Most people in the Bronx live in apartments. In fact, according to our research, about 80-percent of Bronx residents rent apartments. That means there is a hazard that affects people the moment they walk into a building, whether it’s a tenement or high rise, public or privately owned: the building lobby. And it’s not only...
The people at the most risk when suffering a slip and fall accident are the elderly. This isn’t just the opinion of Feiner & Lavy, a leading Bronx personal injury firm, but is borne out by statistics and studies. The CDC tells us that there are about 36 million falls among seniors reported every year,...
A common question we hear at the law offices of Feiner & Lavy is one about the terminology used to describe an accident. “Was the fall where I was injured a slip and fall or a trip and fall?” People use the terms synonymously, but they really aren’t one and the same. And the big...
A quick stop for a quart of milk, a cup of coffee and buttered roll for breakfast, the paper (yeah, some of us still want to read about the Yankees in the Post or Daily News) or a lottery ticket. This is a short list of things many people run to a corner store or...
People often wait rather than taking action after they’re hurt in a slip and fall accident, and this can be a big mistake for many reasons. The Bronx personal injury law firm of Feiner & Lavy always tells its clients or anyone who will listen the three steps to take if they are injured in...
When it comes to people being injured in a slip and fall accident in the Bronx, no population may be at greater risk that senior citizens. They are among the most vulnerable populations for two reasons: first, they have greater mobility challenges than most other population segments; second, age makes serious injuries more likely and...
A sidewalk surface is hard and unforgiving. This is a fundamentally basic idea when it comes to a slip and fall or trip and fall accident. This can be especially true if you have a fall and suffer an injury due to a sidewalk that is broken, uneven, covered with ice or snow, or otherwise...
Fault, according to a legal dictionary definition, is: “An improper act or omission, injurious to another, and transpiring through negligence, rashness, or ignorance.” Negligence or ignorance are the terms the lawyers at the Bronx personal injury law firm of Feiner & Lavy focus on to determine if a potential client has a lawsuit. You may...
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