Practice Area Category: Construction Accidents

Zach Perecman and Steven Dorfman settled a case for $2,700,000 for a 31-year-old Local 78 – Asbestos, Lead, and Hazardous Waste Handler who suffered chemical burns while performing lead paint removal. The site owner and general contractor failed to provide our client with proper protective equipment for the job, causing his injuries. The case was settled while our summary judgment motion was pending.

Peter Rigelhaupt settled a case for $2,650,000 involving a construction laborer who sustained neck and shoulder injuries when a 2×4 fell two floors and struck him. The case was settled after our firm obtained summary judgment on liability under Labor Law 240(1).

Union carpenter fell from sidewalk bridge.

Worker struck by falling object during demolition.

Worker injured in construction accident.

Union laborer fell from platform into trench.

A worker was injured at a construction site. Mariusz Sniarowski was able to settle the case for our client.

The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., secured a $2,500,000 settlement for a union laborer who was injured after a temporary platform shifted, causing him to fall into the trench underneath. The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., represented a client suffering a bucket-handle tear of his left knee’s medial meniscus. On March 18, 2002, the plaintiff, a union laborer, worked […]

Union operating engineer fell 15 feet from elevated temporary walkway.

Union mason fell through hole in temporary bridge, into trench below.