Worker killed after wall collapses at Midtown construction site
Site had previously been closed following safety concerns A construction worker was killed recently when a concrete wall collapsed at a job site in Midtown Manhattan, according to the New York Post. The section of wall, which witnesses said looked to have weighedseveral tons, fell on the worker during excavation at the site. The construction site, which will be the home […]
Vital Information Pertaining to Construction Accidents & Injury Claims
Working in construction can be a very dangerous profession because of the number of things that could go wrong on the job. Construction workers perform operations involving physical labor, often with heavy machinery or at terrible heights. There are times that falling debris might injure pedestrians or bystanders. In 2012 alone in the United States, […]
Establishing Liability for a Passenger Injury Aboard a Cruise Ship
A person who has been injured aboard a cruise ship may be able to recover damages from the cruise line if they are able to prove that the cruise ship was negligent in some manner. In passenger injury lawsuits, just because someone suffered an accident aboard a cruise ship, that doesn’t mean that the cruise […]
Ice Skating Accidents & Liability in a Personal Injury Claim
Ice skating can be a rather dangerous sport where a person may be prone to many injuries. However, just because someone has suffered from an accident while ice skating, that doesn’t mean that it is grounds for a personal injury claim. There are a few circumstances where another person or the owner of an ice […]
Assumption of Risk and Personal Injury Cases
People could be involved in dangerous activities. For instance, a person is skiing, snowmobiling, or has gone rock climbing, and sustains injuries while performing these dangerous activities. The person then decides to sue the place where he was injured, claiming that they were careless or negligent, and because of that, he suffered injuries. The people […]
Premise Liability Law Regarding Property Owners and Unsafe Conditions
In the area of premises liability law, a landowner is charged with the duty to act as a reasonable person and maintain its property in a reasonably safe condition in view of all circumstances, including the likelihood of injuries to others, the seriousness of the injury and the burden of avoiding the risk. A property […]
Boy Falls Into NYC Sewer – Negligence and Personal Injury Claims
Brooklyn officials and public infrastructure workers are looking at safety for local sewer systems, after a 10-year-old boy fell into a manhole in a Borough Park neighborhood. The New York Daily News reported January 14 on the incident that occurred that morning. According to reports, the steel manhole somehow weakened and gave way, and the […]
NYC Building Collapses Due to Gas Leak — Who Is Legally Responsible?
In New York City natural gas is customarily delivered by Consolidated Edison, commonly referred to as Con Edison or Con Ed, which is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States. Con Ed provided gas to the apartment building that exploded in East Harlem on March 12th. Natural gas is a highly […]
Lack of inspection and improper use caused recent crane collapse
Late last month, we wrote about a crane collapse along the Queens waterfront. No one died in the accident. However, seven construction workers were injured. Weeks later it has been revealed that the equipment was not inspected and that the crane was used improperly. A crane operator and a contracting company now face more than […]
Officials hand out more hefty fines after 2011 elevator accident
Monday, February 4, 2013. Readers of this blog likely remember the horrific elevator accident that took the life of a 41-year-old advertising executive in late 2011. The woman was on her way to work when the elevator in her Madison Avenue office building shot upward as she was stepping into it. Repairmen working on the […]
