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Seeking Coverage for a Broken Finger at a Hotel in Barbados
I was injured in my hotel room during a trip to Barbados. My finger was crushed in the heavy door of my room when a burst of the ocean breeze suddenly slammed the door shut. I was taken to an emergency...
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Settlement for Slip and Fall on Ice in New York City Parking Lot
On Friday morning, January 28, 2011, a student attended class at her New York City-based university. She parked her car in the designated parking lot, yet the footing proved treacherous given the...
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Settlement for Slip and Fall at a New York Supermarket
On a Thursday morning in November 2010, a woman entered a supermarket in Yonkers to do some shopping. While walking near the bakery department, she slipped and fell on some wax paper on the floor. The...
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A $120,000 Settlement for Slip and Fall on Ice on the Brooklyn Promenade
In January 2011, a Brooklyn man out for a walk on the Brooklyn Promenade slipped and fell on an uncleared patch of ice. The incident tore the ligaments in his left elbow and required surgery and months...
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A Trip and Fall in New York City, Do I Have a Case?
I received a call from a woman yesterday who tripped and fell in Manhattan over the Fourth of July weekend and wants to know if she has a case. Here is a brief recap of the facts of the case: The woman...
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Settlement for a Slip and Fall at a Wal-Mart
Last November, a woman and her husband entered their local Wal-Mart to do some grocery shopping. While walking in the produce section, she slipped and fell on a spilled liquid, injuring her ankle, knee...
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Lawsuit Settlement for a Trip and Fall on a Manhattan Sidewalk
On a warm September evening last year, a woman set out from her Manhattan apartment to pick up some dry cleaning. As she walked past the Frederick Douglass Houses, the woman’s right foot became stuck...
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Settlement for a Slip and Fall at a New York City Office Building
Last November, a woman working at a temporary employee entered the woman’s washroom on the floor near her office. She slipped and fell on a puddle formed by water leaking from the sink that was slanted...
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New York Personal Injury Lawyer Announces Settlement with the City of New...
A Bronx woman visiting her mother in Manhattan tripped and fell on a hole in the hallway floor and injured her ankle. The building was owned and managed by New York City Department of Housing...
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New York Personal Injury Lawyer Announces $425,000 Settlement for Woman...
A couple living in Brooklyn endured leaking water into their kitchen and made multiple complaints to their landlord. Despite these complaints, the landlord failed to fix the problem. Ultimately, the...
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Settlement for a Slip and Fall in a Bronx Stairway
In late June 2011, a mother went to pick her daughter up from a charter school in the Bronx. While walking down an interior stairway, she slipped on a small puddle of water, fell down several steps and...
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Brooklyn Slip and Fall Case Settles on the Eve of Trial
On a warm September morning, a Brooklyn mother went to work as a home health aide. At one point, she left her client’s apartment to go to the pharmacy. She slipped on a gooey substance and injured her...
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The Schlitt Law Firm Announces Settlement for Bronx Boy Injured at New York...
The Schlitt Law Firm has announced a settlement with the City of New York for a case involving a lack of adequate supervision in the New York City public school system. Our client, an eight-year old...
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The Schlitt Law Firm Reaches Settlement for Trip and Fall Case on Uneven...
A busy professional was walking in Manhattan when he tripped and fell over an uneven sidewalk. The fall broke the man’s ankle. The man wanted help collecting compensation for his injury and he wanted a...
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New York Personal Injury Firm Announces $200,000 Settlement for Trip and Fall...
A health care worker and her family repeatedly complained to their landlord about a torn and damaged carpet on the stairway leading from their apartment to the ground floor. The landlord promised to...
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A Question about a Student Hurt at School
I recently received an email from a mother regarding injuries she her child suffered as a student at school. I thought I would share the question and answer as other readers may have similar questions.
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The Schlitt Law Firm Settles Landlord Negligence Case
The Schlitt Law Firm settled a landlord negligence case in the Bronx that involved a collapsing ceiling.
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