JENKINTOWN PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS

Yes. The parking lot is owned, controlled and maintained by the restaurant. You are a patron of the restaurant and are considered a business invitee which means you are on the premises legally and in furtherance of the restaurant owner’s business. As such, the owner owes you the highest duty of care to protect you from defects, including snow and ice, and assure your presence on the property is safe. Failure to inspect, repair and maintain the property in a safe condition would be evidence of negligence on the part of the restaurant owner.

This is a very common accident and many claimants are successful in these personal injury claims. The most important thing is to gather as much evidence as possible and as quickly as possible after the accident. Obtain photographs? Obtain names and contact information of witnesses? Report your fall to the restaurant. Ask if they have cameras and if so request that the video be preserved? These are just a few of the many questions that we ask as lawyers and attempt to gather evidence to assist our clients recover in these types of cases.