Fresno Premises
Liability Lawyers

Talking to an experienced premises liability lawyer from The May Firm is the most reliable way to take stock of your legal rights after getting hurt by dangerous conditions at a Fresno property.

Until we have a chance to speak, however, here’s the general idea. You likely have a case if:

• You got hurt on property owned by someone else (even, in some cases, if you lease that same property); and
• Someone connected to that property should have fixed, kept you away from, or at least warned you about, the dangerous property condition that contributed to the cause of your injury.

If you know, think, or even just aren’t sure if your injury fits those two conditions, then we encourage you to contact The May Firm right away for a free consultation to learn more about your potential rights.

If you suffered an injury because of a dangerous Fresno property condition while working, then your legal options may differ from those of people who get hurt outside of work, but you still likely have a right to significant financial compensation.

First, as a worker, you almost certainly have the right to receive workers’ compensation insurance benefits that pay for medical costs related to treating your injury, as well as for a portion of the wages you miss-out on earning because of the injury. In Fresno, and throughout California, employers must purchase workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. An employer can never force you to pay for that insurance.

Workers’ comp pays benefits to injured workers regardless of fault. That means you have a right to payment of your medical and disability-related costs even if you caused your own injury. Virtually everyone who does work for someone else is covered by workers’ comp in California, regardless of their age, whether they work full or part-time, or their immigration status. Call us for help applying for workers’ comp, or for appealing a wrongful denial or reduction of benefits.

As an injured Fresno worker, you may also have the right to seek additional compensation for your injuries through legal action against a third party (someone other than your employer or a co-worker). This right can arise if a third-party’s—such as a property owner’s—unreasonably dangerous decisions or actions played a role in you getting hurt.

The team at The May Firm can help injured Fresno workers apply and fight for full workers’ compensation benefits, and pursue legal action against third parties for additional compensation. Contact us today to learn more.

The types of damages you might receive by hiring The May Firm to file and pursue a premises liability lawsuit on your behalf can vary widely, depending on the circumstances of your accident and injury.

In general, however, a Fresno premises liability lawsuit can seek payment for:

• Medical expenses associated with treating the injury you suffered because of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property in Fresno, including costs of hospitalization, therapy, and medication.
• Other expenses connected to the Fresno premises liability injury you suffered, such as costs you incur in retrofitting your home to accommodate an injury-related disability.
• Lost income you did not, or will not, earn because the injury you suffered kept you out of work, or prevents you from returning to work in the future.
• Pain, suffering, and harm to the quality of life and relationships that your attorney can prove are the result of you sustained on someone else’s Fresno property.
• Sometimes, punitive damages, which a Fresno court may award to you as a way of punishing extreme or outrageous conduct on the part of the property owner or occupant who has a legal liability to you for your injuries.

We cannot guarantee that any particular damages claim will include compensation for all of these types of damages. We can, however, promise to work closely with our clients to uncover the full scope of harm a dangerous Fresno property condition inflicted on them, to sure that any legal action we take seeks maximum damages on their behalf.

As with the types of damages a Fresno premises liability lawsuit might seek, the amount of money you can reasonably hope to receive as damages vary.

Three important factors in determining the potential value of your case are:

• The nature and severity of your injuries. Generally speaking, the more extensive and medically acute your injuries, and the greater their overall impact on your life, the higher the damages you can reasonably seek as compensation. That is why The May Firm works so hard to understand the full scope of every client’s injuries. We never want our clients to feel as if they did not receive compensation for the harm they never should have suffered.
• The strength of your case. It takes skill and experience to build the strongest possible case on behalf of a victim of a Fresno premises liability injury. The strength of a case depends on the amount and quality of evidence supporting it, and the soundness of the legal arguments your lawyer can make based on that evidence. At The May Firm, we build the strongest possible cases for victims of Fresno dangerous property mishaps, because we know that the stronger the case, the higher the probability of a favorable outcome for our injured client.
• Who owes you damages and their ability to pay. The identity and financial means of the individual, business, and/or government entity who owes you damages can make for a practical limitation on the value of a Fresno premises liability lawsuit. Broadly speaking, you have less of a shot at full compensation if you sue an individual who carries no insurance than you by suing a large company with millions in assets and insurance coverages.
• That is why The May Firm always strives to identify as many parties as possible who may owe damages for injuries our clients sustain because of dangerous Fresno property conditions. The more sources of payment, the more money potentially available with which to pay.

The tragic loss of a loved one because of a dangerous property condition in Fresno can serve as the basis for a lawsuit seeking compensation both for your damages, and for damages (excluding pain and suffering) incurred by your loved one before death. Lawyers broadly refer to this as a wrongful death lawsuit, although it technically combines two separate legal actions—a wrongful death case and a decedent’s cause of action—into a single case.

You may have the right to pursue this type of lawsuit if you are a surviving spouse, child, or other family member of the person who died because of a dangerous property condition in Fresno. A court may divide up any award in a wrongful death lawsuit among family members.

At The May Firm, we have extensive experience representing families in wrongful death lawsuits seeking compensation for the untimely, tragic death of their loved one. Contact us today to learn how we can help you and your family during this difficult time.

We meet with all of our potential clients for the first time free-of-charge. You should never have to pay a lawyer just to find out if you have a case and if the lawyer wants to represent you.

We also represent virtually all of our clients who suffered injuries because of dangerous property conditions on a contingent fee basis. This is an agreement between us and our clients that our legal fees will consist only of a percentage of any money our efforts recover on our clients’ behalf.

When we represent clients on contingency, we do not ask them to pay us money upfront (called a retainer), and we do not bill them by the hour for our services. We get to work on our clients’ behalf without receiving a dime from them, with the understanding that we only get paid if they get paid because of our work.

Why do we represent clients this way? Because we understand that victims of premises liability accidents and incidents in Fresno often face severe financial strain that makes it impossible for them to fork over money to an attorney. We want to make our legal services available to anyone in Fresno who needs them, and contingent fee arrangements allow us to do that.

Never let your financial worries keep you from reaching out to our team. Talking to us for the first time will never cost you a dime, and if we work for you, we only get paid if you do.

Yes, you can.

Most importantly, you can focus your time and energy on getting better, ideally by seeking medical care and doing what your doctor tells you to achieve the best possible health outcome. We want you to do that, first, because we want to see our clients’ return to living healthy, productive lives, and because we know that the better our clients’ health, the more able they are to make important decisions about the legal work we do for them.

But that’s not all. We also want you to seek care and do what the doctor tells you because, in doing that, your doctor will create records of your care that we may well use on your behalf in a lawsuit seeking damages. Medical records help to prove the connection between an accident on a property in Fresno and your injuries, and the types and severity of injuries you suffered. These are two critical components of any lawsuit for damages.

Finally, we want you to do what you can to heal because we know how insurance companies and defense lawyers operate. As representatives of the party who owes you compensation, they will look for any weakness or opening to argue that you do not deserve the money we seek on your behalf. One argument they might make is that you did not do enough to take care of yourself, and that you made your own injuries worse. By seeking and following the case you need, you take that argument away from them, and help to strengthen your own case.

We can suggest some other steps you might take to help your case, such as gathering documents and evidence to show us when we meet. Contact us to learn more.