Potential legal liabilities under U.S. laws following a porch collapse

A single balcony collapse, porch collapse, or deck collapse can generate a long list of repair, medical, and legal expenses for the negligent parties found responsible for the collapse and resulting injuries. Our balcony collapse lawyers know that the accident may well involve multiple causes and negligent parties that contributed to causing the collapse. Negligence could result from any or all of the following, and the overall liability under U.S. and state laws will be apportioned among the negligent parties according to their roles in the balcony collapse.

• Failure to obtain required building permits and/or inspections.

• Neglecting to follow applicable building codes and safety standards.

• Use of unsuitable materials for the structure.

• Use of poor building practices, such as nailing a neck to a house rather than properly bolting it.

• Failure to maintain the structure.

• Horseplay or reckless activities that helped cause the porch collapse.

• Overloading the structure beyond its permitted occupancy level.

Our balcony collapse lawyers caution that your legal liabilities and penalties resulting from injuries and fatalities in a deck collapse could include:

• Funeral expenses.

• The value of loss of family companionship.

• Medical bills incurred after the disaster.

• Ongoing costs of medical care necessary to the victims of the balcony collapse.

• Lost wages for victims while they’re out of work recovering from their injuries.

• Lost earnings capacity because of disabilities suffered from the porch collapse.

• The value of victims’ pain and suffering.

• The value of victims’ mental and emotional distress from the deck collapse.

Structural collapses are expensive to the parties held responsible for the traumatic events. Costly liabilities can easily run into the millions

If you’ve been injured in a balcony collapse, deck collapse, or porch collapse, you might be eligible for financial compensation to pay the costs of your injuries and the attendant pain and suffering. If you’ve lost a close family member to a structural collapse, you could hold the responsible parties liable through a wrongful death lawsuit. Contact the experienced balcony collapse lawyers at Denena & Points today for a free legal consultation. We could walk you through your legal options and the steps to take to obtain full compensation for the harm you’ve suffered.