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6 ways to reduce business premises liability

A business open to the public is expected to use reasonable care to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and state. The issues revolve around the question of what the business did or did not do with respect to maintaining the premises in a reasonably safe condition.

By John Gregory Service | Updated on February 10, 2015

When a customer enters any place of business, it is usually to consider the goods or services offered for sale. Suppose Susie enters Trudy’s Exotic Emporium, a store offering many unique and some exotic products. Walking down an aisle she slips and falls, injuring herself. Is the owner of the business liable to her for the injuries she has sustained?

The answer to this depends upon several considerations. First, simply because an injury has occurred does not automatically make the store liable, or at least fully liable. Legally, the concept of absolute liability will not usually apply. Absolute liability is a situation where just because an injury or loss occurred, a party is simply held liable for the loss of another. These types of situations are somewhat rare and often apply when a defendant has been engaged in an ultra-hazardous activity.

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