My son was injured in a sledding accident. He and his friends were sledding down the side of a hill in a City of New York park. The bottom of the hill is next to a street. So when my son went down the hill, he ended up in the street and was struck by … Continue reading Municipal Liability for Sledding
Tag: Claims against Municipality
I badly broke my ankle on the subway. I was walking into a subway car when I slipped and fell on water on the floor of the subway car. It was raining that day, but doesn't the Transit have an obligation to keep subway cars clear for passengers? You might be thinking of a time … Continue reading Slip and Fall on the Subway
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 the only person who did not get a seat on the bus. Suddenly the bus driver pulled over to a bus stop and I went flying down the aisle. Since everyone else was seated, nobody else fell. I broke my arm in the fall. Do I have a claim against the bus driver? … Continue reading Bus Driver Liability for Sudden Stops
When a vehicle blows through a stop sign, there could be multiple parties responsible for the accident, especially if the stop sign was obscured.
I was injured while watching my daughter’s softball game. A foul ball struck me and I needed to be hospitalized. Can I make a claim against the City? Possibly. Municipal claims are always complicated with multiple levels of substantive rules and procedural rules that make it difficult to bring any case. There are different substantive … Continue reading Municipal Claims in Parks
If I fell on a cracked and raised sidewalk in front of someone's house. Can I make a claim for my injuries against the homeowner? The answer to this question is no. If you fell on a sidewalk in front of a one or two family house and not by a driveway, then the City … Continue reading Liability for Broken Sidewalk