| Recently, as Brooklyn has begun to rival Manhattan in | | | | it's important to have a lawyer that is well versed in |
| terms of new construction and development; the | | | | these types of cases and has experience fighting the |
| borough has seen a corresponding increase in the | | | | high-priced/big-name law firms that insurance |
| number of construction accidents. In many cases | | | | companies will hire to try to win this case. |
| construction workers are injured on the job. Less | | | | Everyday, throughout Brooklyn, there are |
| often, but sometimes more tragically, innocent | | | | construction accidents where people injured receive |
| bystanders are hurt or killed by negligence from a | | | | much less than they deserve or nothing at all |
| construction site they just happen to be near. If you | | | | because they didn't take the time to discuss their |
| are working on a site or just around one and happen | | | | case with a lawyer before they signed something |
| to be injured it is important to discuss your case with | | | | that may have inadvertently limited their rights. After |
| a lawyer. The construction company and their insurer | | | | such an accident there is a pressing need to act |
| is going to want to dispose of this matter as quickly | | | | quickly. Your medical bills can pile up quickly especially |
| as possible and will often present a very low | | | | if you don't have good insurance and your injuries are |
| settlement in order to make your case disappear. | | | | severe. In many cases, people are forced out of |
| Having a good lawyer who is willing to take your | | | | work by their injuries and that income needs to be |
| case in front of the judges and juries of Brooklyn is | | | | replaced. |
| a necessity. A lawyer can review the facts of the | | | | The lawyers for the construction companies know |
| case, examine the problems of the construction site, | | | | this so they would like to try to get you to act |
| determine who was at fault, and decide on the best | | | | quickly and accept a settlement that is lower than |
| course of action to get the rewards that you | | | | you deserve because they know your situation is so |
| deserve for this accident that was not your fault. All | | | | desperate. Having access to a good lawyer can be |
| construction workers know that if they are injured | | | | invaluable in these situations. As Brooklyn continues to |
| on the job they are entitled to workman's | | | | grow, we will continue to see a rise in the number of |
| compensation, but in some cases if the owner or | | | | construction accidents. For this reason, it's important |
| contractor was particularly negligible, a worker may | | | | to know a good lawyer in advance should the worst |
| be entitled to additional damages to cover pain and | | | | happen. If you are involved in a construction accident |
| suffering. The construction companies of Brooklyn | | | | in Brooklyn, contact a lawyer for a free evaluation of |
| don't want their workers to know this which is why | | | | your case. |