Below are some frequently asked questions about Premises Liability:
How do the emotional or noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, factor into the value of a premises liability case on Long Island?
Compensation may include economic damages for medical bills, lost wages due to time off from work for your injuries, and non-economic damages for intangible losses like pain and suffering, emotional distress, or loss of quality of life.
Because non-economic damages don’t have a set cost on an invoice, you need an experienced premises liability lawyer to help you determine the value of those losses.
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Who is responsible if I slip and fall on the sidewalk outside a store due to slippery icy conditions?
A store owes customers and guests a duty of care, meaning that the store is responsible for maintaining the premises for the relative safety of anyone visiting the store. If the store failed to prepare the sidewalk with salt or place a barricade around an icy patch after becoming aware of the risk, the store breached its duty of care.
Is the business liable for my slip-and-fall injury if I fall in an icy parking lot during or after a wintry weather event? How much effort does the business need to make to prevent such injuries? Is there an amount of shoveling, plowing, or chemical salt that could clear the business of liability in NY? How much nonaction constitutes negligence?
A business could be liable for your injuries if you can prove they were negligent in tending to the area as required. If the business took no action, or its action was inadequate to address the danger, your claim may be valid. However, enough time must have passed since the event for the store to have noticed the danger and taken steps to prevent injuries.
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How long does a grocery store floor need to be wet before the manager or employees should have known about the problem and prevented injury? What steps would be reasonably sufficient to prevent potential injuries? At what point is the grocery store negligent, and at what point would the grocery store be liable for a shopper’s slip-and-fall injuries?
There is no set amount of time, just a reasonable amount of time for an employee or manager to have noticed and addressed the danger. For example, in a busy convenience store, if the single clerk on duty has had a line for the past 20 minutes, they’ve likely been too busy to notice a hazard. However, if the store had been empty, the clerk should have been restocking the shelves and seen the spill.
Turn to our Long Island premises liability attorneys at The Harrison Law Group, P.C. Our premises liability law firm has years of experience representing injured clients hurt on commercial or municipal properties. Call us today or complete our contact form to schedule a free case consultation and strategy session.
