FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com JULY 16, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 19 Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law 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 © 2015 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 • 718-738-9800 1750 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 • 914-337-9800 1-866-927-4878 Call Now & End Your Tax Nightmare! (T) 877-TAX-1040 (F) 718-894-4476 CELEBRATE THE SHOPS AT ATLAS PARK MONDAYS I JULY 6 – AUGUST 24 11AM – 1PM: FAMILY FUN DAY WEDNESDAYS I JULY 1 – AUGUST 26 7PM: LIVE DJ 8:30PM: OUTDOOR MOVIES ON THE GREEN SPONSORED BY BROADWAY STAGES THURSDAYS I JULY 9 – AUGUST 27 11AM: READING ON THE GREEN WITH THE QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY SPONSORED BY MAYNE CONSTRUCTION OF LONG ISLAND, INC. EVENT WILL BE HELD INDOORS ON LOWER LEVEL BENEATH REGAL CINEMAS THURSDAY I AUGUST 13 5PM – 9PM: EAST COAST CAR ASSOCIATION CLASSIC CAR SHOW FRIDAYS I JULY 10 – AUGUST 28 5:30PM: ZUMBA ON THE GREEN WITH NYSC SATURDAYS I JULY 11 – AUGUST 29 9:30AM: YOGA ON THE GREEN WITH NYSC SATURDAYS I JULY 11, JULY 25, AUGUST 15 & AUGUST 29 7-9PM: CONCERTS ON THE GREEN SUNDAYS I JULY 12 – AUGUST 30 9:30AM: ZUMBA ON THE GREEN WITH NYSC 8000 COOPER AVENUE AT 80TH STREET | GLENDALE, NY | 718-326-3300 *Log on to facebook.com/ShopsatAtlasPark or visit our website ShopAtlasPark.com for details, a full events schedule and cancellations due to weather. SUMMER FAMILY FUN! SUMMER ON THE GREEN • Owe the IRS more than $10,000? • Being Audited? • Unfi led Tax Returns? • Wage & Bank Levies? Co-Author of the best selling book “Breaking the Tax Code” Salvatore P. Candela, EA, ATA, ABA Enrolled Agent - Tax Advisor [email protected] www.thetaxadvocategroup.com
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