Premises Liability

Slip and Fall Injuries

When a person is injured because of the existence of a dangerous or defective condition existing at a store, sidewalk, parking lot, driveway, residential home, commercial building, stairwell, mall or restaurant, a premises liability claim may exist.  Some of the types of premises liability cases handled by Tooher & Wocl include:

• Slip and Fall Claims
• Defective Elevators
• Trip and Fall Claims
• Improper Lighting Claims
• Defective Doors
• Dangerous Stairs
• Dangerous Sidewalks
• Stairs without Handrails
• Ice and Snow Falldowns
• Improper Traffic Patterns
• Grocery Store Falls
• Building Code Violations
• Negligent Security Cases
• Improper Building Maintenance
• Toxic Mold Cases
• Lead Paint Cases
• Roof Repairs Causing Ceiling Collapse
• Stairwell Collapse

Dangerous or defective conditions may be a large or small, temporary or permanent.  Therefore, investigation of the claim is essential to a successful case.  Temporary conditions such as water on the floor of a grocery store or snow and ice on the stairs of a restaurant need to be investigated quickly.  If a claim is against a Town or the State of Connecticut, then notices are required within a few months of the injury.  Please contact Nicholas Wocl at 203.517.0456 or email the firm if you were seriously injured because of a dangerous or defective condition existing on a premises.