Construction Cases:

Construction workplace accidents can cause devastating injuries and death. As a general rule, project owners, contractors and all sub-contractors must follow OSHA and other safety guidelines, as well as common law safety rules, in the performance of their construction activities. A failure to do so is often an act of negligence.

The following are examples of construction accident cases the firm has handled:

Jeff Peraldo represented the estate of a young man killed in a trench collapse accident. The man was survived by several children. The case investigation showed the trenching contractor had failed to follow mandatory safety guidelines and use mandatory safety equipment for the size and depth of the trench in which the decedent had been ordered to work. The contractor denied liability and litigation was necessary. After extensive discovery and case investigation, the case settled at mediation for the amount of $645,000.

Jeff Peraldo represented an electrical worker who sustained severe burns over most of his body when he began work in a "hot" electrical switchgear box. The worker had been led to believe the power to the box had been turned off prior to his arrival at the workplace when, in fact, the box was still "hot." The case investigation showed that the owners of the box, or others responsible for the box, had failed to update a schematic diagram that showed the electrical wiring to the box. Had the diagram been updated, the worker would have known about the "hot" wiring in the box. The owner denied liability and litigation was necessary. The case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.

Jeff Peraldo represented the estate of a billboard worker killed when a billboard on which he was working collapsed. The case investigation showed the collapse was caused by acids from bird droppings that over time corroded certain heavy duty steel bolts that held sections of the billboard together. The owner denied liability and litigation was necessary. The case investigation and discovery showed the owner of the billboard likely should have known about the corrosion caused by bird droppings and that the owners had been put on notice that the billboard in question was probably dangerous immediately prior to the worker's death. The case settled for a confidential amount.

To see other construction accident cases the firm has handled, please visit our Case Results page.

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