$1.05 Million Slip and Fall Settlement, Brooklyn

Raphaelson & Levine secured a $1.05 million settlement for a woman who slipped and fell on a freshly mopped floor in a Brooklyn building after warning signs were never posted — despite the fact that she had personally reported the liquid hazard before it was cleaned.

A Reported Hazard in a Brooklyn Building Goes from Bad to Worse

Our client did exactly what you're supposed to do when you see a hazard — she reported it. She noticed liquid on the floor of a Brooklyn commercial building and alerted staff. She then went into the cafeteria. When she came out, the floor had been mopped, but no one had placed a single wet floor sign, cone, or barrier to warn people that the surface was slippery.

She stepped onto the freshly mopped floor and fell. The very hazard she had tried to prevent became the one that injured her — made worse by the building's decision to clean the floor without warning anyone walking through the area.

Proving the Property Owner's Negligence in Brooklyn

The defense argued that our client should have known the floor was wet since she had reported the original spill. Our slip and fall attorneys countered that reporting a spill does not obligate a visitor to assume the building will create a new hazard during cleanup. The building staff chose to mop without posting signs — a basic safety failure that violates standard maintenance protocols.

Witness testimony confirmed that no wet floor signs were present at the time of the fall. Maintenance logs showed no record of signage deployment. Our premises liability team also obtained the building's own safety manual, which required warning signs during and after any mopping — a requirement the staff ignored.

$1.05 Million for a Brooklyn Slip and Fall Victim

The $1.05 million settlement compensates our client for her injuries, medical treatment, lost wages, and the pain and suffering caused by a fall that never should have happened — on a floor that was mopped without a single warning sign.

"Our client reported the hazard herself. The building's response was to mop the floor without putting up a single sign. They turned a reported spill into a trap. That's not just negligence — it's a complete failure of basic safety protocol."

— Steven Gershowitz, Attorney at Raphaelson & Levine

If you've been injured in a slip and fall on a wet floor, mopped surface, or any hazardous condition in a Brooklyn building, our Brooklyn personal injury attorneys have extensive experience holding property owners accountable for failing to maintain safe premises, and are ready to review your claim. Contact us for a free consultation.