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Construction Accidents
New York City & Long Island Construction Accident Lawyers
While construction accidents may occur in many different settings, construction areas in particular are very dangerous. Momentary lapses can have fatal results. As part of our personal injury practice, we handle all types of construction accident cases.
Whether your accident occurred in New York or elsewhere, we have the experience and expertise to represent you. The attorneys of Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. believe that representing seriously injured individuals is a solemn responsibility. If you have questions or concerns about a construction accident, you are welcome to contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.
New York’s “Scaffold Law” (Labor Law §240) protects construction workers who work on ladders, scaffolds and are at risk from elevation related activities. Labor Law §240 places responsibility for safety on those in control of ensuring that workers receive proper protection while performing elevation related activities. The law applies not only to actual construction work, but also to erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building or structure.
New York’s labor laws §200, §241 and Industrial Code are designed to protect construction workers. Those laws also protect pedestrians and others who walk or drive past construction sites. This protection is particularly important in a city such as New York, with its crowded sidewalks and high rise construction sites.
In the highly competitive construction industry in which contracts often go to the lowest bidder, the Labor Laws of New York State are designed to ensure that workers be given adequate protection against injury. New York's Labor Laws protect against cost cutting measures which compromise worksite safety. This protection is important not only to the skilled and experienced worker, but to the low-wage undocumented worker as well, who may lack formal training and who may have language barriers.
At Friedman & Simon, we are often asked to help individuals injured by violations of those labor laws. We handle many types of construction accident cases. We have successfully represented injured workers who have suffered spinal cord injury, paralysis and various other devastating injuries.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury while performing construction work, we want to help. You are welcome to contact us today to talk about your case. Please note, there is no charge for the initial consultation. As all cases are controlled by Statutes of Limitations and other applicable time restrictions, we want to make sure that you or your loved one's rights are protected before it is too late !
Helping injured people throughout the entire New York metropolitan area. We offer effective and compassionate legal services to people throughout Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk.
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