CALAA: Basic training for premises liability cases

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To establish a premises liability claim, we must prove the following: (Please match)

That defendant owned/leased/------/controlled the property = occupied That defendant was ----- in the use or maintenance of the property = negligent That the plaintiff was = harmed That defendant's negligence was a susbtancial ---- in causing plaintiff's harm = factor

A person who owns/leases/occupies/controls property is negligent if he or she falls to use _______ care to keep the property in a resaonably ______ condition.

  • inteligent, nice
  • reasonable, safe (correct)
  • unreasonable, safe
  • reasonable, clean

In deciding whether defendant used reasonable care, you may consider the following:

  • What Justin thinks about the case
  • The county/city the accident happened in
  • Whether defendant knew or should have known of the condition that created the risk of harm (correct)
  • If there was an incident report made

A person controls property that he/she does not own or lease when he/she uses the property as if it were his or her own

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A person is responsible for maintaining in reasonably safe condition, all areas he/she controls.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Even if an unsafe condition is obvious, the owner must warn others about the dangerous condition.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If an unsafe condition is obvious, the owner still must use reasonable care to pretect against the risk of harm if it is foreseeable that the condition may cause injury to someone

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Defendant must make reasonable ________ of the property to discover _____ conditions.

<p>inspections, unsafe (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

This is NOT a thing defendant should do when they discover dangerous conditions:

<p>Ignore (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_____________ is a condition on the property that creates an unreasonable risk of harm.

<p>Unsafe (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the unsafe condition is obvious, defendant still must use ___________.

<p>Reasonable care (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you ask your client during the first interview?

<p>Drill every detail of the accident; clothing and shoes; weather conditions, witnesses, photographs, injury photographs, possible video evidence, scene pictures, background, medical history, warn the client not to post in social media (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which company can you run an insruance search with to know the owner and insruance carrier of a premise?

<p>USA express (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If you do not know the defendant's insurance yet, who should you sent the LOR and LOP to?

<p>Defendant itself and premise directly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the client does not have an incident report, you should tell them to go back to the store to try to do one.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the client has not gone to seek medical treatment, you should send them to the UC right away.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pictures your client may take of the premise are not that important, you should always hire an expert

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For slip and fall cases, clients should always store, save and send you a detailed picture of:

<p>The shoes they wore during the accident (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Premises Liability: Negligence

A person who owns/leases/occupies/controls property is negligent if he or she fails to use reasonable care to keep the property in a reasonably safe condition.

Reasonable Care Determination

When deciding whether a defendant used reasonable care, consider if the defendant knew or should have known of the condition that created a risk of harm.

Property Control

True. A person controls property when they use it as if it were their own, even without owning or leasing it.

Responsibility for Controlled Areas

A person is responsible for maintaining all areas he/she controls in reasonably safe condition.

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Obvious Unsafe Conditions

False. The owner still must use reasonable care to protect against the risk of harm if it is foreseeable that the condition may cause injury to someone.

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Duty to Inspect

Defendant must make reasonable inspections of the property to discover unsafe conditions.

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What NOT to do with Hazards

Ignoring dangerous conditions

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Unsafe Condition

An unsafe condition is a condition on the property that creates an unreasonable risk of harm.

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Care Despite Obvious Risk

If the unsafe condition is obvious, the defendant still must use reasonable care.

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Initial Client Interview Questions

Drill every detail of the accident; clothing and shoes; weather conditions, witnesses, photographs, injury photographs, possible video evidence, scene pictures, background, medical history, warn the client not to post in social media

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Insurance Search Company

USA Express

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LOR and LOP When Insurance is Unknown

Send the Letter of Representation (LOR) and Letter of Protection (LOP) to the defendant itself and the premise directly.

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Incident Report

True, the client should go back to the store to try and complete one.

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Seeking Medical Treatment

True, you should send them to the UC right away.

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Client Premise Pictures

False. Pictures the client may take of the premise are usually very important.

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Shoes Picture

For slip and fall cases, clients should always store, save and send you a detailed picture of the shoes they wore during the accident.

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