Houston, TX personal injury lawyer Shane Kadlec talks about the biggest challenges he faces in premises liability cases. He mentions that any premises liability case carries the potential defense of blaming the victim—suggesting the injured party wasn’t careful or wasn’t paying attention. This is a theme jurors often find convincing. His role in these cases is to frame the argument so that it focuses not on what the client did wrong, but on the underlying problem: why the hazard existed and why it wasn’t addressed.

In Texas, property owners and businesses have a duty to maintain safe premises and protect people from known risks. While the default position is often to fault the victim, he emphasizes that his clients are responsible, cautious individuals who did not cause their own injuries. The strategy is always to center the case on the defendants’ negligence rather than on any perceived missteps by the client.