Construction Accidents in Queens, NY

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Do you know someone who has been hurt while working at a construction site? Perhaps you have been the victim of an accident while working on a construction site. Did you fall from a scaffold that collapsed? or from an unstable ladder, sidewalk bridge or elevator hole?

There are many different types of accidents that happen to construction workers. Approximately 66% of construction employees work on scaffolds on a regular basis. If you have been the victim of an accident you should consult one of our ladder accident attorneys to discuss your options.

These accidents are very common and unfortunately, usually result in terrible injuries and many times death. If you or someone you know has fallen from a scaffold, lift or ladder that was defective, not properly installed, or was generally unsafe please contact us now. Even if you are not sure why you fell from a scaffold, you may still have a case. New York Labor Law Section 240 holds the company that built the scaffold and the owner of the building being worked on completely liable for accidents if they fail to properly build and maintain scaffold or fail to provide the proper safety equipment. According to OSHA regulations, each scaffold must be capable of supporting its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load. Please contact us now to speak with one of our experienced scaffold and ladder accident attorneys.

Of course these arenot the only types of accident that can happen on a construction site. Due to the heavy machinery used on construction sites and to the very dangerous conditions that construction workers are subjected to every day, accidents inevitably and are very common. If you have been hurt in any way on a construction site, contact us now and one of our experienced construction accident attorneys will be able to work with you to help determine if you have a case.

We have lots of experience trying these cases, and we will work hard to get you the results you deserve. Our scaffold, ladder and construction accident attorneys will guide you through the process of getting your case started. We will make sure that we explain the process to you and will work with you to answer any questions you may have. Our construction accident attorneys are highly qualified and experienced. But don’t take us at our word, read about our construction accident attorneys or contact us now to schedule a time to come in and meet with one of our scaffold accident attorneys.

Representative Cases

$26.2 million verdict in an automobile accident case for the death of a husband and father of three children and for serious injuries suffered by his wife.

$21 Million verdict for three children who suffered lead poisoning due to the presence of lead - based paint in their Bronx apartment.

$19.6 Million Dollars verdict in a medical malpractice action where a surgeon failed to properly monitor a female patient following gynecological surgery, resulting in brain damage and visual impairment.

$11 million settlement against a New York City hospital and obstetrician for failing to properly manage the pre-natal, birth and neonatal periods, resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy; immediately following his birth, the infant involved in this case developed hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which was not timely diagnosed nor treated, causing bleeding in his brain with seizures, brain damage and cerebral palsy.

$6.6 Million Dollar verdict in the Court of Claims for a student at Brooklyn College who sustained 2nd and 3rd degree thermal burns over 22% of his body when the clothing he was wearing caught fire while he was using a welding torch during a independent study class.

$4.4 million Dollar settlement for a 32 year old male whose leg was amputated below the knee after being run over by a forklift.

$3.125 Million Dollar settlement against a New York City hospital for failing to properly monitor a 5 month old baby who was being treated for burns sustained from excessively hot water in his apartment; due to the failure to monitor his condition, the baby became dehydrated and suffered multiple organ failure; he now has a very limited life expectancy.

$2.9 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, New York County for a 27 year old male worker who was injured while working on a defective elevator, resulting in a crush injury to his heel.

$2.6 million settlement with an anticipated total payment of more than $3.75 million in a car accident lawsuit for a young woman who suffered a broken leg and required surgery

$2.5 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice action for a 25 year old male whose leg was amputated above the knee when his doctor failed to timely diagnose post-operative complications after undergoing calf implant surgery.

$2.5 Million Dollar settlement reached during the trial of a medical malpractice case in Supreme Court, Rockland County for a male who suffered a fracture of his cribriform plate, a bone located in the head just below the brain, due to an improperly performed deviated nasal septum surgery.

$2.26 Million verdict in Supreme Court, Bronx County in a lawsuit for a construction worker who fell off a scaffold and suffered a broken right leg and right elbow with surgery.

$2.2 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for a child who suffered brain damage due to the hospital's failure to timely diagnose and treat the infant's medical condition.

$2.0 Million Dollar settlement for a medical technician who was accidentally stuck by an improperly disposed of needle that had previously been used on an HIV positive patient; although this medical technician never developed the HIV virus, he suffered an allergic reaction called Stevens Johnson Syndrome to the medication he was required to take to prevent the development of the HIV/AIDS virus ultimately causing him to become legally blind.

$2.0 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, Kings County for a 28 year old female who was injured as a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle accident resulting in brain damage and multiple facial lacerations.

$1.975 Million Dollar settlement for two children who sustained lead poisoning in a City apartment.

$1.9 Million Dollar settlement for the wrongful death of a 9 year old girl who received a blood transfusion in 1984 which was contaminated with the HIV virus-before blood testing for the HIV virus became available.

$1.85 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for the failure to timely diagnose breast cancer.

$1.2 Million Dollar verdict in an automobile accident for a pedestrian crossing a major roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle.

$810,000 settlement for 8 year old boy who fell out of a 3rd floor window. No window guards were installed as required by law.

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