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The construction industry employs millions of people in the United States, and construction projects are underway in virtually every corner of the nation. It comes as no surprise that the construction industry has a great number of worker injuries and lawsuits.

Construction accidents can be caused by individual or industrial factors. Many workers fail to follow safety procedures or are forced to work within unsafe working conditions. Heavy equipment can fail or be misused, and workers who fail to use required safety equipment are at risk of being injured.

Controlling working conditions on a construction site can be difficult. Since by nature, a construction site is constantly changing, uncontrollable factors, such as weather, improperly operating machines, or the unsafe practices of co-workers can cause injuries or accidents that lead to legal action. Some of the most common injuries on construction sites are falls, explosions, or breathing problems caused by dust, asbestos, or other environmental factors.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act, which falls under the controls of the government agency OSHA, has created safety regulations that assist with job safety. These regulations are designed to prevent construction site accidents. If a worker can show that an OSHA regulation was violated on the site, leading to injury, he or she may be eligible for significant damages. The party “at fault” could be the property owner, the company owner, or the equipment manufacturer. When violations of regulations can be shown in court, workers are usually awarded damages. Courts will weigh each case individually to determine who is liable for the injuries sustained.

Qualified construction accident attorneys will provide a comprehensive analysis for your construction company’s liability requirements to ensure your protection. You will need assistance to understand liability insurance companies and their policies, help you to interpret safety regulations, meet inspection requirements and put into practice valuable job safety programs. You will also need representation in any litigation and contractor liability disputes that can tie up your company for years and cause havoc on your business.

If an accident does occur on your jobsite, a qualified accident litigation lawyer will thoroughly investigate the accident to determine who is actually at fault.

Construction contractors and subcontractors can be very much exposed to construction litigation. Your bid or contract is open to legal liability if the contractor or subcontractor delivers late or defective product. In many development projects, contractors have hired subcontractors who did not perform the work as they promised. Attorneys who specialize in construction accident litigation can represent you against any claims made against your company for work defect or delays. They should also be able to help resolve any contract disputes between you and your clients or subcontractors.

Shoulder injury results in $2 million settlement

Our client was injured on a local San Diego freeway when a tow truck company failed to lower the lift on a forklift that was being towed. The top of the forklift struck a bridge under construction causing part of the forklift to go through our client’s windshield, injuring our client’s shoulder. We obtained a settlement for our client of $2,000,000.

The Law Offices of Donald D. Hiney is a personal injury law firm in San Diego. Recovering compensation for victims of serious accidents is our primary focus. Our personal injury attorneys in San Diego operate to see our clients attain the maximum benefit from their verdicts and settlements.

Donald D Hiney, A.P.C.

110 West C Street

Suite 1201

San Diego, California 92101

1-866-942-7350

Call today to speak with our San Diego personal injury lawyers

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the construction industry has one of the highest accident rates in the United States. One in 10 workers is injured on the job annually, often with devastating consequences.

Suffering an injury due to negligence or if someone did not take appropriate care to protect construction employees, which is often legally mandated, can have catastrophic results.

If a construction accident does occur, an experienced construction accident attorney should have the knowledge and resources to investigate construction and other workplace accidents in order to determine if there was failure to:

• Follow safety measures
• Warn workers of hazards
• Properly maintain equipment
• Supervise dangerous activities
• Assure others on site act safely
• Additional workplace neglect

To obtain a full recovery for a client, construction accident lawyers should investigate all potentially liable parties, including:

• Employers
• Construction companies
• Property owners
• Equipment manufacturers
• Sub-contractors
• Other construction professionals

Even if an employee is covered by workers compensation, a third party may be liable for resulting injuries and the injured party is entitled to pursue a financial award.

As the New York times reports, construction accidents are growing at an alarming rate. Fatalities are rising as a result. These occurrences are documented in a New York Times article.

Ladders, Scaffolds, and Falls from Heights

Cases involving falls from heights frequently result in terrible injuries. All of the cases listed below resulted in million dollar plus recoveries for injured construction workers.

Bricklayer suffers in injury in fall at construction site

A bricklayer building an elevator shaft fell down a shaft way during construction of a new residential apartment building in Manhattan. He suffered injuries to his head, back, hip and ribs. The defendant general contractor and building owner each denied responsibility and legal liability for the accident. During the course of the lawsuit, a New York City construction accident attorney won judgment for the injured worker against both the owner and general contractor for violation of the New York State Labor Law, which the defendants appealed. The appeal was won. The plaintiff recovered $2.45 million.

Construction Injury

Progression of iron worker’s injury compensable after fall

Plaintiff iron worker fractured his foot in a fall at a construction site. Although the plaintiff was able to return to his former employment in construction within seven months following the accident, a construction law firm in New York City argued that arthritis from the injury would progress and prevent the plaintiff from continuing as a construction worker within five to ten years, thereby requiring the plaintiff to take a lower paying job in the future. The alleged future lost wages resulted in a $1.3 million monetary recovery for the plaintiff.

Scaffolding Accident

Recovery for emotional difficulties and loss of sense of smell and taste

A carpenter had fallen six-feet from scaffolding, striking his head on the floor. Although diagnostic tests, including an MRI, did not show a brain injury, the plaintiff’s family noticed a change in his behavior and he complained of emotional difficulties and a loss of sense of smell and taste. As such injuries are difficult to prove, attorneys arranged for the plaintiff to undergo extensive testing at the world renown University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center. Many tests were administered over the course of two days, and were so extensive that any fraud or faking of symptoms would be revealed. The tests proved that the plaintiff’s symptoms were real, which added credence to the claims of emotional difficulties, resulting in a $1.2 million recovery for the plaintiff.

Ladder Fall Injury

Electrician should have been provided scaffold in windy conditions

An electrician fell from a six foot A-frame ladder while working outdoors, suffering multiple fractures to his leg with complications. His case settled for a very large monetary recovery after the attorney obtained weather records proving that there were high winds at the time of the accident. He argued that, as the plaintiff could not hold on to the ladder while working with his hands, a scaffold should have been provided instead of merely a ladder.

These case were won by the Law Office of John O’Gara who practices New York City construction law. His law firm is located at 270 Madison Avenue, Suite 1400, New York, New York; Toll Free: 877-852-1268

Los Angeles construction law attorneys Hamrick & Evans, LLP have provided the highest level of quality and personalized legal services to clients in California, Nevada and Colorado for more than 20 years. Our client base includes both private individuals and members of both international and domestic insurance, entertainment, and business communities. Our attorneys have extensive experience and sweeping insurance, litigation and transactional resources which make providing personalized professional legal services of the highest caliber easy to accomplish.

Our Los Angeles construction law attorneys lawyers practice in these areas:

• Civil litigation and construction defect
• Business, corporate and transactional
• Entertainment and intellectual property
• Insurance
• Environmental law
• Equipment lease and finance

Please visit the Practice Areas page of our website for a more complete description of our areas of legal practice.

Hamrick & Evans, LLP
Ph. 818.763.5292
Fx. 818.763.2308
111 Universal Hollywood Drive
22nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 91608

Being injured due to someone else’s negligence can leave you in pain, out of work and unsure how to proceed. Before you agree to a settlement, however, you should consult a qualified personal injury attorney.

When you purchase a product, it is expected that it should work and be safe. Potential hazards such as uneven staircases can cause a sudden fall. If a property owner is aware of an unsafe condition, and refuses or fails to fix it, people can get hurt. If an unsafe premise results in an injury, your accident may have been preventable. These injuries could result in broken bones, loss of time at work and financial issues. This is when it is time to consult an experienced personal injury law firm.

An attorney specializing in personal injury will help determine current and future medical costs, loss of work, etc. so a proper settlement can be agreed upon by all interested parties. While an insurance company will look out for their best interests, your attorney will.

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Charleston, West Virginia 25311
Toll-Free: 866-661-3791

The Pennsylvania construction attorneys at Laffey, Bucci & Kent have achieved numerous settlements for their clients who have occurred injuries from Pennsyvania construction injuries. They also represent client in auto accidents, wrongful death and premise liability. Some of these results include:

Automobile Accidents

• $9 million - A car crash where the motor vehicle accident resulted in a passenger suffering permanent quadriplegic injuries, resulting in a settlement in excess of $9 million.
• $4.4 million – A car crash where the motor vehicle accident resulted in two passengers being killed and another injured, after Applebee’s over served the driver of their vehicle, resulting in a settlement in excess of $4.4 million.
• $2 million - A tragic case where a man suffered serious permanent injuries when a tree fell onto his car while he was driving along a public road in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, resulting in a settlement exceeding $2 million.
• $1 million - A motor vehicle (car) accident resulting in serious personal injuries to the plaintiff, settled for $1 million.

Wrongful Death

• $2.5 million- The wrongful death by electrocution of a union electrician on the job, when electrical switchgear malfunctioned resulting in a settlement in excess of $2.5 million.
• $1.5 million - The wrongful death of a tow truck driver who died on the job when he was accidentally run over by his own tow truck, resulting in a settlement of $1.5 million.
• The wrongful death of a union carpenter who died on the job after falling through temporary decking at a local bridge resulting in a confidential, seven-figure settlement.

Premise Liability

• $2.75 million- A premises liability, slip and fall case where client suffered serious personal injuries from a fall, settled for $2.75 million.
• A horrific incident where a woman was killed after her apartment complex was demolished while she remained in the building, resulting in a confidential, six-figure settlement.

The construction law firm in Pennsylvania of Laffey, Bucci & Kent help clients receive the compensation deserved from sustained injuries.

Laffey, Bucci & Kent, LLP,Bell Atlantic Tower, 1717 Arch Street, Suite 2920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; (215) 399-9255

Personal Injury Settlements

The Pennsylvania construction lawyers at Laffey, Bucci & Kent have achieved numerous seven-figure results for their clients and families who have suffered from construction injuries in Pennsylvania. Some of these results include:

• $101 million - The collapse of a parking garage at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City that injured over 30 construction workers on the job and killed 4 men working on the project, resulting in an award of $101 million ( largest construction accident settlement in U.S. history).
• $13 million - The collapse of the Kimmel Center during its construction, resulting in a settlement exceeding $13 million.
• $13 million – A workplace accident resulting in an above the knee amputation of the plaintiff’s right leg, settled for $13 million.
• $12 million - A construction accident on the job involving union roofer who fell from a roof because there was no fall protection and suffered quadriplegia, resulting in a settlement for $12 million.
• $8.5 million- A construction accident on the job involving union roofer who was working without fall protection and fell from a roof resulting in permanent paraplegic injury, settled for $8.5 million.
• $5 million – A construction accident on the job where union laborer was killed while working on the fourth floor of a building because there was no fall protection, settled for $5 million.
• $2.5 million - An on the job injury where an union carpenter fell on a construction site and was injured because of defective fall protection equipment, resulting in a settlement exceeding $2.5 million.

The Pennsylvania construction law firm of Laffey, Bucci & Kent help clients receive the compensation deserved from sustained injuries.

Laffey, Bucci & Kent, LLP,Bell Atlantic Tower, 1717 Arch Street, Suite 2920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; (215) 399-9255

Robert L. Noa

Social Security Disability in MA, Construction Accident in MA, Workers Comp in Boston

Practice Areas

Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Workers Compensation; Legal Research; Writing Investigation; Case Commencement; Analysis; Negotiation; Mediation; Client Management; Claims Management and Advise; Trial Strategy and Preparation; Trial Practice

Robert Noa
59 Temple Place, Suite

445 Boston, MA Suffolk Co. 02111