Premises Liability

Overview

Premises liability cases most often involve accidents that happen to residents of apartment buildings and other residential complexes. 

The fault often lies with negligent owners, landlords and building managers who delay, or avoid making much-needed repairs to correct unsafe living conditions.  Dangerous conditions such as uneven floor and pavements, broken sidewalks, snow and ice covered surfaces, defective elevators, broken door locks, broken steps, objects that fall from the roofs of buildings can lead to serious accidents.

Anyone responsible for the care and upkeep of a building including business owners, landlords, private property owners and managers, government property can be held liable for not providing a safe and secure environment for residents and guests.

When owner negligence causes injury to a resident, or pedestrian, the victim has a right to seek compensation for their injuries, and to make rent or mortgage payments and to cover for lost wages.

Filing a premises liability claim in a timely manner is critical in instances where statutes of limitations apply.  As such, the best thing for victims of premises liability to do is to speak with an experienced premises liability lawyer.

The New York and New Jersey premises liability lawyers at Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman have been representing victims of premises liability for more than three decades.  We have recovered money for our clients in 98% of the cases we have handled.   

Collectively our partners have well more than one hundred years of experience representing victims of premises liability. Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman is one of only seven law firms in New York City to be ranked by US News & World Report as a New York Tier 1 law firm in the category of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs in 2010. One of our lawyers has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America, and three of our partners have been recognized in Super Lawyers.