Construction Accident Lawyer in New York City
Recover money after a Scaffolding Accident
Construction workers face some of the most dangerous working conditions in the country. People, who work from heightened elevations, face an increased risk of suffering from serious scaffolding accidents and ladder accidents. Under New York Labor Law Section 240 and 241, construction workers and their families have a cause of action against responsible parties after catastrophic or fatal falling accidents.
Contact attorney Seth I. Katz of the Katz Law Offices, for a free initial consultation. Located in New York City, our firm concentrates on obtaining fair compensation for people coping with a construction accident.
Section 240 and 241 Claims
Under this unique law, construction workers and their families can sue property owners, contractors and other responsible parties for falling accident injuries. Filing a third party claim under this law provides you a remedy in addition to workers' compensation. (View text of Sections 240 and 241.) Attorney Katz counsels people regarding issues that include:
- Helping people identify who is responsible for ladder or scaffolding accidents
- Ladder Accidents
- Scaffolding Accidents
- Building machinery accidents
- The types of monetary damages people are entitled to receive following a scaffolding accident
- The causes of scaffolding accidents
- Hazards of working on scaffolding
Workers' Compensation
When you are injured while working within the scope of your employment, you can file a workers' compensation claim against your employer. Workers' compensation provides injured workers with medical care, short-term disability and payment for long-term and permanent injuries.
Serious and Catastrophic Injuries
We represent injured workers in serious personal injury claims arising from ladder accidents, scaffolding accidents, machinery accidents and other construction accidents in New York City. The following are examples of serious injuries which commonly result from construction accidents: brain injury, amputation, back injury or neck injury, spinal cord injury, fractures or broken bones, severe burns, disfigurement or other catastrophic injury.
Wrongful Death
Families who have lost a loved one in a serious construction related accident may consider filing a wrongful death claim. These lawsuits seek compensation for the families of people killed on a construction site.
Contact an experienced lawyer at our firm for more information about your construction site related injury or about filing a third party construction accident claim. Katz Law Offices advocates for the rights of the injured worker throughout the New York City area. Read more about construction accidents and liability claims visiting our construction accident information center.
