Construction workers with job site injuries may find that the legal framework for providing workers’ compensation is much more complicated and challenging to assess than other forms of workers’ compensation. These laws are even more complicated when it comes to...
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New York Personal Injury Law Blog
Helping injured construction workers get justice
New York City construction workers are the literal backbone of the city. From digging the subway trenches to scaling the highest skyscrapers, these brave and industrious workers lay the foundations and build the framework for all of our buildings, architecture and...
Crumbling facades of New York City buildings present hazards
You've seen them all over the city — the approximately 1,400 structures draped in steel-and-wood sidewalk sheds due to the significant safety threat that their crumbling facades present -- a serious safety threat. Their structural problems include broken terra...
Injured in an accident? Don’t let your claim be denied
Driving in New York City can be sheer madness. That's one of the reasons that we have so many options for public transit. But for many residents, driving is a necessity.If you drive regularly in the Big Apple, there is a chance that one day you will be involved in a...
3 injured in Brooklyn scaffolding collapse
When winter winds come gusting, those perched precariously on scaffolding above New York City streets face significant danger. That proved all too true last month for three Brooklyn construction workers who were injured when their scaffolding collapsed in winds that...
Injured in a slip-and-fall? Call us today
You go to visit a friend in their Manhattan loft apartment. As you walk toward the elevator, your foot slips in some pooled liquid on the floor. As you go down, you hear a pop. Then, shooting pain engulfs your right leg. You've torn your ACL.Now you are faced with...
Personal injury attorneys can make filing claims easier
After you have been injured in a car accident here in New York City, you may be tempted to try to manage your personal injury claim on your own. If your injuries are very minor, it might be doable.However, in most cases, you will not get as much out of a claim as an...
Are you at risk for a scaffolding injury?
Anyone who has ever walked the streets of Manhattan has surely seen them — the nimble-footed construction workers working high above the ground perched precariously on scaffolding extending up many stories from the ground level.Scaffold-builders and workers face...
Lead paint problems plague city’s Housing Authority
The beleaguered New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) remains out of compliance with its duties to inspect and remove the lead paint from housing units, the watchdog for the federal agency reported earlier this week.On Wednesday, the monitor issued a third report...
Crane operators face many risks and dangers
The construction industry is inherently a dangerous environment to ply one's trade. But one of the most dangerous jobs of all is to be a crane operator on a building site. New York City has certainly had its share of devastating crane accidents. The close proximity of...
