Slip & Fall Accident Lawyers in New York City

Our New York City slip-and-fall lawyers have helped thousands of injury victims of all kinds. Slip and fall accidents occur when someone slips, trips, or falls as a result of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property.

Laws governing businesses, places of employment, and residential property owners exist to protect the rights of individuals who are injured on these properties due to slips or trips. It is the property owner’s responsibility to maintain a safe, clean environment, including flooring, steps, and entryways.

Our Attorneys Help Obtain Compensation for Injuries

At Lipsig, Shapey, Moverman, Freund & Wisell, we can help you make sense of your accident and determine who is at fault. Given time limitations, if you suffer a personal injury in a slip-and-fall accident, you should contact our injury lawyers as soon as possible to learn your legal rights and options.

If a local, city, state, or federal government entity is found to be liable, different laws may apply, which may affect your rights. Our slip and fall accident attorneys will be able to determine if you have a case and help you recover any monetary damages to which you are entitled.

Although several factors can cause someone to slip and fall, the most common causes include:

• Wet or slippery floors, which can be caused by a water leak, a spill, or excess rain
• Bad flooring conditions, such as broken tile, uneven flooring panels, torn carpeting, cracked pavement, or potholes
• Poorly-lit staircases, garages, or parking structures
• Foreign objects that block or obstruct a pathway

Weather conditions, such as icy patches caused by snow. Even though this may be beyond the property owner’s control, they are still responsible for ensuring their walkways are safe. They can be held liable if icy patches are not appropriately cleaned or marked with caution signs to warn people of the potential dangers.

Types of Injuries

Although it may seem unlikely for someone to seriously injure themselves in a slip and fall accident, it is more common than one would think. Slip-and-fall injuries can range from minor scrapes and bruises to broken or fractured bones, depending on the type of fall. In more serious slip and fall accidents, for instance, individuals may hit their head on the pavement or flooring and suffer traumatic brain and head injuries.

Recovering Compensation

When an individual is injured in a slip and fall accident, he/she may be eligible to recover compensation for damages, including physical, emotional, and financial losses. However, to obtain monetary compensation, the injured person must prove that the accident was caused by a dangerous condition that the property owner or manager knew about and could have prevented.

Proving the Property Owner/Manager is at Fault

To actually prove that the property owner or manager knew about the dangerous condition that led to the slip and fall accident, the plaintiff must be able to prove that the property owner or manager either created the hazardous condition, knew about it and negligently failed to fix it, or should have known about it because it had been there for an extended period of time.

For an introduction to the standard terms used to describe lawsuits, visit United States Courts Glossary.

How Our NYC Attorney Can Help

Premises liability cases can be complex; it is vital to hire an experienced New York lawyer for slip-and-fall injuries who will thoroughly investigate every detail of the accident to determine who is at fault. Once liability is determined, a skilled lawyer will aggressively fight to ensure you recover all the compensation you are entitled to.

Individuals who have suffered from their involvement in a slip and fall accident often have many questions about their accident. It is good to know that victims have legal rights that will be protected and upheld by a skilled, aggressive attorney from our firm. Losses due to a slip and fall accident may be eligible for financial compensation. Contact our offices to schedule a complimentary consultation with an attorney today.

Previous Verdicts

$2,300,000 Settlement – Pre-trial settlement for a 37-year-old man who fell on stairs after visiting a family member’s building due to a defective handrail.

$1,600,000 Settlement – Fall on Defective Pavement at Building Entrance – Lipsig Law Firm obtains $1.6 million settlement – 1 ½ years after injury.