Premises liability

Who is Responsible if You're Hurt on Someone Else's Property?

Property owners are responsible for maintaining safe property conditions and keeping their guests, commercial patrons, and others protected from the risk of injury when they are on their premises. If property conditions are unsafe or security is not adequately provided, an innocent person could be injured or killed. If you were hurt—or a family member was killed—on someone else's property, you may have a claim against the property owner.

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The legal team at Friedman, Domiano & Smith can help you collect compensation in situations such as:

Our attorneys can also represent you in cases involving negligent security. If you were the victim of a violent crime or sexual assault in a shopping mall, stadium, public parking garage, office building, or anywhere private security arrangements are typically in place, we can investigate the circumstances for you.

Call us today at 800-280-0070 to learn more about your rights, or complete our online form.

What about Costs?

We collect no attorneys' fees unless and until you recover on your claim, whether by settlement or by jury verdict. We commit substantial resources to investigate your case, hire expert witnesses, and cover other necessary expenses. If we win, we recover these expenditures. If not, you owe us nothing.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Your privacy is always held in the highest regard at Friedman, Domiano & Smith. There's never a charge for a consultation. Our main office is located in downtown Cleveland, and we have locations throughout Ohio.

When Children are Drawn to Danger

Friedman, Domiano & Smith handles cases under the "attractive nuisance" doctrine that was recognized a few years ago by the Ohio Supreme Court. The attractive nuisance law states that a property owner can be liable in cases where trespassing children are injured or killed by dangerous property conditions. The law was created to protect children who are too young to understand a dangerous situation, but whose natural curiosity might lead them into harm. In the landmark case announcing the attractive nuisance doctrine, a child drowned in an abandoned private swimming pool, and his mother drowned also, in her attempt to save him.