Construction Accidents
If you are one of eight thousand people working in the construction industry that has been injured on the job, you know that your job is extremely dangerous. In addition, it is very difficult to determine who is at fault among the multiple parties who are often present on construction sites. These accidents can be caused by faulty equipment, contractors, architects, inadequate safety training, or all of the above.
If you're working when the accident occurs, the law of employee injuries applies between you and your employer. Your state's workers compensation laws may cover you. In that case, workers' compensation will pay your medical bills, lost wages and other expenses in exchange for you agreeing not to sue your employer. However, if your injury was caused by another employer at the same work site, or by another participant in the construction process such as an architect or engineer -- you may be able to sue the other parties responsible for the injuries, and the workers compensation laws do not prevent this.
Whether a particular participant in the construction process may be liable for harm done to you depends on the legal duty that person owed to you. Even if a construction project participant is not liable to workers, either because they aren't employees or because there is no contractual duty to them, he may still be liable if he knows of an actual dangerous condition and fails to give proper warning of the danger. Special rules usually apply as well to especially dangerous activities involved in a construction project, such as working with explosives or dangerous volatile substances.
If you have been in a construction accident, it is imperative that you contact us promptly so that we can evaluate and begin investigating your claim. At the Law Offices of Curtis Staropoli, we have experience in the investigation and pursuit of construction accident claims, and will employ all means necessary to bring your case to a successful conclusion.
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