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Confidence Score: 90%Settlement
$9.165 Million
Case Summary
For a 26 year old construction worker injured in an explosion of a New York City Department of Environmental Protection manhole cover resulting in severe fractures to his legs and requiring numerous operations. We sued numerous entities who we felt were responsible for this explosion and our office was opposed by 12 law firms. This case involved complicated liability and damages issues and in order to establish liability and maximize our clients' recovery, we retained 6 of the top experts in the fields of science, construction safety, medicine, vocational rehabilitation, and...
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Grandelli & Eskenasi (Grandelli Law / The Law Offices of Louis Grandelli, P.C.) · Published results page
View Original SourceFirst observed: August 27, 2026
Last checked: August 27, 2026
Record Details
Category
Construction Accidents
Result Type
Settlement
Year
Year not reported
Location
NY
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