Elderly pedestrian knocked down in a Brooklyn crosswalk. The driver's insurer tendered $25,000; we found the driver was working and brought in his employer.

Slip and Fall in front of a Manhattan skyscraper

Union carpenter jolted on a ladder when a nail gun misfired and kicked back. Manhattan jury verdict under Labor Law 241(6) after a $0 offer. Post-trial motions pending.

Driver caught in a collision between two other vehicles on the FDR Drive needed spinal surgery and could no longer work. Settled for $5.025 million, ranked #4 among New York personal injury settlements of 2022 by TopVerdict.com.

 Vehicle struck by tractor trailer

Blocklayer fell when a scaffold plank collapsed.

Union carpenter hurt pulling a steel beam off a coworker after a Bronx trench collapse. Dismissed, then reinstated in a precedent-setting First Department decision on the rescue doctrine. Settled for $2.75 million.

Laborer fell about 20 feet while dismantling a Manhattan sidewalk shed with no scaffold and nowhere to tie off his harness. Summary judgment on liability under Labor Law 240(1) and 241(6), then settled on the eve of trial for $4.06 million.

Union bricklayer left holding a steel I-beam alone on a Bronx parapet was driven to the roof below. Summary judgment under Labor Law 240(1); settled in less than three years.

Union ironworker fell with a ladder too short to reach above a Westchester train platform canopy. Summary judgment on liability under Labor Law 240(1) and 241(6), then settled at mediation for $6.5 million.