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- Is Sustainable Construction Safe for New Jersey Workers?
- Dangers Facing New York Cement Construction Workers
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- Staying Safe on New York Railroad Bridges
- Identifying All Possible Victims of Fatal New Jersey and New York Railroad Accidents
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- How to Recover Pain and Suffering Damages After an East Coast Maritime Accident
- Government has Strong Words and Recommendations for Commercial Fishing Industry in New York and Around the Nation
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- Construction Accident
- 4 Risks to New Jersey Sustainable Construction Project Workers
- What to Do When You Experience a Construction Related Skin Injury in New Jersey
- Don’t Let a New Jersey Trench Be Your Grave
- Tappan Zee Bridge Reconstruction Slated To Begin Next Year
- Will The Moynahan Station (Amtrak-NJ Transit Train Station in Midtown) Ever Be Built?
- What New Jersey Construction Employers Should Do Immediately After an Accident
- More Ways to Prevent New Jersey Trench Cave-in Fatalities
- Why a Qualified Crane Signal Person is Important to Your Safety on a New Jersey Construction Site
- Is Your New Jersey Contractor Going Too Fast?
- New York Construction Unions Agree to 20% Wage Roll Back on Major Project
- Why Your New Jersey Construction Slip and Fall Accident is as Dramatic as a Crane Accident
- 3 Common Causes of Broken Rib Injuries for New York Construction Workers
- 3 Reasons Not to Hide Anything from Your New York Construction Accident Lawyer
- How a New Jersey Construction Accident Lawyer Will Help You After a Hand Injury
- New York City District Council of Carpenter union
- New Jersey Construction Accident Lawyer Warns About Danger of Asphalt Fumes
- What Young Workers Need to Know Before Taking a New York Construction Job
- Report a New York or New Jersey Construction Safety Violation and Keep Your Job
- How a New York Construction Injury Lawyer May Help You Recover for a Spinal Cord injury
- How to Recognize Symptoms of PTSD After a Construction Accident
- Recovering Damages for Crane and Derrick Accidents
- How to Live Life on Your Terms After a Construction Amputation Accident
- Is Your Employer Putting You at Risk?
- What to Know Before You Get in a Trench
- 3 Reasons to Hire a Construction Attorney After a Demolition Accident
- Protecting the Rights of New York and New Jersey Injured Construction Workers
- How to Recover Construction Accident Injuries Through Workers Compensation
- Three Ways to Prevent Cold Weather Construction Accidents
- How to Prevent Crane Accident Injury and Deaths
- What Happens When You Fall Off of a Ladder?
- How to Prevent Serious Eye Injuries on a Construction Site
- Collecting Damages for a Construction Electrical Injury
- How Do Construction Injuries Happen?
- PORT AUTHORITY AGENCY APPROVES FINANCING DEAL WITH SILVERSTEIN ON TWO WTC TOWERS
- EW SKYSCRAPER NEAR EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IS APPROVED
- WTC SITE DEVELOPMENT
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT USING EMINENT DOMAIN IS APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS.
- MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RENOVATION
- EMPLOYMENT IN THE U.S.
- Recovering Damages When a Loved One is Killed in a Construction Accident
- Construction Chemical Burns: What You Need to Know About Your Physical and Financial Recoveries
- How to Prevent Heat-Related Construction Illnesses
- Recovering Damages for Construction Related Hearing Loss
- How to Collect Damages for Construction Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Who is Liable for a Construction Injury Caused by Defective Equipment?
- Symptoms of Common Construction-Related Diseases
- Why Knowing About Accident Prevention is Important to Your Scaffolding Accident Recovery
- What Construction Workers Should Know About Emergency Action Plans
- Railroad Accidents
- How to Prevent New York Railroad Bridge Accident Injuries and Deaths
- Will New Committee Prevent Future Fatal New Jersey Train Accidents?
- Keeping Children Safe from New York Railroad Accidents
- How to Get Help After a Fatal New York Railroad Accident
- Could NJ Transit Be Doing a Better Job of Keeping People Safe?
- 3 Ways to Stay Safe on New York Commuter Rails
- 3 Ways Your New York Railroad Employer Could Have Prevented Your Burn Injury
- What Your New York FELA Lawyer Thinks of 3 Excuses Your Employer May Use
- 3 Things Your New York Railroad Lawyer Knows and Wants to Share With You
- Are Old Railroads in New York and New Jersey a Problem?
- FRA Uses Science to Prevent New York Train Accidents
- Metro North Ordered to Pay Punitive Damages for Alleged Retaliation Against Injured Employee
- Are New York Railroad Bridges Safe?
- Why New York Railroad Workers May Suffer, and Recover, From Whole Body Vibration Injuries
- How to Pursue a Legal Recovery for a New York Railroad Amputation Injury
- FRA Announces New Report Guidelines for Train Accidents in New York and Nationwide
- Why Your New York FELA Attorney Wants You to Know About Millions of Dollars Headed to New York
- Why New York Train Conductors Should Blow Their Horns
- What Should I Do After a New York Railroad Trespass Accident?
- A New York FELA Lawyer’s Look at a Pending Supreme Court Case
- A New York FELA Lawyer Looks at the FRA’s First 2011 Safety Advisory
- A New York FELA Attorney Explains Why Your Railroad Employer May Be at Fault
- What Your New York FELA Lawyer Wants You to Know About Railroad Accident Witnesses
- Are Platform Doors Coming to the New York City Subway?
- Understanding 2010 New York Railroad Accident Statistics
- What to Do if a Loved One’s Been Killed in a New Jersey or New York Railroad Pedestrian Accident
- How to Recover Damages for Boarding and Exiting Train Accident Injuries
- Recovering for Cold Weather Related New Jersey and New York Railroad Accident Injuries
- OSHA Announces New Directive for Residential Fall Protection
- Why the Railroad Wanted to Make Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Your Fault
- How do Diesel Exhaust Fumes Harm Railroad Workers?
- How to Prevent New York and New Jersey Railroad Crossing Accidents
- Attention Railroad Workers: How to File a Complaint and Recovering Damages for Retaliation
- New Report Finds MTA Signal Inspectors Frequently Failed to Do Their Jobs
- What to Do After a Train Engine Explodes
- Life After a Railroad Toxic Spill
- What a New York City Train Accident Lawyer can Do for You
- Should I Trust My Railroad Claims Agent?
- Why Cell Phones are Dangerous for Railroad Workers
- Can the Problem of Railroad Fatigue be Fixed?
- POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) IS A PROBLEM ON THE RAILS. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP
- Three Ways a Railroad Injury Lawyer Can Help You
- Contact a New York New Jersey Train Accident Lawyer for Help After a Derailment
- The Importance of Filling Out Railroad Personal Injury Reports
- Reporting Hazardous Safety Conditions to Your Railroad Employer
- Three Ways to Increase Railroad Safety
- Dangerous Illnesses Caused by Working on the Railroad
- Five Tips for Successful FELA Claims
- What to do After a Subway Accident
- What to do If You’re Hurt in a Commuter Train Accident
- Maritime Law
- Who Can Collect Pain and Suffering After a New York Maritime Accident?
- The Coast Guard reported today that the Fishing Vessel Mandy Ness capsized last night.
- How to Prevent and Recover From Maritime Hanging Staging Falls
- Hiring a New York Jones Act Attorney May Mean Recovery Without Court
- Corinne Brown - U.S. House of Representatives member with No Heart, but Hand in the Pocket of Cruise Lines
- 3 Things that May Ruin Your New York Maritime Accident Recovery – and How to Avoid Them
- Could Hours of Service Rules be Next for Towing Vessel Workers?
- How East Coast Commercial Fishing Fatalities May Be Prevented This Decade
- How a New York Jones Act Attorney Will Help You Recover from Fatigue Related Injuries
- The Greatest Risks Facing Commercial Fishermen
- Punitive Damages Do More Than Punish Employers After a New York Maritime Injury
- A New York Jones Act Attorney’s Advice About Collecting Maintenance and Cure
- Flags of Convenience for Shipowners
- Don’t Hide Anything from Your New York Maritime Lawyer
- What Your New York Maritime Lawyer Wants You to Do to Stay Safe During a Fire
- 3 Essential Elements to a Good Maritime Training
- The Dangers of Cold Water Maritime Accidents
- Three Reasons Why Drunk Boating May be More Dangerous than Drunk Driving
- Survivors Equality Act: a February 2011 Update
- Potential Damages for Lack of Adequate Personal Safety Equipment
- Potential Damages After a Tanker Accident
- What to Do After a Tanker Accident
- Determining Damages for Deckhand Injuries
- How to Prepare for Your First Meeting with a New Jersey and New York Maritime Lawyer
- How to Recover Damages for a Cruise Injury
- How Cruise Ships Can Prevent Nororvirus Injuries
- Protecting Shipbreakers From Falls
- What to Do if You Experience Symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury
- Collecting Damages if You’re Denied Maintenance and Cure
- Maintenance and Cure: What You Need to Know if You’ve Been Hurt at Sea
- OSHA and Shipbuilding Group Announce Safety Alliance
- Commercial Fishing Boat Inspections
- How Cruise Ship Workers Get Hurt
- Will the Death on the High Seas Act be Revised?
- What to Do if You’re Hurt in a Tug Boat Accident
- Collecting Damages for a Ferry or Tourist Boat Injury
- Are Commercial Divers Seamen?
- Why Signing Papers Without a Maritime Attorney is a Bad Idea
- What to Do if You’re Hurt on a Cruise Ship
- How to Recover From Injuries After a Fall on the Deck
- Is Your Vessel Seaworthy?
- Gulf Coast Commercial Fisherman: Does the Oil Pollution Act Protect You?
- The Truth About Commercial Fishing
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
- Lifeboat Accidents
- Premises Liability
- How to Use Your Cell Phone to Help You After a New York Slip and Fall
- Are Your Kids Safe at Your New York Hotel?
- New York Slip and Fall Lawyer Warns About Dangers of Portable Pools
- What to Do When You Don’t Follow the New York Slip and Fall Accident Checklist
- How to Win a New York Slip and Fall Case with Less Than Perfect Evidence
- 3 Ways to Contact a New York Slip and Fall Lawyer Immediately After You’re Injured
- New Yorkers, Do You Walk Quickly? Learn Why Your New York Slip and Fall Lawyer Wants to Know
- 3 Things Not to Do After a New York Slip and Fall
- What to Do When an Insurance Agent Calls After a New York Slip and Fall
- What to Do After a New Jersey or New York Deck Collapse
- Recovering Damages for a New York or New Jersey Slip and Fall Head Injury
- 7 Symptoms of a Potential Slip and Fall Head Injury
- Symptoms of Broken Ribs After Slip and Falls
- How Your Hip Fracture Could Have Been Prevented
- What to Do If You’ve Been Injured by a Toxic Substance at Home or at Work
- How Insurance Companies Try to Prevent Your Recovery – and What You Can Do About It
- Recovering Damages for a Fractured Wrist
- Why You Need to Tell Your Premises Liability Lawyer Everything
- What to Do if You’re Injured at a Friend’s House
- Do Not Live With Back Pain if You Don’t Have To
- How to Recover Damages After a Fall
- Identifying the Proper Defendant After a New York City Sidewalk Fall
- What to Expect After a Spinal Cord Injury
- Insurance Companies Crack Down on Fraudulent Slip and Fall Claims – How to Protect Your Right to Recovery if You’ve Been Hurt
- What You Need to Know About Mold in New York City Apartments
- Three Things You Should Do if You’re Hurt in a Store
- Six Knee Injury Symptoms You Should Not Ignore
- Signs That You May Have Been More Seriously Hurt Falling on the Stairs Than You Realize
- Recovering Damages for Dog Bite Injuries
- 3 Reasons to Pursue Inadequate Security Claims
- General
- THE NATIONAL 9/11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM MESS - SAD TRIBUTE TO THOSE WORKERS WHO SACRIFICED SO MUCH TO MAKE A REALITY OUT OF DISASTER
- THE NATIONAL 9/11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM MESS
- Senate vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or Dream, Act:
- GOOD NEWS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION FRONT - $200 MILLION WIND FARM UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN HERKIMER COUNTY, N.Y.
- Recovering Damages After a Fire
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- New Jersey Train Collides with Car Just Before Christmas
- The Coast Guard reported today that the Fishing Vessel Mandy Ness capsized last night.
- New York City Elevator Accident Kills Female Advertising Executive
- Subcontractor Dies at New Jersey Residential Construction Site
- New Jersey Commercial Fishing Vessel Voyage Terminated Twice in One Month
- New York Railroad Construction Worker Dies in Tunnel Below Park Ave
- LOOPHOLE FOR ‘INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS’ BEING CLOSED
- 1700 New York City Students Taught About Elevator Escalator Safety
- A Building Collapses in Brooklyn Killing a Construction Worker
- NJ Transit Train Collides with Car and Claims a Life
- 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.
- Construction Accident Claims Life of New York City Man
- Guilty Plea Entered in 2008 New York Fatal Crane Collapse Case
- Quick Reaction to Fire May Have Saved Lives on Commercial Fishing Boat
- New Jersey Construction Workers Injured in Roof Collapse
- New York Construction Worker Dies in Manhattan Church
- 3 Teenagers Die in New Jersey Transit Train Accidents Within 24 Hours of Each Other
- New York City Aims to Stop Elderly Falls
- OSHA Fines New Jersey Construction Company for Safety Violations
- UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS - DISARRAY OR REARRANGING?
- New York City Construction Scaffolding Accident Injures 17
- Thousands of Construction Projects on Hold in NYC Due to Economy - But the Market is Starting to Open Up
- Lightning Strike Kills One and Injures Two New Jersey Construction Workers
- multimillion-dollar racketeering lawsuit against two developers and a bankrupt construction manager
- SKANSKA INVOLVED IN TWO NEW M.T.A. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
- New York Crane Accident Claims Life of Crane Operator
- Coast Guard Drops Medicine at Sea for Injured Maritime Worker
- PAUL HOFMANN TO SPEAK AT NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYER ASSOCIATIONS ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW COMMITTEE
- New York City Crane Contractor Loses License
- President Obama has called on Congress to pass a "clean" extension of the Surface Transportation Act
- Two New York Construction Workers Caught in Flooding Staten Island Elevator
- Longshoreman Dies in Philadelphia Terminal Workplace Accident
- Paul Hofmann recently with Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a true champion for maritime victim’s rights
- Lobsterman’s Life Likely Saved by Quick Thinking Crewmates
- Metro North Train Derails After Leaving New York City’s Grand Central Station
- New Jersey Supreme Court Rules in Slip and Fall Case
- Coast Guard Rescues Massachusetts Commercial Fisherman
- Commercial Fisherman Medically Evacuated from Vessel 20 Miles Off New York Coast
- Two Injured in Brooklyn Construction Accident
- 2-Year-Old New Jersey Boy Dies in Neighbor’s Swimming Pool
- Two Commercial Fishermen Injured in an Explosion
- Admiralty Lawyers of the Amercian Assoication for Justice opposes Maritime Lien Reform Act
- New York Construction Worker Dies in Excavator Accident
- Deutsche Bank Fire Acquittal
- Boats Collide Off Virginia Coast Leaving One Dead
- 92-Year-Old Man is Injured at Long Island Railroad Station
- Two Boys Die From an Accident in the Backyard of a Long Island Home
- Bronx Woman Dies in New York Subway Accident
- Lobster Diver Missing Off Cape Cod Coast
- Construction Trench Accident Kills New Jersey Man
- New Jersey Train Crashes Into Station Injuring Dozens
- Are You Safe in Your New York City Apartment?
- OSHA Issues New Guidance for Maritime Shipyard Industry
- Paul Hofmann, Secretary to the Maritime Torts Section of the Maritime Law Association
- Two New Jersey Railroad Workers Injured in a Flash
- Five Injured in New Jersey Train Fire
- 4 New Jersey Train Accidents in 11 Days
- New York Construction Accident Claims Life of 45-Year-Old Worker
- Carbon Monoxide Allegedly Kills Two Jersey City Residents
- High School Senior Critically Injured in New York Subway Accident
- Driver Dies in New Jersey Train Car Crash
- Truck and Train Collide in New York Railroad Accident
- Oyster Vessel Capsizes With Two Crewmembers on Board
- New Citywide Plan for the Entire New York City Waterfront
- 2010 New York City Construction Accident Statistics Released by Department of Buildings
- March 2011 is Brain Injury Awareness Month in New York
- Fatal New Jersey Construction Accident on Garden State Parkway
- New York City Firefighters Help Construction Worker Injured Underground
- Two Workers Dead After New York City Construction Accident
- Zero Tolerance for Illegal Construction
- Ironworkers without Fall Protection Fall to their Deaths in Manhattan
- Was a Crisis Narrowly Averted on Metro North Train to Grand Central?
- Train and Tractor Trailer Collide in New Jersey
- U.S. COAST GUARD PUBLICATION OUTLINES THE EXCEPTIONAL DANGER OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY
- First New York City Construction Accident Fatality of 2011 Occurs in Queens
- Commercial Fisherman Suffers Head Injury Aboard the Sammy Jo
- Lobsterman Lost at Sea
- Woman Critically Injured in Elevator Accident on Christmas Day
- Actor Seriously Injured in Union Square Station Subway Accident
- OSHA Releases Report Related to Fatal Construction Worker Fall
- US Labor Department seeks more than $829,000 in back wages
- Stupid Political Move Hurts the Local Construction Industry
- BREAKING NEWS
- What is Your NJ Transit Driver Doing?
- Five People Injured in NJ Transit Escalator Accident
- Coast Guard Helps Prepare for a Safe Dungeness Crab Season
- New Jersey Construction Worker Dies in Work Related Accident
- New Jersey Construction Worker Critically Injured in Workplace Acciden
- Search Called Off for Commercial Fisherman
- Diver Nearly Drowns While Working Underwater at Chelsea Piers
- Lifeboat Accidents Continue to Kill and Maim Seafarers
- What Caused New Jersey and New York Train Delays on Monday, October 25
- New York Construction Worker Dies in Heavy Equipment Accident
- Is Deep Water Drilling Too Risky?
- FACEBOOK POSTINGS
- MOST DANGEROUS OCCUPATIONS
- LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS REGARDING RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
- Family of Infant Killed by Central Park Tree Files Lawsuit
- Long Island Homeowners May be Responsible for Sidewalk Repairs
- Will New Program Improve Railroad Safety?
- New Mandatory Safety Regulations for Commercial Fishing Boats
- Paul Hofman, Super Lawyer
- Unseaworthiness, Case Results, Maritime
- Ballast Caused Injuries, Railroad Injuries
- AMTRAK JOINS ‘CLOSE CALL’ CONFIDENTIAL NEAR MISS REPORTING PROGRAM
- AILROADS RECOGNIZE THAT SWITCHING OPERATIONS ARE HAZARDOUS - WHAT IS B
- Deck Collapses in Oceanport Injuring Three
- Fall Prevention Awareness Day
- New York Tugboat Crew Recovers Damages for Marine Salvage Claim
- 10-Year-Old Boy Seriously Hurt in New Jersey Playground Accident
- Is Your Landlord one of New York City’s Worst?
- CONSTRUCTION INJURIES REPORTED
- MASTER CRANE RIGGER WILLIAM RAPETTI ACQUITTED!
- PENALTIES LEVIED AGAINST CONNECTICUT POWER PLANT BUILDER
- CARPENTERS’ UNION BOSS PLEADS GUILTY TO RACKETEERING SCHEME UNDERMININ
- What Caused the Fire That Killed Six New York Children?
- NTSB Forum to Address “Unacceptably High Injury and Fatality Rate” in
- Tragic NJ Transit Accident Takes the Life of Twenty-one-Year-Old Glen
- Princeton Woman Dies Diving Off the Coast of New Jersey
- The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act Becomes Law
- Coast Guard Releases Philadelphia Duck Boat Accident Audio Tapes
- Scallop Fisherman Hurt off the Coast of New Jersey
- Smoke Detectors Incorrectly Placed in Building Where Fire Killed a Pre
- U.S. House Votes to Amend the Death on the High Seas Act
- Four-Year-Old Girl Falls Down Elevator Shaft in Upper East-Side
- Will the New York City Subway be Safer in August 2010 than Last Year?
- 2 Missing After Boat, Barge Collide in Delaware River
- Coast Guard rescues girl involved in personal watercraft accident
- Will the New York City Subway be Safer in August 2010?
- 2nd Fatality at Avenue M Construction Site in Brooklyn
- Soho Subway Accident Causes Injuries
- “American Chopper” Roofer Suffers a Fatal Fall in Montgomery, New York
- Is the Andrew J. Barberi, Staten Island Ferry Seaworthy?
- Serious Injuries Sustained by Construction Worker
- NJ Transit Worker Killed by Locomotive on Memorial Day
Case Results
- Construction Accident
- Injured Worker
- Heavy construction worker who fell
- High rise construction accident
- Construction worker hit
- Construction worker fall
- Demolition worker injured
- Construction worker injured knee
Awarded: $450,000
Awarded: $1,400,000
Awarded: $1.78 million
Awarded: $1.395 million
Awarded: $1,140,000
Awarded: $500,000
Awarded: $458,000
- Railroad Accidents
- Injured railroad machinist
- Injured electrician
Awarded: $750,000
Awarded: $750,000 +
- Maritime Law
- New York City Police Diver Settlement $1,050,000
- Failure to have proper equipment for deckhand on Ferry NYC
- Torn Rotator Cuff Barge Mate Bouchard
- Injured on a passenger vessel
- Injured on fireboat
- Injured barge mate
- Injured commercial fisherman
- Seaman injured on government vessel
- Injured dockbuilder
- Injured Boat Captain
- Injured fisherman
- Injured oil tankerman
- Injured tug boat operator
- Injured on an oil barge
- Injured diver/dockbuilder
- Dockbuilder injured
- Leg amputation
- Injured dockbuilder
- Injured commercial fisherman
- Wrongful Death
- Construction worker injured on barge
- Injured seaman
- Injured dockbuilder
- New York City police diver injured
- Injured laborer
- Amputated foot
- Barge worker killed in expolsion
- Seaman's Wage Claim settlement
- Injured seaman technician
- Burned seafarer
- Dockbuilder slip and fall
- Fall on a cruiseship
- Injured tug boat deckhand
- Failure to Provide Safe Place to Work
- Phillipino Passenger Vessel Crewmember Settlement
Awarded: $1,050,000
Awarded: $1,000,000 Settlement
Awarded: $415,000
Awarded: $255,000
Awarded: $750,000
Awarded: $505,000
Awarded: $1,000,000
Awarded: $625,000
Awarded: $1,250,000
Awarded: $450,000
Awarded: $1,350,000
Awarded: $650,000
Awarded: $450,000
Awarded: $6 million
Awarded: $1,750,000
Awarded: $450,000
Awarded: $2.95 million
Awarded: $1,125,000
Awarded: $125,000
Awarded: $450,000
Awarded: $1,000,000
Awarded: $750,000
Awarded: $1,216,000
Awarded: $500,000
Awarded: $1 million
Awarded: $2 million
Awarded: $3 million
Awarded: $18.4 million
Awarded: $1.05 million
Awarded: $505,000
Awarded: $735,000
Awarded: $2,225,000
Awarded: $450,000
Awarded: $295,000
- General
- Injured transit worker
- Injured dockbuilder
- Injured Barge Captain
- Class action against major cruise line
- Radius and ulna fractures
- Fall from building
- Injured pedestrian
- Wrongful death of longshoreman
- Class action for oil field workers
Awarded: $135,000
Awarded: $800,000
Awarded: $525,000
Awarded: $25,000,000
Awarded: $290,000
Awarded: $2,252,000
Awarded: $325,000
Awarded: $800,000
Awarded: $9.0 million
Document Library
- Construction Accident
- Is Sustainable Construction Safe for New Jersey Workers?
- Dangers Facing New York Cement Construction Workers
- Why a Rash May Not Be Just a Rash for a New Jersey Construction Worker
- Are the New Residential Construction Fall Regulations too Costly to Implement in New York?
- OSHA Issues Harsh Words and New Guidance About Construction Trench Accidents
- A New York Construction Accident Lawyer’s Look at 2010 Construction Accident Fatalities
- Why You May Need a New Jersey Construction Accident Lawyer for a Bee Sting
- Could Cell Phone Apps Help Protect New York Construction Workers?
- Are New Jersey Construction Trench Accidents Inevitable?
- The Job of New York City Construction Onsite Safety Inspectors
- A New Jersey Construction Accident Attorney Answers Your Questions About Spirometry Screenings
- When Your New York Construction Accident Injury is Worse Than it Seems: Living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Danger for New Jersey Ironworkers
- Who is Responsible for Keeping New York Construction Workers Safe?
- Beware the Dangers of New Jersey Construction Site Debris Accidents
- A New York Construction Accident Lawyer Answers Common Questions About Broken Rib Injuries
- Want to Know What to Do After a New York Construction Accident? Check Out This Checklist!
- A New Jersey Construction Accident Lawyer Explains What to Do Before and After a Hand Injury
- Can New Jersey Construction Incentive Programs Improve Safety?
- Are You at Risk? What Your New York Construction Accident Lawyer Wants You to Know About Silica
- 7 Dangers Facing Young New Jersey Construction Workers
- How to Report Safety Violations on New Jersey and New York Construction Sites
- Understanding New York and New Jersey Construction Accident Spinal Cord Injuries
- Recovering From PTSD After a New York or New Jersey Construction Accident
- The New and Historic OSHA Crane and Derrick Standard
- Fall Protection for Residential Construction Workers
- Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Construction Amputation Accidents
- Risks of Road Construction Injuries and Fatalities
- The Dangers Facing Excavation Construction Workers
- The Dangers of Demolition Work
- Why Hard Hats Are Important to Construction Workers
- How Workers Comp Benefits Can Help Injured New York and New Jersey Construction Workers
- New Jersey, New York Construction Injury Attorneys Help Victims Recover
- Common Causes of Construction Crane Accidents
- How to Protect Construction Workers from Ladder Injuries
- How Eyes Get Injured on Construction Sites
- Three Common Ways Electricity Accidents Happen During Construction and How to Prevent Them
- Lessons to be Learned from the BLS 2009 Construction Fatality Statistics
- The Construction Industry is the Deadliest Industry in New York City During 2008
- Eight Symptoms of Chemical Burns Construction Workers Need to Know About
- Helping Construction Workers Recover Damages for Hearing Loss
- Summer Time is a Dangerous Time for New York and New Jersey Construction Workers
- Construction Site Vehicles Pose Serious Safety Risk to Construction Workers
- Fighting for Your Recovery After a Defective Construction Equipment Injury
- Four Dangerous Diseases Construction Workers Need to Know About
- Why Construction Scaffolding Accidents Happen and How to Prevent Them
- How do Construction Emergency Action Plans Work?
- What are my rights if I am injured on land while working on a construction site in the State of New York.
- What are my rights if I am injured as a marine construction worker in the State of New York.
- Gravity Causes Many New York Construction Accidents
- Railroad Accidents
- Staying Safe on New York Railroad Bridges
- Identifying All Possible Victims of Fatal New Jersey and New York Railroad Accidents
- How to Recover Damages After a New York Railroad Burn Injury
- Why You Need a New York FELA Lawyer After a Railroad Injury
- New, Historic FRA Decision Affects New York Passenger Trains
- 3 Secrets Your New York Railroad Employer Might Not Want You to Know
- Living Life with a New York Railroad Amputation Injury
- Why Your New York FELA Lawyer is Looking Ahead to High Speed Rails
- Why FRA and New York Railroad Lawyer Investigations May Both Be Important to Your Recovery
- Educate, Enforce, Engineer : How New York Railroad Accidents May Be Prevented
- Understand the Cause of Your Railroad Accident with the Help of a New York FELA Lawyer
- A New York FELA Lawyer Explains How FELA Can Help Even Before You’re Hurt
- How Train Doors Cause Significant New York Train Accidents
- Are All New Jersey and New York Railroad Pedestrian Accidents a Result of Trespassing?
- Potential Dangers of Getting On and Off the Train
- What Railroad Workers Need to Know About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- The Dangers of Diesel Fumes for Railroad Workers
- The Causes and Consequences of Railroad Crossing Accidents
- Railroad Worker Protections from Whistleblower Retaliation
- The Dangers Facing MTA Subway Signal Inspectors
- The Dangers of Train Engine Explosions
- The Many Consequences of a Railroad Toxic Spill
- Can More Be Done to Prevent New York and New Jersey Train Pedestrian Accidents?
- What to Do When the Railroad Claims Agent Won’t Help
- Cell Phone Use by Railroad Workers – New Rules Coming in 2011
- Federal Railroad Administration Situational Awareness Advisory, October 18, 2010
- The Dangers Presented by Railroad Worker Fatigue
- Why You Shouldn’t Hide Anything From Your Railroad Injury Lawyer
- Six Reasons Trains Derail
- How to Fill out a Railroad Personal Injury Report
- Railroad Employees Have the Right to Protect Themselves without Employer Retaliation
- 2009 New Jersey and New York Railroad Injuries and Fatalities
- Helping New Jersey and New York Railroad Workers Recover for Occupational Illnesses
- Helping Injured Railroad Workers Understand Their Potential FELA Damages
- How to Stay Safe on the New York City Subway
- 4 Dangers of Commuting by Train
- Compensation After You've Been Injured In A Railroad Accident
- I've been working on the railroad and I was injured. Who will help me take care of my family now?
- New York Train Accident Lawyers Explain FELA
- Maritime Law
- How to Recover Pain and Suffering Damages After an East Coast Maritime Accident
- Government has Strong Words and Recommendations for Commercial Fishing Industry in New York and Around the Nation
- Attention Workers Who Use Maritime Hanging Staging
- 5 Safety Steps Commercial Vessel Owners and Operators Can Take to Prevent Maritime Deaths
- 5 Safety Steps Commercial Vessel Owners and Operators Can Take to Prevent Maritime Deaths
- Free Advice Injured New York Maritime Workers Can Use Today
- New Proposed Rule for Towing Vessel Safety
- A Decade of East Coast Commercial Fishing Fatalities
- How Tired Was the Crew? Your New York Jones Act Attorney Wants to Know.
- A New York Jones Act Lawyer Looks at Deadly Commercial Fishing Accidents in the Northeast United States
- Will You Receive Punitive Damages After a New York Maritime Accident?
- 3 Things Your Employer Doesn’t Want You to Know but Your New York Jones Act Attorney Does
- When to Contact a New York Jones Act Attorney
- Fire on Board: A New York Jones Act Lawyer Tells of Common Maritime Fire Causes and Injuries
- Have You Been Properly Trained for Your Maritime Voyage?
- Surviving a Cold Water Maritime Accident
- Drunk Boating: It is Against the Law.
- Lack of Safety Procedures Can Make Maritime Accidents Deadly
- The Importance of Personal Safety Gear to Your Maritime Injury Claim
- Why Tanker Accidents Happen
- Human Injuries After Tanker Accidents
- Dangers for Deckhands
- How to Choose a Maritime Attorney
- Three Real Dangers of Cruising
- Dangerous Complications of the Norovirus
- The Dangers of Shipbreaking
- Two Dangers Every Maritime Worker Needs to Know About
- What to Do if You’re Denied Maintenance and Cure
- Who Will Pay Your Medical Bills if You’re Injured in a Maritime Accident?
- Shipbuilding, a Distinguished and Dangerous Industry
- Cruise Ship Crew Members Can Recover Damages for Workplace Injuries
- Recovering Damages if a Loved One’s Been Killed At Sea
- What You Need to Know About Working on a Tug Boat
- What You Should Know Before Boarding a Commercial Ferry or Tourist Boat
- What To Do After a Maritime Injury
- What You Should Know About Commercial Diving Injuries
- The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 Becomes Law
- Three Reasons Why Maritime Workers Get Hurt by Falling on the Deck
- Three Things You Should Know About Seaworthiness
- The Oil Pollution Act: A Potential Source of Relief for Gulf Coast Commercial Fishermen
- Recovering Damages for Commercial Fishing Accident Injuries
- RIGHTS OF INJURED MARITIME WORKERS
- Rights of Maritime Workers Who Are Found Not to be a Seaman - the Remedies Available
- Jones Act Seamen Have Legal Rights
- Premises Liability
- How New York Slip and Fall Cases Are Settled Quickly
- What Your New York Slip and Fall Lawyer Wants You to Know about Hotel Dangers
- 3 Dangers of New Jersey and New York Swimming Pools
- New York Slip and Fall Accident Checklist
- 7 Things That Help Make a Strong New York Slip and Fall Case
- How to Prevent a Summer Slip and Fall Accident in New York from Ruining Next Winter
- What is a New York Property Owner’s Responsibility to Prevent Slip and Falls?
- 3 Common Causes of New York Slip and Fall Accidents
- 3 Steps to Take to Protect Your New York Injury Claim
- New Jersey and New York Deck Collapses: Beware of Danger
- The Potential Consequences of a Slip and Fall Brain Injury
- Potential Causes of Slip and Fall Head and Brain Injuries
- What You Need to Know About Broken Ribs After a Fall
- Understanding Hip Fracture Injuries After a Fall
- What Poisons are You Breathing in at Home or Work?
- Seven Signs You Fractured Your Wrist in a Fall
- When to Call a Slip and Fall Lawyer
- Recovering Damages for Slip and Fall Accidents if You Have a Pre-existing Condition
- What Happens When You’re Injured at the Home of a Friend or Relative
- 8 Symptoms That Your Back Injury May Be More Serious Than You Thought
- Overcoming Potential Issues in Premises Liability Cases
- What to Do if You Fall on a New York Sidewalk
- How Hurt Can You Get From a Fall?
- When to Call a Slip and Fall Lawyer
- Is Your Apartment Making You Sick?
- Be Careful When You Shop – You Can Hurt Much More Than Your Wallet
- Are Knee Injuries Serious? How a Knee Injury Can Affect Your Life
- Can You Recover for a Stairway Fall?
- Is Your Landlord Liable for Your Dog Bite Injury?
- Is a Property Owner or Manager Liable for Fire Injuries and Fatalities?
- Recovering Damages for Inadequate Security Claims
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Construction Accident
- How Will I Support My Family While I am Out of Work After a New York Construction Accident?
- Who is a competent person to check New York construction trenches? What do I do if I'm injured in a New York trench accident?
- I am a construction worker, and I got hurt while working on a New York construction site. My employer says not to bother with a lawyer because I'm only entitled to workers compensation. Is that true or should I call a New York construction accident lawyer?
- I've been hurt on a New York construction site and I am out of work. Can I afford a lawyer?
- How is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosed After a Construction Accident?
- What are the Qualifications for a Construction Derrick and Crane Signal Person?
- Can I Recover for Emotional Suffering After a Construction Amputation Accident?
- How Common are Construction Trench Accident Fatalities?
- Does My Employer Have to Provide Me a Hard Hat?
- How Soon After a Construction Injury Should I Contact a Construction Accident Lawyer?
- Can I Recover Damages for a Weather Related Accident on a Construction Job?
- I’m exposed to lead in my construction job. Are my children at risk of lead poisoning?
- I was hurt in a fall on the job. I know I cannot sue my employer, which was a subcontractor, but do I have a Third-Party claim for my injuries against anyone else. Any suggestions?
- Who should I submit my medical bills to that resulted from an injury on the job?
- I am a dockbuilder and was injured on the job. What should I do?
- Railroad Accidents
- My railroad injury has occurred because of years of cumulative work and repeated motions. It was not the result of a single accident. Could I still recover damages, and should I still contact a New York FELA lawyer?
- My child was injured in a New York railroad accident. What is a New York FELA lawyer and can a FELA attorney help me?
- My teenager wants to take the New York subway alone. We've talked about general safety issues and I believe he is ready to do this. As a New York FELA attorney, do you have any suggestions about railroad safety that I should share with my child?
- Should I push for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to investigate my New York railroad accident? Is it important to my recovery?
- I am a New York railroad employee, but I have a desk job. Does FELA apply to me if I'm injured on the job?
- My New York Railroad Employer Wants to Classify My Injury as Non-Occupational and Tells Me the Classification is Not Important. Is that True?
- I am a member of a railroad union, and I was hurt while working on the railroad in New York. Do I have to hire the lawyer my union tells me to hire?
- I was injured in a New York railroad accident. If the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) investigates the accident, will I be able to find out the results of that investigation?
- What are Some Potential Cold Weather Related Railroad Injuries?
- Are FELA and Workers Compensation the Same Thing?
- What Should I Do if I’m Hurt While Riding on the Train?
- I’m Sick From Exposure to Solvents on the Railroad. What Should I Do?
- Who’s liable if I’m hurt by defective equipment while I’m working on the railroad?
- My coworker was hurt working on the railroad. Can I participate in the investigation of his claim, or will it threaten my job?
- Do I Need a Railroad Injury Lawyer if I’ve Been Hurt in an Accident?
- I was told my on the job accident was my fault and I was written up. Who will pay my medical bills?
- Can the railroad for which I worked when I got injured disapprove of surgery that my doctor recommends I have?
- I was hurt on the job, what should I do?
- Who Will Pay My Damages if I am Hurt in a New York or New Jersey Railroad Crossing Accident?
- Who Investigates Subway Accidents?
- My railroad injury has occurred because of years of cumulative work and repeated motions. It was not the result of a single accident. Could I still recover damages, and should I still contact a New York FELA lawyer?
- Maritime Law
- What is Considered Pain and Suffering After a Maritime Accident?
- Can a Maritime Worker Recover Damages for Being Hurt by a Car, Truck or other Motor Vehicle?
- Are Commercial Fishermen Appropriately Compensated for the Risks They Take at Work?
- Why Should I Hire a New York Jones Act Lawyer to Get the Recovery that I am Legally Entitled to Receive?
- Why Does the Law Require Inspections for Towing Vessels?
- What Can I Do as a Crew Member of a Commercial Fishing Boat to Protect a Fellow Commercial Fisherman from a Fatal Injury?
- I am a cruise ship worker, and I was hurt on a cruise ship that left from the New York Cruise Terminal. What should I do now?
- I'm not happy with the lawyer who is currently handling my maritime injury case. Can I call you?
- Who will investigate what caused my commercial fishing accident?
- Who Will Decide How Much Money I Receive for Maintenance and Cure After a Maritime Injury?
- Why Should I Contact a New Jersey Maritime Attorney If I've Been Hurt by a Distracted Boater?
- I was hurt in a maritime accident off the East Coast of the United States, can a New Jersey maritime attorney represent me?
- What is the typical medical treatment for hypothermia after a fall into cold water?
- How Long Does it Take to Get Hypothermia in Cold Water?
- Do I Still Need a New York Maritime Lawyer if My Employer Tells Me that He Will Pay My Maintenance and Cure?
- How Long do I Have to File a Jones Act Case?
- What Should I Do to Collect Compensation After a Deckhand Injury?
- What is My Maritime Injury Case Worth?
- Will I work Again If I’m Injured and I Make a Claim Against My Maritime Employer?
- What is a Jones Act Vessel – and is the Answer Important to My Recovery?
- What Should I Do If I Get Hurt on a Cruise Ship?
- Do Tug Boats Have to Have Lookouts?
- If I am Injured at Sea, Am I Required to See a Company Doctor?
- Do I Have to Give a Recorded Statement to Recover Damages Pursuant to the Jones Act?
- Does Maritime Law Apply to Me if I was Injured While Working in the Harbor?
- What Damages Can I Collect if I am Injured in a New York City Subway Accident?
- What Damages Can I Collect if a Relative of Mine Has Been Killed on the High Seas?
- How Can a Commercial Fisherman Collect Damages After an Oil Spill?
- I am a seaman who was injured on a vessel. What should I do?
- Can I collect workers compensation if I am injured on the job?
- My employer told me that he only has to pay me $8 per day while I am out of work. How can this be true?
- A seafarer from Ohio asked: "What determines your maximum medical cure, is it as long as I am under a physician's care that I am entitled to maintenance and cure?"
- I have applied for a job with a tugboat company, and they are asking me to fill out a questionnaire about my prior medical history. Do I have to tell them about my past medical history?
- Premises Liability
- Is it important for me to get medical care after a New York fall?
- Is there anything I can do if I notice a dangerous condition at my New York City hotel?
- How Common are Drowning Deaths? Do I Need a New York Slip and Fall Lawyer if My Child Has Died in a Pool Accident?
- Is there some kind of report that should be filled out if I'm hurt in a New York slip and fall accident?
- I slipped and fell in New York City, but I don't know who owns or manages the property where my injury occurred. What should I do?
- I didn't really slip and fall - it was more of a trip and fall accident. Does it matter? Can I still call a New York slip and fall attorney?
- I was talking on my cell phone when I was hurt in a New York slip and fall accident. Can I still recover damages?
- It seems like the insurance adjuster is trying to blame me for my fall, when I am the victim. Why?
- How long will it take to collect damages for my New York slip and fall injury?
- I Slipped in a New York City Building, and I’m Not Sure if I Should See a Doctor. Should I See a Doctor Right Away or Should I Wait and See How I Feel in a Few Days?
- Is a Concussion and a Traumatic Brain Injury the Same Thing?
- Do Property Owners Have to Take Every Precaution to Protect Me From Being Injured on Their Premises?
- Is Someone Else Liable for My Broken Wrist?
- Why Should I Tell My Slip and Fall Lawyer Something That Might Lower My Recovery?
- Who Will Pay for My Surgery After I Fall?
- Can I Recover Damages if I Hurt My Tailbone in a Slip and Fall Accident?
- Should I Talk to an Insurance Adjustor After My Slip and Fall Accident?
- What Should I Do If I Hurt My Ankle?
- Do New Jersey First Responders Have the Right to Recover for Premises Liability Injuries if They are Injured on the Job?
- What are the Symptoms of a Tailbone Injury?
- Do I Have a Slip and Fall Case?
- What are the Warning Signs That I May Have Suffered a Brain Injury After a Fall?
- If I’m Hurt in an Apartment Building, is the Property Owner, the Landlord, or Another Tenant Liable for My Injuries?
- Is My Landlord Liable for My Injuries if I’m Hurt by Another Tenant?
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Construction Accident
- How Will I Support My Family While I am Out of Work After a New York Construction Accident?
- Who is a competent person to check New York construction trenches? What do I do if I'm injured in a New York trench accident?
- I am a construction worker, and I got hurt while working on a New York construction site. My employer says not to bother with a lawyer because I'm only entitled to workers compensation. Is that true or should I call a New York construction accident lawyer?
Railroad Accidents
- My railroad injury has occurred because of years of cumulative work and repeated motions. It was not the result of a single accident. Could I still recover damages, and should I still contact a New York FELA lawyer?
- My child was injured in a New York railroad accident. What is a New York FELA lawyer and can a FELA attorney help me?
- My teenager wants to take the New York subway alone. We've talked about general safety issues and I believe he is ready to do this. As a New York FELA attorney, do you have any suggestions about railroad safety that I should share with my child?
Maritime Law
- What is Considered Pain and Suffering After a Maritime Accident?
- Can a Maritime Worker Recover Damages for Being Hurt by a Car, Truck or other Motor Vehicle?
- Are Commercial Fishermen Appropriately Compensated for the Risks They Take at Work?
Premises Liability
- Is it important for me to get medical care after a New York fall?
- Is there anything I can do if I notice a dangerous condition at my New York City hotel?
- How Common are Drowning Deaths? Do I Need a New York Slip and Fall Lawyer if My Child Has Died in a Pool Accident?