Construction Accident Effectively Handled By Benedict Morelli Law Firm Lawyers
Benedict Morelli has always been the best personal injury lawyer, in just 35 years of his career which is still going strong. He established Morelli Law Firm years back and since then they have worked for the betterment of their clients and delivered many multi millionaire case verdicts.
Construction Accidents are common, but construction accident caused due to the fault of someone else leads to the registration of claims by the victim. Sometimes the accident is caused due to some faulty equipments by the company he is working with.
Benedict Morelli and his firm has delivered several Construction accident cases, here are some among the many cases they have won-
- SETTLEMENT: $1.85 MILLION
A man fell 20 feet through a floor and suffered serious and permanent spinal injuries which left him permanently disabled. This happened when he was installing air-conditioner on the second floor of a house when one of the floor boards gave away and the plaintiff fell as the board was not covering the opening properly. He was left disabled with fractures in numerous vertebrates, multiple herniated discs, extensive surgical scarring, injury to his ribcage, legs, ankles and feet, brain injury and post-traumatic stress syndrome.
- SETTLEMENT: $1.6 MILLION
An electrician underwent an accident when the scaffold he was standing on moved unexpectedly, lurching him forward and he had a 20ft fall to the ground.
The scaffold, which supported him was held by two other electricians and was in a very safe position. The scaffold was provided by the construction company and had no safety rails, thus causing the accident. He suffered a multitude of injuries, including extensive spinal injury, head trauma and damage to his ankles, knees, arms and shoulders. - SETTLEMENT: $1.5 MILLION
A 35-year-old carpenter who was working on a 60-storey building in Manhattan had sliced his arm with a circular saw. At his work place there was no designated flat surface, nor were there wood clamps. They were advised to manage with whatever they had.
Plaintiff’s arm was left open and resulted in severing his ulnar artery and nerve. - SETTLEMENT: $1.4 MILLION
In this case this accident happened with a 57 year old restaurant maintenance man who fell from a ladder and sustained serious injuries. The accident occurred while he was assisting an electrician in fixing an air conditioner and the ladder fell along with it from a height of 12 feet. He suffered a multitude of injuries including extensive brain hemorrhages and fractures to his skull, ribs and spine. - SETTLEMENT: $1.25 MILLION
A 42-year-old construction worker was working on a development in Bayside, Queens and faced damages after a piece of wood that he was standing on gave way and he fell.
It was found that the construction company was negligent in failing to conduct proper inspections of the work site and repair the needed faults. The Plaintiff broke several bones in his legs, lost three teeth and damaged several others, fractured his pelvis and spine, and sustained serious damage to the surrounding nerves, blood vessels and tendons.