Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
A recent investigation by Reuters has proven that the Environmental Protection Agency and many plants and companies have not done a good job of creating hazardous material protections and making sure workers and nearby residents are safe from hazardous chemicals. The...
If you work in a high rise building or in an office, then your building must be equipped with emergency exits which can be easily accessed in the event of a fire, explosion, natural disaster, or hazardous material situation. If your building has been overcrowded or...
The construction industry is very dangerous, and those that are often working on rooftops or scaffolding are at an increased risk for a horrible falling accident. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls from roofs can be easily...
Individuals who drive for a living are constantly in danger of a serious accident. Those who are truckers are at an even higher risk to accidents because of the heavy and difficult-to-maneuver vehicles that they are operating. A driver in New York called Katz,...
Any time an individual has been injured on the job, or as a result of a work-related accident, it is in their best interests to contact a skilled workers' compensation attorney immediately. Even seemingly minor injuries can have long-term effects on a person, not just...
In the state of New York, almost all employers are required by law to purchase workers' compensation insurance to cover their employees in the event of a workplace accident. This insurance must cover workers who are working at a for-profit or non-profit business,...
A worker chose to spend his time cleaning up at the World Trade Center after 9/11, but had no idea that it would take a serious toll on his health. This individual spent much of his time at the devastating site of the 9/11 Twin Tower collapse in the months following...
According to reports from the MTA, a NYC Transit worker was killed when he accidentally fell into the path of an oncoming subway train during the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 24th, 2013. An eyewitness statement from a fellow signal maintainer indicated that...
Katz Leidman Grossman Wolfe & Freund are devoted to helping the individuals who are injured on-the-job and want compensation for their injuries. Recently, they were able to secure a settlement for a foreman who slipped and fell at the work site. The individual...
In almost any industry or profession, there are certain jobs that require workers to perform repetitive motions as part of their assigned duties. It is an unfortunate fact, however, that those continuous motions could be causing workers to experience severe pain,...
