Winter Slip and Fall Lawyer in Elizabeth, NJ: Ice and Snow Injuries Winter weather in New Jersey creates more than an inconvenience—it creates dangerous conditions that lead to serious injuries. A thin, nearly invisible layer of black ice, snow that melts and refreezes overnight, slushy entryways without mats, and poorly lit walkways can all cause sudden, violent falls. If you’re searching for a “slip and fall lawyer near me” after you slipped on ice or fell on snow in Elizabeth, NJ (or anywhere in New Jersey), you may have options. At Mintz & Geftic, we help injured people pursue compensation when a property owner…
Slips and Fall Accidents
When the Fall season ends, the slip and falls begin. When the snow and ice hits New Jersey, there are two areas where personal injury law firms always see a major increase in seriously injured clients; weather-related car and truck accidents and slip and fall accidents. We have discussed car and truck accidents in many recent blog posts, including this quick video from Bryan Mintz. Today we will focus on the slip and fall accidents. Every winter we see an increased rate of people suffering with broken bones and other serious injuries from these accidents. Slip and Fall accidents can result in catastrophic injuries…
January 25, 2017 – Mintz & Geftic has announced a $405,000 settlement of a premises liability action. The New Jersey law firm obtained the settlement on behalf of their client, who suffered major injuries when her foot became snagged in a gap in the floor of a busy office building in Middlesex County.
January 17, 2017 – Mintz & Geftic has announced a $400,000 settlement of a wrongful death accident case. The Elizabeth, NJ law firm secured the settlement on behalf of their client, an elderly man who was involved in a tragic slip and fall accident in Union County. Mintz & Geftic’s client was on the way to his doctor appointment when he encountered a ramp at the building entranceway to the doctor’s office. The ramp was too steep and it did not contain railings to help him steady his progress. As a result, the elderly man backpedaled and fell hitting his head on…
$250,000 judgment against a hotel/nightclub in a slip and fall case (Union County, New Jersey 2015).
$262,500 settlement of slip and fall case from a forklift platform (Essex County, New Jersey 2012).
A federal judge rejected Walmart’s request in a slip-and-fall case to withhold a security-camera recording of the incident until the plaintiff’s deposition. The incident occurred at the Walmart store in Millville, New Jersey.