What Premises Liability Covers
Premises liability extends well beyond slip-and-falls. It includes injuries from negligent security, inadequate lighting, falling merchandise, swimming pool accidents, escalator and elevator failures, dog attacks, and dangerous structural conditions. The common thread is an owner who knew or should have known about a hazard and failed to fix it or warn visitors.
Duty Owed to Visitors
Oklahoma law sets the level of care an owner owes based on why a person is on the property. Invitees — customers and business visitors — are owed the highest duty, including reasonable inspection for hidden dangers. Establishing the owner's knowledge of the hazard and the duty owed is central to a premises case.
Negligent Security Claims
When a business fails to provide reasonable security — adequate lighting, locks, cameras, or guards — and a visitor is assaulted or robbed as a result, the property owner may share responsibility. These cases require showing the harm was foreseeable and that reasonable measures would have prevented it.
Compensation and Deadlines
You may recover medical costs, lost income, future care, and pain and suffering, with no cap on non-economic damages since 2019. The two-year statute of limitations under Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95 generally applies, with one-year notice for government property.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. It includes negligent security, falling objects, pool accidents, structural hazards, and more — any dangerous condition an owner failed to address.
Possibly, under a negligent security claim, if the business failed to take reasonable precautions and the harm was foreseeable.
Generally two years under Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95, with a one-year notice deadline for government property.
This page is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your specific situation, consult a licensed Oklahoma attorney.