Americans love to eat out at restaurants. In fact, recent statistics show that Americans eat out an average of 5.9 times per week! The restaurant business is big business, costing patrons an average of $36.40 per person at a restaurant. Restaurant owners, managers, and employees have a responsibility to ensure the safety of all their guests. This means that they are held to a higher standard of care and must take extra caution to avoid hazards that could cause injury. When they fail to do this, restaurant liability accidents can occur, and when they result in injury, the restaurants can be held accountable for those injuries.
A restaurant can be negligent in many ways. After all, when dining out, it’s not just slip and fall accidents that can cause injuries. Restaurant patrons can be hurt in numerous ways. Some of the ways a restaurant could be liable for your accident and injuries include:
As you can see, there are numerous ways a restaurant could be liable for your injuries. However, it is important to know that not all injuries are the result of negligence. In order to win a premises liability case, your attorney must clearly establish the following:
For example, if you failed to notice a wet floor sign in the bathroom and fell, the restaurant owner would not be responsible for your injuries since caution was taken to warn you of the dangers. If, however, the restaurant owner failed to put floor mats by the entrance and you slipped on water that had accumulated there, then you may have cause to file a claim.
Premises liability accidents are difficult and complicated and require the services of an experienced premises liability lawyer. If you or someone you love has been injured in a restaurant in Arvada, Northglenn, Thornton, or anywhere in Northern Colorado, it is important to contact our experienced attorneys immediately. At Hull & Zimmerman, P.C., our lawyers are dedicated to the belief that everyone deserves justice. Contact us at (303) 423-1770 or (866) 385-3505.
Our Colorado lawyers have extensive experience representing injured accident victims in Broomfield, Arvada, Superior, Lafayette, Louisville, Erie, Brighton, Commerce City, Northglenn, Westminster, Thornton, Longmont, and throughout Colorado.
At Hull & Zimmerman, P.C., we are honored to help accident victims in their time of need, and take our responsibility as personal injury lawyers incredibly seriously. We know how important it is for victims to secure the full and fair compensation they need following a serious accident, and that is why we take a hands-on, personalized approach to every case we handle.
awarded to a woman who was a victim of a car crash. The woman was driving the highway when the other driver approaching from the opposite direction lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and hit her head on. She suffered multiple broken bones, including her hip, pelvis, leg, and right arm. She missed several years of work as a result of her injuries. Read More
awarded to a woman who was the victim of a t-bone car crash. The client suffered multiple injuries. The most significant of which was a head injury. While she was ultimately able to return to work on a part-time basis, Plaintiff was never able to return to work on a full-time basis. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who suffered a head injury. She slipped and fell in a slanted parking lot at her place of employment. Evidence demonstrated that the owner of the building had constructed a fence shading the parking lot such that ice was allowed to continuously accumulate during the winter months. Multiple people had fallen on the ice prior to the client’s fall. As a result of her injuries, Plaintiff was forced to take early retirement. Read More
awarded to a man whose vehicle was hit from behind by a semi. The injured party suffered back pain and rotator cuff tears in each shoulder and was forced to retire from his job doing road repair four years earlier. Read More
settlement (policy limits) awarded to a young man who lost his eye when another child shot an arrow into the air. Read More
settlement obtained for a man who was injured in a rear end automobile accident. He suffered a herniated disc in his low back which was not well resolved by surgery forcing him to leave his employment as an apartment maintenance manager. Read More
awarded to a gentleman in association with a workman’s compensation case. He initially sustained a head injury at work when attacked by a patient. Several years later, his condition worsened resulting in his inability to return to work in his usual job. Read More
settlement achieved in a legal malpractice case. The client initially suffered a herniated disc in her neck in association with an automobile accident. The attorney failed to file the lawsuit in a timely manner and the Plaintiff was initially denied her ability to achieve any monies from the original lawsuit. Read More
settlement awarded to a man who was a victim of an automobile accident. Plaintiff was a passenger who was rear-ended by another driver. Following the accident, he suffered a long term back injury. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who aggravated a pre-existing back condition when she slipped and fell at the entrance to a casino. Read More
awarded to a woman who suffered a rotator cuff tear from an automobile accident. Read More