New York Slip and Fall Attorney
If you trip and fall on a defective sidewalk, you have only 90 days to file a claim against the city, town or village.
Property owners owe a duty of care to customers or patrons who enter their office buildings, stores, apartment buildings, and government offices. When poor maintenance, crumbling stairs, poor lighting, exposed wires, or slippery floors cause accidents, property owners may be held financially liable for them. People who have been seriously injured due to public or private properties that have fallen into disrepair are often overwhelmed with medical expenses, bills, and anxiety regarding their lost wages. At the Law Offices of Daniel A. Kalish, our job to take care of the legal issues for our clients, so they can concentrate on healing.
It is important to get legal advice soon after an accident. If you miss the statute of limitations for filing a claim, you have lost your right to recover damages. Contact our office in White Plains, New York, to arrange a free consultation with premises liability lawyer Daniel A. Kalish.
Filing a Premises Liability Case
Not every injury caused by falling debris or slippery floors entitles the victim to compensation. In order for your "slip and fall" case to be successful, you must prove that the property owner or manager either knew or should have known about the hazard - in other words, they "had notice."
The sooner we can begin our investigation soon after the accident, we are more likely to get pictures of the broken sidewalk or icy steps, find a witness who will testify that the landlord had been told of garbage piled in a hallway or burned out lights, or get copies of repair and maintenance records.
Premises liability claims our firm is prepared to handle may involve:
- Slip and fall or trip and fall accidents on broken or uneven sidewalks, stairs, slippery grocery aisles, and icy walkways
- Injuries suffered when people walk into closed, unmarked glass doors
- Injuries suffered when boxes are left in a grocery aisle, while an attention-getting display creates a distraction for shoppers
- Elevators which are not properly leveled, causing users to trip and fall when entering or exiting
- Escalators which jerk and cause riders to fall
- Swimming pool drowning
- Construction site falls
- Children injured at school
Our personal injury law firm serves residents of New York's 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island), Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Dutchess, Putnam, and White Plains. Trip and fall lawyer Daniel A. Kalish also handle claims and lawsuits for New York residents who were injured in another state. If we are not the best firm to handle your particular matter, he will be happy to refer you to a well-qualified colleague.
Mr. Kalish charges no attorneys' fees unless you recover damages.
