Topic
Construction Accident
91 published works
Personal Injury Law Journal
Stark & Stark Attorney Obtains $2.3 Million in Two Construction Accident Settlements
Stark & Stark attorney, Bryan M. Roberts, obtained a $1.3 Million settlement for a surveyor who was injured in a roadway construction site on Interstate 287 in Somerset County when…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Construction Site Accident Verdict Reinstated
On September 23, 2005, Rafael Lopez was employed as a journeyman laborer for the general contractor at a construction project in Brooklyn owned by the City of New York. He…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Construction Worker’s Back Injury Pain and Suffering Award Affirmed on Appeal
On December 4, 2007, Greg Leszczynski was employed as part of a construction crew digging trenches and installing sewer lines in Grahamsville, New York. He was standing in a trench…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Court Orders Substantial Increase in Pain and Suffering Damages for Construction Project Manager’s Ankle Injury
On March 2, 2009, Mark Grinberg was a project manager for URS Corporation working at a construction site when he slipped and fell on a piece of plywood that was…
Best Practices Construction Law
Accidents At Construction Sites: What To Do?
Have you read about the gas explosion at JJ's Restaurant in Kansas City last night? Early indications are that a contractor doing underground work struck a natural gas line. Today's…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Appeals Court Affirms $3,166,667 Pain and Suffering Verdict for Leg and Other Injuries Sustained by Electrician who Fell from Ladder
On July 21, 2000, Daniel Hernandez was working on a defective lighting fixture at a Great Neck construction site when he fell from a ladder and broke his leg. He…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Appellate Court Affirms Minimal Award to Construction Worker
On May 4, 2004, John Mescall, a 42 year old construction worker, was standing on top of a building's exterior canopy when a crane dropped a 25 by 25 foot…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Defendant’s Own Evidence Leads to Reversal in Legal Malpractice Case
Plaintiff hires defendant attorney to represent plaintiff when he is sued. The underlying case seems to be a construction accident matter. Did plaintiff lose the case because defendant failed to…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Appeals Court Orders $3,900,000 Increase in Jury Verdict for Construction Worker’s Pain and Suffering in Brain and Back Injury Case
Jorge Angamarca was 32 years old on October 23, 2003, working as a carpenter on the roof of a residential townhouse under construction in Brooklyn. He fell two stories through…
New York Injury Cases Blog
$5,500,000 Pain and Suffering Award Upheld for Worker in Construction Site Accident
On August 13, 2006, George Nunez was working as part of a New York City Transit Authority crew replacing subway tracks in Brooklyn. A walkway suddenly collapsed and he fell…