Arc flash burns. Chemical burns. Gas line ruptures. Welding accidents. Fire from electrical malfunction. Hot tar / hot work injuries. Burns are among the most painful injuries possible — and 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns require lifetime care: skin grafts, scar revision, contracture release surgeries, psychological treatment, and in many cases multiple surgeries per year for decades.
Madison Law Firm PLLC · 579 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
Site safety logs, OSHA accident reports, GC and sub-contract chain, fall-protection equipment (preserved), and witness statements from co-workers. Immigration status is NEVER discoverable.
Owner/GC carriers know is strict. We document the gravity-related elevation differential and the inadequate-or-missing safety device — and negotiate against $5M+ wrap-up policies.
construction-injury claims often go to summary judgment on liability. Then we try damages only. Powerful procedure when it applies.
Every case is different. The recoverable damages depend on your injuries, the insurance available, and the facts of your case.
A serious burn claim isn't just the ER visit and skin grafts. It's lifetime care: future surgeries, custom compression garments, pain management, occupational therapy, psychological treatment for PTSD. We work with certified life-care planners to project the full lifetime cost — which often runs to several million dollars. Insurance carriers fight these projections hard; we fight back with experts.
You can collect Workers' Comp from your employer AND sue the property owner and general contractor under NY's scaffold law. Two recoveries from two different defendants. We handle both.
NY courts have ruled (Balbuena v. IDR Realty) that immigration status does not bar a construction-injury claim and is generally NOT discoverable. We protect that from day one.
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