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Top 2012 Construction Accident Verdict in State of New York

Jury verdict obtained on behalf of an injured union painter who fell from a ladder and sustained a traumatic brain injury.

Jury verdict for a worker who suffered severe neck injury, as a result of a negligently installed door-closer by construction companies that had been hired to build a new wing of a hospital.

Settlement on behalf of severely injured construction worker when the sidewalk bridge he was standing on collapsed

Jury verdict for passenger on motorcycle involved in collision with car

Recovery for a construction worker who fell through a hole in the roof.

Jury verdict for a phlebotomist diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) as a result of striking her knee.

Settlement plus lifetime Workers’ Compensation benefits. Total value $12,000,000. Produce store worker crushed by produce that fell from defective pallet.

Settlement for porter of apartment building repairing a light fixture from a defective ladder.

Settlement for two children of a couple killed in an air crash.

Settlement for person with traumatic brain injury on defective premises.

Judicial decision in favor of an electrical contractor and his wife as a result of a fall through a hole during a construction project.

Settlement – Teenage boy killed due to defective cement truck chute in front of other family members.

Verdict for warehouse worker injured by defective forklift.

Settlement for medical malpractice.

For a construction supervisor who fell from a makeshift ladder injuring his back.

Settlement for a teen who drowned in a motel pool.

Settlement for demolition worker injured by falling debris.

For a stonemason who was injured when another worker threw a piece of sheetrock out a window striking him on the ground below.

For a carpenter who was injured after falling from a temporary roof.

Settlement for construction worker due to falling object.

Settlement for an operating engineer who was injured after he fell through an unsecured wooden platform.

Settlement secured for a Union Worker in a Slip and Fall Accident

For a woman who sustained RSD after she tripped and fell.

Settlement for a construction worker injured by a falling pipe.

Settlement for a roofer who fell through the roof.

settlement for worker who tripped and fell.

Settlement obtained for a carpenter who was injured in a fall at work.

For a construction worker who slipped and fell on a construction site.

Settlement for a laborer who fell down the elevator shaft.

For two people injured during a gas explosion.

For father and son injured in a gas explosion.

Recovery for electrician who was injured in the course of his employment.

For a construction worker who fell from a height.

For woman who was struck by motor vehicle during a police chase.

Settlement for a mason who fell from scaffold.

Settlement for a construction worker struck by a backhoe.

Settlement for motor vehicle occupant involved in workplace accident

Settlement for a worker who was killed while being driven in a car from a company parking lot.

For an elevator inspector who was injured by faulty equipment.

Settlement amount obtained for a member of sheet metal workers local who was injured when he slipped and fell on an unsecured board at a construction site.

Settlement for a laborer who injured his neck in an accident on a construction site.

Settlement for a worker who was injured when a piece of construction debris fell from a building.

Settlement for a worker who fell from the elevated worksite with no safety equipment provided.

Settlement for waterproofer who fell from scaffold.

Settlement for the asbestos handler who was electrocuted.

Jury verdict obtained for a pedestrian who was struck by a New York City Transit Authority bus.

For the family of an operating engineer that was killed in the course of his employment.

For a union laborer who tripped and fell due to construction debris.

Trip and fall injury resulting in RSD and the implantation of a spinal cord stimulator.

For an operating engineer who tripped and fell on construction debris left behind by a contractor.

Settlement for client in car accident

Settlement obtained for an engineer who was injured in a motor vehicle accident.

Settlement for laborer who tripped on a defective condition on construction site

Jury verdict obtained for a man who suffered a back injury following an automobile accident.

Jury verdict for union member involved in a car accident

settlement for laborer struck by a Bobcat on a construction site

Settlement for a worker, plaintiff fell to the basement floor

For a school fireman who was injured when he fell from a poorly constructed permanent ladder.

Obtained for a construction worker who was struck by a Bobcat operated by a co-worker.

Settlement for siding installer who fell from scaffold.

Settlement for an operating engineer who was injured after he fell from a ladder while repairing a garage door.

For an HVAC worker injured during a fall from a forklift.

For a family injured in an automobile accident.

Settlement for a homeless man hit by a police car.

Settlement for union carpenter struck by falling equipment.

Settlement for a guest injured in a diving accident at motel’s lake.

Settlement obtained (co-counsel) for an engineer that suffered from lung cancer due to his work in and around asbestos. He is currently retired and is in complete remission. His case is remarkable because it was rejected by a major New York asbestos law firm.

Settlement for a construction worker struck by vehicle due to lack of barricade.

Trip and fall in apartment building due to dilapidated staircase.

Settlement for motorcycle driver in collision with car door

For an operating engineer who was injured in a motorcycle accident.

Settlement obtained for a carpenter just prior to trial in which the client stepped off a ladder and tripped on debris.

For a trip and fall on a misleveled elevator.

Settlement for school operating engineer who suffered severe burns because of a leaking sump pump.

For a man who suffered a back injury when he was struck by a motor vehicle.

For a pedestrian struck by a garbage truck.

Jury verdict obtained for a 60-year-old, self-employed woman who slipped and fell on water in a cafeteria while at a conference.

Settlement for a man injured in an accident with a municipal bus.

Jury verdict for railroad worker injured due to derailment.

Jury verdict for a master mechanic at Richmond Hill Yard injured when a shuttle wagon failed and sustained neck injury with surgery (Verdict Search Summary).

Jury verdict for master mechanic at Richmond Hill Yard injured when a shuttle wagon failed and sustained neck injury with surgery. 

Settlement for man injured in collision with tractor trailor

For a man injured in an automobile collision with a tractor-trailer whose operator was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Settlement obtained during trial for a woman injured in an automobile accident.

Arbitration award for person injured in an automobile accident.

Settlement during trial for woman involved in intersection collision

Arbitration award for a man injured in an automobile accident.

For a construction worker injured when motor vehicle jumped the curb, striking him during his lunch break.

Construction worker injured when he slipped on door laying on the ground that had pipe hidden underneath it.

Settlement obtained (co-counsel) for a union worker that suffered from lung cancer due to his work in and around asbestos. He continues to work in his job and is in complete remission.

For a cleaner who was injured when poorly stacked soda bottles toppled over and struck her when she was in the process of cleaning the cafeteria.

Settlement obtained for the family of a man who died as a result of a negligently performed gastric bypass surgery.

For a maintenance worker who fell from the top of an elevator.

Arbitration award for an injured couple involved in an automobile accident.

Arbitration award for husband and wife in automobile accident

For a woman who suffered a hip injury in a one car motor vehicle accident.

For a union construction worker injured in an automobile accident during the course of his employment.

For a victim who sustained a back and knee injury during an automobile accident.

For Amtrak electric line person who fell off a ladder

Railroad worker injured due to a faulty ladder.

Recovered from the city municipality for negligently maintained sidewalk.

Trip and fall injury resulting in RSD and the implantation of a spinal cord stimulator.

For a worker who fell due to improperly and insufficiently illuminated stairwell.

Recovery for underinsured motorist policy.

For a woman who sustained a back injury in an automobile accident.

For LIRR Car Appearance Maintainer injured as a result of a blue flag violation, train moved while climbing coach car

For a woman who was struck by a van after getting off a bus.

For a construction worker who tripped and fell on construction debris.

Construction worker who fell of a ladder

For an operating engineer injured when installing a drop ceiling.

For a construction worker who was injured by a falling object and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

For a construction worker who tripped and fell on debris during the construction of a bus depot.

For a construction worker who fell from a ladder positioned on scaffolding.

For an operating engineer who tripped and fell over debris.

For a building resident who fell from a roof due to defective wall.

For a plumber when he fell down a staircase due to an unsecured floor covering.

Mr. Sokoloff was involved in drafting the first New York State Agent Orange Complaint on behalf of Consolidated Rail Conductor, Paul Reutershaun, which led to an eventual $750,000,000 product liability settlement

Obtained for a woman who injured her back following a slip and fall accident at work.

For a bus driver injured when she tripped and fell on a misleveled elevator in the building where she worked.

For a security guard who tripped and fell due to unprotected construction work.

For a supermarket worker who was injured on a wet floor after a cleaning service mopped and failed to put any signs up.

Recovery for an operating engineer that fell from a ladder.

Recovered for a trip and fall due to faulty construction on a sidewalk.

Settlement for a pedestrian who tripped on a broken sidewalk caused by nearby construction activities.

Obtained for a man who injured by improperly closing elevator doors resulting in lumbar spine injury and the implantation of a spinal cord stimulator.

Obtained for a union member with respiratory injuries caused by exposure to dust and fumes on a construction site.

For a retail worker who was injured due to a failed sensor on an elevator door.

For construction worker who was not provided with proper respiratory equipment and suffered respiratory injuries.

Trip and fall over a metal construction plate.

Settlement amount for a New York City Transit Authority worker who injured her knee when she tripped over a metal construction plate in the roadway.

For a man injured in a train collision on his way to work.

Jury Verdict for a back injury as a result of a train crash.

Jury verdict for an engineer injured in train collision

For a man who was injured due to an unsafe indoor soccer field.

For union laborer who was injured when he stepped into an unprotected hole.

Recovery for a civil rights violation on behalf of a man tasered by police.

For a teacher injured due to faulty construction ramp at a school.

Settlement for nurse who suffered brain injury when struck by motor vehicle

For an operating engineer who was injured during an explosion in a building.

For a construction worker who fell from a ladder during a renovation project.

For an NYPD police officer involved in a motor vehicle accident.

For a woman injured in shopping mall due to negligent crowd control.

Settlement for a train crew as a result of a train derailment due to flooding in Oyster Bay, NY

Recovered for a trip and fall on a sidewalk.

For a woman who suffered a wrist injury in a motor vehicle accident.

Recovery against railroad for defective condition on property.

Recovery against railroad for defective condition on property

For a man who tripped and fell on railroad property with an arm injury.

For a woman injured in an automobile accident who had a prior injury to the same body part she injured in the accident.

For a young woman who injured her back when struck by an automobile.

For a Metro North conductor who was injured due to a derailment in Cos Cob, Connecticut

For LIRR Engineer who twisted his ankle on ballast, unsafe walkway

Settlement for a professional chauffeur who was involved in a motor vehicle accident.

Jury verdict for a woman injured in a car accident. She sustained back injury but did not report it to her doctors for nine months following the accident.

Settlement for a pedestrian struck by automobile causing shoulder injury.

For a municipal employee injured when he slipped on stairs that had just been mopped and there were no warning signs posted.

Jury verdict for an engineer as a result of a train derailment in Jamaica, Queens, NY

Settlement for a woman who tripped and fell in a restaurant.

For a garage worker struck by an elevator door in the course of his employment.

For a railroad worker who tripped and fell due to poorly lit walkway

For a machinist injured at the Stamford, Connecticut Yard Repair Shop

For Long Island Railroad conductor who fell through an unsafe gap between the train and the platform

For a machinist injured at the Stamford, Connecticut Yard Repair Shop.

For a railroad worker who tripped and fell due to poorly lit walkway.

For Long Island Railroad conductor who fell through an unsafe gap between train and platform.

For a worker who fell from an A-frame ladder while he was replacing a sensor on the back of the boiler.

For school teacher that slipped and fell during course of employment.

For Amtrak Hostler injured lumbar spine on unsafe track switch

For a heavy equipment operator who was hit by a bus in a hit and run accident.

For a General Foreman injured in shop when a Nose of a Diesel fell on him

Due to trip and fall on a defective sidewalk.

For an operating engineer injured due to failure of building to provide a safe way to enter or exit a cooling tower.

For a man injured due to an unsafe ladder at a storage facility.

For a woman who fell on the sidewalk after tripping on a metal gate.

For a man injured when he slipped and fell on a floor at a catering hall due to the failure of the hall to clean the premises.

For a man who was struck by a car while riding a scooter.

For a woman injured in an automobile accident.

For a union electrician who injured his wrist when he fell from his ladder on a construction project.

For a child who was struck by an automobile while crossing the street in the middle of a block.

For a union member injured in the course of his employment due to Labor Law violations.

For a construction worker who was injured when he tripped on a defective sidewalk on his way to work.

For an operating engineer injured at work when he fell from an unsafe ladder.

For a Machinist whose hand was caught in railroad truck changing springs

For a man injured by a construction elevator.

For a man injured on a dock that was not properly secured by the marina.

For an operating engineer injured on construction site.

For a woman injured on a defective sidewalk caused by a metal gate.

For a woman who was an assistant on a school bus injured when the bus was in an accident.

For an operating engineer who was injured when he fell down a staircase while in the course of his employment.

For a conductor suffering from reflex sympathetic dystrophy/compartmental pain syndrome injured as a result of a rough track in the LIC yard

For a woman who slipped in a school parking lot that was not cleared of snow and ice on her way to work.

For a union member injured by a defective product.

For an operating engineer who injured his knee when he tripped on a misleveled elevator.

For a woman injured due to unsafe steps at a school.

For a woman injured by an underinsured driver.

For a construction worker injured on a job site.

For a truck driver injured by an underinsured motor vehicle.

Due to a trip on a defective step.

Due to a slip and fall on ice.

For a woman injured during a home construction project.

For a utility worker injured during a road construction project.

For a man injured in an automobile accident.

For a woman injured when she tripped on a defective sidewalk.

For a woman who was injured on a sidewalk due to an unsafe construction.

For the wife of a union member who was injured.

For a woman injured when she tripped in a poorly maintained public parking lot.

For a woman injured due to a defective elevator.

For a woman injured in a motor vehicle accident.

For an operating engineer injured on construction site.

For a sheet metal worker injured when he tripped on construction debris.

For an NYTA bus driver who was injured when an airport van collided into his bus.

For a pedestrian struck by an automobile.

For a bus driver injured in an automobile accident.

For a person who slipped and fell on water in a pharmacy.

For a man injured on unsafe premises.

For a police officer injured in the course of her employment.

For a construction worker who was injured when he slipped on ice on a construction site (a violation of Labor Law Section 241(6) while in a designated walkway.

For a man injured in an automobile accident.

For a woman injured in an automobile accident.

Settlement for a railroad worker who lost hearing due to exposure to noise at the LIRR Hillside Facility violating OSHA standards