ZEGA LAW GROUP

Los Angeles County · Premises

Premises Liability & Slip-and-Fall Lawyer

Property owners in California owe visitors a duty to keep their premises reasonably safe — and when they ignore a hazard they knew about or should have discovered, they answer for the injuries it causes. The case turns on notice: proving the owner knew. Zega Law Group establishes notice with inspection records, prior complaints, and surveillance footage — requested before it is erased.

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How Zega Law Group handles premises liability cases

Falls, negligent security, dog attacks, falling merchandise, and dangerous conditions in stores, apartment buildings, and workplaces all follow the same skeleton: hazard, notice, failure to fix or warn, injury. Surveillance video is routinely overwritten within days or weeks — the preservation letter has to go out immediately. We send it, then build the notice case the insurer cannot wave away as 'she should have watched where she was going.'

What drives the value of your case

  • Strength of notice evidence — how long the hazard existed
  • Surveillance footage and incident reports
  • Injury severity and future care
  • Comparative fault arguments and how to defeat them
  • Owner's inspection and maintenance history

Frequently asked questions

I fell in a store. Is the store automatically liable?
No — California requires proof the store created the hazard or had actual or constructive notice of it. That is exactly what sweep logs, inspection records, and surveillance footage establish, which is why preserving them fast matters.
The property owner says I wasn't watching where I was going. Does that end my case?
No. California's comparative negligence rule reduces recovery by your share of fault rather than eliminating it — and 'open and obvious' arguments routinely fail against hazards owners had a duty to fix.
How long is surveillance video kept?
Often only days to a few weeks before it is overwritten. A preservation demand sent immediately after the incident is frequently the most valuable single step in a premises case.
Reviewed by Anita Keshishyan, Esq. — Litigation attorney, State Bar of California #332491 (admitted 2020). Last updated 2026-07-10. About the attorney →

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