A construction worker was injured recently when he fell four feet while hanging drywall at Margaritaville, a new beachfront resort and casino in Atlantic City, N.J., the South Jersey Times reported. The worker reportedly lost consciousness as a result of the fall. He was taken to a nearby medical facility for treatment. [Read more…]
Construction Accounts for Large Share of Workplace Deaths
Two construction workers at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., suffered non-life-threatening injuries recently when a wall collapsed on them, YNN reported. The workers were taking down a curtain wall, which generally contains a building’s insulation and steel support beams. The two were stranded for 20 minutes before rescue workers were able to extricate them. [Read more…]
Can Your Statement to Your Insurance Company Be Used Against You in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
After a car accident, most insurance companies contact their insureds to find out facts about how the accident happened. Many times, these statements are recorded. These recorded statements are often times the subject of motions between plaintiff attorneys and defense attorneys. Plaintiff attorneys want to obtain those statements and defense attorneys fight to prevent their disclosure. [Read more…]
New Jersey Appellate Division Refines Criteria for Demonstrating a Dram Shop Claim
Over the past several decades, the general public has learned an enormous amount about the dangers of drinking and driving. In New Jersey accident victims involved in a collision with a drunk driver may have a cause of action against a licensed alcoholic beverage server who serves alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person pursuant to the New Jersey Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Server Fair Liability Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:22A-1 to 7, commonly referred to as the Dram Shop Act. The Dram Shop Act was “designed to protect the rights of persons who suffer loss as a result of the negligent service of alcoholic beverage by a licensed alcoholic beverage server while at the same time providing a balanced and reasonable procedure for allocating responsibility procedure for allocating for such losses.” N.J.S.A. 2A:22A-2. [Read more…]
Falling Objects Frequent Source of Construction Fatalities
A construction worker in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was killed recently when a 1,700-pound pipe fell on him, WCBV in Boston reported. The worker was holding a guide rope as an excavator lifted a 40-foot pipe out of a flatbed tractor-trailer. At some point, the gigantic pipe became dislodged and fell eight feet onto the worker, who was crushed under the weight. The worker was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. [Read more…]
New York Grapples with Pedestrian Accidents
Twelve pedestrians, including a mother and her 2-year-old child, were injured recently when a car jumped the curb in Brooklyn, New York. According to NBC New York, the Lincoln sedan crashed through a bus stop in East Flatbush and hit a sidewalk shed, which collapsed. The car’s driver and a passenger were also injured. [Read more…]
Machinery, Equipment Pose Dangers to Workers
Each year, thousands of workers are injured, some fatally, as a result of machine and equipment accidents. Recently an 18-year-old worker died after he was crushed by the hydraulics system of a private recycling truck in Brooklyn, according to the New York Post. His family said he had worked at the recycling plant only about three weeks before the accident. [Read more…]
Ginarte Law Firm Helps Sponsor Rally for Common Sense Immigration Reform
This past week the Ginarte Law Firm helped sponsor a rally for common sense immigration reform that was held at Liberty State Park. The event was held on April 6, 2013 and drew thousands of supporters. 
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Construction Workers May Face Hearing Loss
Workers in the construction industry tend to be a hardy lot – not prone to complaining about working conditions. While this may show a commendable work ethic, it may also lead to serious injuries down the road. Injuries from long-term exposure to noise are a perfect example of the type of injury that construction workers commonly suffer in silence. [Read more…]
Construction Workers Often Risk Falls
Two workers were seriously injured recently in the collapse of a three-story, two-family home under construction in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. WNBC in New York reported that a truck was unloading cinderblocks when the plywood roof structure apparently collapsed. [Read more…]
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