Can You Sue a Department Store for a Slip and Fall Injury in New York?

Yes, a slip-and-fall attorney can file a claim against a department store if unsafe conditions on the property cause an injury. Retailers have a legal duty to keep their premises safe, and they can be held liable for injuries to customers caused by hazards. The slip-and-fall injury lawyers at Lipsig, Freund, & Wisell hold negligent department stores accountable and fight to recover full compensation for injured shoppers.

Understanding Premises Liability

Department store slip-and-fall cases fall under premises liability law, which governs property owners’ responsibility for injuries that occur on their property. To succeed in your claim, we must establish the essential elements of negligence:

• Duty of Care: The department store owed you a legal obligation to maintain reasonably safe conditions because you entered the property as a customer invited there for business purposes.
• Breach of Duty: The store violated its duty by allowing hazardous conditions to exist, failing to repair a known hazard, or neglecting to warn you of the danger.
• Causation: The hazardous condition directly caused your fall and resulting injuries rather than some unrelated factor.
• Damages: You suffered actual harm, including physical injuries, medical costs, income losses, or pain and suffering as a result of the fall.

Common Negligent Causes

Department stores create and ignore hazardous conditions that injure thousands of shoppers each year. At Lipsig, Freund & Wisell, PLLC, we investigate the specific circumstances that led to your fall. Common causes of department store slip-and-fall accidents include wet floors, cluttered walkways, poor lighting, damaged escalators or elevators, and icy entranceways.

When you hire our firm, we immediately document the scene, gather critical evidence, and consult with expert witnesses to build a strong case for compensation. We investigate all potentially liable parties to maximize recovery.

Compensation for a Slip and Fall

Successful slip and fall claims against department stores can recover compensation for all economic and non-economic losses stemming from your injury. Our firm calculates the full value of your claim based on available damages:

• All healthcare-related expenses
• Future medical treatment costs
• Lost wages during recovery
• Reduced future earning capacity
• Household service costs
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress
• Permanent disability or disfigurement
• Loss of consortium for spouses

Statute of Limitations

New York Civil Practice Law and Rules § 214 imposes a three-year deadline for filing slip and fall accident lawsuits. The clock begins running on the date of your accident. Missing this deadline permanently bars you from seeking compensation through the court system. Our New York slip and fall lawyers must have adequate time to investigate, gather evidence, and build your case before filing suit.

Trust Our New York Slip and Fall Lawyer Team

Lipsig boasts more than eight decades of dedicated experience fighting for justice for injury victims. Our award-winning law firm has a proven track record of securing favorable settlements and verdicts, recovering over one billion dollars for clients who trusted us with their injury claims.

Don’t delay retaining quality legal representation. Contact us online or call 212-285-3300 to schedule a free case evaluation with an experienced slip and fall lawyer who will pursue maximum compensation for your department store injury in New York.