General liability can be viewed to include all of those types of claims that do not easily fit into one of the other categories of litigation. Claims involving animal bites, crop damage, loss of livestock occasioned by a variety of factors, along with a myriad of farm accidents causing personal injury, would fall within this heading. Many claims arising out of family operations that are not technically premises oriented are viewed as part of the general liability practice area.
A significant part of the general liability practice area at Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. involves premises liability claims. Premises liability involves injuries that take place on property owned or occupied by another. It can involve, among other things, slip and falls at one's home, assaults in taverns or injuries taking place at commercial sites.
Our attorneys are familiar with the various duties owed and applicable standards of care. This is an area of the law in which experience plays an enormous factor in the outcome of a case.