Rescue Shelter Personal Injury Accident Lawyer

Animal lovers often visit rescue shelters either to adopt pets, look for temporary fosters, look for missing pets, or to simply spend time with the animals. There are a number of rescue shelters in our community. Unfortunately, there are often hazards on the premises of rescue shelters – resulting in harm to unsuspecting parties.

Did suffer a personal injury accident on the premises of a rescue shelter? Depending on the type of incident that you experienced and the harm that you suffered, you might have grounds to sue. Specifically, you might have grounds to file a premise liability claim. If you experienced an accident and suffered harm, you should explore the legal options available to you.

Would you like to learn more about your right to pursue your right to sue after suffering an accident on the premises of a rescue shelter? If so, you should seek legal assistance as soon as possible. You can trust the experts at our firm to provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome and recover the compensation that you deserve.

At Normandie Law Firm, our experts have many years of experience handling all sorts of personal injury claims, including premise liability claims. Our premise liability lawyers are ready to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to hold the at-fault party accountable for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered. If you are ready to discuss your current situation with the experts at our firm, contact us today.

Types of Accidents at Rescue Shelters

At rescue shelters, there are – unfortunately – a number of incidents that visitors and employees alike could suffer. Some of the common accidents associated with rescue shelters include slip and fall accidents, trip and fall accidents, falling object incidents, and animal bite incidents, for example. Consider the points mentioned below:

• Slip and fall incidents: rescue shelters and similar locations are not often kept clean. A number of hazards, including wet floors, slippery surfaces, trash littering the floor, and leaks, for example, can cause individuals on the premises to slip, fall, and potentially suffer injuries.
• Trip and fall incidents: trip and fall accidents, similar to slip and fall accidents, can also occur because locations are not kept clean. Hazards on the floor, including torn carpeting, exposed wiring, broken concrete, uneven sidewalks, and potholes, for instance, can cause individuals to trip, fall, and possible suffer harm.
• Falling object incidents: falling object incidents occur in places in which objects, products, or signs are stored or installed in elevated areas. If these objects, products, or signs are stored or installed incorrectly, they can fall onto to people walking below. This can cause a number of injuries.
• Animal bite incidents: animal bite incidents can happen anywhere where there are animals. If the animals are not restrained properly, they could bite individuals. Animal bites can cause significant harm.

Regardless of the specific type of incident suffered, injuries are very likely. Depending on the severity of the incident, the injuries could even be fatal. If you or a member of your family suffered harm associated with an incident at a rescue shelter, you might have grounds to pursue a claim. You should explore your legal options.

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You Could Sue Based on Premise Liability

Do you have the right to sue for the accident that you suffered on the premises of a rescue shelter? Based on the details surrounding the incident, you might have grounds to sue – specifically based on the concept of premise liability. Based on premise liability, companies owe their consumers a duty of care; more specifically, they have the duty to ensure that their entire premises are completely safe for their guests. They must thoroughly inspect their premises to be able to identify and address any hazards present on their premises. If property owners fail to identify any hazards on their premises, they are breaching their duty of care and are putting their guests at risk of suffering harm.

Because of the concept of premise liability, property owners that breach their duty of care and contribute to the incidents that guests suffer could be liable for all harm resulting from the incident. Therefore, victims could pursue claims; that is, affected victims and their families could file premise liability claims against the at-fault property owner. Based on premise liability, you could sue the rescue shelter for the harm resulting from the incident.

If you would like to learn more about premise liability and your right to pursue your claim, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately.

You Could Be Awarded Compensation

Could you be eligible to recover compensation for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered at a rescue shelter? Based on the details surrounding the incident and the harm suffered, you could you eligible to recover compensation for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in a premise liability incident. What could you be eligible to recover? Your recovery could include compensation for the following categories:

• Medical expenses
• Lost income
• Pain and suffering
• Property damage
• Loss of consortium
• Funeral and burial expenses
• Punitive damages

Could you be eligible to recover the types of compensation listed above? The type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive depends strictly on the facts surrounding your incident; therefore, it is best to speak with a knowledgeable attorney as soon as possible. When you allow the experts at our firm to handle your claim against the rescue shelter, you can trust that their will always be someone fighting for your best interests – and your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim.

What Should You Do?

After suffering any type of premise liability incident at a rescue shelter or any other location, affected parties must do a number of things to ensure that you could hold the at-fault party or entity accountable for the harm suffered. What should you do? Consider some of the recommendations listed below:

• Take photos of all injuries resulting from the incident
• Take photos of the scene of the accident
• Take photos of the hazard that directly contributed to the incident
• Seek medical care immediately
• Report the incident to the manager and to the owner (ensure that it is a formal, written report and that you have a copy of the report)
• Take note of all the parties that you speak to regarding the incident (including names, dates, and times)
• Speak to witnesses present at the time of the incident (gather their contact information and ask if they would be willing to testify in your favor)
• Gather any video footage that might have captured your incident either entirely or partially
• Collect all medical records associated with the incident
• Collect any records of lost wages associated with the incident
• Collect any records of property damage associated with the incident
• Seek the expertise of a premise liability lawyer with the experts at our firm immediately

Following the steps listed above can significantly facilitate the legal process. If you would like to learn more about the importance of following the steps listed above, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.

File Your Claim Within the Applicable Deadline

Based on the details surrounding the incident that you suffered on the premises of a rescue shelter, you could – without a doubt – have the right to sue. However, you could lose your right to sue if you fail to pursue your claim within the appropriate length of time. This is because all claims are subject to deadlines, which are established by a statute of limitations. The statute of limitations determines the specific length of time that claimants have to sue. If claimants do not file their claims within the time allowed by the statute of limitations, they could lose their right to pursue their claims.

What deadline applies to your claim against the rescue shelter? Normally, premise liability claims are subject to a two-year statute of limitations, meaning that claimants only have two years to pursue their claims. Although this deadline applies, however, it is important for claimants to be aware of any exceptions that could apply to their claims, which could pause the deadline that applies to their claims. Because failing to understand the statute of limitations that applies could result in losing the right to sue, it is essential that claimants have a thorough understanding of the time that they have to sue.

If you would like to learn more about the total length of time that you have to pursue a claim for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered at a rescue shelter, do not hesitate to speak to the experts at our firm immediately.

Contact the Experts at Normandie Law Firm Today

Did you suffer a personal injury accident on the premises of a rescue shelter? If so, you might have grounds to pursue a claim. If you are interested in learning more about your right to pursue a claim for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible. Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of claims – including premise liability claims that arise after incidents at different locations. If you are ready to discuss your claim with the experts at our firm, contact us immediately.

At Normandie Law Firm, we believe in remaining accessible to all victims; therefore, we offer a number of free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. During our free consultations and free second opinions, our lawyers will be available to provide you with all the information that you need to pursue a premise liability claim against the rescue shelter in which your accident occurred. Our premise liability lawyers are ready to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. Are you interested in benefiting from the free legal services offered by our firm? If so, contact us today.

The free legal services mentioned above are available as part of our Zero-Fee guarantee; we guarantee that you will never be required to pay any upfront legal fees for our legal services. Additionally, our firm is strictly based on contingency; therefore, our clients will never be responsible for paying legal expenses until after reaching successful claim outcomes for their claims. In other words, you will not be required to pay anything until you win; if you do not win, you will not have to pay anything.

If you are ready to discuss your current situation with the experts at our firm, contact us today.

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