Construction Accidents

We understand how difficult and physically demanding construction work could be and how difficult it is to find proper legal protection after construction accident.

In 2011, our law firm prevailed in the New York State Court of Appeals (highest appellate Court in the State of New York) and changed the law governing the construction accidents in New York State. This happened after fierce full legal battle for adequate recovery for one of our clients [Wilinski v. 334 East 92nd Housing Development Fund Corp., 18 N.Y.3d 1, 935 N.Y.S.2d 551 (2011)]. The change of law resulting from our successful argument before the Court of Appeals, allows victims to obtain fair compensation for the injuries sustained in construction accidents that were previously not protected by the laws of New York State. We are proud to set such high standard for lawyers in the area of construction accidents.

For our clients that we represent in construction accidents we also handle Workers’ Compensation claims. Our legal team wants to ensure that all legal issues resulting from construction accident are handled with utmost professionalism and respect at one firm. We never refer our clients to any other law firms. Therefore, if there is assistance necessary with medical treatment or lost wages covered by Workers’ Compensation Law, our law firm will ensure that both personal injury litigation and Workers’ Compensation claim are given the same attention. Our client’s do not have to contact other law firms to handle their Workers’ Compensation claims and spend hours on the phone trying to reach someone who can help. They simply call the same attorneys that handle their personal injury litigation at our law firm to seek help.

The Platta Law Firm, PLLC represents clients throughout New York State in workplace accident claims, involving:

• scaffolding accidents,
• construction site accidents,
• forklift accidents,
• unsafe work conditions,
• electrocution,
• ladder accidents,
• crane accidents,
• side debris accidents,
• hoist accidents,
• unsafe construction work equipment,
• explosions at construction sites,
• burn injuries,
• falling object accidents,
• falling workers accidents,
• Workers’ Compensation,
• OSHA violations,
• defective and dangerous work sites,
• heavy machinery accidents,
• workplace accidents.