Property owners, especially businesses, have a responsibility to the public, who they have invited to patronize their stores and shops, to keep the premises safe. However, too often it means that money must be spent to repair and replace broken sidewalks and hazardous steps and stairs, or to keep a walkway free of ice, or to provide adequate lighting.

In a case that partner Jonathan Fairbanks prosecuted against the New York State Port Authority (Weig v. New York Port Authority), we won a settlement of $1.25 million. Mr. Weig was working on a construction job at JFK Airport. There were holes that had been created, but which were not protected or otherwise covered. Mr. Weig, while in the process of doing his own job, had to take a couple of steps backward and stepped right into one of those holes. His injury was so severe that he was no longer able to work construction. This settlement made it possible for Mr Weig to be able to support himself, maintain his dignity and not have to depend on public assistance to get by. For Mr. Weig, Zwiebel and Fairbanks were the “RIGHT LAWYERS".

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