Swimming Pool Hazards Leading to Premises Liability Claims
Swimming is a lot of fun. It’s a healthy form of exercise and a great way to cool down during the long, hot summers in New York City. But it can also be dangerous. That’s why swimming pool owners and people in charge of recreational pools must take precautions to prevent pool-related injuries such as drowning, poolside slip-and-falls accidents, chemical irritation, and injuries caused by malfunctioning pool drains.
Building Codes and Premises Liability in New York City
In the busy environment of New York City, resident safety is always a concern. One crucial aspect that ensures the well-being of individuals within the city is adherence to building codes. These codes serve as a safeguard, outlining the necessary standards for construction and maintenance to prevent accidents and injuries.
Can I Sue for Common Area Premises Liability Injuries in NYC?
Have you been injured on somebody else’s property in New York? You may be entitled to sue the property owner for common area premises liability. Property owners are required to maintain a safe environment for those coming onto their land, meaning they may owe a duty of care to those who become injured.
Filing a Claim After an Elevator Accident
People who live and work in New York City rely on elevators every day to get where we have to go. We may even take them for granted, without considering that an elevator is a complex mechanism that requires constant maintenance to function properly.
Elevator maintenance and repair is highly regulated, but sometimes accidents happen. When they do, the results can be devastating, often resulting in serious injury or death for elevator passengers. If you or someone you love has been injured or killed in an elevator accident, you have the right to reach out to an experienced New York elevator accident attorney to discuss your eligibility for compensation.
Faulty Heating in My Apartment: Do I Have a Case?
Residents of New York City in the winter months appreciate what “cold” means – especially if your apartment has faulty heating. With temperatures dropping as low as 14 degrees, with snow and ice, a cold apartment is a nightmare. If you are living with heating problems and a faulty radiator, do you have a case against your landlord? The answer is very likely that you do.
Legionnaires’ Disease – 5 Things to Know
What is it?
Legionnaires’ disease is form of pneumonia spread by infected water vapor and can often be fatal. There have been reports of it in New York City, recently afflicting 27 people and killing one.
Government and health officials have warned residents in certain areas to be alert for signs of the disease, which presents with nausea, fatigue, fever, chills, coughing, head and muscle aches, confusion, chest pain, and shortness of breath.
Structural Flaws at Amusement Parks Can Be Costly
Most of us take amusement park safety for granted when we sit down on a roller coaster or get into a towering water slide. Surely such attractions would not be open to the public if they were not safe; after all, government regulators can shut down restaurants and roads, they must be able to do the same to amusement parks.
Yet there is no actual federal oversight or regulation of “fixed-site” amusement parks. Such things are under the supervision of state laws, and in New York, there is a pretty low standard for inspections and safety.
Falling Ice: NY’s Winter Weather Hazard
Spears of ice and chunks of rock-like snow hurtling down from towers high above may seem like something out of a fantasy novel, but for New Yorkers, it is a winter reality.
Are Baseball Stadiums Safe?
When we go to a baseball game, the last thing we want to have to worry about is safety. We go to cheer, meet other fans, and have a good time, not think about whether a stray ball might hit us in the face. (Or if a safety railing might give out.)
Six-Week-Old Baby Girl Killed in Elevator Fall
Tragedy struck a Coney Island family last week, when a six week old girl and her mother fell into an elevator shaft. The accident occurred on the 23rd floor of the Sea Rise II apartments, a building with 50 open building code violations, including four elevator violations.