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Premises Liability and the Negligent Landlord

Word Premises Liability written on a paper with a gavel.

It has been disheartening to witness the disregard for human safety practiced by a few but a very harmful number of landlords. In fact, landlord should be used as the title used for responsible and caring persons who take care for the safety and well-being of their tenants. The others are simply “slumlords”. We find […]

Negligent security vs. adequate security: a Chicago case

Negligent security is both a disturbing real-world reality and a particular legal principle. At its core, it’s pretty simple: when a property owner or operator fails to take reasonable steps to keep the property safe from crime, liability can be imposed for injuries suffered by customers or tenants of the business due to criminal attacks. […]

Premises Liability: Your Landlord Should Protect Your Safety

Your Chicago Premises Liability Lawyers at the Lloyd Miller Law want you to know that your Landlord Should Protect Your Safety! Common law mandates that the owner of a building has a duty to take reasonable measures to maintain that property in a safe condition. This means that a building owner is required to take […]

Premises Liability and the Wrongful Deaths of Two Teens

A fourteen-year-old girl and her co-worker were electrocuted in July while removing tassels from corn at an Illinois farm near Tampico. They were employed by Monsanto. Both teenagers were killed when they came into contact with a field irrigator while working. An investigation into the incident indicates that there was an appreciated and understood electrical […]

Premises Liability: Scalding Water Hurts But It Could Pay

Your Chicago and Cicero Premises Liability Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe report on an interesting Illinois verdict which seems to show that scalding Water Hurts but it could pay! How often do we stumble into our local convenience store groggy and in need of that morning cup of joe? Apparently, if you want to avoid a coffee […]