Construction Accident Injury Attorney
New York Construction Accident Lawyer
Construction is an enormous industry in the United States of America and particularly in the New York City area. Construction ranks third out of all industries for deaths due to injuries or accidents
- Scaffolding collapses, Falls from scaffolds
- Worker falls from a height / elevated platform / falls from ladders
- Falling object or construction debris hitting worker
- Accidents with construction equipment or machinery: Forklift and or Crane Accidents
- Car Accidents with construction vehicles
- Hoisting Accidents
Under New York law, an employee cannot sue his or her employer for on the job accidents because the sole remedy is to pursue a Worker's Compensation claim. Worker's Compensation is a form of insurance which pays for lost earnings and medical expenses as well as other benefits. The worker can sue third parties or other entities that were responsible for his or her accident. A New York personal injury lawyer experienced in construction accidents is vital.
General Contractors, architects, manufacturers and landlords can be sued for accidents and injuries or wrongful deaths at the construction site. New York Labor Law 240(1) and 241(6) are the most common construction accident statutes employed in such lawsuits. New York laws protect the worker and in many cases impose absolute liability on the general contractor and or landlord.
Our firm recently won a jury verdict in a falling object construction site accident at the Yankee station subway station obtaining $2,800,000 in April 2007. Before that, we obtained $4,000,000 for a crane accident case in Brooklyn. It is important to realize that a construction accident is a life shattering event not only to the injured individual but also to his entire family since construction workers are often the sole breadwinners for their families. We work with construction safety engineers and experts to prove the safety violations be it Labor Law violations or OSHA violations. We also retain economists and life care planners and or vocational rehabilitation experts familiar with the construction industry in order to obtain maximum damages at trial.
If you or a loved one has been injured at a work site, contact the attorneys at Frekhtman & Associates, New York's construction accident lawyers, at (866) ATTY – LAW.
We provide construction accidents legal consultation absolutely free. You can contact us at our new york offices given below
Free Consultation with a New York Construction Accident Lawyer
at 1-866-ATTY-LAW (866-288-9529)
New York (718) 331-7700
