Archive for February, 2019

Construction Worker Injured When Front Two Legs of Ladder Collapse, Receives $500,000 Compensation

Monday, February 18th, 2019

New York Construction Accident AttorneysN. Papaleo, a laborer who was working on a large renovation project, turning an old school into an apartment building, was injured when the front two legs of the A-frame ladder he was using collapsed with him on it. Though it was a large project, when Papaleo arrived to the jobsite, there were a limited number of ladders available to him. He took the last one and set it up to start working. Everything seemed to be in decent working order, until the ladder collapsed from under him because it was defective. Papaleo sustained injuries to his left shoulder as a result of the fall.

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Yellow Taxi Driver Stuck by Truck Receives $500,000 Settlement for Pain and Suffering.

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

R.G, an immigrant from the Ukraine, working as a yellow taxi driver was injured while driving on Madison Avenue hoping to pick-up passengers. Immediately after the traffic light turned green, R.G. having the right of way, began to drive through the intersection. R.G.’s yellow taxi was struck by a truck driver who disregarded his red light traffic signal and barreled into the intersection, injuring R.G.
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