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Construction Worker Injures Shoulder When Ladder Collapses and Collects $500,000

Tuesday, February 11th, 2020

New York Construction Injury Lawyers

Mr. Papaleo, a laborer who was working on a large renovation project, was injured at the job site 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 Mr. Papaleo arrived at the jobsite there were a limited number of ladders available to him. He took the last one and set it up to start working. Suddenly, the defective ladder collapsed from underneath him. Mr. Papaleo sustained injuries to his left shoulder as a result of the fall.

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Server Clocking Out of Work Receives $850,000 Settlement for Slip and Fall Due to Wet Floor

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020

New York Slip and fall lawyers

Mr. Kendrick, a server at a chain restaurant, had just finished his shift and had gone to the manager’s office to clock out and cash out the earnings for the night. He had exited the manager’s office and upon doing so, he slipped and fell due to a wet floor. The cleaning agency worker had failed to set up any stanchions or warning signs while mopping the floors. Due to this incident, Mr. Kendrick suffered 2 fractures in his right ankle and 1 fracture in his right leg. He would no longer be able to continue serving customers and working at the restaurant.

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“Worker Falls into Collapsed Floor, Lands on $975,000 Settlement”

Thursday, July 18th, 2019

D.J. is a loving father who works as a manager in urban property. While performing his daily tasks, and walking through the facility, he suddenly felt the floor collapse from under his legs. D.J. was falling through the floor. However, he was able to stop himself from falling all the way through by catching the unbroken floor. J.D. was only able to be rescued once he called for a co-worker to pull him back onto solid ground. J.D. was taken from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital.

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Mother of Two and Longtime NYPD 911 Operator of 27 years Receives $325,000 Settlement For Injuries After Slip and Fall on Waxed Floor

Friday, June 14th, 2019

After completing her long daily shift as a police communications technician, K. Riley was on her way home to see her two children. She was exiting out of the One Police Plaza building when she slipped and fell on a newly waxed floor. There were no warning cones or signs posted in the area. The slip and fall resulted in K. Riley sustaining neck, back, and right shoulder injuries. She was no longer able to participate in hiking and biking, her long favored hobbies. (more…)

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Man Settles Case for Trip and Fall Which Occurred at a Department of Sanitation Garage

Wednesday, November 29th, 2017

A.H., a Department of Sanitation employee living in Staten Island, suffered back injuries following a fall at a Department of Sanitation garage. A.H. was coming back from fueling his truck, when he was tripped up by a section of the garage which had a defective floor.

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