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Injured Bay Constable files Notice of Claim on the Town of Oyster Bay for Injuries he sustained....
Posted on 3/22/2012

Paul Hofmann obtains two important decisions in Maritime and Construction Law...
Posted on 2/14/2012

LOOPHOLE FOR ‘INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS’ BEING CLOSED...
Posted on 12/15/2011

Construction Injury involving Elevation difference, in conjunction with the weight of the object and lack of equipment, created sufficient elevation-related risk to trigger scaffold law liability....
Posted on 11/29/2011

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Injured Barge Captain

Barge Captain working for K-Sea Transprotation injured back while bringing in tow gear. Stretch injury L2-L3 and recurrence of pre-existing disc herniation at L5-S1.

Awarded: $525,000

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