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New York City Construction Accident Lawyers

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Construction Accident cases in New York City

New York City is where Labor Law § 240(1) does its heaviest work: high-rise construction, façade operations under Local Law 11, hoisting, demolition and interior fit-outs. Sites are layered with owners, construction managers, general contractors and dozens of subcontractors, and the Department of Buildings violation history for a site is frequently the first thing that tells you what went wrong.

Where the project is publicly owned, a Notice of Claim within 90 days may apply on top of the Labor Law claim.

What the law requires

New York gives construction workers protections no other worker has.
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    Labor Law § 240(1) —

    the Scaffold Law — imposes absolute liability on owners and general contractors for elevation-related injuries: falls from scaffolds, ladders and platforms, and objects that fall from above. Comparative fault does not reduce that recovery.

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    Labor Law § 241(6) requires a violation of a specific Industrial Code provision, and pleading it generally rather than specifically is one of the most common ways these cases are lost. Both claims sit on top of workers' compensation, which pays treatment and part of your wages but nothing for pain and suffering.

Verdicts and settlements

Recoveries obtained by this firm

  • $3,090,000

    For a construction worker that fell from a mobile crane platform and sustained a pilon fracture.

  • $1,000,000

    For a rebar latherer who was carrying rebar across an open worksite when he slipped and fell on an oily surface causing injury to his shoulder and bicep.

  • $800,000

    For a construction worker that was working on a scaffold that collapsed causing him to fracture his ankle which required surgery.

All results

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different, and the result in any case depends on its own facts.

Why clients call us

What you get from this firm

  • A partner works on your case directly — you are not handed to an associate
  • A firm that has handled construction accident cases in New York City since 1957
  • Free consultation, and you pay nothing unless we win
  • Home and hospital visits if you cannot travel
  • Cases handled in English and Spanish
  • Open 24 hours — call when it happens, not when the office opens

Questions about construction accident cases in New York City

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Which court would my case be in?
A city case is filed in the Supreme Court of the county where it arose — Queens in Jamaica, Kings at 360 Adams Street, Bronx at 851 Grand Concourse, New York County at 60 Centre Street, Richmond in St. George. If the defendant is the City, the MTA, the Transit Authority, NYCHA or a public hospital, a Notice of Claim is due within 90 days.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front. The consultation is free and the fee comes out of the recovery. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney fee.
How soon should I call?
As soon as you can. Deadlines aside, the evidence in these cases has a short life — camera footage is overwritten, vehicles are repaired, sites are cleaned up and records age out. Early work is what makes the difference.

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