Premises Liability
DOS RECIENTES VICTORIAS EN CIERROS “GLOBALES” EN DEMANDAS DE LESIONES PERSONALES/ Y CASOS DE COMPENSACIÓN DE LOS TRABAJADORES
Muchas personas no saben que hay una conexión legal entre un caso de compensación de trabajadores y una demanda de lesiones personales que surgen del mismo accidente. La ley no quiere que el trabajador lesionado recupere el 100% de su beneficio de compensación de los...
NO SE DEJE ENGAÑAR DE SU JEFE Y LA COMPAÑÍA DE SEGUROS
Algunas veces, cuando un trabajador de la construcción o demolición se lesiona en un andamio defectuoso, o cuando un hoyo se hunde, o un techo o una escalera se derrumba, el supervisor en el sitio, o el propio jefe, le ofrece dinero en efectivo al trabajador para que...
DON’T GET FOOLED BY YOUR BOSS AND HIS INSURANCE COMPANY
Often, when a construction or demolition worker is injured on a faulty scaffold, or when a construction hole caves in, or a roof or ladder collapses, the supervisor on site, or the boss himself, will offer cash to the worker not to file...
CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION and SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT VICTIMS BEWARE!
A construction company CEO was busted Tuesday for insurance fraud stemming from an investigation into a worker's death at a Meatpacking District site last April. Michael Cholowsky, 52, head of ... nypost.com...David Klein writes: This is...
OLEGARIO PABON DIES IN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT
Our hearts go out to Olegario Pabon and his family for the terrible elevator accident that took his life and changed the lives of his family forever. The New York City Housing Authority was warned of a "very dangerous" condition in the faulty elevator-a safety device...
New York man crushed, killed in faulty elevator accident
Property owners in New York, and elsewhere, have a responsibility to ensure people’s safety when they are on their premises. This includes maintaining their buildings, elevators and sidewalks to ensure that dangerous conditions do not exist. Failing to do so...
Can you take legal action if you are injured while trespassing?
In general, property owners in New York, and elsewhere, have a responsibility to ensure there are not dangerous conditions on their properties. Should you be injured due to the negligence and unsafe state of a property, you may be entitled to financial compensation....
TRABAJADORES INDOCUMENTADOS DEBEN SER PROTEGIDO
NYTimesArticle.pdf TRABAJADORES INDOCUMENTADOS DEBEN SER PROTEGIDO Manuel Colorado, a 36-year-old construction worker, was installing decking last year at a new building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when he lost his balance and fell 19 feet to his death Manuel Colorado,...
Slip and fall accidents on New York sidewalks
Inclement weather in New York City, and throughout the state, may make the sidewalks a dangerous place for you, and others. This is particularly true during the winter months when rain, sleet and snow can make the sidewalks slick and slippery, which may lead to...