Dallas Elevator Accident Lawyer
Texas Injury Attorney
Elevators and escalators have become part our daily lives. In fact, most of us tend to take these devices for granted –until something goes wrong. Every year, 27 people die due to elevator or escalator accidents and thousands are injured. If you have been harmed due to a defective elevator or escalator, please get in touch with a skilled Dallas elevator accident personal injury attorney.
In an accident of this type, there are three parties that may be responsible and your Dallas personal injury lawyer can help you find the party accountable for your injuries. At Crain Lewis, we will look over inspection logs, maintenance records, operating permits, purchase documents, insurance policies and we will interview any witnesses to the device’s previous malfunctions. Once we have evaluated all possible evidence, we will decide which party will be brought to court in your personal injury lawsuit in Dallas, Texas.
In most elevator and escalator accidents, the property owner is responsible. Property owners are required to work these types of devices safe and repair them as necessary. Your Dallas injury attorney will be required to show he or she knew about the device’s malfunctioning and still refused to do anything about the problem.
Sometimes the actual device is a defective model and the company that released the product will be held responsible. It was their responsibility to issue a recall in the case of known defects. Your Dallas personal injury lawyer will be able to sue the company under the laws of product liability if we find the device model was defective.
Lastly, the property owner may think they are getting mandatory service checks and repairs to the device, but may be getting lied to by a shady and deceitful maintenance company. If these companies claim to be fixing the device, but are not, Crain Lewis can sue the people responsible for keeping the device in acceptable operating condition.