Personal Injury Law

Second Construction Crane Toppled in Two Months, One Person Killed
New York, NY: A second construction crane accident in New York City in two months is raising questions about the safety of building, and infill construction practices in city centers and highly populated areas...

Iron Worker Critically Injured After Falling 25 Feet in Construction Accident
Two more construction workers died at work this last week. This coming after the New York Times reported that thousands of construction workers gathered on April 29th to mourn the loss of 13 people who have been killed in New York construction accidents just this year...

New Construction Laws Proposed in New York City
Following a rise in construction deaths and injuries in New York City, new laws intended to protect construction workers have been proposed by the city's Building Commissioner. Construction accident injuries have rised 63 percent since 2006...

Education and Labor Hearing on Construction Safety Rules
Today the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, “Is OSHA Failing to Adequately Enforce Construction Safety Rules?” The hearing examined the recent spate of construction and crane incidents in the U...

All New York Crane Construction Halted
We reported on May 30?s fatal crane accident. Now we can confirm that New York has suspended all crane construction until June 2 and will be hiring over 20 new engineers to monitor construction sites as part of a new $93 million initiative to increase construction safety...

Mayor Bloomberg and The City Council Present New Safety Plan for Construction Sites After Unprecedented Construction Worker Deaths
The New York Times reports, that in early June, after an unprecedented number of fatal construction worker accidents, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council have unveiled a 13 point legislative package that is intended to increase oversight of building sites and increase fines for violation, while requiring registration of all key contractors...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

Firestone Tire Problems Raise Questions of Safety
Are Your Car Tires Safe?

Construction Site Accidents
Lawsuits related to accidents

Ladder Accident Injury Claims
Were you or a loved one injured in a ladder accident?

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

New York City
Seniors' Centers Found to Have Exposed Asbestos-Pipe Insulation

New York City
$1.5 million settlement after a family of four was killed by an off duty drunken police officer.

Construction Contact
Kilbourn Tower pays the city of Milwaukee a $950,000 settlement.

Medical Errors
Annual Cost to Insurers Nearly $1.5 Billion

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

Safety Violations
Murphy Oil USA Inc. to pay $179,100 settlement in occupational safety violations lawsuit.