By Jan K. Seigel | Published June 30, 2017 | Posted in Premises Liability | Tagged Tags: injury suit, landlord responsibility, slip and fall | Leave a comment
The answer to this question, like so many others in the legal arena, is “it depends.” The simple fact that your injury occurred on your landlord’s property — or property owned by any other person, for that matter — does not automatically confer responsibility for your harm on the property owner. There must be more Read More
Read MorePremises liability is the area of the law that makes landlords liable for injuries that occur because of dangerous conditions on their property. So, if you are injured in a mall parking lot, can you sue the company that owns it? Well, sometimes yes, and sometimes no. For a premises liability case to go forward, Read More
Read MoreIf you suffer a slip and fall on the stairs or platform of a train station, you might wonder if the city where the train station is located is responsible for your injuries. For the sake of this question, let’s assume a defect in the station caused the fall, not a push from another passenger Read More
Read MoreSlip and fall accidents occur when a property is poorly maintained or hazardous. When a person is injured on someone else’s property due to insufficient maintenance or dangerous conditions, he or she has a right to file a premises liability lawsuit seeking damages for the undue medical costs, mental anguish and other expenses that result. Read More
Read MoreOn a worksite, on a playground or around the house, a slip-and-fall can easily lead to serious injury. For a prominent Asbury Park man, a nine-story fall caused death. Jay Bernstein was a well-known local realtor instrumental in supporting his community. He died in November after falling on a windy day from the ninth floor Read More
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