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New Hampshire Premises Liability Attorneys

Call Us After an Injury On Someone Else’s Property

When you’re on someone else’s property, you shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not you are going to be seriously injured there. However, if you have been, then you need to know that you have the right to pursue fair compensation from the proprietor, whether they are a business owner or your best friend.

Upton & Hatfield, LLP helps premises liability clients throughout New Hampshire make sense of their claims and lawsuits. We have been around since 1908, so you can be confident in our ability to properly manage your premises liability case. The moment you become our client is the moment you are provided excellent legal services that are sure to exceed your greatest expectations.

Call (603) 634-9560 now or contact us online.

What is Premises Liability?

Premises liability is the legal concept that describes a proprietor’s duty of care owed to any person who enters their property. In effect, a property owner can be held liable for the damages suffered by someone on their property if they are hurt by a dangerous hazard there that the property owner should have reasonably known about. For example, if you slip on a carton of spilled milk at the grocery store, then you can probably file a premises liability claim against that store because you probably would not have been hurt at all if the store had taken reasonable precautions and made employees walk all aisles regularly.

Proprietors owe different levels of care to different people, including:

  • Invitees: Someone who is invited to the property for the benefit of the proprietor is an invitee, like a shopper in a retail store. Proprietors owe the highest duty of care to invitees.
  • Licensees: Someone who comes to a property for their own benefit is a licensee, including salespersons and social guests.
  • Trespassers: Someone who enters the property uninvited or unlawfully can be considered a trespasser. Proprietors owe the lowest duty of care to trespassers.

In simple terms, the lower a duty of care that is owed to a visitor, the more difficult it will be for that visitor to sue for damages if they get hurt on the property in question. Although, it is still entirely within the realm of possibility for a trespasser like a burglar to sue a proprietor in a premises liability lawsuit and win. Do not rule your case out before it begins. Get information from one of our attorneys first.

Is Premises Liability the Same as Negligence?

Negligence is a legal term for wrongdoing that someone does that another reasonable person would not have done in the same situation. Premises liability is a specific area of personal injury law that deals with a property owner’s negligence and the harm it has caused other people. For example, a property owner who does not install a handrail near steep steps is negligent because another property owner would more than likely install this precaution. If someone falls on those steps, then the negligent property owner will probably need to answer a premises liability claim.

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What Sets Us Apart

  • A Reputation for Excellence
    We are known for our unwavering commitment to achieving the objectives of our clients.
  • A Legacy of Successful Results
    Our 100-year legacy is built on achieving successful results for our clients.
  • Committed to the Community
    We are proud to support a number of worthy non-profit organizations as a way to give back to our community.
  • Diverse Breadth of Experience
    We provide our clients with full-service legal representation across a variety of practice areas.
  • Client-Focused Solutions

    We pride ourselves on providing our clients with personalized legal representation that meets their unique needs.

  • Experience on Your Side
    Founded in 1908, we put more than 100 years of practice and experience to work for our clients.

Real Results for Real Clients

Trusted for Over a Century
  • Record-Setting 31,000,000 McPadden v. Walmart
  • $5,000,000 Medical Malpractice Case
  • $1,168,500 Boisvert v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  • $900,000 Burn Injury
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