Premises Liability Settlement #2

Our client was injured on a defendant’s property in California when she placed her hand on a fence for support and the fence unexpectedly collapsed, causing her to lose her balance and suffer a serious head injury in the resulting fall. A fence that collapses under the simple weight of a person’s hand represents a significant maintenance failure – a dangerous structural defect that the property owner had a duty to identify and repair long before any injury occurred.

Under California premises liability law, property owners are required to maintain all structures and fixtures on their property in a reasonably safe condition. When structural elements such as fences, railings, and barriers are allowed to deteriorate to the point of collapse, the property owner becomes fully liable for the injuries that result. In this case, the collapsed fence was the direct cause of our client’s fall and the serious head injury she sustained.

Feher Law pursued the premises liability claim and secured a $500,000 settlement, holding the negligent property owner accountable for the preventable head injury caused by the structurally unsound fence. If you were injured due to a collapsed fence, railing, or other structural failure on someone else’s property in California, contact Feher Law for a free consultation.