After a traumatic event, you should seek medical attention immediately even if you are not sure whether you have sustained a serious head injury. While you wait for a professional to evaluate your condition, Mayo Clinic notes you should: Avoid falling asleep Monitor the injured person’s breathing and prepare to administer CPR Apply pressure to …
We’re sometimes urged to stereotype slip and fall personal injury actions as the sham attempts of “overly litigious” individuals aiming to make a fast buck. But when a slip and fall happens to you, you realize that slip and fall cases can be extremely serious – and a little preparation can go a long way …
Everyone seems to love Autumn, the crisp mornings, apple picking, pumpkin decoration, and delicious seasonal squash soups. The weather is favorable, not too cold or hot, with a warm shining sun to protect you from the descending temperatures. The fall seems like the perfect distraction to what lays right around the corner, what many consider …
Falls are among the most common causes of injury in the United States, both in the workplace and outside it. Because slip and fall or trip and fall incidents are so common and many do not involve serious injury, it’s natural to think of a fall as “just a mishap.” It’s true that most falls …
If you’re familiar with the phrase “premises liability” at all, it probably brings to mind a lawsuit against as store where someone slipped in a spilled fountain drink or an action against a neighbor whose unsalted porch resulted in a nasty fall over the winter. While slip and fall cases represent one common type of …
At this time of year, “sidewalk injury” probably brings to mind slip and fall accidents on sidewalks that haven’t been cleared of snow and ice. While ice and snow make sidewalk travel hazardous, they’re far from the only risks facing pedestrians on city sidewalks. Some other common sidewalk injuries include: Tripping on a broken or …
The arrival of winter in New York City means many things: glittering lights, ice skating at Rockefeller Center, Christmas shopping, holiday shows…and increased dangers as ice and snow turn sidewalks and city streets hazardous and the danger of falling ice arises. Of course, both car accidents and slip and fall injuries occur year-round, and happen …
Living a life without pain is something we often take for granted until it’s gone. Being able to get up in the morning, dress oneself, and go to work without complications seems to be a given. However, if you have been injured in an accident and lost that ability, you already know how frustrating and …
When you are dining in a fine restaurant or seeing a show on Broadway, you, of course, understand that lights may be dimmed so as to improve the ambiance and the experience. But dim lighting where it is not warranted only serves to improve your chances of slipping and falling or damaging yourself in other …
When you walk down New York City streets, you are aware that there are certain hazards you need to be on the lookout for. These include other pedestrians, cars that may be coming too close to the curb, construction areas, and open grates. But you wouldn’t think that you’d also have to watch out for …
Whenever you enter a building, whether it is an office building, a restaurant, a retail store, or some other type of establishment, the owners of the property have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their patrons. Unfortunately, accidents do often occur despite how vigilant someone might be in adhering to safety rules and regulations, …
It’s become apparent to even New Yorkers who have lived here for decades that we’ve been suffering through one of the harshest winters in recent memory. Incessant cold and copious amounts of snow have made this winter one to remember — or one to forget, depending on your viewpoint. As a result, ordinary sidewalks around …
New Yorkers need to be extra careful in the winter when walking around our city. Pavement covered in ice and snow can make ordinary streets, driveways and sidewalks downright dangerous. This is what a Staten Island man found out three years ago when he fell while walking in his landlord’s driveway three years ago. The …
On our New York premises liability blog, we have written about dangerous conditions that have led to people getting hurt at commercial sites such as shopping centers. But it’s rare that we find a case where people are alleging that someone’s death was deliberately caused by people working there. But that’s just what one family …
A Manhattan jury awarded $1 Million dollars to a 65 year Scientist who was seriously injured when he fell on a broken sidewalk in front of an ExxonMobil gas station on August 6, 2008. At the time of the fall, Mr. Deng was a 61 year old Hospital Research Scientist and sustained a fracture of …
A man survived a fall from the Empire State Building last Wednesday. Investigators are looking into what happened. Naturally, they are asking a lot of questions; we certainly hope that one of them is how something like this could be allowed to occur. According to witnesses, the man either jumped or fell from the observation …
When entering a public place with lots of foot-traffic, such as a grocery store or shopping mall, many people may take for granted that the premises will be safe and clean-and indeed, owners of such places are under a legal duty to take reasonable steps to ensure that the property is safe for their customers. …
