FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com MARCH 5, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 51 Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law JOB 019-AD QUEENS COURIER 8.75 X 5.6875 LIU POST’S CENTER FOR GIFTED YOUTH SUMMER 2015 PROGRAM July 6-30, 2015 • CELEBRATING 35 YEARS INQUIRE ABOUT TRANSPORTATION! Admission is highly selective and enrollment is limited. Are You the Parent of a Gifted Child? LIU Post’s Center for Gifted Youth announces its 35th annual Summer Program for gifted children. The four-week program runs from July 6-July 30, 2015 and is open to gifted children entering grades 2 in September 2015. The major focus of the program is to expand students’ knowledge and develop creative and critical thinking skills. The program offers children the opportunity to learn in an exciting and accepting environment. For information call 516-299-2160 or email [email protected] Now find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter LIU Post College of Education, Information and Technology 720 Northern Blvd. Brookville, NY 11548-1300 Email: [email protected] liu.edu/post/giftedyouth Dr. Lynne Manouvrier, Director Advertorial HEARTBREAK HOTEL Q:One evening, while staying at a hotel, I entered the bathroom – whose floor was composed of granite tiles, very smooth – and picked up the small bathroom rug. It lacked rubber backing or other non-skid material, and was made of one-hundred percent cotton terry material. I placed this rug in front of the tub. Without incident, I took a shower, dried off in the tub, exited the bathroom and started to get dressed. Several minutes later, I re-entered the bathroom and took one step onto the rug. It slid forward, causing me to twist my knee and fall backward to the floor. A:One assumes that your attorney will argue that the failure to provide non-skid backing on the rug was a dangerous condition. The hotel created this dangerous condition, or at least had some prior notice of it. In cases involving inherently smooth and potentially-slippery tiled or stone floors, liability often hinges upon competent evidence of a defect in the surface or in the rug – or some deviation from an applicable industry standard. Most probably you will need the testimony of an expert, competent methodically to give his or her opinion that industry standards require that a bathroom rug be fixed in place or provided with slip-resistant backing. Often, the attorney will prefer that the expert examine the actual floor, because it can be impossible to determine from a photograph how slippery this floor was, if at all. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel This article shall not be construed as legal advice. Copyright © 2014 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 (718) 738-9800, (914) 337-9800, 1-866-927-4878
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