Public Restroom Slip-And-Fall Accidents in Syracuse, New York

Jed Dietrich, Esq., Recognized as a Super Lawyer and American Institute of Trial Lawyers Litigator of the Year, is Committed to Defending the Rights of Slip-and-Fall Accident Victims Across Syracuse. If You or a Loved One Has Been Injured in a Public Restroom Slip-and-Fall Accident That Was Not Your Fault, You Deserve Effective, Aggressive Representation and a Premises Liability Lawyer Willing to Fight for Your Rights.

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Slip-and-fall accidents are a common occurrence.

However, while most slips, trips, and falls lead to more than a moment’s embarrassment, these accidents sometimes have catastrophic consequences. In fact, they are a leading cause of accidental injury and preventable death at home, in the workplace, and in public.

Although no amount of money can ever compensate for a life-altering injury, you do not have to accept financial hardship in place of a fair recovery. For nearly 20 years, the Dietrich Law Firm P.C. has fought to protect the rights of slip-and-fall accident victims in Syracuse and across the region. Our attorneys know what it takes to construct a compelling, evidence-based case for damages, and we have the results to prove it.

Please send us a message online or call us at 1-866-529-5334 to speak to an experienced premises liability lawyer near Syracuse and schedule your 100% free consultation as soon as possible.

Establishing Liability After a Syracuse Slip-And-Fall Accident

In New York, accident victims have a clear-cut legal right to file a claim for compensation against the person or party who caused their injuries. However, negotiating a settlement or presenting a compelling case before a judge and jury is rarely easy, and in many cases, it requires compelling evidence of a property owner’s misconduct.

The Three Elements of a Typical New York Premises Liability Case

Every slip-and-fall accident claim is different, but most cases center on a principle termed “premises liability.” For a premises liability claim to succeed, you must typically establish each of the following three elements:

1. Lawful Presence: Every state has its own laws determining how, and under which circumstances, a visitor can file a claim for damages after being injured on another person’s property. In New York, slip-and-fall accident victims must typically establish that they were lawfully present on the premises. If the victim was trespassing, then they should provide evidence that the property owner knew or should have known that they were trespassing.
2. Negligence: Property owners are entitled to many legal protections. Even if you suffered serious and potentially life-altering injuries, the owner of the restroom will only be found liable for your damages if their negligence was the direct cause of your injuries. In other words, the property owner must have known that a dangerous condition present within the restroom but failed to either fix the dangerous condition or provide a reasonable warning to the public.
3. Causation: You can only receive compensation in a premises liability lawsuit if the property owner’s negligent act caused your accident and your injuries.

Aside from these requirements, you must also be prepared to show that your accident caused you to sustain damages, a task that may sound simple, but which is often surprisingly complex.

Assessing Your Damages (And Providing An Accurate Estimate of Your Losses)

The term “damages” is used to describe different types of financial loss, as well as varied forms of physical and emotional hardship. In New York, premises liability lawsuits usually include demands for the following types of damages:

1. Special Damages: Special damages, or economic damages, are compensation for verifiable financial losses. In most cases, special damages can be proved with receipts, estimates, and calculations. Examples include the money you have spent to pay for medical treatment, your lost income from work, and the anticipated costs of physical rehabilitation or long-term care.
2. General Damages: General damages, or non-economic damages, are compensation for comparably subjective forms of loss. These damages may require documentation, but often relate to the intangible ways in which an accident has impaired your peace of mind and impacted your overall quality of life. Examples include accident-related pain and suffering, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment.
3. Punitive Damages: Punitive damages are very different from the other two categories of damages. Special and general damages, for instance, are both awarded to compensate varied forms of loss and hardship. Punitive damages, in contrast, are meant solely to punish an especially negligent party. They are not frequently awarded and require that victims demonstrate that the property owner was willfully negligent, reckless, or cruel.

Unlike some other states, New York does not typically limit compensation in most slip-and-fall accident claims. However, assessing damages is often much easier said than done.

Adding up your receipts and estimating your expenses may give you an idea of how much money you have spent on treatment, but it will not provide the resources you need to support your long-term recovery. Similarly, trying to quantify intangible types of damages, like pain and suffering or mental anguish, almost always requires reference to precedent, as well as the use of special formulas and multipliers.

Insurance companies and defense attorneys frequently challenge damages calculations, making preparation and experienced representation matters of practical necessity.

Overcoming Legal Obstacles With The Dietrich Law Firm P.C.

The Dietrich Law Firm P.C. has spent decades helping accident victims and survivors assert their rights to a fair recovery.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a Syracuse public restroom slip-and-fall accident that was not your fault, our experienced team of attorneys could help you make a compelling case for compensation by taking steps, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Investigating the causes and circumstances of your accident;
2. Identifying potential defendants in your claim;
3. Interviewing eyewitnesses, subpoenaing a company’s internal communications and maintenance logs, and ensuring that wrongdoers do not have a chance to let critical evidence go missing;
4. Applying our team’s practical experience and intensive training to establish a property owner’s negligence;
5. Assessing your damages and consulting expert medical economists to determine how much money you might need to meet your long-term needs;
6. Taking over communications with the landlord’s liability insurance company, protecting you from predatory adjusters, and giving you time to focus on your recovery without being besieged with paperwork requests; and
7. Aggressively fighting for your rights, whether in negotiations or at trial.

Since our founding in 2005, the Dietrich Law Firm P.C. has put our clients’ needs first, refusing to bow under pressure and fighting to secure the compensation that slip-and-fall accident victims need to begin rebuilding their lives. We could help you, too. Please send us a message online, or call us at 1-866-529-5334 to speak to a premises liability lawyer near Syracuse and schedule your 100% free, no-obligation consultation.

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Call the Dietrich Law Firm P.C. immediately at 1-866-529-5334 so that our aggressive, tenacious, and hardworking personal injury lawyers can fight to obtain the best result for your personal injury claim in Syracuse, New York. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and there is never a fee until we WIN for you!

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