The Platta Law Firm, PLLC

In total damages. Defendants were hesitant to pay the jury award and threatened appeal. When defendants did not timely pay, plaintiff entered judgment. The entered judgment and awarded the plaintiff interest from the date she received summary judgment.

A construction worker performing renovation work at a Brooklyn school fell from a ladder and sustained multiple injuries, including head and shoulder trauma and four fractured ribs. His injuries required ongoing medical care, rehabilitation, and pain management.

This case involved a work-related accident on Long Island at a warehouse. The plaintiff worker was 34-years old when the accident occurred. The owner of the building hired the plaintiff’s company to perform demolition work at the subject premises. This work involved demolishing the entire structure except for the four walls. Following the demolition work, a new roof was to be put on the structure and other construction work was to be performed so the structure could be used as a warehouse.

A mason construction worker was working with cement and laying down bricks when he fell 6 feet from a scaffold, yielding neck and back injuries. The multi-million dollar award came after jury deliberations.

Case to hold those responsible for unsafe conditions.

Our client was injured when a truck hit his parked car in New York City. The crash caused serious cervical spine injuries that required multi-level fusion surgery, along with a knee injury that also required surgery. For a long time, he was unable to return to his normal daily activities. Through our experience and strategic advocacy, we were able to secure a fair settlement to support his recovery and ongoing care.

This case involved a worker injured during a demolition project. While cutting the pipe which supported the air conditioning unit, an explosion occurred forcing the fire back at plaintiff, which caused the unsecured ladder to tip and fall. Plaintiff fell with the ladder. As a result of the accident, plaintiff sustained injuries to his neck and lower back requiring surgeries to both, left shoulder requiring surgery, left wrist requiring surgery and first and second degree burns on his face and neck.

Client was walking up the stairs from the ground floor to the first floor when he tripped on the last step — an unsafe 10-inch riser that created a serious hazard. The building had only one railing, and the dangerous condition had been reported many times to both the current and prior owners, as well as the superintendent. More than 10 years earlier, another person had died after falling on the same staircase, yet no repairs were made.

At mediation prior to trial.

Our client was working as a roofer where construction was ongoing. He was moving an eighty-pound stone paver with both hands off the balcony into the building. While entering the building door, an unsecured door molding fell and struck him on the head, causing him to fall to the floor. He suffered severe injuries to his head, neck, lower back, both shoulders, both hands and left knee.