Category Archives: Premises Liability
Amusement Park and Boardwalk Injuries at the Jersey Shore
A day spent enjoying amusement rides, carnival games, and ocean views is often a highlight of a trip to the Jersey Shore. But when a ride malfunctions, a safety restraint fails, or a dangerous condition causes someone to fall, that excitement can turn into a medical emergency. Instead of heading home with happy memories, you may be facing a hospital visit, painful injuries, and difficult questions about what went wrong.
Elevator and Escalator Malfunctions: Who Is Responsible for Serious Injuries?
An elevator that stops below floor level or an escalator that suddenly jerks can send a passenger falling before there is time to react. In South Jersey hotels, casinos, shopping centers, and office buildings, these malfunctions can leave people facing serious injuries, unexpected medical expenses, and months of recovery.
How Casino Surveillance Footage Can Affect an Atlantic City Slip and Fall Claim
A serious slip and fall accident at an Atlantic City casino can leave a guest facing painful injuries, unexpected medical expenses, and uncertainty about what happens next. When the casino disputes responsibility, determining how the accident occurred may become one of the most important issues in a personal injury claim. Surveillance footage can provide valuable evidence, but the casino generally controls the cameras, recordings, and access to that information.
Laundromats and Premises Liability
No one ever said that laundromats were fun, but we tend to think of them as places of low-level discontent, rather than outright catastrophe. If you are at a laundromat, it means that you are so poor that you have to be fully dressed to do your laundry. The sounds of people playing games… Read More »
Lake Accidents on Private Property
Jumping into a lake in New Jersey is less dangerous than it would be in warmer parts of the United States. The lakes of Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, and nearby states are where the American alligator is most at home, and while the gator’s range seems to be expanding, the northernmost gator sightings have… Read More »
Accidental Injuries in Entertainment Venues
Some places stay in business because people go there in search of the unexpected. Yes, there are extreme sports that carry an element of danger and require a certain level of skill. When you pay to participate in these, you usually sign a waiver, certifying that you know about the risks inherent in bungee… Read More »
Sidewalk Liability, What You Should Know
Premises liability laws protect visitors who get injured due to unsafe conditions at the places they visit. The law offers the strongest protections for customers who suffer accidental injuries at places of business, such as if a customer slips on a wet floor at a supermarket, trips on a rock at a golf course,… Read More »
Why Do Defendants in Personal Injury Cases Summon Doctors as Witnesses?
In 2019, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled on a premises liability lawsuit brought by a customer against a retail store. Alexandra Rodriguez was shopping at a Walmart in South Jersey when a clothing rack fell on her. She sued Walmart, alleging that the company was negligent in placing an unstable clothes rack… Read More »
Indoor Ski Park Accidents
What better way to beat the summer heat in New Jersey than by heading indoors for winter sports? Going ice skating on the lake in the winter is not for the faint of heart, even when it appears to be frozen solid; it is better to go to the ice-skating rink, skate until you… Read More »
Purple Paint Laws
It’s generally known that premises liability laws protect you when you get injured at a place of business. The example that law students usually learn about first is a customer slipping and falling on a wet floor in a supermarket, but the application of premises liability laws is broader than that. For example, some… Read More »