we encourage you to take pictures of your accident scene. You can also request contact information from bystanders. If you remain on the scene, do not let a landowner pressure you into accepting an on-the-spot settlement. You have the right to reach out to an attorney to calculate the value of a premises liability case.
Don’t panic if you’re not able to gather evidence of fault while you’re at the scene of a premises liability accident. Our attorneys can return to the scene at a later date and conduct an investigation of the area. Our experience with premises liability cases can help us reconstruct your accident regardless of any steps a landowner has taken to obscure their negligence.
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Evidence Establishes Your Right to Damages
You need evidence to establish the value of your due damages as well as accident liability. Fortunately, the evidence you use to name a party liable for your losses can often assign a dollar value to your losses. Our team can utilize medical bills, mechanics’ invoices, and paystubs to determine the value of your economic expenses.
We can then turn to state precedent to assign value to your non-economic premises liability losses. These can include any emotional distress or mental anguish you’ve endured due to your accident.
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Staying on Top of Your Case’s Statute of Limitations
Connecticut’s statute of limitations attempts to keep the cases within the state’s civil circuit as up-to-date as possible. The state often views evidence submitted after a case’s statute of limitations expires as inaccurate, suggesting that it no longer reflects the nature of the accident it describes.
What does this mean for you? It’s in your best interest to submit your premises liability claim before your statute of limitations expires. If you don’t, the state’s civil system may dismiss your right to fight for support. You can work with our team to craft your claim before time runs out.
Call a Premises Liability Attorney Before Time Runs Out
Our premises liability lawyers understand that your plan for recovery may not leave you a lot of time to investigate your accident. That’s why we offer to step up and helm the investigation into your losses. We can gather the evidence you need to file a premises liability claim without compromising your right to rest and recuperate.
You can book a free case evaluation with the Claggett, Sykes & Garza team today to learn more about the investigative tools we use to build a premises liability claim. Your case assessment comes free of charge and puts you in the driver’s seat – we will not move forward with a claim without you. Contact us today to learn more.
