When you go out for an evening in New York City, you have a right to expect a safe environment. Unfortunately, poor management or a lack of security can turn a night of fun into a devastating ordeal. If you were injured due to negligence at a bar, club, or restaurant, you may have a valid claim. Our NYC bar, club, and restaurant liability attorneys are here to hold negligent parties accountable and fight for the compensation you deserve.

Understanding the Duty of Care

Property owners, managers, and staff of these establishments have a legal duty of care to protect their patrons from foreseeable harm. This responsibility extends beyond basic cleanliness and includes protecting against accidents and dangerous behavior. When they fail in this duty, and a patron is injured as a result, they can be held liable.

Injuries & Negligence: What Constitutes a Claim?

Liability in these cases can arise from a number of negligent actions or inactions. Our legal team is experienced in investigating and litigating a wide range of claims, including:

• Slip and Fall Accidents: Injuries caused by wet floors, broken stairs, poor lighting, or other hazardous conditions.
• Negligent Security: When inadequate staffing, poor security training, or a failure to install cameras or other safety measures leads to a foreseeable crime.
• Assault and Battery: Injuries sustained from a fight, either by another patron or a bouncer, when the establishment failed to maintain order.
• Over-Serving Patrons: Accidents caused by visibly intoxicated individuals who were negligently served too much alcohol. In New York, this falls under Dram Shop Law, which holds establishments liable for the actions of their intoxicated patrons. The New York State Liquor Authority is the government body that oversees these regulations.
• Food Poisoning: Sickness or injury from contaminated food or beverages.

How We Build Your Liability Case

Proving negligence requires more than just showing you were injured. Our attorneys work to establish a direct link between the establishment’s negligence and your injuries. We do this by:

• Gathering Evidence: We collect incident reports, security camera footage, eyewitness statements, and employee records.
• Proving Foreseeability: We investigate the establishment’s history of similar incidents to prove they should have known of the danger.
• Calculating Damages: We work with medical professionals and financial experts to calculate all of your losses, including medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Contact Us

Please call us for a free consultation and we will be happy to discuss any potential case with you.