Massachusetts landlords, business owners, restaurant owners, store owners, parking lot owners, and the owners and managers of other public and private premises are legally obligated to maintain and secure their properties so that there are no unsafe or hazardous conditions that could cause injury or harm to residents, patrons, or guests. Premises liability law holds residential and business owners and managers legally responsible when they neglect to fulfill this duty of care and someone gets hurt or dies—especially when they did or should have known about the unsafe condition and did nothing to remedy the situation.

In the Greater Boston Area and throughout Massachusetts, our premises liability lawyers at Altman & Altman LLP have helped many injured parties recover compensation from the negligent premise owners and managers. We have negotiated settlements and won jury judgments for medical costs, lost wages, recovery expenses, pain and suffering, wrongful death, and other damages.

Causes for Premises Liability
There are many reasons why an injured person should file for premises liability compensation from a property owner or manager:

Inadequate Security: There are safety measures that the owners and managers of apartments, shopping malls, ATMs, schools, and all other premises must take to prevent crimes from occurring on their properties. Failure to install or properly maintain surveillance cameras, security guards, proper lighting, secured entrances and exits, locks on doors or windows, or other necessary safety measures can be grounds for an inadequate security lawsuit if someone becomes a victim of sexual assault, rape, assault and battery, robbery, or any other crime.

Slip and Fall Accidents: Property owners and managers must make sure that there are no conditions on a premise that can lead to a slip/trip and fall accident. This kind of premises liability accident can lead to serious physical injuries. Visit our Slip and Fall page for more information.

Falling Merchandise: Retail shops, warehouse stores, supermarkets, and other stores are supposed to properly secure any products placed on high shelves so that they don’t fall on customers. Head injuries, back injuries, and broken or sprained bones can happen when someone is struck by falling merchandise.

Other Unsafe or Hazardous Conditions: Toxic substances, such as asbestos or lead poisoning, defective machinery or devices, construction areas without proper warning signs, flammable debris, defective swimming pools, faulty electric wiring, and dogs or other pets that are not properly restrained are some examples of conditions that can render a premise unsafe or hazardous. Serious injuries can include life threatening illnesses, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, dog bite and mauling wounds, burn injuries, electrical injuries, and death.

Our Massachusetts premises liability attorneys will work with a team of accident and premises liability experts to pursue your claim or lawsuit. We will investigate whether there has been a history of similar accidents or crimes that have occurred in the area or on the premise and whether the property owner or manager could have (or should have) done anything to prevent your injuries. There may be more than one party that is liable for your premises liability accident, and we will pursue all avenues of recovery.

For your free case evaluation with an experienced Boston, Massachusetts premises liability lawyer at Altman & Altman LLP, call (617) 492-3000 or—toll-free—(800) 481-6199 or contact us online.

Altman LLP's lawyers handle personal injury & criminal defense cases in all Massachusetts cities including: Allston, Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Braintree, Brighton, Brockton, Brookline, Cambridge, Charlestown, Dedham, Everett, Fall River, Framingham, Gloucester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Lawrence, Lexington, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Middlesex County, New Bedford, Needham, Newton, Norfolk County, Plymouth, Quincy, Revere, Roxbury, Salem, Saugus, Somerville, South Boston, Springfield, Suffolk County, Taunton, Walpole, Waltham, Wareham, Watertown, West Roxbury, Winchester, Worcester, Worcester County and Wrentham. Altman LLP's attorneys are dedicated to serving our clients needs regarding every aspect of their personal injury or criminal defense case. We also handle accident cases that happened on all roads and highways throughout Massachusetts including Route 128, Route 93, Route 495, Route 290, Route 2, Route 95, The Mass Pike Route 190, Route 3, Route 1, Route 11,0 Route 9, and Route 20.