Brooklyn Sidewalk Accidents - Samantha Kucher
Episode notes
From Kucher Law Group - Brooklyn Sidewalk Accidents explores what injured pedestrians need to know after a fall caused by cracked pavement, raised tree roots, broken sidewalk slabs, snow, ice, construction debris, or poorly repaired utility cuts in Brooklyn. The episode explains how sidewalk accidents can lead to broken wrists, hip fractures, knee injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, facial fractures, dental damage, medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Listeners will learn how liability works under NYC Administrative Code § 7-210, including when adjacent property owners, commercial building owners, apartment building owners, landlords, contractors, permit holders, the NYC Parks Department, or New York City may be responsible. The discussion also covers important exceptions for owner-occupied one-, two-, and three-family residential properties, city-owned tree root damage, city parks, city-owned property, and sidewalk defects involving city construction or utility work.
The episode also breaks down the legal steps that can affect a Brooklyn sidewalk accident claim, including New York’s 90-day Notice of Claim requirement under General Municipal Law § 50-e, the NYC Comptroller’s Office filing process, 50-H hearings, prior written notice under NYC Administrative Code § 7-201(c)(2), and the three-year deadline for claims against private property owners under New York CPLR § 214. It also explains how New York’s comparative negligence rule under CPLR § 1411 may reduce compensation if an injured person is found partly at fault.
Featuring Samantha Kucher, Michael Roitman, and Alex Rybakov of Kucher Law Group, this episode highlights what accident victims should do after a sidewalk fall, including calling 911, seeking medical care, photographing the defect, collecting witness information, reporting the hazard through NYC 311, preserving shoes and clothing, and avoiding recorded statements to insurance adjusters. Kucher Law Group serves clients throughout Brooklyn, Kings County, all five New York City boroughs, and neighborhoods including Park Slope, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Bedford-Stuyvesant, DUMBO, Greenpoint, Borough Park, Bensonhurst, Sheepshead Bay, and Canarsie from its office at 463 Pulaski Street, Brooklyn.
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