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Title: Trips, Slips and Falls – Types and Causes


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Trips, Slips and Falls Types and Causes
  • Ph. No. ?718-619-4215, 914-357-8911
  • E-mail whc_at_cooper-law.com
  • www.cooper-law.com

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Premises Liability Trips, Slips and Falls
  • Slip and fall or trip and fall injuries can be
    serious. These falls affect thousands of people
    each year in New York.
  • Municipalities and property owners can be held
    liable for injuries occurring on the premises.
    This area of law is known as premises liability.
  • If you have been injured in a slip and fall
    accident, or trip and fall accident, you may be
    entitled to compensation.

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Premises Liability Trips, Slips and Falls
  • It is the property owners duty to warn visitors
    of unreasonably dangerous conditions. The
    property owner must also maintain the property in
    such a way as to prevent hazardous situations.
  • Premises liability cases can arise from injuries
    sustained in hotels, airports, residential or
    commercial buildings, restaurants and bars,
    shopping areas, parking lots, sidewalks, and
    public spaces.

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Marvin A. Cooper, P.C. - Slips and Falls Lawyer
  • The New York slip and fall attorneys at Marvin A.
    Cooper, P.C. will make sure you are treated
    fairly and will help you recover monetary damages
    for your case.
  • Marvin A. Cooper, P.C. in White Plains will
    review the details of your accident to determine
    if you have a case against the owner of the
    property or the municipality.

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Types of Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries
  • There are four basic types of slip /
    trip-and-fall injuries
  • Trip and Fall Caused by an object placed in a
    normally clear walkway, such as a box in the
    aisle of a store.
  • Slip and Fall When a surface is left greasy,
    wet, or icy with no indication of its hazardous
    condition.

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Types of Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries
  • Step and Fall Caused by stepping into an
    unanticipated hole in the ground, such as an
    uncovered manhole or a broken stair.
  • Stump and Fall When a dangerous obstruction is
    placed in a passageway, such as a jutting brick
    in a brick sidewalk or a door jam that is higher
    than the surrounding floor.

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Causes of Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents
  • Negligent property maintenance
  • Poor lighting
  • Slippery floors
  • Structural defects
  • Uneven floors or elevators
  • Broken stairs
  • Falling objects

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  • Contact
  • Marvin A. Cooper, P.C.
  • Slips, Trips and Falls Attorney, White Plains, NY
  • Ph. No. ??212-385-1954, 718-619-4215,
    914-357-8911
  • E-mail whc_at_cooper-law.com
  • www.cooper-law.com
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