Elevator Accidents
Our Personal Injury Attorneys Have Helped Thousands of Injury Victims of All Kinds
The elevator accident lawyers of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman located in New York City practice Personal Injury Law and fight hard for victims of building and elevator accidents. Elevators must be maintained to meet safety codes and standards. It is the responsibility of building management and owners to keep elevators and escalators working properly with current safety equipment and devices. Also, owners or managers can be held liable for elevator accident injuries if they fail to develop and implement emergency and rescue plans, with employees trained and drilled to carry them out.
Our elevator accident attorneys have represented clients that have been injured in elevators in old and new buildings and on construction sites in and around New York City. These injuries and deaths have involved victims who work on or near elevators, and those passengers who are entering or riding in elevators. A manufacturer may be held responsible if a defect is discovered in the construction or manufacture of the elevator (or escalator), or in its components. This would form the basis for a products liability claim based upon such factors as:
- Flaws created in the product
- Failure to discover a potentially dangerous elevator
- Failure to warn about a risk or hazard associated with a dangerous elevator
- Failure to properly test and/or inspect the elevator prior to making it available to the public
In some of our elevator accident cases, our New York City attorneys litigate against elevator service and maintenance companies. Often, building owners or managers will have a contractual agreement with trained service and maintenance companies. These service companies are responsible for keeping accurate records of maintenance and must remain current with standards and changes in codes. We work with experienced elevator engineers, inspectors and mechanics to analyze why the elevator injury occurred. These experts assist our attorneys in representing our clients.
If you are injured in an elevator accident, you deserve to be compensated. Our qualified elevator accident attorneys work on a contingency basis, which means that you dont pay a cent until you receive compensation, at which point you are charged a percentage of the settlement.
There is no fee for our services unless a recovery is won.
Our elevator accident attorneys offer a free initial consultation. Click here to contact our elevator accident lawyers in New York City and find out whether you have grounds for a lawsuit at no cost to you. You may also call us toll free at: 1-800-9-LIPSIG for a free consultation.