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Confidence Score: 90%Recovery
$2.2 Million
Case Summary
This case arose from a work-site accident that occurred when plaintiff was performing asbestos abatement as part of a larger demolition/renovation project. Plaintiff was on top of a scaffold demolishing and removing ducts when a portion of the duct fell to the scaffold (that had no guardrails), which caused plaintiff to fall off the scaffold. As a result of his accident, plaintiff sustained a traumatic brain injury, cervical herniations requiring a series of epidural steroid injections and a discectomy with fusion, lumbar herniations and bulges requiring a series of epidural...
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View Original SourceFirst observed: August 27, 2026
Last checked: August 27, 2026
Record Details
Category
Medical Malpractice
Result Type
Recovery
Year
Year not reported
Location
NY
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