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Premises accidents and injuries are a common occurrence and arise from many different conditions, such as slippery floors, uneven surfaces, stairway defects on surfaces and edges, sidewalk defects, wet floors with no warning signs, broken stairs and defective or missing handrails.
Premises accidents can happen anywhere including apartment buildings, commercial properties, retail stores and private homes. All property owners and business establishments have a duty under New York state law to provide a reasonably safe environment for individuals that are on their property. Premises accidents will also occur in grocery stores, banks, hospitals, department stores, restaurants and other buildings that are open to the public. We represent individuals that have been injured as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition upon property.
Premises Liability Legal Cases Arise From Many Varied Situations
Premises liability cases involve accidents that occur due to unsafe and dangerous conditions. Common situations giving rise to premises accidents include:
- Negligent maintenance
- Improper maintenance or repair of a building or property (i.e.: broken steps and sidewalks)
- Uneven floor surfaces
- Defective elevators
- Poorly marked changes in elevation
- Slippery surfaces
- Negligent security
- Inadequate lighting
In addition to falls that cause injuries, businesses that have a known problem with crime on their premises yet fail to take reasonable counter-measures to protect their customers can be held accountable for certain criminal acts. This is an emerging area of premises liability law.
This type of litigation including claims against apartment building owners, hotels, shopping centers and other public establishments, often involve victims who have been severely injured, raped or even killed as a result of the business establishment failing to protect its customers from the known dangers of crime.
If your injuries happen as a result of a premises injury you have legal rights. The premises accident lawyer in NYC, Wittenstein & Associates, P.C will fight to protect your rights and fight hard to win you compensation from the responsible party or parties for the personal injuries that you or your loved ones have sustained due to a premises accident.
If you have suffered an accident due to the negligence of another party such as in a slip-and-fall accident or in an assault that arose because of negligent security we will provide experienced and professional representation.
Property owners have a legal duty to keep their buildings and surrounding premises in reasonably safe condition, and if you are injured in an unsafe building or a structure, you deserve to be compensated for the damage done to you.
Our qualified premises accident attorney work on a contingency basis, which means that you don’t pay a cent until you receive compensation, at which point you are charged a percentage of the settlement.
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