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$600,000.00: Construction Accident: 42 year old electrician was injured when a metal register vent cover collapsed from a ceiling during a school renovation project, striking worker causing a laceration above his right eye and a tear in his right shoulder requiring surgery. Under New York Labor Law §240(1) owners and general contractors are responsible to provide workers proper protection when they are faced with risks associated with elevation differentials required to perfor

$500,000.00: Construction Accident: 49 year old construction worker struck by a portion of a metal duct that fell while in the process of being installed in the ceiling during a school renovation project. Worker suffered an aggravation of prior shoulder injury, which required surgery. Under New York Labor Law §240(1) owners and general contractors are responsible to provide workers proper protection when they are faced with risks associated with elevation differentials require

With the warm weather approaching, outdoor construction and building will start up again in New York. This increase in construction will cause a rise in the number of people being injured on the job. Many of these injuries are due to the negligence of land owners and general contractors. Unsafe work conditions due to lack of safety equipment, safety devices, harnesses, proper ladder and scaffolds are all a major cause of the increase in injuries in New York. In order to decr

Thousands of people are injured every year due to the negligence of property owners after a snow storm. Injuries can vary from back injuries, neck injuries and fractures. Often after a fall, one may be faced with mounting medical bills, lost earnings due to lost time from work and a host of other problems. An owner of property in New York has a reasonable period of time after the end of a storm to clear the snow and ice that has accumulated. Reasonable measures must be taken

New York Workers' Compensation is a "No-Fault" insurance Law that was established by the New York Legislature to protect employees who suffer personal injury arising out of and in the course of employment. Workers Compensation benefits may be available to workers who have suffered virtually any type of injury including diagnosis with any type of disease. The only requirement is that the injuries must have occurred or the illness must have been caused at work, or while the worke