Premises liability law covers a wide array of injuries. These include slip-and-fall accidents, physical attacks on another party's property, dog bites, swimming pool accidents and more. In order to give you a better sense of this legal topic, here are two examples of premises liability accidents that New York personal injury lawyers commonly encounter:
Examples of a premises liability lawsuit
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5 reasons for slip-and-fall accidents
In many ways, slip-and-fall accidents are easy to avoid if the proper steps are taken. At the same time, these accidents remain very common, and part of the reason is simply that people don't always know why they happen or how to prevent them. They don't get as much media attention as other accidents.
