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One Employer, Two Employers, Three Employers, Four… With Multiple Employers, Who’s Responsible for Construction Accidents?
It’s the norm for construction sites to have many employers and employees working on the job simultaneously. With all the people, tools, and equipment moving around, there’s often confusion about workplace safety regulations and responsibility for construction accidents and injuries. This blog post is aimed at lending some clarity to construction accident liability when… Read More »
$5.85 Million for Worker Injured by Faulty Staircase
A man injured on a New York construction site has recently been awarded a $5.8 million settlement after on-the-job injuries left him unable to work. Read on to learn about the case, and contact a seasoned Manhattan construction injury attorney for more information if you’ve been hurt on the job. Weak step causes eight-foot… Read More »
Contractor Pleads Guilty in Charges Connected to Scaffold Fall Death
The subcontractor responsible for the 2017 death of a construction worker on a Manhattan job site has pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges. Read on to learn about the case, and contact a seasoned New York construction accident lawyer if you’ve been hurt on the job in Manhattan. Building code-violating request results in death of… Read More »
City Avoids Liability to Injured Children when Victims Cannot Prove that the City Owed a Duty
Successful lawsuits based on negligence require that victims prove three essential elements: a duty, a breach of duty, and an injury. This is, of course, a highly simplified summary of how plaintiffs prove liability, with each of these factors having additional sub-elements, but without proving one of these factors, a claim won’t survive. Each… Read More »
New York Comes in Near the Bottom of Nationwide Hospital Safety Ratings
If you need to have a surgical procedure or undergo lengthy treatment for a serious illness, you want to feel confident that the hospital you choose will provide safe and effective treatment. Many prospective patients look at objective third-party ratings of hospitals to find out whether the facility they plan to use has a… Read More »
Understanding New York Labor Laws 240 and 241
A New York construction worker recently won the liability portion of his lawsuit after being injured at a construction site. New York has several special protections for construction workers that allow employees to recover for injuries that occur on the job, including New York Labor Law § 240. Section 240 requires contractors to install… Read More »
Accident on Manhattan Building Site Leaves Security Guard Fatally Injured
A recent accident has led to a halt on construction of what is intended to be the second-tallest skyscraper in the country. Read on to learn more about the incident, and contact a seasoned New York construction accident lawyer with any additional questions. Falling glass injures security guard and worker The fatal accident occurred… Read More »
Court Refuses to Dismiss Claim of Man Injured while Escaping Stopped Elevator
A claim recently before the Supreme Court of Westchester County forced the court to determine whether a man injured while escaping from a stopped elevator acted reasonably by getting out of the elevator instead of waiting for help to arrive. Read on to learn about the case of Senior v. Elevator Refurbishing Corp., and… Read More »
Claims of Man Injured in Elevator Shaft Fall Move Forward
A New York man’s claims based on injuries he suffered on the job at a Manhattan construction site will now move forward toward trial after defendants’ motions to have his claims dismissed were denied by the court. The injury victim, who also filed a motion to have liability determined ahead of trial in his… Read More »
Claim against Physician’s Assistant Based on Botched Spinal Surgery Dismissed
Doctors aren’t the only medical professionals who can face malpractice claims based on poorly-executed medical care or procedures. Nurses, physician’s assistants, and other hospital staff are also held to a legal standard of providing patient care that meets the standard for medical care in their field, and they may be financially liable when that… Read More »