If you or a loved one suffered injuries in a slip or trip and fall in New York, whether as a resident or a visitor, you might be entitled to recover compensation for your injuries and related damages. A personal injury lawyer in New York from Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., will be able to advise you as to which party or parties might be held liable for your accident, and then help you file a claim or lawsuit against them.
Our legal team will review your slip and fall accident case and see what legal options you have to pursue compensation. Our initial case reviews are free and there is no obligation to work with our team. Should you decide to hire us, our New York slip and fall accident lawyer will manage your case for you.
- Recoverable Damages for a Slip, Trip, and Fall Injury Claim in New York
- Evidence That Supports Your Claim for Slip and Fall Damages
- A Trip and Fall Accident Lawyer from Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., Will Help You
- Our Free Consultation Lets Us Gather Important Information About Your Case
- We Handle All Types of Slip and Fall Accident Cases in New York
- How Your Slip and Fall Accident Was Caused Might Shape Your Case
- What to Do After Your Slip and Fall Accident
- See Why Previous Clients Recommend Our Law Firm
- Get a Free Consultation About Your Slip and Fall Accident Case in New York
Recoverable Damages for a Slip, Trip, and Fall Injury Claim in New York
Slip or trip and fall accidents often cause extensive injuries requiring comprehensive medical treatment and, potentially, long-term care. They also prevent you from returning to your job or resuming your prior duties.
You could have grounds to recover damages that include:
- Emergency transport and medical treatment
- Medical testing and imaging
- Physician and surgeon care
- Hospitalization and surgical services
- Medications and medical devices
- Accessibility modifications to home or car
- Lost income and benefits
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
Recovering Future Financial Losses
For injuries that require further treatment or ongoing care, and for those that prevent you from resuming your job duties, our legal team will demand compensation for:
- Future treatment and care costs
- Future income and benefits losses
- Diminished quality of life
- Diminished earning capacity
You might also be entitled to recover compensation for disabilities, permanent damage, disfigurement, etc.
Wrongful Death Damages
If your loved one passed away as a result of their injuries from the slip and fall, we extend to you our heartfelt condolences. Our personal injury attorneys are determined to seek the compensation you need and the justice your loved one deserves. You or another qualifying surviving family member might be eligible to file a wrongful death claim or lawsuit. This is a different type of legal action from a personal injury lawsuit, which is filed by the victim.
On behalf of your loved one, you could be able to pursue additional damages, such as:
- Funeral arrangement costs, including costs to bury or cremate your loved one
- Loss of current and future income from your loved one
- Emotional losses related to their death, such as loss of companionship, guidance, love, and affection
- Pain and suffering they experienced until their passing
- Loss of consortium (These are special types of loss, recognized by law, suffered by a person when their spouse is a wrongful death victim.)
Allow our New York wrongful death lawyers to manage your case while you cope privately.
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Evidence That Supports Your Claim for Slip and Fall Damages
To support the value of your case, we obtain income records, medical records, and expert opinions. Expert witnesses we may call upon include:
- Medical experts: These experts provide testimony on your injuries, prognosis, and future treatment needs.
- Economists: These experts provide an analysis of the value of your future financial losses.
- Lifecare planners: These experts provide an analysis of your future physical, emotional, and rehabilitation needs.
- Vocational specialists: These experts provide testimony on your capacity to return to work or resume your job duties based on your injury status.
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A Trip and Fall Accident Lawyer from Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., Will Help You
Since 1991, the personal injury lawyers at Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., have fought to protect the rights of the injured. We want to help you fight for your right to recover compensation for your injuries and related damages.
Our services to you include:
Providing Updates About Your Case
Our legal team communicates with you throughout the legal process, answering your questions and providing updates about your case. We will inform you about:
- New evidence we discover for your case
- Court hearing dates or notices
- The statute of limitations that applies to your case
- Messages of significance from the opposing side or their insurance company
- Settlement offers
- Additional information we need from you to build your case
Should you want legal advice on a decision, such as whether to file a lawsuit or accept a settlement offer, we will explain potential outcomes and advise you based on your financial and personal interests.
Identifying the Liable Party
We identify all parties who had fault for your accident and establish liability by demonstrating how they failed to protect you from harm. Depending on where your slip and fall accident occurred, liable parties could range from individual, private property owners to commercial businesses.
Our legal team will investigate your accident and obtain evidence to help us identify the parties who caused or contributed to your injuries. We establish liability by demonstrating the following elements:
- Duty of care: The liable party had a duty to maintain their property safely or provide a clear warning of any potential hazards.
- Breach of duty: The liable party failed to uphold their obligation due to wrongful, careless, reckless, or negligent actions
- Causation: The at-fault party’s negligence caused your slip and fall accident, making them liable for all damages that resulted.
- Damages: You suffered economic, physical, or emotional damages.
Should your case involve multiple liable parties, we will review whether it might be viable to pursue more than one claim or lawsuit to seek compensation.
Communicating With All Parties
We handle all details associated with your case, including communicating with all involved parties on your behalf. This allows us to provide catered responses that protect the rights of your personal injury case.
If the opposing party’s insurance company or legal representative reaches out to you for a statement, refer them to our legal team to answer these communications for you.
Investigating Your Accident
We will thoroughly investigate your case and obtain the evidence necessary to establish fault and liability and prove your damages. Evidence includes:
- Photos and video footage of the accident scene
- Accident reports
- Witness statements
- Property safety records
- Expert opinions
Calculating Recoverable Damages
We will calculate your recoverable damages, including physical, emotional, and financial losses, and use this as the basis for your claim’s value.
Negotiating an Appropriate Settlement for You
Calculating the value of your slip and fall accident case is only the first step in the settlement negotiation process. Dealing with the insurance company on your own often means months of negotiations even after the value of your case is clear.
After determining the financial compensation you are entitled to, we take all the following steps on your behalf:
- Make inquiry as to the at-fault party’s insurance policy to understand its coverage limits
- Handle the back-and-forth portion of the negotiation process
- Weigh the merits and feasibility of each monetary offer you receive
The final settlement decision is always yours to make. Our goal is to ensure you have the tools you need to make a well-informed decision and the best decision for you.
Working on a Contingency-Fee-Basis
Our law firm works for a contingency fee, meaning we do not collect any attorney’s fees unless and until you recover compensation for your injuries. This also means that:
- You do not have to pay any upfront legal fees to have us start working on your case.
- We discuss all of our fees before we start working on your case, so you do not have to worry about surprise fees.
- Our fees are paid through a percentage of your compensation award, so you never have to pay us out of your own finances.
- Because we charge by a percentage of your award, you do not have to worry about hourly lawyer rates.
One of our team representatives will explain our fee agreement system in full during your free consultation.
Informing You of the Laws That Apply to Your Case
According to New York Civil Practice Laws & Rules § 214 and Estates, Powers & Trusts § 5-4.1, you have a limited amount of time to file a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit. Our team will ensure you’re aware of these laws as well as any other applicable statutes of limitation and legal deadlines. We don’t want you to miss the chance to pursue the compensation you deserve.
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Our Free Consultation Lets Us Gather Important Information About Your Case
Every personal injury case we take on starts with a free consultation. It allows our team to glean important details about your case and gives you the opportunity to learn about our law firm and the steps we take to build your case.
During your free consultation:
- Tell our team the story of your accident in detail
- Inform us of any evidence you already have in your possession
- Ask questions you have about our team
- Understand the role you play in your case and settlement negotiations
We make sure you receive answers to any questions you have and address any concerns. We will also learn as many details as possible to ensure we understand as much about your case as possible.
We also take time to explain our strategy for settling your case and what you should expect if it must go to court to get the resolution you are entitled to.
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We Handle All Types of Slip and Fall Accident Cases in New York
The personal injury lawyers at Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., assist New York clients who sustained slip and fall accident injuries. Our slip-and-fall lawyers fight for your right to pursue compensation for your damages so that you obtain the medical treatment and other resources you need to recover.
We handle all types of slip and fall injury cases, including those caused by:
- Unmarked steps and curbs
- Accumulated snow and ice
- Loose rugs and mats
- Unsecured cables
- Spills and accumulated moisture
- Insufficient lighting
- Broken steps
- Missing handrails
- Cracked or sunken concrete
- Broken asphalt and potholes
Personal Injury Cases Often Involve Multiple Types of Injuries
Fall victims often suffer the following injuries, depending on the severity of the fall:
- Wrist injuries
- Broken limbs
- Torn tendons or ligaments
- Hip fractures
- Spinal cord injuries
- Facial fractures, including teeth fractures
- Skull fractures and traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
- Cuts, scrapes, and bruises
If you sustained any of the above injuries or another injury not listed here, we want to review your case.
We Stand Up to Property Owners on Behalf of Victims Like You
Property owners must repair hazards promptly and provide a clear warning of the problem until they are able to remedy it to ensure the safety of their visitors. This could involve posting warning signs, cordoning off the area, or placing cones to draw attention to the hazard.
If a property owner knew or should have known of a safety hazard but failed to take action to protect others, they might have liability for any resulting injuries and related damages. We want to help you stand up against the negligent property owner and fight for the compensation you deserve.
How Your Slip and Fall Accident Was Caused Might Shape Your Case
Our legal team will investigate the physical cause of your slip and fall accident. By physical cause, we mean fall hazards, such as broken flooring, which is a trip hazard, or a chronic leak that makes a floor slick, which is a slip hazard.
Other factors that cause you to slip, trip, and fall include:
- Unseen debris
- Hidden hazards like ice or slippery spills
- Collisions with other people
- Collisions with inanimate objects
If you or a family member suffered injuries in a slip and fall accident, you are entitled to know what caused the accident and whether it could have been prevented with ordinary care.
Our legal team will help you uncover the cause of your accident, assign liability, and identify the at-fault party. Once we establish who and what caused your slip and fall accident, we will then get to work on other aspects of your case, such as calculating your damages.
What to Do After Your Slip and Fall Accident
In the pain and confusion of a slip and fall accident, you might not know what to do at first. You should take these important actions to support your claim for compensation:
- Call the police or have a friend, family member, or bystander call for you.
- See a doctor after your slip and fall accident so that the event is documented in your medical records. This will also help prevent internal or other unnoticed injuries from worsening.
- If safe to do so, take sufficient photographs and video of the scene of the accident. Other things to document include dangerous conditions at the accident scene that caused your fall and your injuries.
- Obtain the names and contact information of anyone and everyone who witnessed the accident if available.
See Why Previous Clients Recommend Our Law Firm
At Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., we work hard for clients whose lives are changed by accidental falls. Our previous clients say the following about our legal services and support:
- Anonymous Client: “I don’t think that any of us were fully aware of all the trials and tribulations that would arise as a result of my fall and subsequent injuries…You always kept our best interest in mind. I will never be able to adequately express my gratitude for all you have done.”
- Debora: “Mr. Friedman represented me in a soft tissue injury case for lesions I sustained as a consequence of a fall in a supermarket…Mr. Friedman and his staff were phenomenal at protecting my legal rights. I have only words of praise for his work and…his humane, thoughtful approach to his clients.”
Every member of our team strives to ensure every client we represent gets the same outstanding client experience.
Get a Free Consultation About Your Slip and Fall Accident Case in New York
Our personal injury lawyers at Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., understand the challenges you face as you struggle to obtain the medical treatment you need and pay your bills until you return to work. Our team is here for you during this difficult time. Let us handle all your legal obligations.
We will fight to protect your legal rights and recover the compensation you deserve. Our team will assist you in English, Spanish, Greek, Bengali, Tamil, and Kannada. For a free consultation and case evaluation, contact us now.
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