When A Slip, Trip Or Fall Changes Your Life

Trip-and-fall and slip-and-fall accidents are some of the most common premises liability cases. Since many of the property conditions that lead to such accidents can be swiftly repaired, after an accident it is important to quickly contact an experienced attorney to protect your interests. Also, photographs that depict the unsafe condition can be very helpful. (Use your phone to take pictures if you can.)

For decades, the personal injury attorneys of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., in New York City, have pursued premises liability cases against retail stores, apartment owners, property management companies and municipalities. Once we are hired, we begin interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence to prove that a dangerous property condition caused the accident.

Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C.
Handling Slip-and-Fall and Trip-and-Fall Cases Since 1965
Contact us Online or Call for a Free Consultation 212-732-4992 or 800-574-4LAW

Strong Lawyers For Your Premises Liability Claim

Our attorneys have more than 50 years of experience representing people who have been injured in slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall accidents. We have secured significant verdicts and settlements for clients who suffered head injuries, broken bones and back injuries in falls, such as those caused by:

Broken or uneven sidewalks, cobblestones or pavement
Potholes
Slippery floor surfaces or floor coverings
Oil, grease, water, liquids, food or garbage on the floor
Wires or tripping hazards on the ground
Uneven stairs or stairs with broken or missing handrails
Poor lighting in stairwells
Merchandise and carts blocking store aisles

We prepare all our cases for trial to ensure that our clients are in the best position to seek optimal compensation for their injuries, even if they settle prior to trial.

Sample Slip- or Trip-and-Fall Case Results

$650,000 settlement for premises liability for 50-year-old tenant who fell entering elevator in his apartment building that was misleveled, and suffered injuries to the neck and back. He required two laminectomy/fusion operations for the lumbosacral spine, but defendants argued that his surgery was due to a serious motor vehicle accident that occurred six years earlier.

$500,000 settlement for premises liability for woman who slipped and fell on oil in elevator which had been applied to the walls of the elevator to remove graffiti. She suffered herniated disc at L4-5 requiring surgery for fusion.

Contact Us For Help With Your Slip-And-Fall Injury

If you or a family member suffered a serious injury as a result of a property owner’s negligence, contact Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., by email, call our Manhattan offices locally at 212-732-4992 or call us toll free at 800-574-4LAW. We offer free initial consultations. We also handle these cases on a contingent fee basis, which means you will not owe attorney’s fees unless we secure money damages for you.

Case Results

Since 1965, we’ve recovered over $1 BILLION
on behalf of our clients. read more

$2.1 million
settlement

for 33-year old electrician who fell from ladder while attempting to fit heavy cable into crown box when cable sprung back and struck him, causing him to suffer left shoulder injury with impingement.

$1.6 million
settlement

for 38-year old electrician who slipped and fell on debris on stairway with resulting cervical herniated disc and aggravation of pre-existing arthritic changes.

$2.55 million
settlement

for 42-year old electrician who fell into an uncovered, unprotected hole and suffered a severe low back injury with herniated disc(s) that required surgery at L4-5 and L5-S1 levels.

$1.75 million
settlement

for 26-year old construction worker who fell through opening in roof and fractured his wrist, requiring surgery with open reduction and internal fixation, external fixation device, and eventual fusion.

$2.5 million
settlement

for 38-year old female electrician (with history of prior neck injury) who tripped on uneven Masonite protective floor covering, and suffered neck injury with herniated discs requiring cervical fusion.

$1.2 million
settlement

during trial for 40-year old sheet metal worker who was struck in the neck and shoulder by an air conditioning unit and suffered herniated cervical discs and cervical radiculopathy.