Introduction Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in New York, with workers facing risks daily. Believe me, as a Central New York construction accident lawyer, I know. When a construction accident occurs, the injuries can be severe or even fatal, leading to complex personal injury cases. Understanding the…
It’s been quite a while since this Central New York Injury Law blogger has posted anything. In fact, almost a year. It was a busy year and blogging gave way to serving our clients’ pressing needs, always our number 1 priority. But to quote Arnold Schwarzenegger (sort of), “we’re back!”…
Most folks know that when you are hurt on the job you can’t sue your employer. Instead, you get worker’s compensation, which means the employer’s worker’s compensation insurance (“comp”) pays your medical bills and some of your lost income (the most they pay is about 2/3 of your lost income,…
I shot the photo above from my bathroom window in Geneva, New York. The video below shows the same scene but in vivid motion. Watch it! Why did I shoot this video? Because I wanted to show my readers what a law-suit-waiting-to-happen looks like. The employer of these roofers…
This Syracuse New York personal injury lawyer loves to travel all over the world. I find other cultures and places fascinating. Last year I went to Japan. And this year it was Egypt, Jordan and Israel. (Just got back last week). See some pics I took above. When I travel,…
If you walk into a Syracuse, New York pub on a Friday at 5:20, and you happen upon a group of personal injury lawyers having an end-of-the-week beer, you might hear them rant about how unfair some New York personal injury laws are. For example, unlike most States, New York…
Pretty proud of this win in the Appellate Division Third Department. A very fine Central New York personal injury lawyer hired us to take an appeal from a Labor Law 240 (“scaffold law”) motion he had lost. The case is called Griffin v AVA Realty Ithaca, LLC. The fact…
Look at this kid! Fernando Vanegas, 19 years old. Same age as my son Sebastian, who just went off to college. Full of life, of hopes, of dreams, just like Sebastian. Fernando came to Queens, New York from Ecuador only a year ago to reunite with his parents whom he…
Back in 2008 a crane collapse in New York City made headline news. The huge tower crane had plummeted from an impressive height in a densely populated area of the city, causing unprecedented human and property destruction. The case was of special interest to me as a Central New York…
Construction is almost the most dangerous job in America, bested only by mining. And like mining, greed often plays a part in accidents. Companies take cost-saving shortcuts at the expense of safety to try to turn a bigger profit. Case on point.Last Sunday a 12-ton air handling unit snapped loose…