Construction Accidents
Typically, the gravity-related hazard involves a worker that falls from a height or construction materials that fall from above upon a worker. A construction worker injured as a result of a gravity-related hazard need not prove fault to recover compensation. All that must be shown is that an injury resulted from the gravity-related hazard. Under these circumstances, liability of the defendant - typically the property owner or a contractor hired by the owner - is absolute. This means that the injured worker is entitled to compensation, irrespective of whether the defendant was at fault.
Upon being retained, our team of investigators immediately identifies the property’s owner, the contractors involved, and all sources of insurance. We obtain photographs and witness interviews. We obtain and analyze documents detailing the construction work. With each step, we keep you informed. As experienced lawyers, we make sense of the complex evidence and build a winning case. In construction cases, we leave no stone unturned, no lead unpursued, and no right unenforced.
Our Law firm understands and respects workers who build. We work with clients just like you in construction and demolition of buildings, bridges, roadways and other structures. Hard working men and women, like you are often exposed to dangers and hazards on the job causing injuries and death.
Those who work under hazardous conditions depend on others for safety. Too frequently money outweighs safety on the jobsite. When this happens you may suffer serious injury or death. The law provides special rights and protection to you when building and working in construction.
If you have been injured in a construction site accident, such as a fall from a ladder or scaffold or been hit by falling construction debris, your rights are protected under New York law.
Under the law, workers injured in construction site accidents may bring a lawsuit - even if he or she is not a citizen of the United States. This includes accidents on both large and small construction projects. While you may not sue your employer for this type of accident, you may be able to sue the owner of the property and/or the general and sub-contractors for the project.
In addition, an injured worker does not have to have a written employment contract to prove that he or she was employed at the site. To bring this type of claim, it is only necessary for the injured worker to have been hired to do construction, demolition, alteration and/or major repair work at the location where the accident occurred.
Don’t be afraid, we are with you all the way — standing by you to make sure your rights are protected.
