Many people in New York have a property horror story. Whether they slipped on a grocery store floor, fell down slippery or defective stairs, or had a ceiling fall on them, everyone who lives here has a story to tell. An experienced premises liability attorney can help file a case against landlords or the property owner who was responsible for their harm.
Our team has been handling these cases for many years, and we know how frustrating it can be to need a premises liability lawyer in New York. Our team knows the fine points of this extensive branch of law, and we can help you with whatever your case requires. Contact us for a consultation today.
Founding partners David A. Roth and partner Audra Roth established Roth & Roth with a desire to help the average person obtain the same justice as the big companies and their teams of lawyers. The Roths have been practicing premises injury attorneys for their entire careers and are familiar with the courts and the legal system.
Our legal team knows all about investigating, negotiating, and litigating premises liability cases and can gather the evidence needed to make your case and get the compensation you deserve. Our attorneys and support staff will take your case from the first filing through settlement or trial, whatever is needed to obtain justice for you.
Roth & Roth has been successfully representing individuals and families throughout the State of New York for over 25 years. If you or someone you know was injured or killed in New York due to someone else's wrongdoing, contact us to discuss your options. Initial consultations are always free and we never get paid unless and until you do.
Anyone who owns real property, whether it's a house, an apartment building, a store, or a massive shopping complex, owes what is called a “duty of care” to everyone who enters their property. This duty of care means they are responsible for keeping the property reasonably safe for anyone who might enter it.
This does not mean that if you enter a grocery store and slip on a banana peel you automatically have a cause of action. Your New York premises liability attorney must show that the owner or their representatives:
Maybe. New York courts use the pure comparative negligence rule. This means that fault is divided among all parties in an accident, and then any ability to recover compensation is also divided. For instance, suppose your injuries and damages are found to be worth $100,000. If the court decides that you were 30% responsible for your injuries, but the store or property owner was still 70% responsible, then you can still recover $70,000 from the store owner.
In a premises liability case, the purpose of a lawsuit is to make the victim whole. This legal term means that the injured person is to be restored to where they were before the accident happened. It isn’t enough to just pay the resulting medical bills, the injured person is also entitled to lost earnings, future lost earnings, and future medical expenses.
In a premises liability case, you will probably be facing a large company or corporate defendant. They are certain to have their own attorneys or even a legal department, working hard to make sure that whatever you are claiming is not their fault. If you prove that they are at fault, they will find ways to show they don’t have to pay you everything you claim you deserve. You need an aggressive experienced legal team on your side to make sure that you receive the compensation you’re entitled to.
There are things that need to be done so that you can present your best case for compensation to the court. These are things that an inexperienced attorney may not know, but our legal team can help you accomplish them and explain what needs to happen during each step of the legal process.
When you need a New York premises liability lawyer, you need the attorneys at Roth & Roth. Our attorneys have been practicing here all their careers, and they know all the ins and outs of premises liability law New York has to navigate. Whether you have been involved in a slip and fall, an accident at an office building, or any kind of injury at a commercially owned building, our attorneys can help you out.
New York has a three-year statute of limitations on any non-municipal personal injury claim, which includes most premises liability claims. This statute runs from the date of injury. Despite having three years you need to investigate and get witnesses immediately. Don’t wait until the time is almost up and crucial evidence, witnesses, and video disappears.
If you or a loved one have been injured in a property accident, whether a slip and fall or any type of negligence accident on another’s property, you should have good legal representation.
Contact our office for a consultation and our team will begin documenting your case right away.