If you were hurt on someone else’s property, you are likely dealing with more than just physical pain right now. You may be facing mounting treatment costs, missed time at work, and the frustration of knowing that your injury could have been prevented if someone had simply taken care of a known hazard. Whether you slipped on a wet floor in a store, tripped over broken stairs at an apartment complex, or suffered serious harm because a property owner ignored a dangerous condition, you deserve answers about who is responsible and how you can get the help you need to move forward.
Property injuries happen far more often than most people realize, and the consequences can be devastating. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries treated in emergency departments across the country, sending roughly three million older adults alone to the emergency room every year.[1] The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that injuries associated with stairs, ramps, landings, and floors account for more than three million emergency department visits annually, making them the single largest category of product-related injuries in the nation.[2] Austin and Travis County are home to thousands of commercial properties, apartment complexes, restaurants, retail stores, and public spaces where property owners and managers have a legal duty to keep people safe, and too many of them fall short of that responsibility every day.
At Jim Adler & Associates, we have spent more than 50 years fighting for injured Texans who were harmed because someone else failed to maintain safe premises. Our team of Austin premises liability lawyers knows how property owners and their insurance companies try to avoid paying what victims deserve, and we are ready to fight for you and your family. Call The Texas Hammer® today for a free consultation, and let us help you understand your legal options.*
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The moment you report an injury on someone else’s property, the property owner’s insurance company begins building its defense against your claim. Adjusters are trained to reach out to injured people quickly, often within hours of an incident, hoping to collect a recorded statement before you fully understand the extent of your injuries or the value of your claim. They may ask questions designed to get you to downplay your pain, admit you were not paying attention, or accept that the hazard was “obvious” and something you should have avoided. The insurance company may also pressure you to accept a fast settlement that falls far short of covering the treatment costs, lost income, and long-term consequences you are actually facing, and once you sign that release, you may lose the right to seek any additional compensation.
Premises liability claims are more complex than most people expect, and the insurance company knows how to use that complexity against you. Property owners often try to shift blame by arguing that you were careless, that you were somewhere you should not have been, or that the dangerous condition was too obvious to cause a reasonable person harm. An experienced Austin premises liability lawyer understands these tactics and knows how to fight back with evidence that holds the property owner accountable for failing to maintain safe premises.
Call Jim Adler, The Tough, Smart Lawyer®, today to find out how our team can help protect your rights and pursue the full compensation you and your family deserve.
When you are hurt on someone else’s property because of a hazard the owner knew about or should have addressed, the law may give you the right to hold that owner accountable. Premises liability is the area of personal injury law that covers these situations, and it applies to virtually any type of property in Austin and across Texas. Understanding how these rules work can help you recognize whether you have a valid claim after an injury on someone else’s property.
Under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the duty a property owner owes you depends on your reason for being on the property.[3] An invitee, such as a customer shopping in a store or a tenant walking through an apartment complex, is owed the highest level of care. The owner has a legal obligation to inspect for hidden hazards, repair dangerous conditions, and provide adequate warning of risks that are not immediately obvious.
A licensee, such as a social guest visiting a friend’s home, must be warned about known dangers that are not readily apparent. A trespasser is generally owed no duty of care, although the attractive nuisance doctrine may hold the owner liable if a hazardous feature like an unfenced swimming pool draws children onto the property.
To succeed in a premises liability case, you generally must show that the property owner knew about a dangerous condition, or should have discovered it through reasonable inspection, and failed to repair the hazard or warn visitors within a reasonable amount of time. The owner does not have to have personally caused the condition for negligence to apply. If a spilled liquid sat on a grocery store floor long enough that employees should have noticed and cleaned it up, the store may be responsible for the resulting injuries.
Proving what the property owner knew and when they knew it is often the most challenging part of a premises liability claim, and insurance companies use that difficulty to their advantage. An Austin premises liability lawyer from Jim Adler & Associates can investigate the facts of your incident and work to build the evidence needed to show that the property owner failed to meet the duty of care the law required.
Not every injury on someone else’s property means the owner is automatically at fault, and the insurance company will remind you of that as often as possible. The question in every premises liability case is whether the property owner failed to meet the duty of care the law required and whether that failure led to your injury. Understanding what makes a property owner liable can help you see through the arguments the insurance company will use to try to deny or reduce your claim.
A property owner or manager becomes liable when they know about a dangerous condition on the premises, or when they should have discovered it through reasonable inspection and maintenance, and they fail to either fix the problem or warn visitors about it. A wet floor in a grocery store aisle, broken stairs in an apartment building, inadequate lighting in a parking garage, and a code violation that makes a handrail unsafe are all examples of hazardous conditions that the owner has a responsibility to address within a reasonable amount of time.
The key issue in many premises liability claims is whether the owner had enough time to discover and correct the hazard before someone got hurt. A store that mops its floors and puts out a warning sign within minutes of a spill may have met its duty, while a landlord who ignores a tenant’s repeated complaints about a crumbling stairway for months clearly has not. Our team investigates incident reports, maintenance records, building code inspection histories, and surveillance footage to determine what the property owner knew and when they knew it.
One of the most common tactics property owners and their insurers use is arguing that the injured person shares some or all of the blame for what happened. They may claim that you were distracted, that you were wearing improper footwear, or that the hazard was so obvious you should have simply walked around it. These arguments are designed to reduce or eliminate what they owe you under the proportionate responsibility rules in the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.[4]
Under Section 33.001, your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault, and you are barred from recovering anything at all if you are found more than 50 percent responsible.[4] For example, if you suffered $100,000 in damages but the jury finds you 20 percent at fault, your recovery would be reduced to $80,000. Insurance companies know this rule well and push hard to shift as much blame onto you as possible. An Austin premises liability lawyer from Jim Adler & Associates knows how to fight back against these tactics and work to make sure fault is assigned fairly based on the evidence.
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After a serious injury on someone else’s property, you need more than just a lawyer who will file some paperwork and wait for the insurance company to make an offer. You need a team that will move fast, investigate thoroughly, and fight hard to get you and your family what you deserve. At Jim Adler & Associates, we have been standing up for injured Texans since 1973, and we bring more than 50 years of experience to every premises liability case we handle.
Property owners and their insurance companies know that evidence can disappear quickly after an accident. Surveillance footage from security cameras gets recorded over within days if no one asks for it, and maintenance records that could prove the owner knew about a dangerous condition may conveniently go missing. Witnesses who saw the hazard or watched you fall forget details over time, and the property owner may rush to repair the dangerous condition before anyone can document it.
Our team moves just as fast as the insurance company. We send preservation letters demanding that the property owner and property manager secure all surveillance footage, incident reports, maintenance logs, and inspection records related to your injury. We also work to obtain building code violation histories, prior complaint records, and photos or documentation of the hazardous condition before anything gets lost or destroyed. The sooner you call us, the more evidence we can protect.
Premises liability claims against commercial property owners, large apartment complexes, and national retail chains often mean going up against well-funded insurance carriers with experienced legal teams. You need investigators who can dig into the property’s safety record, medical experts who can connect your injuries to the accident, and economists who can calculate your future losses. Many law firms do not have the resources to take these cases as far as they need to go.
Jim Adler & Associates has a team of more than 30 attorneys and 300 legal professionals. We have the financial resources to build your premises liability case the right way, and we are not afraid to take your case to trial if the insurance company refuses to offer a fair settlement. Our track record includes multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for personal injury victims across Texas, and we bring that same level of preparation and fight to every case.
When you call our firm, you will not be passed off to a call center or left wondering what is happening with your case. You work directly with a dedicated premises liability attorney and a legal team that keeps you informed every step of the way. We know that a serious injury on someone else’s property affects your whole family, and we treat you like a person, not just another case number.
We can also help you get the medical care you need, even if you are worried about how to pay for it. Through a Letter of Protection, doctors in our trusted network can provide treatment now and wait for payment until your case is resolved. Your job is to focus on getting better, and our job is to handle everything else.
You should never have to pay out of pocket to find out if you have a case or to get a lawyer working for you. At Jim Adler & Associates, your consultation is free, and we handle premises liability cases on a contingency fee basis.* That means you pay no attorney fees unless we recover money for you.*
Dangerous property conditions take many forms, and the type of accident you were involved in can affect both the evidence needed to prove your case and the compensation available to cover your injuries. Our team at Jim Adler & Associates handles a wide range of premises liability claims across Austin and Central Texas, and we understand the unique challenges that come with each one. The following are some of the most common types of cases we see.
Slip and fall accidents are among the most common premises liability claims in Texas, and they happen when property owners fail to address hazards like wet floors, freshly mopped surfaces without warning signs, or spilled liquids in store aisles. Trip and fall accidents often involve uneven sidewalks, torn carpeting, potholes in parking lots, and broken stairs that the property owner or property manager knew about but failed to repair. These incidents can cause devastating injuries, including broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord damage that may change your life forever.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that injuries associated with floors, stairs, ramps, and landings account for more than three million emergency department visits every year, making them the single largest category of product-related injuries in the country.[2] Despite how common these accidents are, insurance companies routinely try to dismiss them by arguing that the victim was simply clumsy or should have been paying closer attention. An experienced premises liability attorney knows how to fight back against these arguments with evidence that proves the property owner failed to maintain safe conditions.
Swimming pool accidents are a serious concern in Austin, where warm weather keeps pools in use for much of the year. Drowning and near-drowning incidents can cause catastrophic brain injuries, and they often trace back to a property owner’s failure to install proper fencing, maintain functioning gate latches, or provide adequate supervision. The attractive nuisance doctrine is especially important in these cases because it may hold property owners responsible even when a child enters the property without permission if the unfenced pool is what drew the child there in the first place.
Structural hazards on commercial and residential properties also lead to devastating injuries that property owners should have prevented. Ceiling collapses, improperly stacked store displays that fall on customers, broken staircases or balconies, and malfunctioning elevators or escalators can all cause severe head injuries, broken bones, and crush injuries. Property owners and managers have a duty to inspect their buildings regularly, address known structural problems, and keep mechanical systems like elevators in safe working order. When they cut corners on maintenance and someone gets hurt as a result, our premises liability lawyers are prepared to hold them accountable.
When a property owner fails to provide reasonable security measures in an area with a known risk of criminal activity, victims of assault, robbery, or other violent crimes on that property may have a premises liability claim against the owner. Apartment complexes with broken locks or gates, parking garages without adequate lighting, hotels that fail to maintain working security cameras, and bars or nightclubs that do not employ sufficient security staff are all common examples of negligent security in Austin and Travis County.
These cases are particularly complex because you must show not only that the property owner failed to provide reasonable security but also that the criminal act was foreseeable based on the location’s history. Our team works to obtain crime reports, prior incident records, and security audit histories to build the evidence needed to prove that the property owner knew about the risk and failed to act.
Commercial property owners, including grocery stores, restaurants, retail chains, and shopping centers, owe their customers the highest duty of care under the law. When a business owner fails to maintain safe premises, whether through neglected spills, cluttered aisles, or defective escalators and elevators, the business and its insurance carrier may be held accountable for the resulting injuries.
Residential property injuries are equally common, particularly in a city like Austin where the rental market continues to grow. Tenants and their guests may be injured by unsafe conditions that a landlord or property manager failed to address, including broken handrails, crumbling walkways, faulty wiring, and inadequate lighting in common areas. Apartment complex injuries deserve special attention because management companies are responsible for maintaining shared spaces like stairwells, laundry rooms, and parking structures. Construction site injuries can also give rise to premises liability claims when a visitor, passerby, or non-employee worker is hurt on property controlled by another party due to hazards like open excavations, falling debris, or unmarked obstacles. Whatever type of premises liability case you are facing, The Voice of The Victims™ is here to fight for the compensation you and your family deserve.
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Winning a premises liability case requires more than just showing that you were hurt on someone else’s property. You need evidence that the property owner or manager failed to keep the premises safe and that their failure is what caused your injuries. Insurance companies will look for any reason to deny your claim or shift the blame onto you, which is why building a strong case from the very beginning matters so much. Our Austin premises liability lawyers know exactly what it takes to prove these cases and how to find the evidence that holds property owners accountable.
To hold a property owner legally responsible for your injuries, we generally need to prove four things. First, we must show that the property owner owed you a duty of care, which depends on your legal status as a visitor. Customers, tenants, and invited guests are owed the highest level of protection under Texas law, while social visitors and even trespassers may be owed more limited duties depending on the circumstances, as outlined in the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.[3]
Second, we must prove that the property owner breached that duty by allowing a dangerous condition to exist on the premises. This means showing that the owner either knew about the hazard and failed to fix it or warn visitors, or that the hazard existed long enough that a reasonable property owner should have discovered and addressed it. Third, we must connect that failure directly to your accident by demonstrating that you would not have been injured if the property owner had acted responsibly. Finally, we must document the actual harm you suffered, including your treatment costs, lost income, pain, and other losses. For example, if a grocery store employee mopped an aisle and failed to place a warning sign, and you slipped on the wet floor and fractured your hip, the store breached its duty to keep the premises safe, that breach caused your fall, and your surgery and months of rehabilitation are the resulting damages.
Strong premises liability cases depend on thorough documentation from multiple sources, and the most important evidence is often the hardest to obtain if you wait too long. Surveillance footage from the property may show the dangerous condition that caused your accident and how long it existed before anyone addressed it, but many businesses record over their footage within days or weeks if no one requests it. Incident reports filed with the property owner or manager create an official record of what happened, while maintenance logs and inspection records can reveal whether the owner knew about the hazard and ignored it.
Photographs and videos of the accident scene, the dangerous condition, and your injuries provide visual proof that can be powerful in negotiations or at trial. Witness statements from people who saw the accident or noticed the hazard before you were hurt offer independent support for your version of events. Medical records connect your injuries directly to the accident, and building code violation records from the city of Austin can prove that a property owner was operating outside of required safety standards. Jim Adler, The Texas Hammer®, and our legal team know how to obtain and secure this evidence before property owners or their insurance companies have a chance to make it disappear.
A serious injury on someone else’s property can leave you facing enormous financial pressure at the worst possible time. You may be unable to work while treatment costs continue to pile up, and the stress of not knowing how your family will get through this only makes recovery harder. Understanding what types of compensation you may be entitled to can help you make informed decisions about your premises liability case and avoid settling for less than you need to fully recover.
Not every loss from a premises liability injury shows up on a bill or bank statement. Non-economic damages recognize the human cost of your injuries, including the physical pain you have endured and will continue to experience during your recovery. Emotional distress covers the anxiety, depression, fear, and psychological suffering that often accompany serious injuries, while loss of enjoyment of life compensates you for hobbies, activities, and experiences you can no longer participate in because of what happened to you.
Permanent scarring and disfigurement can affect your self-confidence and how others perceive you, and the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code allows compensation for these lasting changes to your appearance.[5] If your injuries have damaged your relationship with your spouse, including your ability to provide companionship, support, and intimacy, your spouse may have a separate claim for what the law calls loss of consortium.[6] These damages are harder to quantify than treatment costs, but they represent real harm that deserves fair compensation.
In most premises liability cases, compensation focuses on making you whole by covering your losses. However, the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code allows for an additional category called exemplary damages, commonly known as punitive damages, when the person or company that hurt you acted with fraud, malice, or gross negligence.[6] These damages are designed to punish especially reckless or intentional behavior and discourage others from acting the same way.
Punitive damages might apply if a property owner knowingly ignored a dangerous structural defect, falsified inspection records, or continued operating a building they knew was unsafe for visitors. While these damages are not available in every case, they can significantly increase your total recovery when the evidence shows truly outrageous conduct. Our premises liability attorneys evaluate every case for potential punitive damages and pursue them aggressively when the facts support it.
Missing a legal deadline can permanently destroy your right to seek compensation, no matter how strong your premises liability case may be. Texas law sets strict time limits for filing personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, and the insurance company knows exactly when those deadlines expire. Acting quickly not only protects your legal rights but also gives your legal team the best chance to obtain critical evidence like surveillance footage and maintenance records before property owners have a chance to let them disappear.
Under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, you generally have two years from the date of your injury to file a personal injury lawsuit against the property owner.[5] If a loved one died because of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property, wrongful death claims must also be filed within two years from the date of the victim’s death. Once that two-year window closes, the court will almost certainly dismiss your case regardless of how clearly the evidence shows that the property owner was at fault.
Two years may sound like plenty of time, but the months after a serious injury often pass faster than people expect. You are focused on treatment and recovery, dealing with insurance adjusters, and trying to keep your family on stable ground. Meanwhile, building a strong premises liability case requires extensive investigation that takes time to do properly. Bill Adler and our legal team encourage you to contact us as soon as possible after your injury so we can begin protecting your rights and pursuing the compensation you deserve.
If your injury happened on property owned or maintained by a government entity, such as a city of Austin sidewalk, a Travis County public building, a state university campus, or a public park, different rules and shorter deadlines may apply to your case. Under the Texas Tort Claims Act, government entities enjoy limited immunity from lawsuits, and you may be required to provide formal written notice of your claim within a much shorter timeframe than the standard two-year deadline.[7]
These cases also involve caps on the amount of damages you can recover, and the procedural requirements for filing against a government entity are more complex than a standard premises liability claim. Failing to follow the correct notice procedures can result in your case being thrown out before it ever reaches a judge or jury, even if the government was clearly at fault for the dangerous condition that caused your injury. If you were hurt on government property anywhere in the Austin area, our team can help you navigate these additional requirements and make sure your claim is filed correctly and on time.
The moments after an injury on someone else’s property can be overwhelming, and it is hard to think clearly when you are hurt, scared, and unsure of what to do next. Taking certain steps in the hours and days following your accident may help protect both your health and your ability to seek compensation later. The following suggestions are general guidelines only, and your specific situation may require different actions depending on the circumstances.
Every premises liability injury is different, and you should always prioritize your health and safety above everything else. If you have questions about your specific situation or want to understand your legal options, Jim Adler, The Tough, Smart Lawyer®, is here to help with a free consultation.*
Not every personal injury law firm has the experience or resources to take on the property owners, management companies, and insurance carriers that fight premises liability claims. Jim Adler & Associates has spent more than 50 years building a reputation as the firm that stands up for injured Texans when the other side has more money and more lawyers. Our team of more than 30 attorneys and 300 legal professionals has recovered multi-million dollar results for clients across Texas, and we bring that same level of commitment to every premises liability case we handle. We are not a firm that files paperwork and waits for the insurance company to make an offer. We investigate aggressively, prepare every case as if it is going to trial, and make sure the other side knows we are ready to put your case in front of a jury if that is what it takes to get you fair compensation.
When you hire Jim Adler & Associates, you get a dedicated Austin premises liability attorney and a legal team that keeps you informed at every stage of your case. We know that a serious injury affects your whole family, and we treat you like a person, not just another file. We can also help connect you with medical care through a Letter of Protection, which may allow doctors in our trusted network to provide treatment now and wait for payment until your case is resolved. Your consultation is completely free, and we handle premises liability cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you.*
If you or someone you love has been hurt because of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property, you do not have to face the property owner’s insurance company alone. The Texas Hammer® has spent more than 50 years standing up for injured Texans, and we are ready to fight for you, too. Our team will investigate your premises liability claim, identify every responsible party, and pursue the full compensation you deserve while you focus on healing. You pay nothing unless we win your case, and your initial consultation is completely free.* Call us today or fill out the form on this page to get started.
After a serious injury on someone else’s property, you probably have a lot of questions about what comes next and how to protect your family’s future. The answers below address some of the concerns we hear most often from people in your situation. If you have questions that are not covered here, our team is always available to speak with you directly.
A premises liability claim is a type of personal injury case that allows you to seek compensation when you are hurt because of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property. These claims apply to a wide range of situations, including slip and fall accidents in stores, swimming pool drownings at apartment complexes, injuries caused by broken stairs or malfunctioning elevators in office buildings, and assaults that happen because a property owner failed to provide reasonable security.
To pursue a premises liability claim, you generally need to show that the property owner knew about the dangerous condition or should have known about it, that they failed to fix the problem or warn visitors, and that their failure caused your injuries. Texas law categorizes visitors as invitees, licensees, or trespassers under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the level of protection a property owner owes you depends on which category applies to your situation.[3] Our team can evaluate the facts of your case during a free consultation and help you understand whether you have a valid claim.
You may still be able to recover compensation even if you were partially responsible for the accident. Under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas follows a proportionate responsibility system that reduces your damages by your percentage of fault rather than eliminating your claim entirely.[4] For example, if a jury determines that you were 25 percent at fault and your total damages were $200,000, you would still receive $150,000.
There is an important limit to this rule, however. If you are found to be more than 50 percent responsible for the accident, you cannot recover anything at all. Insurance companies and property owners know this threshold exists, and they frequently try to shift as much blame as possible onto the injured person to push them past that 51 percent mark. Common tactics include arguing that you were not watching where you were going, that you were wearing inappropriate footwear, or that you ignored warning signs. Our attorneys fight back against these strategies and work to make sure fault is assigned fairly based on the evidence.
Property owners in Texas generally owe the least amount of legal protection to trespassers, but that does not mean trespassers can never file a premises liability claim. A property owner cannot intentionally set traps or create conditions designed to harm someone who enters the property without permission, and they may still face liability if they acted with gross negligence or willful disregard for human safety.
The most significant exception involves children under the attractive nuisance doctrine. If a property owner maintains a condition on their property that is likely to attract children, such as an unfenced swimming pool, an unlocked construction site, or an abandoned vehicle, the owner may be held responsible for injuries to a child even if that child entered the property without permission. The law recognizes that young children cannot fully understand the dangers these conditions present, and it places the responsibility on the property owner to take reasonable steps to prevent access. If your child was injured on someone else’s property, our team can help you determine whether the attractive nuisance doctrine applies to your situation.
The value of your case depends on the specific facts of your situation, including how severely you were hurt, how much your medical treatment costs, how much income you have lost, and how the injury has affected your daily life and relationships. Cases involving catastrophic injuries like traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, or amputations typically result in larger recoveries because the long-term treatment costs, lost earning capacity, and impact on quality of life are so much greater.
We cannot promise a specific dollar amount without understanding your full situation, but we can promise that we will fight for every dollar you deserve. Our team does not accept lowball settlement offers just to close cases quickly, and we are fully prepared to take your case to trial if that is what it takes to get you fair compensation. You can discuss the potential value of your case during a free consultation with no obligation.
At Jim Adler & Associates, your initial consultation is completely free, and we handle premises liability cases on a contingency fee basis.* That means you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you.* There are no upfront costs, no hourly charges, and no financial risk to you or your family for hiring our team. Our contingency fee is typically 35 percent if the case is resolved without filing a lawsuit, and 40 percent if a lawsuit becomes necessary to pursue fair compensation on your behalf.*
This arrangement exists because we believe that injured people should not have to choose between paying their treatment costs and hiring a premises liability attorney to protect their rights. The insurance company on the other side has a team of lawyers working around the clock to minimize your claim, and you deserve the same level of representation without worrying about how to afford it. We invest our own time and resources into building your case because we are confident in our ability to deliver results for the people we represent.
After a serious injury on someone else’s property in Austin, you need a team that knows how to take on property owners, management companies, and their insurers. Jim Adler & Associates steps in to secure evidence, handle insurance communications, and build your case while you focus on recovery. We fight property owners and their insurance carriers with thorough preparation and aggressive representation, not empty promises. Our team is available to speak with you in both English and Spanish.
We offer a free case review so you can understand your options before you commit. No fee unless we win.* Premises liability cases move fast, and early action protects your rights and secures critical evidence like surveillance footage and maintenance records. The Texas Hammer® is here for injured Texans and their families. If a dangerous property condition turned your life upside down in Austin or anywhere in Central Texas, let our team carry the legal load so you can focus on healing.
[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Facts About Falls.” https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/facts-stats/index.html
[2] National Safety Council, “Consumer Product Injuries, Data Details.” https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/consumer-product-injuries/data-details/
[3] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 75, “Liability Arising from Use of Premises.” https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.75.htm
[4] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 33, Section 33.001, “Proportionate Responsibility.” https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/?tab=1&code=CP&chapter=CP.33&artSec=33.001
[5] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 16, Section 16.003, “Two-Year Limitations Period.” https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.16.htm
[6] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 41, “Damages.” https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/?tab=1&code=CP&chapter=CP.41&artSec=41.001
[7] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 101, “Texas Tort Claims Act.” https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.101.htm
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