If you have been injured in an elevator accident, you need a personal injury lawyer that is experienced in prosecuting landlords for dangerous conditions in their buildings.  The New York personal injury lawyers at Sullivan & Brill, LLP have represented hundreds of people that have been injured due to the negligence building owners.  A building owner has a duty to properly install its elevators, to maintain its elevators in a reasonable safe condition, and to periodically inspect the elevators to prevent malfunctions that can cause serious injuries or even death.

New York City has approximately 60,000 elevators and every year there are a relatively small number of accidents that cause serious injury or death.  Most of these accidents are preventable and are the result of improper or deferred maintenance, or the failure to address a known defect.  Such neglect endangers every resident, commuter, visitor and tourist in New York City.  A personal injury lawsuit not only secures compensation for the injured individual, but provides an important incentive for landlords to ensure that their elevators are safe for everyone.

Common elevator malfunctions that lead to injuries include misleveling, sudden drops, and doors opening when the elevator car is not there.  The law in New York recognizes that these accidents ordinarily do not occur in the absence of negligence by the landlord and therefore places a heavier burden on the landlord to demonstrate that its negligence did not cause the accident.

Sullivan & Brill, LLP offers free consultations to potential clients. Just complete the form to the left or call (212) 566-1000 to speak to an experienced elevator accident attorney. 

For the majority of personal injury cases, the attorneys of Sullivan & Brill, LLP help clients throughout New York City (NYC - Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island), Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County, as well as the other NY counties. For federal or other large-scale cases, the firm’s product liability lawyers assist clients throughout the United States. 

The firm also has an office in Bayamon, Puerto Rico staffed by an experienced elevator accident lawyer.