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Maryland Escalator Accident Lawyers
Aside from elevators and stairs, escalators are a common way to get from one floor to another, especially in places like Maryland shopping centers. People don't usually think of escalators as dangerous, or that they pose any sort of threat. However, when they malfunction, are not properly built and/or maintained, or are not regularly inspected, a disaster may occur. Our accident lawyers can help to determine if you have a case that can be brought to court.
Have you or a loved one been injured due to an escalator accident? If so, contact our Maryland Escalator Accident Lawyers for a Free Case Evaluation today!
Escalator accidents may cause injuries such as:
- Loss of skin
- Bone fractures
- Bloody gashes
- Permanent scarring
- Trauma
- Death
Each year, approximately 7,000 of these accidents occur in the United States. Most cases involve falls, and approximately 1,200 cases involved body parts or clothing articles becoming sucked into the bottom of the base where the stairs disappear into. These bases are required to have a certain amount of "teeth" that are not spaced too far apart, so that such incidents would not occur. Unfortunately, they do, but our Maryland lawyers are here for you!
While adults are involved in these types of accidents all the time, children are more prone to them. More than half of children who take a sudden fall on an escalator become entrapped at the bottom. Some escalators have a red, emergency stop button nearby in case this happens, so that the stairs will stop moving inside the base and therefore prevent further injury. However, most lack this feature. Another type of common escalator accident occurs when it suddenly stops or breaks down out of nowhere, therefore causing people to stumble to the bottom and injuring themselves. If this has happened to you or someone you know, contact our Maryland lawyers at Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester.
Have you or a loved one been injured due to an escalator accident? If so, contact our Maryland Escalator Accident Lawyers for a Free Case Evaluation today! |
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- $1.8 Million Verdict for a vehicle collision.
- $1.37 Million Verdict in June 2006 for a car collision -- Well in excess of defendant's $100K insurance policy!
- $580,000.00 Verdict on behalf of a child chased into the street by a pit bull and was struck by a passing vehicle.
- $500,000.00 Verdict from a Prince George's County jury for slip and fall injuries.
- $167,000.00 Verdict in Prince George's County, exceeded the defendant's $100,000.00 insurance policy limits.
- "Kevin Goldberg was selected by his peers for inclusion in Superlawyers and Washington, D.C. Superlawyers in 2007 and 2008"
- "Kevin Finnegan was selected by his peers for inclusion in Superlawyers and Washington, D.C. Superlawyers in 2008"
- "Kevin Goldberg is the Vice President of the Maryland Trial Lawyer's Association"
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