Thursday, January 11, 2018

Nowhere Else To Walk? A Frozen Path

By Ari Lieberman
Posted in Slip and Fall

The winter can be dangerous. Sometimes sidewalks are covered in sheets of ice, snow and sleet. Many times we find ourselves with nowhere safe to walk without risking slipping and falling, which could result in significant bodily injuries. Our office has had many successes in holding property owners responsible for their failure to provide pathways…

Friday, May 29, 2015

Appellate Court Rules That College of Staten Island was Negligent In Slip and Fall on Snow and Ice

By Louis Grandelli
Posted in Slip and Fall

Ari R. Lieberman, an associate Louis Grandelli, P.C., recently won a precedent-setting appeal in Lalla v. State of New York, further expanding a plaintiff’s right to recover in slip and fall cases. The plaintiff, Nicole Lalla, slipped and fell due to a snow and ice condition at the College of Staten Island. The evidence submitted at…

Friday, February 27, 2015

Who’s Fault Is It When Your Only Path Is Icy And Dangerous?

By Louis Grandelli

After months of a record cold New York winter, formerly safe passageways, paths, and sidewalks have all too often become dangerous as they are covered in ice and snow. While diligent property owners and municipalities do their part to keep all routes safe some of them inevitably fail to shovel and salt. As a result,…

Friday, February 6, 2015

Property Owner’s Duty To Clear Snow and Ice During A Storm

By Louis Grandelli
Posted in Slip and Fall

In New York City, a landowner has the duty to clear snow and ice from the sidewalk, and their failure to do so can be the basis for liability in a slip and fall case. This is true for a private landowner, as well as the City. However, a long standing defense for landowners in…

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