The Platta Law Firm, PLLC

A union apprentice painter was injured while working on a project in Queens. On the day of her accident, she was cleaning tools and equipment in a room that had an exposed ceiling. During her work, a metal valve fell from the ceiling, dropping 12-14 feet before striking her on the head. She suffered injuries to the head, neck and shoulders.

A routine day on a construction site turned dangerous when materials being hoisted overhead suddenly fell, striking our client. He suffered injuries to his head, neck, and shoulder from the impact and required medical care. Despite challenges surrounding the incident, we delivered a strong result for our client. !Image 55: Premises Accidents Icon.

This case involved a 21-year-old painter who was injured when working at an upstate power utility facility. As he was maneuvering on the roof while performing this work, he stepped on a skylight and fell through to the ground below. Plaintiff sustained several fractures in his right wrist which required two surgical interventions. In addition, plaintiff sustained severe trauma to his head and face, as well as a herniation a herniation in his neck and bulges in his lower back.

This case involved a worker and his partner who were removing a large cast iron radiator (1.5 meters by 2.5 meters). Behind the radiator was a large metal plate which was obscured by the radiator. As plaintiff and his partner began to slightly budge the radiator, the metal plate hit the radiator and caused the radiator to fall and strike plaintiff and knock him to the ground. As a result of his accident, plaintiff sustained injuries in both knees which required surgeries, as well as fractures in the right foot that required surgical repair. He also sustained herniations in his...

This case involved a multi-vehicle accident that occurred when a truck lost two of its rear wheels. The wheels bounced towards plaintiff’s vehicle. When he slowed to avoid collision with the wheels, he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. As a result of the accident plaintiff sustained severe and permanent injuries, including disc protrusions in the neck that required a fusion surgery and tears in the shoulder that required arthroscopic surgery. The case proceeded to trial.

A rooftop construction worker took a terrifying fall from a wet, unsafe ladder, shattering his feet, ankles, hands, and spine. Against a major pharmaceutical corporation, we fought relentlessly to secure this multi-million dollar settlement, ensuring he received full compensation to ensure he received the full compensation and justice he deserved. Keep in mind that past results do not guarantee a similar result in the future, but if you hire The Platta Law Firm, you will receive the utmost care, dedication, and all the necessary resources to ensure the best result allowed by law.

A woman was injured when she tripped over a mis-leveling elevator in a luxury apartment building in which she worked as a caretaker for a special needs child. As she was walking into the elevator the floor of the elevator suddenly jumped up several inches. Plaintiff’s foot got caught on the raised portion of the elevator floor causing her to trip and fall violently into the elevator. She sustained serious injuries, including fractures to her arm, and head, knee, neck, and back injuries. She had surgeries to her wrist, knee, and neck as a result of this accident.

This case involved a fall from a ladder on a worksite. In 2014 the plaintiff was a plumber working on the construction of a new apartment building. At the time of the accident, he was on a ladder installing pipes for the bathroom. As he was installing the pipes, the ladder shifted, causing him to fall. As a result of the accident he fell five to six feet to the ground. As a result of the fall he suffered a fractured ankle and ligament sprains to his knees. He also was required to undergo a revision surgery to his back.

A carpenter was working on a construction project, when he was struck by a massive 30-pound metal clamp to the head. He was provided with no safety devices, not even a hard hat. His job was to help with the construction and mounting of a new staircase in a residential building. Our client’s injuries and the circumstances of the case left very little doubt for the type of reward that he recovered and ultimately deserved.

This case involved a construction worker who was injured when the unsecured ladder upon which he was working slid out from under him, causing him to fall down with the ladder. Plaintiff was granted summary judgment on the issue of liability. Plaintiff suffered open fractures of his left tibia and fibula, the bones protruding through his skin, and dislocation of his left shoulder. Plaintiff required three surgeries to his left leg as well as surgeries to both shoulders. As a result, he had instability in his leg and later fell and sustained intracranial trauma which led to his death.