Brooklyn Inadequate Lighting Accident Lawyer

Sufficient lighting is a necessary aspect of accomplishing routine daily tasks safely and efficiently, both indoors and outside. Brooklyn property owners owe a legal duty of care to provide adequate lighting on their property to prevent injuries or harm from coming to those legally on their property, including tenants, visitors, delivery personnel, and anyone who isn’t trespassing or committing a crime. Part of a property owner’s responsibility is to provide adequate lighting on their property.

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How Does Inadequate Lighting Cause Accidents and Injuries?

When lighting is insufficient for an indoor or outdoor space, it causes deep shadows and altered depth perception, making it difficult for people to identify hazards. Inadequate lighting results in accidents and injuries such as the following:

Slip-and-fall accidents
Trip-and-fall accidents
Collisions with obstacles
Slips on debris
Falls down staircases and escalators
Parking lot accidents
Slips on unseen ice
Falls from unseen floor-level changes, such as step-ups and step-downs
Pedestrian accidents in parking lots, driveways, parking areas, and parking garages
Assaults, sexual assaults, and other acts of criminal violence

Providing insufficient lighting in parking lots, walkways, doorways, and hallways makes it easier for those with ill intentions to lurk and hide as they target unwary victims, leading to muggings, robberies, assaults, sexual assaults, and murders.

What Types of Injuries Can Occur From Inadequate Lighting In Brooklyn Properties?

Falls, collisions with obstacles, and violent attacks all result from inadequate lighting. Common injuries named in Brooklyn inadequate lighting cases include the following:

Traumatic brain injuries, ranging from mild concussions to more serious brain injuries like diffuse axonal injury
Soft-tissue injuries such as sprains, strains, and tendon damage
Fractures
Neck injuries
Back injuries
Knee injuries
Ankle injuries
External head, facial, and dental injuries
Lacerations, abrasions, and contusions
Spinal cord damage
Sexual assault injuries

Brooklyn property owners can minimize the risk of the above injuries by providing adequate lighting, promptly replacing blown light bulbs, and making repairs to faulty lighting systems.

Proving Liability In Inadequate Lighting Injury Claims In Brooklyn

Brooklyn property owners have a responsibility to regularly inspect their property and make prompt repairs for all known safety hazards, including addressing inadequate lighting problems to protect those legally on their property from suffering injuries related to the poor lighting.

After suffering injuries from inadequate lighting, an injury victim has the burden of proving the property owner’s liability by demonstrating the following with compelling evidence:

The property owner or manager was aware of the inadequate lighting problem
They owed a duty of care to the injury victim
They breached their duty of care through negligence
The breach of duty directly caused someone lawfully on the property to suffer an injury through an accident or as the victim of a violent assault
The injury victim suffered economic and non-economic damages from the injury

After proving a property owner’s liability, the injury victim must also prove that they suffered damages from the injury.

What Damages Can I Recover In an Inadequate Lighting Claim Against a Brooklyn Landlord?

After suffering a serious injury from a fall, violent assault, or other accident or incident caused by inadequate lighting, the economic damages quickly escalate, adding to the physical and emotional trauma of the injury. Common damages recovered in negligence claims against property owners in Brooklyn result in compensation for damages such as past and future medical expenses, lost earnings, reduced earning ability, and compensation for pain and suffering. Sometimes, catastrophic injury damages are also available for severe permanent injuries like loss of limb, disfigurement, or diminished quality of life.

How can a Brooklyn Inadequate Lighting Attorney Help Me?

Insurance companies are not on your side in an injury claim. Instead, they assign insurance adjusters to minimize the payout on your claim in any way possible. A successful claim requires compelling evidence of the property owner’s liability. Reach out to the experienced property owner liability lawyers in Brooklyn at The Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel for a lawyer who will prioritize your best interests to maximize the compensation you recover.