Orange County Convention Center Injury Attorney

The Orange County Convention Center, which is often referred to as the OCCC, is a massive structure located on Anaheim Boulevard in Anaheim, California. The total size of the facility is more than seven million square feet and includes more than 2,050,000 square feet of exhibit space, nearly half a million square feet of meeting space in over 70 rooms, the Linda W. Chapin Theater, which is capable of seating over 2,600 guests, and the Valencia Ballroom, which is ready to host over 62,000. The OCCC is the second largest facility of its kind in the United States.

The original structure, which is the base of the OCCC, opened in 1967. Major expansions were completed in 1974, 1982, 1990, 1993, 2000, and most recently in 2017. Regardless of these many expansions, there are still parts of the original structure that have been in place and are seeing use for nearly sixty years. What that means for the general public when visiting this expansive facility is that there could be safety concerns that are due to the age of the facility, the extensive size and available manpower to maintain it, and simply the number of people who are using the space on a regular basis. The care of a facility that is nearly a city block in size is a monumental challenge for any owner, even the City of Anaheim, which is the owner of this facility.

If you or a loved one has recently visited The Orange County Convention Center and suffered an injury incident, please know that the caring and compassionate legal team at Kenmore Law Group is just a call away. Our office staff is available to take your call 24/7 to answer questions, help you understand your rights as a personal injury victim, and explain how our expertise can help you resolve the hardships and challenges created when you suffered harm at the OCCC due to negligence. On that same initial call, our pros will also assist you in booking your free consultation with a skilled Orange County Convention Center injury attorney. At that meeting, you will relate the details of the incident to your legal team and answer any other questions they have related to the matter. Once they have all the critical facts, they will provide you with a comprehensive legal evaluation of the case and your ability to pursue legal action.

With this valuable information, you can begin making choices and plans that will best meet your immediate and long-term needs. But please also know that you are under no obligation to file a personal injury lawsuit against the Orange County Convention Center, nor are you required to hire Kenmore Law Group to handle the matter if you choose to pursue legal action. Our only motivation in providing you with this information and guidance is to ensure you have the ability to make well-informed choices that could alter the course of your future. But please reach out to our office staff today, as there is a time limit for you to take legal action to seek justice and any compensation that is owed to you.

Common Convention Center Safety Hazards
When you think about all of the hazards and safety issues that could be lurking in a multi-million square foot space, the list is extensive. However, what might shock you is that the hazards often causing guest injuries are typically mundane and easily preventable if the staff were able to meet all the needs of this aging space. Common safety issues that are often overlooked or simply ignored due to a lack of time or funds for repairs and care include:

• Leaking water lines, hoses, or pipes that create slippery floors
• Clogged drains that flood floors
• Damaged or malfunctioning plumbing fixtures that create moist and slippery floors
• Saturated or damaged floor mats and entry mats at exterior doors
• Wet, mossy, or muddy sidewalks, parking lots, or other walkways
• Electrical cords or hoses left in walking spaces
• Damaged or uneven flooring surfaces
• Cracked or damaged pavement in patios, walkways, or parking lots
• Poorly marked or unmarked transitions from one elevation to another, such as steps or ramps
• Poorly marked or unmarked transitions from one flooring surface or pavement surface to another
• Damaged or missing safety handrails
• Litter or debris left on floors or in walkways
• Tree branches and other landscape that are blocking or overhanging sidewalks and parking areas
• Overhead items like lighting and technology components that are not secured correctly to walls and ceilings, which can fall on patrons
• Art or décor features that are not correctly mounted and can fall on guests

Common Convention Center Injuries Caused By Safety Issues
It is almost unthinkable to consider that issues which could have easily been corrected result in harm that could alter the life of an innocent person who is attending a gala or charity function at OCCC. But that is the risk all guests take when they attend any function in this facility or others like it across the state or country. There is always the potential to suffer an injury incident that could cause a minor injury or one or more of these severe and potentially life-altering injuries:

• Fractured, broken, or shattered bones
• A dislocated joint that includes damage or destruction of the soft connective tissue of the joint
• Soft tissue damage and destruction of nerve tissue
• Back, neck, and spinal cord damage
• Compound fractures
• Severe lacerations and puncture wounds
• Damage to internal organs and internal bleeding
• Partial or complete amputations
• Facial injuries involving the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, or the delicate skin on the face
• Head injuries that range from a skull fracture or severe concussion to a brain bleed or other traumatic brain injuries

When Is The Orange County Convention Center To Blame For My Injuries?
It is vital for all personal injury victims to know that the owner of every private and public property is responsible for the safety of the facility and grounds that they own. This legal obligation includes any business, city, or state that owns property. They are all required to follow the laws of premises liability, just as a person must obey the laws related to the safety of their home and private property. Premises liability laws were enacted to ensure the safety of guests and the general public when they are at any property that they do not own.

The guidelines cover the building standards for the spaces as well as the care and maintenance they must receive to ensure safety. Duty of care even goes further to define the level of care and actions required when a safety issue is discovered on the property by the staff or is reported to the staff or owner by a guest. It states that they must provide at least the same level of care as would be provided by the average prudent person facing the same or a similar issue. For example, if you see water spilled on the floor in your home, you mop it up swiftly to prevent a slip and fall incident.

If the staff at OCCC fails to take the necessary action to address a safety issue in a reasonable amount of time, they can be deemed negligent in their duty of care. Furthermore, if that negligence is later found to have caused or contributed to the harm of a guest, the property owner can be held financially accountable for the losses and expenses incurred by the victim. Please reach out to Kenmore Law Group today if you feel that negligence was a factor in your injuries suffered at the Orange County Convention Center, and you could be entitled to compensation for the harm you suffered.

How Much Is My OCCC Personal Injury Lawsuit Worth?
As the victim of personal injuries, you are sure to have questions about the potential amount of compensation you could receive. It is vital for you to know that there are no pre-determined compensation amounts awarded by the court based on the kind of injury or incident you suffered that caused you harm. Instead, each case is carefully and independently evaluated, and the actual losses and expenses you incurred will be used to calculate the possible compensation you receive.

Working with your Orange County Convention Center injury attorney at Kenmore Law Group, you will gather all the documentation to verify the allowable expenses you incurred. The common items that are most frequently used in this process of compensation valuation include, but are not strictly limited to:

• The replacement cost of any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the injury incident
• The cost of all legal services and expenses related to preparing, filing, and litigating your OCCC personal injury lawsuit
• The cost of all current and projected medical care related to the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the injuries sustained at the Orange County Convention Center due to negligence
• Your lost income if the harm you suffered at OCCC prevents you from working at your regular job until you are fully healed and cleared by your medical care providers to return to the duties of your job

How Long Do I Have To File My OCCC Personal Injury Lawsuit?
If you are at all familiar with personal injury lawsuits, you might already know that the Statute of Limitations for these cases, or the time you have to file the case with the court, is two years from the date of the injury incident. However, in California, that time limit changes when the liable party is a government entity or agency, such as the City of Anaheim, which owned the OCCC. In these cases that involve a government agency or entity, the time provided to the personal injury victim to seek justice is decreased to only six months from the date of the injury incident.

If your case is not filed with the court within the specified time, you will lose the right to seek compensation and justice for any losses or expenses caused by your injuries due to negligence. In addition, you need to understand that there are very limited exceptions to this time limit that would provide added time to take legal action once the original time limit has passed. Please reach out to Kenmore Law Group at your earliest opportunity to discuss the case and the time remaining for you to pursue legal action related to the injuries and losses they created.

No Added Stress Or Upfront Legal Costs
When you hire Kenmore Law Group to handle your Orange County Convention Center injury lawsuit, we never require any upfront payments. Instead, we handle any case with legal merit and are only paid for our services and reimbursed for the fees and expenses we cover once the matter is resolved. At that time, you will have the compensation that includes funds to cover your legal fees and other costs. In addition, if our Orange County Convention Center injury attorney fails to win your case and get you the compensation you need and deserve, you owe the firm nothing. Please get in touch with our staff today to learn more about this vital opportunity.