Slip and fall accidents in New York are so ubiquitous that many people fail to realize how serious they can be. These injuries are often significant, life-altering events, but they may not be apparent until it happens to you. Slip and fall victims need to promptly hire a slip and fall lawyer as soon as possible following an accident to build a solid legal strategy.<\/p>\r\n
The strategic approach you follow with your attorney will involve assessing the scope of your damages and how someone else\u2019s carelessness contributed to the circumstances of your injury and then seeking fair and appropriate compensation.<\/p>\r\n
If you have experienced this kind of accident, you may be painfully aware that it can involve debilitating injuries that require expensive treatments and time-consuming recuperation. Right now, you may feel frustrated and anxious about your prospects for a physical recovery from your injured state. You need a law firm with experienced slip and fall attorneys who understand you and can be your voice.<\/p>\r\n
Unfortunately, many people hurt in these accidents can never return to the same injury-free condition they enjoyed before they fell. You shouldn\u2019t have to suffer added anxiety over the legal process.<\/p>\r\n
A slip and fall is classified as an accident, but in most cases, the accident is not the victim\u2019s and could have been avoided if the other person had been more careful. In such situations, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit to seek fair and appropriate compensation for your slip and fall injuries.<\/p>\r\n
At the Harrison Law Group, P.C., we have been helping residents of Long Island with slip and fall cases for over thirty years. Our slip and fall lawyer team uses our extensive combined experience to help Long Island slip and fall victims seek compensation to cover their accident-related expenses.<\/p>\r\n
Contact our experienced New York slip and fall injury lawyers at the Harrison Law Group if you have been in a slip and fall accident caused by the negligence of another.<\/p>\r\n
Did you know that falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths, ER visits, and hospitalizations? And yet, most falls are not random accidents but preventable incidents of neglect by another party whose actions or inactions caused the accident and related injury. If you or a loved one have sustained an injury in a slip and fall accident, a New York slip and fall accident lawyer will assess your situation to help you seek legal redress against a negligent facility manager or owner of a property, as applicable to your case.<\/p>\r\n
Slip and fall or trip and fall cases arise because property owners owe everyone on their premises a reasonable \u201cduty of care,\u201d which means they have a legal obligation to take reasonable steps to avoid acts or omissions that could cause harm to others. If you trip, slip, or fall on premises where there was clear danger and no warning or steps taken to address the threat, you may be eligible for compensation to help cover the costs of medical expenses \u2014 and pain and suffering arising from any injury you suffer.<\/p>\r\n
Promptly contact an experienced slip and fall lawyer if you have suffered fall injuries in which someone else’s carelessness caused you to slip and fall on someone else’s property. Our personal injury lawyers at The Harrison Law Group, P.C. are prepared to assess your case and communicate on your behalf when interacting with the insurance company.<\/p>\r\n
A slip and fall accident claim is viable when someone slips and is injured because of a mistake or oversight made by someone else. These cases fall under the broader legal umbrella of personal injury<\/a> cases because such cases involve people sustaining injuries due to the negligence of another person or party.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n However, a few more factors come into play to make fall-related injuries a slightly different legal matter than other personal injury cases. Slip and fall accidents fall under the broader legal category of premises liability law<\/a>, meaning the accident happened on property owned by someone else \u2014 and if the accident occurred because of negligence, the person who owns the property may be held liable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Negligence<\/strong> comes down to two questions in a slip and fall case:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n To answer those questions, the accident victim and their personal injury lawyer must prove:<\/p>\r\n A dangerous condition could be spilled liquid that makes the floor slippery, a poorly lit area, a pothole in the sidewalk, or similar situations. If there is a possibility that the condition could lead to an accident, it can be considered dangerous. The person responsible for the condition of the premises would be required to take reasonable steps to prevent an injury due to that condition.<\/p>\r\n Severe injuries to the neck or back are common with slippery surfaces. Head injuries in these circumstances can be serious, and injuries that appear minor could be exacerbated by other factors such as age or condition. Serious injuries sustained by accident victims can also include broken bones, traumatic brain injuries<\/a>, or spinal cord injuries<\/a>. The spirit of the law is to avoid dangerous situations and associated injuries when the circumstances causing those injuries are preventable. The purpose is to avoid injuries, but doing so also avoids expensive lawsuits. Fall accidents happen quickly, so it is imperative for fall hazards to be addressed and resolved immediately to avoid unexpected accidents that can lead to these common injuries.<\/p>\r\n Our team of experienced slip and fall accident attorneys at our Long Island law firm can assess your personal injury case and investigate how and why the fall happened. Many fall incidents occur due to negligent property owners, in which the property owner failed to prevent likely slip and fall accidents under dangerous circumstances. Following through on seeking medical attention for emergency treatment, pursuing consistent medical improvement, and securing diagnoses and documentation is another important factor to fall claims, so seek medical treatment as soon as a fall accident occurs on Long Island.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Get Free Advice From An Experienced NY Personal Injury Lawyer<\/p>\n<\/div>Call Us Today<\/a><\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n For slip and fall accident lawyers to prove fault or negligence in a slip and fall case, the victim must prove that the person in charge of the property failed to act in a way that any reasonable person would in addressing the dangerous condition that led to the accident. The victim and their legal team must find the answers to some relevant questions, including the following:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If the answer to these questions is yes, we can hold the negligent property owner or manager liable because their negligence caused the dangerous condition to occur or persist.<\/p>\r\n Facility managers who are employees on someone else’s property will also generally make efforts to avoid fall injuries associated with Long Island slip accidents because they can lead to the injured person working with fall accident lawyers to show the property owners were negligent. While pursuing the maximum compensation for the injured party seems fair and appropriate to the injured person, the property owners and their employees are incentivized to minimize opportunities to demonstrate the property owner’s negligence because this can be very expensive and harm their businesses.<\/p>\r\n You may find collecting evidence at those locations difficult, especially if you wait. Evidence like icy or wet surfaces tends to disappear quickly, so immediately taking photographs and collecting evidence is prudent.<\/p>\r\n You should note that while you are intent on proving that the property owner or someone who works for them was responsible for the condition that led to the accident, they will try to prove that you were at fault instead. Your slip and fall injury attorney can guide you and seek evidence to anticipate and counter the other side\u2019s efforts to discount your personal injuries or their carelessness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n When property owners argue that the slip and fall victim was partially or wholly responsible for the accident, states differ in whether a party that contributed to the negligence or fault may seek compensation \u2014 and if so, how much compensation they may seek relative to the other party. Fortunately, the fault rules are relatively in your favor versus other states’ rules if you are seeking a Long Island slip and fall law firm.<\/p>\r\n Whereas some other states follow contributory negligence<\/strong> laws under which you cannot collect any damages if it is determined that you are even a little bit at fault for the accident, New York follows comparative negligence<\/strong> laws and limits the compensation a party can seek by their degree of fault. Known as pure comparative fault<\/strong>, a party involved in a New York accident could still seek a relatively small amount in damages when they are as much as 99% at fault. Our fall lawyers will help to estimate the different parties’ degrees of fault based on the details of your case.<\/p>\r\n States with comparative negligence laws are less harsh because they take the percentage of the slip and fall victim\u2019s liability into account and award them damages based on that percentage. For example, if the victim was set to collect $1000 in damages but it was determined that they were 50% responsible for the accident, then they would only collect $500 instead.<\/p>\r\n New York is a pure comparative fault state<\/strong>, so you can still retain a slip and fall accident attorney in Long Island even if you were partially at fault for the accident. Seek medical attention immediately, then contact a slip and fall lawyer if you have been injured in a slip and fall accident. You may have cause to make a personal injury claim based on the property owner’s negligence.<\/p>\r\n A successful claim is far less likely if you were entirely at fault for the accident. You should consider if any of the following factors apply to your case:<\/p>\r\n If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you have a much lower chance of securing compensation for your fall injuries. Nevertheless, it would be wise to contact a law firm if you have been injured under such circumstances and need legal guidance regarding your next steps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A slip and fall may not seem like a serious accident to some, but it can have serious consequences. Some slip and fall victims may suffer some of the following injuries:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Because these injuries range from mild to severe, never take a slip and fall accident for granted. Even minor injuries can lead to fall claims if the property owner failed to maintain a safe environment. Your injury may have significant implications for the rest of your life, and you need to coordinate with your attorney to assess the full scope of your damages from such an incident.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Many serious fall injuries are caused by the negligence of a third party. Unfortunately, the very young and seniors over 65 years old often tend to suffer significant fall injuries in slip and fall accidents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n These incidents occur anywhere, including homes, workplaces<\/a>, grocery stores, department stores, other businesses, sidewalks, nursing homes<\/a>, government facilities, sidewalks, and private property. Any of the following can cause them:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n All these accidents can cause injuries ranging from slight to severe. We have dealt with cases of lacerations, broken bones, internal injuries, neck and shoulder injuries, head and traumatic brain injuries<\/a> (TBI), and even spinal cord injuries<\/a> and paralysis.<\/p>\r\n Such accidents are tricky because some injuries may not appear until hours or days later. If you have slipped and fallen, go to the ER immediately to be checked out by medical professionals so they can assess your condition and your need for immediate medical treatment<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n As stated earlier, the first thing you and your personal injury lawyer must prove in these liability cases is that the facility owners or managers owed you a duty of care<\/strong>. Taken together in a situation involving danger on their premises<\/a>, that means you must prove the following points showing their breach of this duty of care caused the accident that led to your injuries:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In essence, the one leading cause slip and fall accidents is carelessness<\/strong>. The party responsible for the premises must have been reasonably aware of the fall hazard, but they neglected<\/strong> the problem instead of preventing an accident.<\/p>\r\n The burden of proof in such cases is often heavy. It is imperative to have first-hand evidence of the scene, witness statements, videos, photos, and any other evidence you can collect.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n Coordinate with your Long Island slip and fall attorney if you believe the property owner may not be forthcoming with the evidence they have available. In many cases like these, the evidence that may have once been available may not be later. Store video camera footage may not be kept forever, and some dangerous floor conditions may be resolved immediately to prevent additional falls.<\/p>\r\n If you have had a slip and fall accident here in NY, contact us immediately to let the experienced attorneys at The Harrison Law Group, P.C., start handling the harrowing details of your case right away while you recover physically. Our law firm will handle communications with the insurance company if you fell on someone else’s property, and we will manage your case with the goal of recovering compensation that is fair and appropriate to the injuries and damages you have suffered.<\/p>\r\n We have over 30 years of experience practicing in Suffolk County, Nassau County, Queens County, and throughout Long Island and New York, so we have all the resources you need to win. Contact our experienced Long Island slip and fall attorneys today to hold property owners responsible for fall injuries caused by their carelessness.<\/p>\r\n Get Free Advice From An Experienced NY Personal Injury Lawyer<\/p>\n<\/div>Call Us Today<\/a><\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If you have suffered a debilitating injury after slipping and falling, the at-fault party should help pay for your pain and suffering, as well as any scarring, mental suffering, lost earning capacity, or loss of enjoyment of life \u2014 among other damages.<\/p>\r\n It is also vital to sue for a slip and fall accident because punitive damages<\/strong> may also be imposed to ensure that the facility owner will take their duty of care more seriously in the future \u2014 and this may avoid injuries to other people. Our experienced Long Island slip and fall lawyers can guide you throughout your case.<\/p>\r\n If a loved one died<\/a> after a slip and fall accident or from injuries related to such an accident, you should press a suit for compensation to cover funeral and burial expenses, medical bills, loss of future income and benefits, loss of love and affection, and other damages. Your first step is to contact an experienced New York slip and fall attorney.<\/p>\r\n Our compassionate legal team understands your loss, and we help people facing similar circumstances every day. We are prepared to help you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If your trip and fall or slip and fall accident occurred during your work, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. That\u2019s because employers owe their workers a duty of care, including relevant safety training and protective equipment \u2014 and they must also take steps to actively promote your health, safety, and well-being.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n For instance, thousands of construction<\/a> workers fall at work sites due to poor safety conditions. In 2020, OSHA reported<\/a> 351 fatal falls out of 1,008 construction site fatalities. These can be caused by poor lighting, construction debris, poorly constructed walkways, failure to set up warning signs, and other neglected dangerous factors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In the case of wrongful death<\/a> after a falling accident on the job, the deceased’s family is also eligible to press claims.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A New York slip and fall lawyer is your right choice to seek the necessary compensation after your trip and fall injury. Facility owners usually have attorneys dealing with such cases, and their insurance companies will often go to great lengths to discredit or lowball your claim.<\/p>\r\n You need a law firm that understands these circumstances and will pursue the full scope of compensation appropriate for the losses you have suffered. If you cannot work, your damages may include lost wages. Depending on your unique injuries, noneconomic damages<\/strong> such as pain and suffering or reduced life enjoyment may also apply. We will seek to recover sufficient compensation to make you whole again. The maximum compensation you can seek will depend on the details of your case.<\/p>\r\n Here at Harrison Law Group, P.C., we aggressively approach slip and fall cases. We invest resources to ensure we build a watertight case, including taking witness statements, involving the statements of medical and safety experts, and much more.<\/p>\r\n In addition, you can count on us to offer sound legal advice, draw upon professional negotiation skills with the other party\u2019s insurer, and fight in court on your behalf to seek the compensation you need.<\/p>\r\n Remember that the statute of limitations<\/strong> for slip and fall accidents in New York is only three years, so you don\u2019t have long to deliberate. If you are unsure of your case or feel threatened by the other party, call us at<\/strong> (631) 465-9797<\/a> and let a formidable New York slip and fall accident lawyer at Harrison Law Group, P.C. fight for you.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n The first consultation is completely free!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat is Negligence in a Slip and Fall Case?<\/h2>\r\n
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Proving Fault in a Slip and Fall Case<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Your Slip and Fall Lawyer Will Anticipate Efforts To Diminish The Property Owner’s Responsibility for Your Injuries<\/h3>\r\n
New York Follows the Rule of Pure Comparative Fault in Slip and Fall Cases<\/h2>\r\n
Understanding Comparative Negligence and Pure Comparative Fault Versus Other States’ Contributory Negligence Rules<\/h3>\r\n
The Degree to Which You Were At Fault for An Accident Reduces Your Ability to Claim Damages<\/h3>\r\n
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Collecting Evidence For Your Slip and Fall Accident Case<\/h3>\r\n
Evidence For a Slip and Fall Often Becomes Harder To Find If You Wait<\/h3>\r\n
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Why Sue for a Slip and Fall Accident?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Wrongful Death From a Slip and Fall Injury on Long Island<\/h3>\r\n
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What A Qualified Long Island Slip and Fall Lawyer From Harrison Law Group Can Do for You<\/h2>\r\n
You Only Have Three Years to Bring a Slip and Fall Claim in New York<\/h3>\r\n
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