Beaver County Attorney - slip & fall | snow ice wet floor trip

Your Beaver County Lawyer for slip and fall or trip and fall injuries

With the current snowy and icy weather, special care must be taken by business and home owners to protect people from slip and fall accidents. Snow must be cleared and sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways must be made safe for pedestrians and business customers.

Based in Center Township, Aliquippa - Serving People injured in fall down accidents in Beaver, Allegheny, Butler and Lawrence Counties and all of Western PA

Slipping or tripping and falling can result in serious injuries. Broken bones, dislocations, and other serious injuries are often caused by the negligence of store or property owners. Water or other slippery substances may be left on a supermarket floor or store employees may leave objects on the floor that may cause tripping accidents. We have handled claims against the Beaver Valley Mall, Wal-mart, Robinson Towne Center, and other retail, business, and residential property owners. At the law offices of Palmieri & Matvey in Aliquippa, we believe that property owners should be held accountable for injuries caused by their carelessness.

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Law Offices of Palmieri & Matvey, P.C.
866.306.5990 | 724.987.4896 | contact us by e-mail
Evenings and Weekends 724.987.4566

Representing Clients in Pennsylvania since 1995

In residential areas and at commercial sites such as malls, office buildings, and even gas stations, it is the owners' responsibility to maintain sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, and other areas on their property. This means keeping them in good repair and free of snow and ice. Other areas of owner responsibility include:

Maintaining stairways
Repairing handrails and steps
Keeping proper lighting systems working
Repairing sidewalks that become uneven
Snow or ice on sidewalks, driveways, or in parking lots

If you are injured on a person's property or sidewalk, or in a store, office building, or supermarket, contact our office. Mr. Matvey will contact the property owner on your behalf and work with their insurance company to obtain the compensation you deserve. If no settlement agreement can be reached, we will file a lawsuit on your behalf to pursue your case in court. We try to settle claims amicably, but we sue when we cannot get the result you deserve. The responsibility to maintain property applies to residential home owners and business owners as well.

Commercial venues have significant responsibilities when it comes to your safety. They are required to fix potholes or make repairs to their parking lots as well as keep them free of ice and snow. In addition, indoor store conditions must also be safe, including keeping floors clean and dry. Owners of office buildings and gas stations must also keep their property free of dangerous conditions to avoid a fall down injury. It is particularly important for retail stores to keep their floors and other areas safe and free from conditions that might cause a fall. Pennsylvania law recognizes that store owners set up displays to attract your attention. While you are shopping, you will be looking at the displays and if they have a dangerous condition on their floor, you may not see it and a fall down injury may occur. We've successfully handled cases against Wal-Mart, KMart, Giant Eagle, the Beaver Valley Mall, and other retail and office facilities for our clients.

Proper maintenance of stairways is very important because of the dangerous nature of stairways. The injuries from a fall on stairs often are much worse than other falls because of the tendency to fall further when a stairway fall occurs. Inadequate lighting, inadequate railings, or obstructions on the stairs can cause a fall. Snow and icy conditions are a common cause of fall down injuries. Property owners have a responsibility to keep their sidewalks, parking lots, and other open areas relatively free from snow and ice. This responsibility is not absolute. A property owner is not required to keep his sidewalks and parking lots free from snow in a snowstorm, however, once they have had a reasonable time in which to clear snow or ice, the property owner is responsible for doing so in order to protect against a fall down injury.

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Serious injuries or wrongful death may occur from automobile accidents, truck accidents, boating accidents, dog bites, pedestrian knock down accidents, or other incidents of personal injury. Often, these "accidents" could have been avoided if reasonable preventative measures had been taken. At Palmieri & Matvey, we are a full-service personal injury law firm based in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. We represent victims and their families who are fighting for justice and fair compensation for their injuries. For a free consultation, Contact us today. We can discuss what your case could be worth, what the insurance company involved owes you, and whether you do in fact need an attorney to represent you.

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At the law offices of Palmieri & Matvey, P.C., we represent clients throughout Pennsylvania. Our office is conveniently located off Route 376 between the Center Township Exit and the Beaver Valley Mall. Standard hours are 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with weekends and evenings by appointment. Contact us today to schedule a free initial consultation.

Law Offices of Palmieri & Matvey, P.C.
866.306.5990 | 724.987.4896 | contact us by e-mail
Evenings and Weekends 724.987.4566

Representing clients in Pennsylvania since 1995