New York City School and Playground Injury Lawyers
Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP — NYC, Long Island, Westchester County
Anyone who operates a park or playground in New York is required to provide reasonably safe conditions for the protection of the public. For example, when an amusement park accident or serious theme park injury occurs, park operators or ride manufacturers can be held liable for damages if they are found to have been negligent.
In much the same way, the City of New York is responsible for its own negligence. If the city allows or permits a school, a park or a public playground to be in a defective or dangerous condition, or if it fails to properly repair or maintain its equipment and grounds and a child is injured — the city can be held liable for damages.
If your child has recently suffered a school playground injury, been hurt in a school bus accident or been injured in a public park or school — you many have only 90 days to file a claim after the accident .
For a free consultation — contact Greenstein & Milbauer in New York City today.
School Accidents
Accidents occur at school when teachers and other staff don't take proper precautions when kids participate in a potentially dangerous activity, like woodwork or a science experiment. Children also get hurt when they are allowed to do things that are not appropriate for their age or skill level. Then there are the violent kids who take out their aggressions on other children, sometimes with dangerous weapons that should not have been permitted inside the school building.
Park and School Playground Injury Claims
The vast majority of the playgrounds and schoolyards located in New York are owned and operated by the city. As with other claims against the city, someone who suffers a park or school playground injury must file a written Notice of Claim within 90 days from the date of the accident. (However, with regard to children, there are circumstances where the court will permit the late filing of a Notice of Claim more than 90 days after the accident).
The city or the housing authority is required by the law to see that their playgrounds and parks are reasonably safe. Unfortunately, city and state agencies do not always provide a safe environment on their playgrounds and preventable accidents occur.
In one recent case, a child was injured in a fall from a slide at a playground. The court held that the city had a duty to provide a padded surface surrounding the playground equipment to safeguard children against injuries resulting from falls. In fact, the city's own standards required padding on playground pavement, and this established a reasonable safety standard with which the city was required to comply. The court reasoned that when the city set a standard for padding on playgrounds, it sought to provide against a reasonably foreseeable danger. The child's accident was a result of the breach of a duty by the city to provide a safe condition in the playground.
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