Slip & Fall Accidents
Long Island and New York City Premises Liability
Lawyers at our firm, Scheich & Goldsmith, P.C., assist victims of slip and fall and other premises liability claims recover compensation for serious injuries. If you have been injured as a visitor to private or commercial property, or tripped on a public sidewalk, and would like one of our attorneys to review your case, contact our office and make arrangements for a free consultation.
Accidental falls can be embarrassing.
If you have fallen in public, you may have experienced this embarrassment - people walking around you, stopping and bending over you, helping you with your scattered belongings. Victims of falls in grocery aisles, on uneven city sidewalks, or shopping mall escalators often feel obliged to reassure everyone in the area that all is fine, even if they are seriously injured.
Did you fall because of the negligence of the property owner or manager?
Did the grocery store manager have time to clean up the dangerous spill on the floor? Had the government been informed of the broken sidewalk? Was your escalator injury or elevator accident caused by a shopping center's failure to properly maintain the property? If poor maintenance or supervision created a hazard, particularly in a retail store where the same management intentionally distracts you with displays of merchandise, the store is responsible for your injuries. The same is true if you were a visitor on private property when you tripped or slipped. In either case, liability insurance may be available. If you were working at the time of your fall, and the property owner was not your employer, you may have a premises liability claim in addition to one for Workers' Compensation.
Sidewalk and pothole information:
The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) provides NYC with annual notice of damaged sidewalks and roads. Our firm will investigate and find out whether the City had actual notice of the particular defect that led to your injuries. We will use this information to demonstrate that the City has been given actual notice of the defective sidewalk or roadway in question.
After a trip and fall or slip and fall, get proper medical treatment and document the hazard.
Contact us if you are not sure how to proceed after a personal injury. We will be happy to advise you on how to document the hazard (witnesses, photos, business records) and how to begin proper documentation of your medical condition and treatment. This is a free initial consultation, and we charge no attorney fees unless we help you recover damages. In fact, our firm will advance the expenses associated with litigation so you pay nothing during the process. If you are unable to travel because of your injuries, our lawyer will come to your hospital or home.
At Scheich & Goldsmith in Long Island and New York City, premises liability lawyers assist clients throughout NYC and Long Island, including Queens, Richmond Hill, Hicksville, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Bethpage, Woodhaven, Woodside, Rego Park, Flushing, Syosset, Mineola, Levittown, Plainview, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Elmont, Hempstead, Valley Stream, Laurelton, Rosedale, Hollis, Queens County, Nassau County and Suffolk County.
