On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Feb 28, 2020 | Premises Liability
New York is known for some of the best restaurants in the world. New York City is also home to the most Michelin-star restaurants in any U.S. city. Unfortunately, even top tier restaurants can become hazardous to people who suffer from food allergies. The more complex...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Jan 4, 2020 | Premises Liability
When winter comes in and dumps snow and ice all over New York, you need to make sure that you do your part to keep the city safe. This means understanding your responsibility for snow and ice removal from sidewalks. According to the Department of Sanitation, you are...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Sep 12, 2019 | Premises Liability
After making national headlines, the events of the El Paso shooting became common knowledge to New York residents. A man who claimed to be targeting Mexicans opened fire in a Wal-Mart store, killing 22 and wounding several others. A lawsuit brought by two of the...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Aug 30, 2019 | Premises Liability
A New York man died on Aug. 22 as a result of injuries related to being trapped between the elevator car and the shaft wall in his luxury high-rise apartment building. Even though elevator transportation is generally very safe, injuries still do occur, especially when...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Jun 19, 2019 | Premises Liability
New York residents should know that slip and fall personal injury cases pertain to those cases in which one party trips or slips and incurs an injury on another person’s property. These cases are typically classified as premises liability claims. Slip and fall...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Jan 31, 2019 | Premises Liability
New York residents who work in zoos know that certain animals can be dangerous. In December of 2018, an intern at a North Carolina zoo was killed by a lion that somehow left its enclosure. In mid-January 2019, another incident, though non-life-threatening, occurred; a...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Aug 30, 2018 | Premises Liability
Some people in New York may have heard that on August 26, there was a deadly shooting at a Florida video game tournament. On Aug. 28, attorneys announced that some survivors would be filing a lawsuit although they did not say who would be targeted in the lawsuit. At...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Jun 20, 2018 | Premises Liability
Fourteen people were injured when a camp bungalow exploded in New York on June 8. Three of the individuals were critically injured, and one required being airlifted to a hospital. The victims were returning to a bungalow at a camp for teenage boys when a sudden...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Nov 13, 2017 | Premises Liability
New York slip-and-fall accidents can cause devastating injuries to victims. These accidents are largely preventable, and many businesses have fall prevention programs in place. Despite this, some companies fail to take their flooring choices into account in their fall...
On behalf of Kelner & Kelner | Oct 20, 2017 | Premises Liability
Across New York and the rest of the nation, stairways pose a constant safety hazard. In a study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, researchers examined the reports of ER patients between 1990 and 2012 who were admitted on the basis of a...
