California Premises Liability Law Firm
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If you were injured on someone else’s California property as a result of the owner’s negligence, recovering on your losses is key to restoring your health and well-being. Your claim will stem from the property owner’s failure to adequately address an undue hazard, and a formidable California premises liability lawyer from our firm can help you.
Key Takeaways
- Property owners in California have a legal duty to maintain safe conditions for visitors — when they fail, they can be held liable
- Premises liability claims can arise from slip and falls, inadequate security, swimming pool accidents, dog bites, and structural defects
- California’s statute of limitations for premises liability claims is generally 2 years from the date of injury
- To win your claim, you must prove the property owner knew or should have known about the hazardous condition
- Feher Law handles premises liability cases on contingency: you pay nothing unless we win
Why Consider Feher Law
Feher Law is a top-ranked California premises liability law firm that has an impressive track record of guiding complex cases, such as those involving slip and fall accidents, to optimal outcomes that help our clients heal. We’re here for you too and are committed to affording you all of the following advantages:
- Personalized Approach – We craft our legal strategy in direct response to your unique case – ensuring that you receive the personalized legal representation you need.
- Availability – We appreciate that your legal needs are time-sensitive, and we’re there for you when you need us.
- Commitment – We’re passionate about our work and have compassion for you and the difficult position you find yourself in.
- Legal Standing – We have earned a reputation for delivering substantial settlements and court awards that address our clients’ full range of losses, including their pain and suffering.
- Trial Experience – We’re practiced trial lawyers with impressive litigation skills. If your case heads to court, you’re in good hands.
Injured by someone else’s negligence? We offer free comprehensive case evaluations and deliver personalized legal services and outstanding results.
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Meet Our Team
Thomas Feher, Esq.
Founding Attorney
Stephen Wiard, Esq.
Senior Trial Attorney
Sandy Luu, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Alex Ballard, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Karen Parra, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Chase Nielsen, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Betsy Gomez
Managing Paralegal
Erica Feher
Chief of Operations
How We Can Help You
Having trusted legal representation behind you is critical to the outcome of your claim, and at our esteemed injury law firm, we can help in each of the following primary ways:
- Conducting an investigation of the accident precipitating your claim and establishing the at-fault party’s liability in the process
- Gathering all the relevant evidence and strategically weaving it into your strongest claim
- Skillfully negotiating with the involved insurance company for a settlement that reflects every category of loss you experience – in its entirety
- Providing you with highly effective representation at trial – in the event the insurance company refuses to engage in fair negotiations
Our proven expertise will serve you well throughout the claims process!
First Steps After Your Accident
While your premises liability claim is unique, if you’ve been injured as a result of a property owner’s negligent actions, there are several important steps you should take early on in the protection of your claim and your recovery, including:
- Seek the immediate medical care you need – keeping in mind that the adrenaline rush and shock you experience can mask symptoms – carefully follow the advice and instructions provided, and dutifully attend all subsequent medical appointments.
- Consult with a focused California premises liability lawyer with wide-ranging experience successfully handling complicated premises liability claims as soon as you’re able to do so.
- Let the property owner or manager know about the accident that caused you to be injured and request an official accident report. If you retain a seasoned premises liability attorney early in the process, they’ll take care of these and many other critical tasks on your behalf.
- Carefully document everything you can about the incident, including the date, time, location, and involved circumstances.
- Gather all the evidence you can, including pictures and videos of the involved hazard and of your injuries as well as the testimony of eyewitnesses. Your savvy attorney will also attend to evidence gathering – in their focused quest to build your strongest personal injury case.
- Leave insurance company communication to your skilled premises liability lawyer. You’re not required to make a statement, and you’re well advised not to do so. It’s also a good idea to stay off social media and not sign anything until you’ve discussed the matter with your attorney.
Proving Your Claim
To bring a successful premises liability claim, each of the following elements must apply:
- The property owner or manager owed you a duty of care, which means they had a responsibility to your safety as a guest, customer, or visitor. On commercial properties, this is generally true unless the victim was trespassing, and even that won’t necessarily void the claim.
- The property owner failed to take the reasonable precautions necessary to uphold the duty of care owed. This generally means a failure to keep their property in the reasonably safe condition that other reasonable property owners do in similar situations.
- The property owner’s breached duty of care was the direct cause of the accident that left you injured.
- You suffered legal damages that the State of California recognizes, including medical expenses, lost wages, and physical and emotional pain and suffering.
Once each of these elements is established, the property owner can be held legally responsible for both your economic damages and your non-economic damages.
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Navigating the Statute of Limitations
In California, you have only two years to file a premises liability lawsuit. This deadline is known as the statute of limitations, and once it passes, you’ll have no further legal recourse.
Consult with a qualified California premises liability accident attorney today to avoid missing this vital deadline!
Legal Fees
If you’ve been injured as a result of another party’s negligence, you have plenty to deal with, and taking on the additional burden of legal fees may seem like too much. You should know, however, that our premises liability attorneys work on contingency. This means that our pay is based upon the outcome of your claim, and if you don’t prevail, you won’t owe anything. If you do, however, we will receive a predetermined percentage of your settlement or court award.
Understanding California Premises Liability
There are several intricacies of personal injury claims that are important to know:
- Premises liability refers to the legal responsibility property owners have to maintain their properties in the reasonably safe condition necessary to help protect visitors from injury.
- Property owners are required to assess their properties for risk factors, such as slippery or uneven walkways, and to take reasonable measures to timely and effectively address them.
- Negligent property owners who fail to live up to the duty of care they owe may be held responsible for the serious injuries they cause.
Property owners owe a specific duty of care to visitors that is based on how they are classified. More specifically, “visitors” and their level of duty of care:
- Invitees, including guests and customers, are owed the highest duty of care.
- Licensees, which refers to individuals who are invited onto the property for purposes that are not related to business, are owed a lower duty of care than invitees.
- Trespassers — individuals who are on the premises illegally are entitled to the least duty of care.
Examples of Negligence That Could Lead to a Claim
Premises liability claims – like other personal injury claims – are based on negligence, which can come in all the following dangerous forms:
- Dangerous outdoor or indoor conditions, such as failure to clean away wet debris, that lead to slip-and-fall accidents
- Failure to adequately restrain an aggressive dog that leads to an animal attack
- Failure to take the necessary precautions to protect visitors from the risks associated with swimming pools, which can lead to drownings and other serious swimming pool accidents
- Failure to adequately maintain elevators and escalators
- Failure to keep amusement parks in proper repair
- Failure to adequately maintain properties, including in relation to outdoor and indoor walkways, handrails, stairways, lighting, security, and beyond
CA Laws on Premises Liability
The bottom line when it comes to premises liability law in California is that property owners are required to implement routine inspections that allow them to maintain their premises in the reasonably safe condition necessary to prevent foreseeable hazards. Any failure to adequately address hazardous conditions that the owner or manager either knew about or reasonably should have known about can support a premises liability claim against the property owner.
The property owner’s responsibility is tied to the level of risk and potential harm involved. For negligence to be established, each of the following must be present:
- The condition of the property amounts to an unreasonable risk of harm.
- The implementation of reasonable care would have ensured that the owner knew about or should have known about the risk factor.
- The owner failed to take the steps necessary to remedy or prevent the risk or to effectively warn visitors about it.
Who Can Be Held Liable?
In a premises liability claim, the responsible party can be held legally liable for the compensation to which you’re entitled, and this liability can extend to any of the following:
- Property owner: This can mean an individual, a business owner, or a government entity, who failed to adequately maintain their premises
- Property manager, who failed to adequately address the hazardous conditions they were responsible for
- Tenants or occupants of the property for failing to promptly address hazardous conditions
- Contractors – when their work leads to injuries
- Government entities can also be held responsible when the negligence-based accident occurs on public property. The path forward, however, is more legally complex.
Damages You Can Recover
If you’ve suffered an injury as a result of a property owner’s negligence, you can seek compensation in each of the following categories:
- Your medical bills, which may extend into your future and may need to address complications and secondary health concerns
- Your lost earnings, which may include a stalled career and lost earning potential
- Your physical pain and emotional distress, which may exceed your other losses combined
- In some premises liability cases, you can also seek punitive damages, which are designed to punish the defendant rather than to compensate you. To do so, however, the party responsible must have engaged in a particularly egregious form of negligence.
Why Choose Us Over Other California Premises Liability Lawyers?
If you’re looking for a law group you can count on, look no further than Feher Law. We’re proud to stand out in all the following important ways:
- We provide you with the individualized legal services you need, which we craft in defense of your legal rights and rightful compensation
- We are committed to being there when you need us, and we stand by our word.
- Our focus is recovering on your complete damages – in support of just compensation.
- We are at your side with excellent legal advice every step of the way forward.
- We’ll help to ensure that you avoid the mistakes that too many claimants who lack skilled legal counsel make.
What to Expect When You Hire Feher Law for Your Premises Liability Case
Step 1 — Free Case Evaluation
We review how your injury occurred, where it happened, and who owns or controls the property. If you have a viable premises liability claim, we take your case at no upfront cost.
Step 2 — Evidence Collection
We gather incident reports, surveillance footage, maintenance records, and witness statements to document the hazardous condition and establish the property owner’s knowledge of it.
Step 3 — Establishing Liability
We identify all responsible parties — property owners, management companies, and tenants — who had a duty to keep the premises safe and failed to do so.
Step 4 — Negotiation and Litigation
We present a demand to the property owner’s insurance company backed by evidence and fight aggressively for a fair settlement. If necessary, we will take your case to trial.
Step 5 — Resolution
Whether through settlement or verdict, we pursue full compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and any long-term impacts on your quality of life.
Speak to a California Premises Liability Attorney Today!
If you’ve been injured on someone else’s property as a result of the owner’s negligence, protecting your rights is paramount, and the surest means of doing so is by filing a strong premises liability claim in pursuit of the compensation you deserve. The dedicated premises liability lawyers at Feher Law have the experience, resources, and drive to help, so please don’t wait to contact us for more information today.
We encourage you to reach out for a free consultation and more information about how we can take the first step on your journey toward healing together.
Last reviewed by Thomas Feher Esq. — March 2026
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Feher Law is grounded in Los Angeles but proudly serves cities throughout California, including but not limited to the following:
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FAQs
Premises liability refers to the legal responsibility property owners have to maintain safe conditions on their property. When a property owner's negligence causes an injury, the injured party may have a premises liability claim.
To succeed, you generally need to show that the property owner owned or controlled the property, was negligent in maintaining it, and that this negligence directly caused your injury and resulting damages.
In most cases, you have 2 years from the date of injury to file. If the property is owned by a government entity, you may have as little as 6 months to file an administrative claim first.
Premises liability covers slip and falls, injuries from inadequate security, swimming pool accidents, dog bites on private property, exposure to toxic substances, and injuries from structural defects or poor maintenance.
Case value varies based on the severity of your injuries, the strength of the evidence, and available insurance coverage. Feher Law has recovered millions for premises liability victims across California.
Property owners and their insurers are represented by legal teams working to minimize payouts. Having an attorney significantly increases your chances of receiving fair compensation for your injuries.
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