Case Examples: Construction Accidents
Defective Scaffolding - Laborer Falls - $25,100,000 Verdict
In favor of our client, a laborer, and against the building owner and contractors involved in a construction project. Our client was in the process of assisting in the dismantling of a scaffold when the scaffold began to collapse causing him to jump and to suffer serious head injuries. We proved that our client was supplied with an unsafe scaffold and that he was improperly instructed as to how to dismantle it.
Auto Accident at Construction Site - $1,500,000 Settlement
Obtained before trial for our client, a 16 year old boy, who suffered a below the knee amputation. The boy was at the side of the road attending to a disabled vehicle at night when a motor vehicle struck him. The motor vehicle operator testified that he was confused by the temporary traffic lane markings and signs resulting from the ongoing construction.
Defective Ladder - Demolition Worker Falls - $3,000,000 Settlement
Reached on the eve of Trial for our client, a construction worker, who fell from a 6-foot ladder when the ladder broke, resulting in disabling injuries to his dominant hand and arm. We claimed that the ladder had been poorly maintained causing the steps and rails to become loose and susceptible to breakage.
Worker Falls from Roof - $3,500,000 Verdict
In favor of our client, a maintenance worker, who suffered brain damage and a badly fractured elbow when he fell some 20 feet off the roof of a supermarket. At the time, he was trying to replace a large piece of roofing that had been blown off by the wind when he himself was blown off the roof by a gust of wind. We proved that the building owner's failure to furnish a safety harness to our client was in violation of New York's Labor Law.
Laborer Fell Through Hole - $3,650,000 Settlement
Reached during Trial for our client, a steamfitter who was rendered a paraplegic when he fell through a hole at a construction site which, we contended, was neither properly covered nor barricaded.
Painter Electrocuted - $2,000,000 Settlement
After a Verdict on Liability in favor of the estate of our client's husband who was electrocuted by a third rail while painting a viaduct. The proof showed that the victim had not been provided with the proper protection required for the work he was performing.
Laborer Falls from Roof - No Safety Harness - $2,000,000 Settlement
After a Liability Verdict in favor of our client, a laborer, and against the owner of a shopping center in Suffolk County. Our client fell twenty feet to the ground from the roof of a shopping center sustaining serious head and elbow injuries. We proved that he had not been provided with a required tending line and harness which would have prevented his fall.
Falling Roadway Plate Strikes Laborer - $1,500,000 Settlement
For our client, a laborer, who sustained a severe amputation injury to his foot when a roadway plate was dropped from a hoist on a construction site. We claimed that the owner of the hoist failed to have required safety devices attached to the plate and the hoist to prevent the plate from falling.
Laborer Falls From Ladder - $1,500,000 Settlement
For our client, a laborer, who fell from a ladder when he lost his balance while trying to carry a 50-pound bucket of tar to the roof of a warehouse in Suffolk County. He severely fractured his elbow when he fell approximately 30 feet to the ground. We demonstrated that the building owner was responsible for our client's injuries because it failed to provide him with a hoist to lift the heavy load.
Plumber Falls from Ladder - $1,500,000 Settlement
Reached before trial for our client, a plumber, who fell from a ladder while repairing and installing laundry equipment in the basement of a building. He suffered herniated discs of the lower back and neck regions requiring surgeries on both areas of the spine. We claimed that the ladder was defective.
Defective Hose Strikes Worker - $1,200,000 Settlement
Reached immediately before trial for our client, a construction worker, who sustained permanent loss of vision in one eye when he was struck in the eye with cement from a cement hose that we claimed was defective.
*These results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
