Construction Site Accidents

$200,000
Settlement for operating engineer who was injured when an improperly secured motor fell while being hoisted.
$575,000
Settlement for operating engineer who fell from ladder while performing a repair.
$750,000
Settlement obtained for a union construction worker injured on the job due to improperly secured floor covering.
$1,625,000
Settlement obtained for a union carpenter just prior to trial in which the client stepped off a ladder and tripped on debris left by another contractor. The client has since moved out of state and is working in another field.
$2,500,000
Settlement for a Union Laborer who injured his neck in an accident on a construction site. He was struck by an unsecured board that fell from a scaffold.
$2,500,000
Settlement for a union worker who was injured when a piece of construction debris fell from a building. Client suffered a back injury and Hach & Rose won summary judgment as to liability on behalf of the client and the case settled just prior to trial.
$3,200,000
Settlement obtained for a union carpenter who was injured in a fall at work and, as a result, sustained RSD.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

$400,000
Jury verdict for woman who was struck by automobile while crossing the street causing a knee injury.
$980,000
Arbitration award obtained for a husband and wife who were injured in an automobile accident.
$2,200,000
Jury verdict obtained for a union member who suffered a back injury following an automobile accident. This case was remarkable because the client had a 4 year gap in medical treatment.
$2,300,000
Jury verdict obtained for a pedestrian who was struck by a New York City Transit Authority bus.
$2,500,000
Settlement for union worker who was killed while being driven in a car from a company parking lot.
$8,000,000
Jury verdict obtained for the daughter of a union member who was involved in a motorcycle accident as a passenger. She sustained serious fractures of her hip and leg resulting in open reduction with internal fixation. This was a very difficult liability case, in that the motorcycle was traveling behind a vehicle that stopped short and the driver of an oncoming vehicle swerved into the small space existing between the stopped vehicle and the double yellow line at the moment just prior to impact.

Premises Liability

$1,450,000
Jury verdict obtained for a 60 year old, self employed woman who slipped and fell on water in a cafeteria while at a conference. The award was for past and future pain and suffering, as well as a loss of consortium claim for the woman’s husband.
$500,000
Settlement obtained for a 61 year old woman who injured her knee when she fell in a Brooklyn Shopping Center. The fall resulted when a man backed into her while trying to catch a stuffed animal being thrown during an event. The mall was negligent for failing to adhere to standard crowd control practices.