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.
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.
*These results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
