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New York’s Scaffold Law (Labor Law § 240) is a unique piece of legislation providing special protections for construction workers injured in height-related accidents. This law is designed to hold property owners, contractors, and employers strictly liable for certain construction accidents, particularly those involving falls from scaffolds, ladders, and other elevated surfaces. Here, our New […]

In a recent report published by the New York Daily News, New York City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez urged state lawmakers to grant the city control over local speed cameras to combat an alarming surge in traffic deaths. At the time of publication, at least 53 individuals have died in New York City traffic incidents in […]

A wrongful death claim is a civil lawsuit brought by the close relatives of someone who was killed as a result of a third party’s negligence or wrongdoing. A statute of limitations is a law that sets a deadline for the parties damaged by negligence or a crime to initiate legal action. The wrongful death statute of limitations […]

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