$755,000 Gas Station Slip and Fall Settlement in the Bronx

He walked into the Mobil gas station on University Avenue to pay for his fuel. A puddle of standing water at the entrance — with no signs, no cones, no mop in sight — sent him to the ground and into surgery.

Slip and Fall at a Bronx Gas Station

Our client had just finished pumping gas at the Mobil station at 1764 University Avenue in the Bronx and walked inside the convenience store to make a purchase. Immediately inside the entrance, a large puddle of water covered the tile floor. With no wet floor signs, caution cones, or any other warning, our client stepped directly into the water, lost his footing, and fell hard onto his right side.

The fall fractured his right hip and caused a labral tear that required surgical repair. Post-surgical recovery included months of restricted weight-bearing, physical therapy, and the use of a walker and then a cane. The hip injury left permanent limitations on mobility and activity.

Proving Constructive Notice at a Bronx Gas Station

The gas station operator denied knowledge of the water. Our attorneys established constructive notice through two channels. First, we obtained surveillance footage from inside the store that showed the puddle had been present for over forty minutes before our client entered — long enough for any employee performing routine floor checks to have discovered and addressed it.

Second, we interviewed other customers and a former employee who confirmed that water regularly accumulated near the entrance during wet weather because the door threshold was improperly graded, allowing rainwater to flow inside. The station had no mat, no drainage, and no policy for monitoring the entrance during inclement weather.

"Forty minutes. The surveillance footage showed water sitting on that floor for forty minutes with customers walking through it. No employee checked. No sign was posted. No mop came out. That's not an accident — that's indifference to customer safety." — Joseph Taylor, Managing Attorney

$755,000 Settlement for a Bronx Slip and Fall

This $755,000 settlement covers hip fracture surgery, labral tear repair, months of physical therapy, mobility aids, lost income, and the permanent hip limitations our client now experiences. It holds the gas station operator financially responsible for a water hazard they should have discovered and addressed long before anyone was hurt.

If you slipped and fell on a wet floor at a store, gas station, or commercial property in the Bronx, our Bronx slip and fall lawyers have the experience to prove the business knew about the hazard, and are ready to review your claim.