June 1, 2006

NYC Construction Accident - Recent Settlement

Five companies that were involved in the demolition of a Queens bottling plant have agreed to pay a total of $16 million to a worker who suffered severe brain damage in a fall at the plant. The injured worker fell off of an 18-foot-high scaffold while working on the building. As the scaffold was not tall enough to reach the ceiling, the worker stood on a crate that was placed on the scaffold's top level. The claim was that this configuration was a violation of the New York State Labor Law. www.foleygriffin.com

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