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Falls are the number one cause of fatalities on construction projects, both in New York and nationwide. Sadly, a construction worker fell four stories to his death at a construction site in Hell’s Kitchen on August 25, 2015. According to police, the worker was...
According to the New York City Health Department, 12 people died and over 100 people were hospitalized in the South Bronx after contracting Legionnaires’ disease this summer. The first lawsuit for personal injuries related to the South Bronx exposure was filed...
When we think of typical workplace injuries received by a corrections officer, we often think of injuries received from an assault or some other violence at the hands of an inmate, such as when convicted murderer Robert Blount assaulted a corrections officer on July 8...
Being a corrections officer is an extremely stressful job. The possibility of being injured while on the job is ever-present. For instance, on July 4, 2015, a convicted murder serving 46 years assaulted an officer, grabbed the officer’s baton, and injured other...
If you have been injured on the job, you may be entitled to an award of money for lost wages When you have been injured on the job, In addition to lost wages, you may be entitled to a schedule loss of use award, also known as an “SLU.” An SLU is an amount of money...