Who is Responsible for a New York Parking Lot or Garage Slip-and-Fall Accident?
Many slip-and-fall accidents occur indoors after a worker fails to clean up spilled liquid or a sanitation employee doesn’t put up warning signs after mopping the floor. However, not all slip-and-fall accidents occur inside buildings. In fact, it is the responsibility of the property owner and property manager to ensure that all parts of a premises – inside and out – are safe for visitors.
Slip-and-fall accidents are the most common type of incident that lead to parking lot injuries. They most often occur as a result of:
Steps You Should Take after a New York Slip-and-Fall Accident
After most slip-and-fall accidents, the victim is able to dust themselves off and get up feeling little more than embarrassment and a few aches and pains. However, some slip-and-fall accidents result in serious injuries that require immediate medical attention. If you’ve been hurt in a slip-and-fall accident, it’s important to protect your rights and have the person or company responsible for your injury held accountable.
Here are a few steps you should take following a New York slip-and-fall accident:
- Check for injuries. Do not immediately get up and move. Take a moment to assess your body. You don’t want to risk suffering further harm by moving when you are hurt.
Take Steps to Prevent Slip and Fall Accidents
As fall weather rolls in and the outdoor air cools down, families throughout New York are starting to spend more time indoors: at home, in schools and workplaces, and in libraries, museums, cafes, and other indoor spaces.
To help protect yourself and those you care about from a slip and fall injury this autumn, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and experienced New York slip and fall accident lawyers recommend you spend some time identifying slip and trip hazards in your home and taking simple steps to remove them. Some items to look for include:
New York Premises Accident Causes & Injuries
New York premises liability cases involve accidents in which a person is injured on someone else’s property. It can be a business, residence, or public property. When an individual sustains an injury, the owner of the property can be held legally responsible for all damages that resulted from his or her negligence.
There are several factors that can contribute to a New York premises liability injury including, but not limited to:
- Broken sidewalks
- Broken stairs
- Poorly maintained or uneven surfaces
- Poorly marked or a failure to mark elevation changes
- Slippery floors
- Elevator floors that are uneven with the ground
Attorney Brielle Goldfaden Wins $100,000 for New York Slip-and-Fall Victim
Attorney Brielle Goldfaden of Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, LLP recently won a $100,000 verdict for her client, a victim of a trip-and-fall that led to a serious knee injury on August 6, 2007. The case, Vidor v. 6 Jones Street Associates, revolved around a 54-year-old bus driver who fell in the lobby of an apartment building in the West Village after loose tiles on the floor shifted beneath his feet.
Goldfaden’s case for the victim claimed that the owners of the building were negligent in maintaining the premises and were aware of the dangerous tiles, which led to a hazardous condition. The floor tiles in the lobby had become loose and unstable due to deterioration and two of them completely slipped out of their sockets beneath the victim’s feet.