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November 5, 2013
Tunnel Worker Injuries and Filing Legal Claims
Unfortunately, the men and women who work for Laborers’ Local 147, also known as the New York City Sandhogs, are all too often put in...
October 25, 2013
H&R Represented and Obtained a $3,475M Settlement for Carpenter
A 35-year-old union affiliated carpenter (Plaintiff) was working on a construction site at Brooklyn Borough Hall when he fell off of a temporary roof, plummeting...
October 22, 2013
Contractors ask for New York law revision
The General Contractors Association (GCA) of New York has asked Albany government officials to craft legislation that would incorporate comparative negligence standards in the assessment...
October 22, 2013
Hach & Rose Secures $275,000 Settlement for Man Hit by Bus
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, close to 11% of all car accidents involve a hit and run driver. Hach & Rose is...
October 14, 2013
$2,000,000 Settlement for an Engineer who Fell from a Ladder while Repairing a Garage Door
While the Plaintiff, a 47-year-old operating engineer and a union member, was standing on a ladder and repairing a garage door, the ladder shifted, causing the...
October 9, 2013
Hach & Rose, LLP Represented A Worker To Win a $2.1M Settlement
The Plaintiff was repairing a door located in the school’s basement. The door was 10 feet above the basement floor and accessible via a metal...
October 8, 2013
$2,000,000 for a Construction Site Worker Hit By a Pipe
A worker, who is a union-affiliated sheet-metal specialist, who worked at a construction site installing ventilation ducts had a 6-pound metal elbow joint from a...
October 4, 2013
Injured Plaintiff Awarded $13 Million for Injuries Sustained After Fall off Ladder
, achieved a $13 million verdict on behalf of a 56-year-old engineer’s assistant and his wife. Our firm successfully contended that the plaintiff’s employer violated...
October 1, 2013
Favorable Jury Verdict for Road Construction Accident
Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by one of the defendants. The driver was changing lanes and the car struck the rear end...
September 25, 2013
$800,000 for Injured Construction Worker who Fell Off a Ladder
A construction worker was working at a basement extension project. The worker fell from a 6-foot-tall ladder mounted on top of a scaffold, landing on...
September 23, 2013
Filing Deadlines for Bringing A Claim Against Municipalities and Public Authorities
It’s almost common knowledge that if you or a loved one has been seriously injured by a municipality or public authority, you may be able...
September 18, 2013
$275,000 for Heavy Equipment Operator Injured by Hit and Run Accident
The plaintiff is a heavy equipment operator in his early 60s. The plaintiff was struck by a motor vehicle while he was loading a flatbed....