New York Stairway Slip, Trip, Fall Accident Lawyers

NY Slip Trip & Fall Injury Attorneys

Falling down a flight of stairs or even a few steps can cause serious injuries. Broken bones, head injury, and other trauma can result. In determining whether a stair injury case should result in a lawsuit, a number of factors need to be determined in addition to the severity of the injury.

If you fall down the stairs, you might assume that it is your fault. However, slip, trip and fall accidents are actually much more complicated. There are many things that can cause and affect a slip and fall accident. For example, often times the owner of the building / property can be liable for poor upkeep, management, or poor construction.

To better understand your stairway accident situation, here are several things to keep in mind:

• Was the surface of the stairs slippery?
• Were the stairs icy or wet?
• Are the stairs in violation of the building code?
• Was there no handrail?
• Was the rise and run of the stairs of improper height and length?
• Were they uneven?

If the answer is "yes" to any of these questions, then you may have a personal injury case. These are all cases in which the management has not maintained their stairs on their property. If the stairs are dangerous due to poor weather, up keep, or were built badly, then they would be found negligent. A case like this could help you pay for your medical bills, and could prompt the owner to make their stairs safer so that others do not fall prey to their negligent behavior.

If you or a loved one has been injured by a slip, trip, or fall accident, contact the New York City personal injury lawyers of Goidel and Siegel.