slip and fall ny local supermarket chain

To bring a tort suit in civil court you need for negligence against the defendant. In general terms, negligence is either the failure to do something that an ordinarily prudent person would do under given circumstances or the doing of something that an ordinarily prudent person would not do under those same circumstances. Any lawsuit grounded in a negligence theory involves a breach of a legal duty imposed by statute or otherwise, owed by the defendant to the person injured. There must be damages that are the proximate result of the breach of the duty owed by the defendant to the injured person. You have a good start so..... get a lawyer.

You need to get talking to an attorney quickly.

You should quickly seek a lawyer because the time limit to take action to protect your rights is short.

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You have rights but you must act to protect those rights. If you wait too long the time to act expires.

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Good luck to you.

God bless. I am in Chicago and do not practice in your state.

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There are two parts to any slip and fall case: liability and damages or injuries. Your injuries are serious, but the liability is not going to be easy. The manager may have told you he knew where the water came from and that he didn't get to it in time to prevent your accident, but that doesn't mean he or the store is liable. You have to show they knew or should have known about it for a long enough period of time to remedy the situation but failed to do so.

Do you have a copy of the accident report? And if so, does it contain an admission of liability on the part of the supermarket? And how cooperative is the witness? Would he/she be willing to give a statement?

I'm interested in talking to you further about the case. Please feel free to call or e-mail me.

There is no way to tell, from your short description of the accident, whether the store bears any liability to you. Slip and fall cases are challenging to prove in NY and further investigation of your case is necessary in order to make a proper assessment.

Any attorney you decide to hire will want to know whether you filed a report with the store, the name of the store manager, the name of the individual you describe as "maintenance" and the name of the witness. This information is crucial in order to start putting the pieces together on the liability portion of the claim.

Feel free to contact me if you would like more information.