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New York Scaffolding Accident Attorneys
Our New York scaffolding injury lawyers have extensive experience in all types of construction site accidents. We handle a variety of construction accident cases, including elevator and scaffold accidents, which involve injuries such as spinal cord and back injuries, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, traumatic brain injuries, paraplegia, quadriplegia and paralysis.
Every year many workers are killed or seriously injured while working on scaffolding. Falling from scaffolding, in particular, has a very high potential of causing very serious injury, or death. It is precisely this type of scaffolding accident that injured one of our clients; Construction lawyer Phillip Russotti obtained an $18 million verdict after a worker fell from defective scaffolding, causing severe and permanent injuries. Cases such as this occur even though many state and federal regulations, as well as industry standards, require owners, general contractors and sub-contractors to implement a wide variety of safety measures.
Although workers' compensation benefits aide employees while injured on the job, they are usually not sufficient to fully compensate injured workers for all damages sustained as a result of their work-related accident.
Under New York State Law, employees cannot sue their employers for damages sustained as a result of a work-related accident. In order to receive reasonable compensation for their injuries, workers must commence lawsuits against parties other than their employer, such as property owners, general contractors, sub-contractors, architects, and equipment manufactures who may be held responsible when a construction site accident occurs. In addition to workers' compensation benefits, additional damages that can be recovered in these lawsuits include pain and suffering, additional wage loss benefits, additional medical benefits and loss of services for the spouse.
If you or a loved one have been involved in a scaffolding accident, the New York construction accident injury attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro, L.L.P., would like to meet with you. Please call our office at 212-986-7353 to set up an appointment to discuss your case.
Scaffolding Accident Verdicts & Settlements:
- On the Job Injury:
Scaffolding Accident
$2.2 Million Settlement
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Man Killed in Fall From Scaffolding
$1.3 Million Settlement
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Scaffolding Accident
$1,200,000 Settlement
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Worker Falls from Scaffold
$350,000 Settlement
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Scaffolding Accident
$300,000 Settlement
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