New York City Municipal Accident Injury Attorney
Local, state and federal governments can be held liable for injuries that happen on government-owned property and state-owned facilities. However, government agencies and municipalities are held to a different standard of liability from privately owned corporations and businesses. What constitutes negligence or a violation of a duty of care may depend on if an area was restricted, whether codes and regulations were adhered to or whether an accident victim failed to take precautions. At the law office of David B. Schachter, Attorney at Law, we represent people injured in government buildings, state-run hospitals, schools and other government properties. We have the investigative resources and knowledge needed to expose negligence on the part of government agencies and facilities in failing to maintain safe, secure premises.
If you've been seriously injured while visiting or working in a government facility, contact personal injury lawyer David B. Schachter today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.
Negligence and Municipal Accident Injuries
The law office of David B. Schachter represents clients injured on government property in the following types of accidents:
- Collapsed roofs
- Crumbling stairs
- Disrepair on city sidewalks that leads to injuries
- Slips and falls in government buildings
- Accidents on elevators and escalators
- Injuries due to accidents caused by road defects
- Pedestrian knockdowns due to obscured signs or malfunctioning traffic lights
- Exposure to toxic materials
- Fires
- Injuries in state run-hospitals
Investigating Municipal Accidents and Dangerous Intersections
Gathering evidence and interviewing eyewitness are essential after an accident has occurred at a government installation or on government property. In cases involving pedestrian knockdowns at intersections, poorly marked crosswalks, obscured stop signs, or injuries sustained in a government building, repairs can remove hazards that caused an accident. For this reason, it's important to begin the investigative process as soon as possible to recover evidence and information pertinent to your case.
Additionally, in cases involving injured government employees or workers injured on government property, New York does not operate under OSHA standards. Consequently, it's important to understand how New York law applies liability to workplace injuries.
Contact Municipal Accident Injury Attorney David B. Schachter Today
If you've been injured in a government facility or while on government-owned property, you have a limited amount of time to initiate a lawsuit to recover damages. At the law office of David B. Schachter, Attorney at Law, we can evaluate your case, prepare all necessary paperwork and begin our own investigation of the circumstances surrounding your injuries.
To schedule a free consultation to discuss your case, contact personal injury attorney David B. Schachter today.
