If you were injured due to a slip-and-fall accident on someone else’s premises, the negligent property owner may be liable for your damages including pain and suffering, medical expenses, and lost wages. Slip-and-fall accidents can occur for a number of reasons, including:
- Engineering defects
- Architecture defects
- Poorly maintained overhangs causing ice build-up
- No gutters to prevent hazardous wet or icy conditions
- Poor lighting
- Uneven pavement or unsecured carpet
- Broken or cracked sidewalks
- Icy sidewalks or “black ice” on parking lots
- Negligently maintained stairs
- Slippery floors or spills
- Lack of warning signs
- Construction site hazards such as exposed ditches or excavation
- Other hazardous property conditions including debris or downed tree limbs on walkways caused by owner negligence
If you’ve been injured when you fell down stairs, slipped on a wet floor, or tripped over carpet, contact the slip-and-fall attorneys in Syracuse, New York at The Stanley Law Offices—or at one of our locations in Binghamton or Watertown. We’ll provide you with free consultation with a lawyer, and there are no legal fees unless you collect. If your injury occurred at the workplace, you may be eligible for Workers’ Compensation.
Utilizing expert opinion to support your slip-and-fall injury claim
As is the case with many other personal injury accidents, it’s very important to investigate as soon as possible to determine exactly what conditions led to a slip-and-fall accident. Our experienced premises liability attorneys may send experts such as engineers to analyze structural defects or other conditions such as leaking roofs or overhangs.
Slip-and-fall injuries are not minor mishaps. They can result in broken bones, back injury, neck injury, ankle fractures, head trauma, and worse. To schedule a free initial consultation, contact The Stanley Law Offices’ slip-and-fall lawyers in Syracuse, New York, or at our locations in Watertown or Binghamton as soon after the accident as possible.
