Thousands of people are injured each year by slipping or tripping resulting in a fall. Many times the cause of the fall is a defect in the floor or stair causing the person to stumble. These cases result in compensation for our injured clients because the owner or operator of a premises is responsible to maintain it in a reasonably safe condition. If the owner (or sometimes the tenant) of the land fails to do so, and the failure causes the injury, then the injured victim may be able to recover for money damages. We excel at proving these cases, making it very simple for injury victims.

If you are injured on a sidewalk or street owned or maintained by a municipality, special rules apply. Most municipalities (cities, towns, villages) have prior written notice laws. This means that the municipality is not liable for the defective condition in a public street or sidewalk unless the condition was previously reported in writing and the municipality then failed to correct it. Additionally, when making a claim against a municipality it is generally required to give written notice of the claim within a very short statutory period of time, following very specific requirements - it is important to have an attorney prepare the notice of claim.