According to ConsumerWatch.com there are an estimated 900,000 elevators serving an average of 20,000 people per year, each. If you do not feel like doing the math I will tell you that those numbers equivocate to over 18 billion passenger trips each and every year. Passenger, freight, LULA, home and personnel elevators are are subject to errors that may or may not include the following:

• wiring malfunction
• entrapment
• unbalanced leveling
• incomplete repairs o
• incomplete maintenance
• incomplete inspections
• faulty wiring
• open shaft
• pulley system malfunction
• mechanical breakdown

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (which does not officially report on injury and death associated with elevators), about 27 people are in in elevator accidents each year and more than 10,000 others are affected in some way. Roughly half of all elevator fatalities can be attributed to people who work on or near elevator shafts.

Over the past two decades, we've built a reputation of integrity, skill and professionalism with clients, other lawyers, judges and the community- specializing in personal injury cases resulting from automobile accidents, medical malpractice, premise liability and products liability, plus insurance bad faith, worker's compensation and social security claims. In our three offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Marlton, New Jersey, our reputation with other attorneys, judges and insurance companies is extremely important because an attorney's ability to achieve a great result for a client is in part determined by opposing counsel's assessment and an insurance company's assessment of that attorneys skills. While a law suit is never fun, we want to express to you that we take each case personally, and we're dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for you and your family. If you have suffered an injury in one of the following areas please contact our legal professionals for free legal advice today:

We are proud of our accomplishments including those of our founder Howard Silverman, who has been recognized for providing outstanding personal injury advocacy as reflected in his selection as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2008, and his induction as a lifetime member in the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor held by less than two percent of all personal injury attorneys in the United States. We invite you to learn more about our Philadelphia personal injury law firm, our accomplished personal injury attorneys and our demonstrated track record of success.

If you are involved in an accident please call us toll free at 866-484-6992, fill out the online form to the right, or visit one of our three locations in center city Philadelphia, Lancaster or Marlton. If you live outside of Pennsylvania and New Jersey feel free to contact the American Justice Network, a personal injury litigation network that leverages decades of experience and relationships with attorneys to facilitate a connection with the best attorney for you.