Many people who rent a home, condo or apartment may not be aware of their rights in regards to incurring serious injury on their landlord’s property.  They may even be led astray by the property owner or insurance adjuster, who makes them feel as if there is little or nothing they can do after they [...]

Many multi-story department stores and some high-rise buildings on the lower floors have escalators for its patrons to get from one level to another. One of the major risks involves the width of the space between the moving stairs and the stationary rail. Children are especially at risk of being injured by reaching their hands [...]

An apartment owner (landlord or “lessor”) who leases an apartment can be held legally responsible (“liable”) to the tenant (“lessee”) and the tenant’s guests for dangerous conditions existing in the apartment unit that the landlord does not inform the tenant about and the dangerous condition is not obvious. A landlord generally is not liable to [...]

Every working day, millions of Americans who work in buildings having multiple floors get to and from their offices by taking elevators. Many apartment, condominium, and co-op residents use the elevator to get to and from their units. And every day, countless Americans ride escalators to transport them from floor to floor inside retail department [...]