Upstate New York Slip and Fall Attorney Focuses on Injured Clients

New York Personal Injury Law Firm Represents Victims of Slip and Fall Accidents

Most premises liability cases involve slip and fall accidents, and slip and falls account for over eight million hospital emergency room visits in the United States each year. In New York, is a person is injured while lawfully on someone else's property, the owner is liable for their injuries if the owner's negligence was the cause.

Usually some dangerous condition on the property is the cause of a slip and fall injury, such as:

• Ice or snow that has not been removed
• Defective construction or maintenance of floors, stairs or walkways
• The presence of a foreign substance

Whether the owner or occupier of the property can be held liable for the injury usually depends upon what they knew or should have known about the dangerous condition, and what steps they took or failed to take to remedy the situation before the accident occurred.

If you were injured in a slip and fall accident due to an unsafe condition on someone else's property, the elements you will need to prove to recover damages include:

• You were on the property lawfully, or the owner knew you were trespassing and didn't order you to leave
• The owner of the property knew or should have known about the dangerous condition and failed to repair it, rope it off, or warn of it
• The owner's negligence caused your injury

Compensation available to premises liability plaintiffs typically includes medical and rehabilitation expenses, loss of income and earning capacity, and noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering.

If you were injured in a slip and fall accident due to someone else's negligence, the attorneys at the Law Offices of Gerard V. Amedio, P.C. will protect your rights and help ensure that you receive the compensation you deserve. Contact us online or call (518) 583-4123 to set up your initial case evaluation today.