Course Description

Premises Liability Session II

The Premises Liability course is designed to cover important aspects of premises liability claims and litigation. Premises Liability Session II begins with a short discussion of exceptions to general rules of duty in premises liability cases including duty to children, disabled entrants, and entrants on government property. The instructor then discusses defenses including lack of knowledge and the open and obvious defense.

The middle portion of the course considers exceptions to the open and obvious defense including the distraction exception and the deliberate encounter exception. The course then covers slip and fall scenarios and defenses like the natural accumulation rule.

The instructor next discusses the implication of company policies and procedures manuals as they relate to premises liability accidents. The program concludes with an analysis of liability of owner and occupiers for criminal acts of others occurring on the property.

After completing the course, the attendee will have a methodology for analyzing premises liability claims and litigation. The attendee will be able to identify special circumstances impacting duty owed to entrants; define the open and obvious defense, recognize essential facts required and describe exceptions to the defense; state the natural accumulation rule and spot the essential facts supporting the defense or exceptions; explain the importance of policies and procedures manuals in premises liability claims and the importance of collecting related evidence; and finally, students will be able to describe the rules of law relating to liability for criminal acts on property. Session II is the compliment to Session I.

The course is designed for practitioners and insurance professionals working in the area of third-party liability insurance coverage and litigation.