I tripped and fell while walking in a strip mall parking lot. This trip and fall during a power outage occurred at night, with the electric power out for several blocks around and including the mall. I did not see a concrete block in front of a parking spot and fell. Do I have any … Continue reading Trip and Fall During a Power Outage
Category: Trip and Fall Accidents
I was working on a concrete decking as part of a construction project. Carpenters had already built a form box [into which concrete is poured] around the decking. I was laying down re-bar [iron bars used to reinforce concrete which are installed before the concrete is poured on top of the re-bar] to prepare for … Continue reading Slip and Fall at Construction Site
I tripped and fell walking into a small food market. The market had a sliding door that seemed to close rather fast when I was entering and I fell forward injuring my self. The store has a sign in the front that says "Your health and safety is our mission." Do I have a claim … Continue reading Supermarket Sliding Door
My mom had tripped exiting a deli. There was one step before the entrance of the deli. When my mother had exited the deli, she didn't see the step and had tripped and fallen in the parking lot. Does she have a case? She may have a claim, but it will be difficult to prove. … Continue reading Tricky Step
I had built a small deck put on the back of my house. But I am not sure if I should install a handrail. I am concerned that if someone falls down my stairs that I will be sued. What is the applicable law? You stated that this was a small deck behind your home, … Continue reading Handrails on Exterior Stairs
During a vacation while I was upstate, I was injured in a bicycle accident. I fell from my bicycle when I ran over a pothole in the roadway. Do I have a claim for my injuries? You might have a claim. In a prior post, there was a discussion of claims against municipalities. Through General … Continue reading Defective Highways
I was injured when I tripped and fell on a pothole located in a broken asphalt parking lot. I injured my leg. But when I was in the hospital after the accident I also suffered from a stroke. I am still feeling the affects of the stroke. I feel like my accident precipitated my stroke. … Continue reading Aggravating Versus Precipitating Condition
My daughter was injured riding a scooter on the sidewalk next to a neighbor's driveway. She broke a leg. One of the sidewalk flags was about two inches above another causing the accident. Someone told me that I cannot sue because my daughter was riding a scooter. Does she have a claim? Yes your daughter … Continue reading Assumption of Risk – 2
I tripped and fell on a broken sidewalk in front of a deli in Brooklyn. Do I have a claim against the City? In a prior post there was a case of a pedestrian who tripped and fell on a broken sidewalk in front of a house. In that post, the City of New York … Continue reading Broken Sidewalks
I was injured when I was exiting my apartment building during a fire. I fell on the fire escape and badly injured my knee. Do I have a claim? Depending upon the cause of the fire and the type of fire escape you were using, you may have multiple theories of recovery against the landlord … Continue reading Fire Safety