Protecting the rights of victims when unsafe premises cause injuries
The New York personal injury attorneys at Abaev Law Firm have years of experience helping victims of slip, trip and fall accidents pursue the full compensation they deserve when they suffer injuries from slipping, tripping, or falling on unsafe property.
Where Do Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents Commonly Occur?
When you are injured while lawfully on someone else’s property, the owner is liable for your injuries if the owner’s negligence caused your injury. This is called premises liability. While premises liability includes slip. trip & fall situations, it is broader because it addresses an unsafe condition and resulting injury, whether caused by a fall or otherwise. You can be injured by:
- Unmarked wet floors
- Poorly-lit steps and staircases
- On improperly-tacked down carpets
- In snowy or icy parking lots or walkways
- Scaffolding on construction sites
- Snowy sidewalks
You Can Suffer Severe Injuries
With the winter season approaching many slip, trip and fall accidents to occur over slippery snow and ice as a result of a poorly maintained or neglected property. Both the private property owner and the city can be held liable if their negligence causes your injuries. Contact Abaev Law Firm to speak to an experienced trial attorney for a free consultation to discuss your potential right sot maximum recovery for you pain and suffering.
Frequently asked questions
What is a slip & fall accident?
Slip, trip and fall describes the type of injury suffered on someone else’s property as a result of a defect, slippery substance or other dangerous condition. These injuries commonly occur at supermarkets and restaurants and are due to food on the floor. They can also occur when inadequate steps are taken to remove ice and snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking lots.
What constitutes “premises liability”?
Generally, premises liability refers to the body of law, which holds a landowner and/or possessor of real property liable for injuries to others who suffer injury on their property. Typically, a premises liability lawsuit often arises from the property owner’s or occupant’s failure to maintain the property in a safe condition or failure to correct a dangerous condition on their property, which they know about or upon reasonable inspection, should have known about.
Who is responsible for a slip, trip and fall accident? The owner or the person injured?
The general rule of law is that the owner or operator of the premises has a duty to keep the premises in reasonably safe conditionor at least warn individuals of dangerous conditions of which the owner or possessor of the land either caused, knew about or should have known about.
What are the most common types of premises liability cases?
Slip, trip and fall are accidents are by far the most common claims in New York involving premises liability lawsuits. Causes include foreign substances, uneven surfaces, holes on the walking surface, or defects on a floor or stairway.
Other common types of premises liability actions include but are not limited to dig bite and animal attacks. A property owner in New York is strictly liable for dog bits.