Archive for 'Premises Liability' Category
Apr 30, 2025

Manhattan Building Collapse Linked to Faulty Design and Poor Maintenance, Investigation Finds In 2023, tragedy struck in Lower Manhattan when a multi-level parking garage collapsed, killing one person and injuring five others. In the aftermath of the disaster, the City of New York commissioned a forensic engineering investigation to determine what went wrong. The findings […]

May 19, 2023

Property owners have an obligation to keep their premises reasonably safe and to fix hazards that could cause harm to a visitor. There are many types of accidents and injuries that implicate the area of law known as premises liability, from dog bites and swimming pool accidents to slip and fall and negligent security cases. […]

Nov 22, 2022

Premises liability is a type of personal injury law that obligates property owners to keep their properties reasonably safe and free of hazards. Trip or slip and fall lawsuits constitute a major segment of premises liability cases, and cover a range of negligent conduct on the part of property owners. Have you been injured in […]

Aug 4, 2021

Bronx, NY (August 3, 2021) – Around 8:00 p.m. on Monday evening, August 2, a young girl died after a handrail collapsed on top of her, per reports from officers with the New York Police Department.