New York Law Blog

A worker was injured in a Midtown construction accident after he fell four stories when a scaffolding piece broke apart. The 43 year old worker was taken to a local hospital complaining of severe back pain, while two other workers were injured less severely. From senior partner Jeffrey Lichtman:

Here is yet another example of a terrible accident that occurred in our city, probably due to negligent disregard of proper safety regulations. Though a full report on what exactly went wrong and who is at fault is not complete, experience with these incidences has taught me that more often than not, they are the results of a failure to adhere to the mandates of the labor law of the state of New York.