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Arze & Mollica,
LLP, is thrilled to
announce we were
recently able to successfully
resolve a
case for an injured
electrician who fell
from a ladder for
$2.4 million dollars.
The case, where the
worker fell while pulling
wires through a
conduit, was rejected
by 3 other prominent
law offices due to
various aspects of its
difficulty. Here, the
building was owned
and operated through
various partnership
entities, which made
it difficult to establish
a negligence case
against it, due to New
York Workers Compensation
Laws. In
New York, a worker
injured while in the
act of employment
cannot bring a lawsuit
or negligence action
against his/her
employer. However,
Arze & Mollica, LLP,
accepted the challenge
for this injured
worker, performing
dogged investigation
into the actual ownership
of the premises,
uncovering a
complex ownership
structure, which actually
established
that a separate entity
was created for
ownership purposes.
The litigation in the
case went on over
the course of seven
years, and included
an appeal which was
brought by the Defendants.
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While the
appeal was pending,
the case was resolved
by our office for a total
sum of $2.4 Million
Dollars.
The injured worker
suffered severe ankle
injuries, including an
open pilon fracture of
his ankle, requiring
multiple surgeries,
including internal
and external fixation
devices. The worker
was forced to retire
three (3) years earlier
than planned.
“The building
owner failed to provide
sufficient safety
devices to him at the
work site, as required
under New York
Labor Law, which
caused the accident”.
“New York has some
of the strictest Labor
laws created to protect
workers, since
New York continues
to be one of the leading
construction and
development hubs in
the world. The heart
of all the construction,
is its workers
and laborers.”
Arze and Mollica
LLP 2352 80th St.
between 23rd and
Stillwell avenues in
Bensonhurst, (718)
996–5600, www.
ArzeMol l i caLaw.
com. Open Mondays
through Fridays, 9
am–5 pm.
39 Broadway, Ste.
950 between Morris
Street and Exchange
Alley in the Financial
District. By appointment
only.
BUS I N E S S , B ROOK LYN S T Y LE – A DV E RTI S E M E NT
2.4 million dollar settlement obtained
for injured worker
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