Jim and Carrie Carroll represent the injured people of Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York in slip and fall, premises liability, and other personal injury cases where you are injured on another’s property or business. Jim and Carrie Carroll represent the injured people of Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York in slip and fall, premises liability, and other personal injury cases where you are injured on another’s property or business.
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Premises Liability: The Slip and Fall

We cannot be prepared for everything. It is impossible to predict the unpredictable. It is difficult to expect the unexpected. But the unexpected does happen – and then what? Have you sustained an injury while at someone else’s business? If someone has failed to keep their business, home, or other property free from danger and it has resulted in your injury, call Jim and Carrie at C&C Law.

Jim and Carrie are personal injury lawyers representing the injured people of the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania in the Endless Mountain Region including Bradford, Sullivan, Tioga and Susquehanna counties, and our neighbors of New York in Tioga and Chemung counties, in slip and fall and premises liability cases. Every day, we fight to protect the rights of our clients in all matters related to being injured on someone else’s premises, including other’s homes, businesses, institutions and recreational events.

Slip and falls happen during the most unexpected of times. For example, you are on your way to work one day, everything seeming normal. You realize you’re a little early, so you choose to visit the local gas station to fill up your car and perhaps get a screaming hot cup of ‘on the go’ coffee. You pump your gas, pay for your coffee, and on your way back to your vehicle . . . it happens. Your body goes crashing to the ground! After your initial shock and pain subside you realize that you stepped in a puddle of oil in the parking lot. Trying to get up, you are slapped in the face with reality: you think something may be broken. Perhaps the pain in your back is preventing you from getting up. Or maybe it’s your knee? Back injuries can be a life-long debilitation. At this point everything hurts and you do not know what to do. Who will you call to protect your rights?

Call Jim and Carrie at C&C Law if you have been hurt on someone else’s premises. Premises liability cases, sometimes generally referred to as ‘slip and fall’ cases, actually encompass a much broader area than the common understanding. Premises liability cases include almost any case in which you are injured on someone else’s property because of the property owner’s negligence.

Suppose you are out shopping one night. You browse around, pick a few items from the shelves and proceed to the check-out. After paying for your items, you walk outside towards your vehicle. Realizing that the parking lot is dark, you feel a little unease. Then . . . without warning . . . you are pushed to the ground and mugged. The mugger takes all your money and you injure your elbow on the way down. While the mugger hopefully will get caught and prosecuted under the criminal law, what about your injuries?

Was the owner of this gas station, grocery store, or large department store aware that their parking lot was dangerous? Do business owners have a duty to keep their parking lots well lit? Should there have been a security guard on duty? If the business owner could have prevented your injury then you may be able to get money to pay for your injury and medical bills.

When you hire Jim or Carrie at C&C Law you are hiring a team. You are hiring a husband and wife legal team dedicated to fighting for your rights and giving you the personal attention you deserve. Jim and Carrie have substantial knowledge in premises liability cases, in all their forms.

Premises liability cases arise inside businesses, outside businesses in the parking lot, inside people’s homes, and outside people’s homes in their yard, at their pool, or during their get-togethers. You may be injured because a business did not provide security for its parking lot. Your child may be injured because someone did not keep their home free from foreseeable dangerous conditions. The bottom line is that people have responsibilities. The law says that people are responsible for keeping their homes and their businesses safe – and the law says that they have a duty to keep you safe while you are at their premises.

If you have been injured while on someone else’s premises, you may be entitled to significant compensation for your damages. Jim, Carrie and the staff of C&C Law are here to listen to your problems and provide you with personal yet aggressive legal service. Together, we will determine whether your injury was caused by someone else’s negligent actions or lack of action. Together, we will review your case, review the law, and figure out whether you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. You are not alone. With C&C Law on your side, your rights will be protected.

C&C Law will provide you with a comfortable, friendly environment for you to discuss your slip and fall or other premises liability case. Jim and Carrie Carroll at C&C Law represent the injured people of the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania in the Endless Mountain Region including Bradford, Sullivan, Tioga and Susquehanna counties, and our neighbors of New York in Tioga and Chemung counties in slip and fall and premises liability cases. Contact us today for a free consultation.

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  • Slip and Fall Cases in Pennsylvania and New York [PDF]   
    Description: This document is a brief in opposition to a Summary Judgment Motion in a slip and fall case. The plaintiff slipped on ice in a grocery store parking lot. The issues in the motion pertain to whether the "Hills and Ridges" doctrine applies as well as if the patch of ice was "open and obvious" thus precluding recovery by the plaintiff. This brief provides a good summary of the law on both of these issues.
  • Premises Liability: Legal Definitions for your Premises LawSuit   
    Description: This article defines some legal terms used in Premise Liability or Slip and Fall cases. We handle a lot of these cases at C&C Law. These cases range from tripping on uneven sidewalks to slipping or tripping on something in a grocery store. I am often surprised by the level of serious injuries that can occur when someone falls. These injuries range from broken bones in arms and wrists to back injuries requiring surgery to repair herniated discs.
  • Slip and Fall Case Makes it to Supreme Court   
    Description: This is an interesting article about how a simple slip and fall case made it all the way to the Supreme Court.
  • Supermarkets Especially Prone to Slip and Fall Injuries   
    Description: Many of the slip and fall cases we handle at Carroll & Carroll, P.C. involve grocery stores. Often times falls are caused by spilled products that are not cleaned by the store in a timely manner or by items on the floor. And, customers naturally are not looking where they are walking. Customers are doing exactly what the supermarket wants them to-- looking at the merchandise on the shelves and buying stuff. Therefore, it is imperative that store employees are constantly diligent in cleaning up spills and making sure the isles are clear of clutter.

    This article gives a nice summary of slip and fall accidents in supermarkets and grocery stores.

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