Construction Accident Verdicts & Settlements

The Lipsig Law Firm worked to obtain a $9.75 million settlement for our client, a glass installer. When a heavy unsecured power cable fell on his right hand and forearm, he was severely injured.

As there were no eyewitnesses, the Lipsig Law firm actively investigated by contacting other workers on the scaffold hanging on a Manhattan office building’s exterior. We subpoenaed the Site Safety Person whose accident report inaccurately blamed only our client for his very serious injuries.

By taking the initiative from the insurance companies, The Lipsig Law Firm proved that Labor Law 240(1) was violated. The Lipsig Law Firm successfully moved for summary judgment. The Court’s decision in our client’s favor was quickly upheld by the Appellate Division.

We demonstrated major physical injuries to our client’s hand, wrist and forearm. Our client needed a 90-day hospitalization after the power cable struck his arm. He needed orthopedic revision surgeries to his arm and hand. Two years after the injury, our client had surgery for back and shoulder injuries.

The Lipsig Law Firm demonstrated our client’s significant economic future costs for his medical treatment and for the loss of his future earnings capacity with highly-regarded experts.

When the Court finally ordered a definite trial date, The Lipsig Law Firm prepared for a full jury trial on damages and prepared multiple medical experts, economists and witnesses to prove our client’s damages.

As jury selection for the trial was beginning, The Lipsig Law Firm obtained a $9.75 million settlement during a contested and lengthy mediation.

Our Lipsig client now has the funds he needed to restore his personal dignity and to support himself and his wife and children in the future.

Asbestos Removal Worker Hurt – $9.5 million Settlement

The Lipsig law firm recovered $9.5 million for our client in June 2022. Our client was an asbestos worker in Queens when he fell off the roof at a work site due to defendants’ failure to provide the needed safety equipment in violation of Labor Law 240(1) and 241(6).

Lipsig partner Marc Freund aggressively investigated the incident. Due to Mr. Freund’s immediate actions on behalf of our Lipsig client, he was able to obtain sworn affidavits from several critical eyewitnesses.

Mr. Freund used these affidavits to support an early summary judgment motion that pressured the defendants and their insurance company on the issue of their liability.

Our 35-year old client suffered a traumatic brain injury and multiple orthopedic trauma. He was hospitalized and needed in-patient care for about 2 months. He required multiple surgeries.

Lipsig partner Mr. Freund was able to demonstrate that our client suffered major economic losses in addition his severe pain and suffering.

It took multiple motions in Court and many mediation sessions to get the insurance company to make a significant offer that allowed our client to obtain financial security for him and his family. Despite major court delays due to the Covid pandemic, Lipsig partner Marc Freund was able to obtain payment of the $9.5 million settlement this year.

We are pleased to report this settlement for our Lipsig client who suffered injuries to his eye, neck and back due to a contractor’s blatant violation of the Labor Law.

Our client, like many other construction workers, suffered a preventable injury when his employer failed to follow the simplest of safety rules. Holding this construction contractor responsible puts all New York contractors on notice that they too can be held accountable for their substandard work practices.

We recognize the high-level legal work done by the Court in reaching its decision in favor of our client on our summary judgment motion on the liability issues in our client’s case.

We hope that our client and his family will now feel confident that their future is financially secure and that they and their children will have an opportunity for a better life.

In lengthy trial held in Suffolk County, a New York City suburban county, the issue for the jury was the amount of damages that the Lipsig Law firm client, a construction worker, had suffered due to a fall from a defective scaffold several years earlier. The Lipsig Law Firm had to prove to the jury that the client’s injury, a lumbar disc herniation that required surgery over 3 years later, was caused by the fall.

The Lipsig Law Firm presented testimony from treating doctors, including an orthopedic surgeon, a radiologist and a spinal surgeon, as well as an economist. The jurors in Suffolk County returned a verdict above $6,000,000 for our Lipsig Law firm client.

When legal interest is added to the verdict, the total amount recovered by the Lipsig Law firm client will be over $8,000,000. Adding to the difficulty of this trial was the fact that investigators had taken 14 hours of video surveillance of our client and these videos were played to the jury by the defense attorneys.

Our Lipsig client was injured when working on a four-foot “baker” scaffold at a construction site. The scaffold tipped over when one of its wheels fell off. Our client, a 35 year old laborer, injured his shoulder and neck and needed surgery. At his jury trial, Lipsig partner Charles Wisell obtained a verdict in his favor for $6.7 million for his pain and suffering and economic damages. During appeals by the defense, Lipsig was able to settle his case for $7.25 million.

Our Lipsig client is a construction laborer injured doing road resurfacing work in Brooklyn, NY. His employer, to save money, unsafely transported unsecured “I-beams” on a backhoe. The Lipsig Law Firm successfully obtained summary judgment against the property owner under Labor Law 240(1).

Our client’s hand, spine and shoulder were injured. He needed surgery on his two injured fingers, a one-level cervical spine fusion, and a left shoulder scope. He developed complex regional pain syndrome and his CRPS pain was treated with a nerve stimulator implant.

He was unable to return to construction work; with a ninth grade education, he could not earn enough to support his family other than his previous work as a construction laborer.

When Lipsig was able to demonstrate the severity of our client’s injuries and his economic losses, the insurance company for the road work project agreed to pay a $7 million settlement during mediation.

Almost six years ago, our client was working at a construction project in the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. Because of the unsafe working conditions and defective equipment, he fell while working on scaffolding. In 2017 a judge determined that the City of New York and the contractors it employed were responsible for our client’s fall. Despite this decision, the City still refused to accept responsibility for its work-site safety failures. The defendants waged litigation war on our client including aggressive surveillance tactics, stalking him on social media, and general attacks on his good name.

On March 19, 2019, after a three-week long trial, a Brooklyn jury awarded our client $6.7 million dollars in damages. The jury rightly rejected these predatory tactics and unsupported arguments and understood that plaintiffs injuries were caused by the fall, were life-changing, would require future medical care, and that he would not be able to work again. They awarded him money for his pain and suffering, his lost wages, and his necessary medical treatment.

The verdict was a resounding win for the working man. It was the conclusion to years of fighting to get justice for our client. Charles Wisell made sure that the jury understood the medical evidence and how to fairly compensate our client. The money our client will receive will assure that this hard working man will have the money he needs to care for himself and his family now and in the future.

Lipsig client was a construction worker who slipped and fell on construction debris.

Electrician Lipsig client was hurt in new building construction site from inadequate 6‐ft A-frame ladder

Lipsig client injured doing building demolition, standing on a wooden beam that broke.

Our client, a 42-year-old roofer, fell from an unsafe ladder, fracturing his left leg and requiring four surgeries. Our personal injury lawyers were successful in securing $3 million for his recovery.

Construction worker Lipsig client fell from scaffold that was the only means of entrance to the work site.

A 55-year-old laborer contacted our construction accident team after falling from an unsecured ladder. In his fall, our client suffered multiple fracture dislocations to his right foot, and treatment required three separate surgeries. We recovered a total of $3 million for medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering.

$3 million was secured for a 39-year-old roofer who suffered neck and back injuries after falling from a Styrofoam block onto concrete. The dangerous work conditions resulted in surgery and long time recovery. The case was successfully settled while on the trial calendar.

While working on a job site, a 54-year-old union window mechanic fell when a faulty ladder suddenly tipped over. He suffered serious injuries to his neck, back, and ribs—an accident that should never have happened. Our attorneys at The Lipsig Law Firm took action and secured a $3.1 million settlement while the case was still on the trial calendar.

Our client, a 26-year-old construction worker, fell through a defective outdoor scaffold on a roof renovation project. He suffered severe knee and back injuries. Our personal injury attorneys were able to recover $2.6 million in compensation.

Construction Accident – 63-year-old asbestos worker fell from ladder at worksite, fractured femur and injured back.

Lipsig client injured at construction site when they fell from an unsafe 6‐ft. A‐Frame ladder.

We obtained nearly two million dollars for our client, a 46-year-old carpenter who fell approximately three feet from a defective baker scaffold. The client was diagnosed with a disc / osteophyte complex in his neck and a torn meniscus in his knee in the weeks following his fall.

While working on a makeshift ladder, a 30-year-old concrete laborer was struck by a falling sheet of plywood that wasn’t properly secured. The impact caused a serious fall, leading to cervical and lumbar spine injuries.

The Lipsig Law Firm held the responsible parties accountable and secured a $1.95 million settlement while on the trial calendar.

After being struck by a falling bucket, our client, a 47-year-old construction worker, sustained serious injuries to his shoulders and back. Treatment called for several surgeries, and we were able to secure $1.8 million in compensation.

Our client was injured during a fall from an unsecured ladder. We settled the case just before trial for $1.8 million.

Construction Accident – 47-year-old construction worker struck by falling bucket causing shoulder and back injuries requiring surgeries.

Construction Accident – 31-year-old construction worker fell into hole, injured back and neck.

Scaffold Accident – 53-year-old construction worker fell from scaffold with multiple fractures in pelvic area, traumatic brain injury, fractured fingers and back injuries.

Our client, a union concrete laborer, was injured on the job while using unguarded cutting equipment that malfunctioned and caused him to fall. He sustained multiple injuries, including damage to his knee and back, requiring surgery and a lumbar fusion. The case was resolved for $1.75 million while on the trial calendar.

Lipsig client was injured while using an unguarded circular saw on a construction job.

Our client, a 44-year-old electrician, was electrocuted and fell 14 feet. He suffered extremely severe injuries, including multiple clavicle and rib fractures. Surgery was extensive, but we were able to recover $1.2 million.

Construction Accident – 44-year-old ironworker tripped and fell on steel plates causing injuries requiring left knee surgery.