Topic
Construction Accident
91 published works
Greenberg & Walden, LLC Blog
What are Causes of Construction Accidents in New Jersey?
By Accel Admin
Working in construction is a hard job for many reasons. One of these being that construction sites often have many things going on, making it potentially hazardous in the event…
Bloom Legal Blog
Could There Be Criminal Charges In Hard Rock Hotel Collapse?
By Seth Bloom
Posted on Dec 10, 2019 in Criminal Defense, Local Issues In the wake of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse, civil negligence lawsuits have been filed against the builders and designers.…
Texas Commercial Litigator
Construction Project Manager not Liable for Independent Contractor Employee’s Job Injuries
By Dane Patrick
The El Paso Court of Appeals has held that the project manager of a commercial construction project was not liable for the injuries sustained by another contractor's employee. Diaz v.…
Construction Lawyer
Owner Liability for Injuries at the Construction Site
Owners that hire a general contractor to handle their construction project may assume that they have no liability for issues or injuries that occur while the General Contractor or sub-contractors…
Texas Personal Injury Law Blog
Dallas Crane Collapse Raises Several Questions
By Paul Cannon
June 12th, 2019 Sunday June 9, 2019. As heavy winds ripped through Dallas and other parts of Texas, a crane toppled and crashed into an apartment complex below leaving one…
Marler Blog
Another Seattle Area Tragic Crane Collapse
By Bill Marler
Four people were killed Saturday when part of a crane fell from the construction site of a future Google building. Investigating what caused a crane to collapse in downtown Seattle…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Construction Worker’s Judgments Affirmed on Appeal
On December 9, 2011 Juan Munoz was working for a construction company at 241 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan when he fell through the partially demolished fourth floor to the third…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Jaw Fracture Pain and Suffering Award Substantially Increased
On August 14, 2007 Remigiusz Nawrocki was working for a plumbing contractor at a construction site at 205 Huron Street in Brooklyn. While on a ladder drilling holes in a…
Central New York Injury Lawyer Blog
Syracuse NY Construction Accident Lawyer Wins Another Fall-From-Roof case
If you walk into a Syracuse, New York pub on a Friday at 5:20, and you happen upon a group of personal injury lawyers having an end-of-the-week beer, you might…
New York Appellate Law Blog
Second Department Denied Summary Judgment Pursuant to Labor Law § 240(1) Where Issues of Fact Remained as to Sole Proximate Cause
By ADeStefano
In Lorde v Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr., the plaintiff was injured when the inverted bucket that he was standing on tilted, causing him to fall. Plaintiff commenced an…