On November 14, 2006, Madeline Lipkin, of New Jersey, slipped and fell in a bathroom in a building in Morris Plains, NJ, where she suffered a spinal cord injury. She was forced to undergo numerous spinal fusion surgeries, and now walks with a cane and is unable to work. Lipkin recently reached a $1.5 million settlement for her injuries stemming from the accident.
The slip and fall accident happened in a bathroom that had recently been cleaned and wet-mopped by an employee of American Building Cleaners (also known as Americorp). According to the slip and fall accident lawsuit filed by Lipkin against the cleaning company and the lessee of the building, the janitorial worker failed to post a wet floor sign or otherwise warn visitors of the potential hazard. According news reports of the recently reached settlement, Americorp will pay "virtually the entire amount" of the $1.5 million settlement and Weichert Relocation Resources, the lessee of the building, will pay "a nominal amount." The settlement will be offset by workmen's compensation funds provided to Lipkin and will help cover her lifetime medical care costs related to the accident.
Slip and fall accidents like this one on wet surfaces can often be prevented if parties are warned of a potential slipping hazard. More than one million people in the United States are significantly injured in a slip and fall, trip and fall, or other premises liability accident each year. Injuries such as brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, knee injuries, and ankle fractures are all common types of injuries from slip and fall accidents. If you or a family member have been injured in a slip and fall accident, contact the San Diego slip and fall accident lawyers at Estey & Bomberger to discuss your legal rights. Depending on the circumstances of your accident, you may be entitled to compensation under premises liability law.
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