Blog: Slip & Fall

If you fell inside the lobby, elevator landing, corridor, or stairwell of a City Avenue apartment tower, the building owner may owe you money. Pennsylvania law requires an owner to keep shared indoor areas reasonably safe. A slick lobby floor, a curled entry mat, or a worn stair tread can each support a personal injury …

The boardwalks and piers at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia carry visitors out over the Delaware River all year. If you fall on that decking, the business or organization that runs the space may owe you money for your personal injury. Pennsylvania law asks whether the operator kept the walking surface reasonably safe. Wet boards, open seams, …

A shopper hurt in a Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, pharmacy fall can usually bring a personal injury claim against the store that let the hazard sit. Pennsylvania law requires a store to keep its aisles, entrances, and checkout areas reasonably safe for customers. When a store falls short and someone gets hurt in a slip and …

The parking garages in Center City East, Philadelphia, move thousands of drivers through the city’s downtown core every day. If you fell inside one of those structures, the owner or operator may owe you money for your personal injury. Pennsylvania law says a garage has to keep its stairwells, ramps, and elevator lobbies reasonably safe. …

Millville, New Jersey’s museums, galleries, and theaters each put visitors on a different kind of floor, and keeping those surfaces safe is the operator’s job. New Jersey law puts that responsibility on the group that runs the place, not on the visitor. The duty covers the walkway, the lobby, the stairs, and the restroom. Therefore, …

A fall inside a Haddon Heights, New Jersey, fitness studio may be the studio’s legal responsibility, not the student’s. New Jersey law requires any business that opens its doors to students to keep floors, mats, and walkways reasonably safe. An injured student can pursue medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. A curled mat …