Bronx, New York – Slip and Fall: Suffering an Injury at a Department Store

Feiner & Lavy fights hard for clients injured while shopping in New York department stores.

Since COVID restrictions have been relaxed, people are taking the time to reacquaint themselves with some of their favorite activities, and shopping is high on that list! Walking up and down the aisles to view merchandise at a favorite department store can be relaxing and, if you find a great bargain, rewarding.

But in some instances, it can lead to a serious injury due to a slip and fall accident. This is when you, as a victim or friend or relative of a victim, need the advice and guidance of a Bronx personal injury law firm. This is when you need to call Feiner & Lavy.

Department stores include big national names like Macy’s, J.C. Penney, Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, Kohl’s, but could also refer to local, smaller shops that often offer a wide variety of discount merchandise. Often times, people suffer injuries from falls in these stores because the store operator and its staff are negligent about shopper safety.

Negligence doesn’t mean that someone wants another to suffer a deliberate injury. In fact, we can’t say that we actually know of a case where it was proven that a store employee willfully created a situation where they wanted shoppers to fall and get hurt. Rather these tend to be thoughtless acts: a spill of slippery soap that wasn’t cleaned or cleaned properly or a puddle of water caused by a malfunctioning air conditioning unit or an extension cord that was left across an aisle where people were shopping. There are, in fact, lots of causes: merchandise and hangars left on the floor, boxes of goods that someone was putting on a shelf but walked away and left in the middle of the floor, toys that a kid played with and left near a display. Poor lighting, torn carpeting, loose floor tiles – there are so many things that can result in a trip and fall accident that leads to injury.

The management of these stores is not unaware of the potential for accidents. In fact, they expect these things to happen, and the big chains and their insurance providers have ample staff to deal with these incidents. These are people whose profession is to settle accident claims for these stores quickly, inexpensively, and permanently. They do not want you to come back a second or third time because you didn’t get a large enough settlement. They want to be through with you, period!

Once you accept that settlement, it’s over for you. And if you don’t have a great personal injury lawyer, like the law firm of Feiner & Lavy, defending your rights, you could be cheating yourself and your family. Injuries are expensive to recover from. Doctors’ bills, physical rehabilitation, psychological counseling, and lost income can run into thousands and thousands of dollars. And your pain and suffering, which is not something to take lightly, also needs to be compensated. Once you agree to an amount they offer, if you believe you need more money to pay your injury bills, they will tell you that you’re simply out of luck!

As one of the best Bronx personal injury law firms, Feiner & Lavy knows that if you are hurt in a slip and fall accident, you need to talk to a lawyer. Don’t take that settlement until you call Feiner & Lavy! The experience and knowledge accumulated during many decades of combined experience representing personal injury cases and the broad range of capabilities we have developed during our years in practice are the keys that enable us to successfully win you the settlement you deserve. We are a local Bronx personal injury law firm that knows our courts, our borough and our clients. We develop very friendly relationships with our clients, and we pride ourselves on our level of determination – we will not stop until our clients’ cases are resolved with the highest possible payout. If you believe you have been injured at the hands of another, call us today at 212-393-9130 for a free consultation.