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Slip Trip & Fall

“Slip and Fall” & “Trip and Fall” – these are catch phrases for the law of “Premises Liability,” which refers to the legal remedies available to someone who slipped, tripped, or otherwise fell and was hurt because of a dangerous or hazardous condition on someone else's property. New York State law holds landlords, property owners, managers and renters responsible for personal injuries that result from an accident on their property.

Collectively labeled “Premises liability,” these claims include:

1. Slip-and-Fall accidents on wet floors, snow and ice covered sidewalks or other slippery surfaces;

2. Trip-and-Fall accidents caused by uneven, cracked or pot-holed sidewalks, crosswalks, roadways other unsafe surfaces;

3. Injuries arising from unsafe stairs, elevators, escalators, missing or defective hand-rails, steps, guide rails, or ramps;

4. Accidents involving falling merchandise

“Slip and Fall” & “Trip and Fall” injuries can happen on the sidewalk, the grocery store, the amusement park, the mall, at church, a hotel, the airport, a dormitory, restaurant, office building, sporting arena, supermarket, casino, motel, bus stop, hospital, or even in someone’s home. They can happen anywhere at anytime.

Under New York law, owners have the duty to maintain their premises in a “reasonably safe” condition for those entering their property as guests, visitors and/or customers. Property owners and landlords who fail to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition, are legally responsible for personal injuries that occur as a result.

Damages for premises liability accidents can include past and future medical expenses, pain and suffering and/or lost wages. Here at HKPD, we have handled many premises liability matters, where injuries have occurred in a variety of situations --- from persons who were injured from a trip-and-fall on a sidewalk to a slip-and-fall on a wet floor. We know what it takes to win a premises liability case.

Please contact us for an initial consultation at no cost to you. An experienced HKPD personal injury lawyer is available to assist you, 24 hours per day / 7 days per week.

For further information:
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/default.htm

Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/

Risk Management Internet Services -- Fall Information
http://www.rmis.com/sites/safslips.htm