With cars moving in multiple directions and pedestrians walking to and from their vehicles, parking lots can be a common location for pedestrian injuries. In many cases, the traffic pattern of a parking lot may be confusing or poorly marked. If you have been injured while walking through a parking lot, a McKinney parking lot pedestrian accident lawyer could help you recover your due compensation. Call today and set up a consultation with a dedicated pedestrian accident attorney.
Property Law in Parking Lots
Parking lots are often on private property, which could impact how a case is handled. In certain situations, a claim could be pursued against the owner of the parking lot if there are not adequate safety measures for the parking lot itself. Typically, appropriate safety measures include features like crosswalks and traffic devices like speed bumps to ensure that vehicles drive slowly.
In Texas, there is no requirement that parking lots have such safety devices, and there is no standardization for what those safety devices should look like. In other states, there are requirements that parking lots have these devices and that they fit a particular safety design. Texas has no such law, but other states’ requirements are often used to determine whether a claim may be brought against the parking lot owner.
There have been several situations in which parking lot pedestrian accident lawyers in McKinney have investigated claims that relate to negligence on the part of a parking lot owner.
