Construction Accident Lawyer Prevails in Fatal Manhattan Crane Collapse
It was on of the worst construction site accidents in New York City in recent memory. On March 16th of last year, a high rise crane towering over an upper East Side construction project collapsed raining steel and concrete on the workers below. Five construction workers died, and many more were seriously injured.
Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP represents one of the more seriously injured construction workers. When insurance companies are faced with huge financial exposure after such accidents, they bring out their "big gun" lawyers to defend the sometimes catastrophic injury claims. Because seriously injured workers often require medical care and have pain and suffering for life, it is a strange and unfortunate legal reality that these claims are often worth more than the claims brought by the families of those who died.
In a bruising battle with the insurance company handled by one of our best trial partners, which included pre-trial motions, depositions, extensive witness preparation and an eventual multi-day trial, we were able to convince a trial judge that our client was entitled to a substantial monetary award and ongoing medical benefits for life. Although our client will never work again in his profession and will have to live with his ongoing pain, he and his family are now protected from financial ruin.
