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If you have ever seen those little yellow “wet floor” signs, you might have wondered if you missed it and fell, if that business is always liable for that fall. When customers fall on business premises in Olean, New York, the question of liability is not always...
Living in New York, especially during winter, exposes individuals to the risks of slips and falls due to accumulated snow and ice. Local governments have their own regulations about who is responsible for clearing snow and ice. For instance, Olean’s snow ordinance...
The holidays are approaching, and guests may be visiting family and friends. If they live in an apartment complex, the apartment owner or manager is expected to maintain the property. However, serious slip and fall injuries can happen at apartment complexes and it’s...
Slips and falls are probably more common than most people think. Of course, not all of these incidents result in serious injuries—but some do. And when that happens, injured New York residents should think, is this someone else’s fault? If the probable answer to that...
Residents of upstate New York are familiar with harsh winters. You are probably aware of the risk of a slip and fall accident in snowy or icy conditions in the winter, but slip and fall accidents can occur anywhere, in any season, including the summertime. Slip and...
New York residents are all too familiar with the ice and snow that covers parking lots, sidewalks and entryways this time of year. No matter how careful you are while walking, there is a possibility that you could slip/trip and fall because of these conditions. Some...
The winter and holiday seasons present many dangers. You could fall from a ladder hanging up lights, slip on ice after a storm or suffer a heart attack after a heavy meal or while shoveling snow. We head straight to the emergency room when a health crisis hits and...
Accidents happen. You can slip or trip and fall just about anywhere. The best thing to do is to avoid situations in which you have a greater likelihood of being injured. However, that is not always possible. Even though those types of accidents inevitably occur to...
Property owners owe a duty of care to the people invited onto their property. When a slip-and-fall occurs at a retail store, it is possible that the store owner may be held legally responsible for breaching the duty owed to the victim. Store owners facing premises...
While a slip-and-fall accident can happen to anyone, New York’s elderly residents are often the victims of slip-and-fall accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, when an elderly person falls, their chance of falling again doubles....
