How Can You Recover Compensation After a Construction Site Accident?

After a construction site accident in Long Island, NY, there are things a personal injury attorney can do to help you recover compensation.

How a Personal Injury Attorney in Long Island, NY Can Help You Recover Compensation After a Construction Accident

Investigating Everything

Your attorney will look at the full circumstances of the incident and identify every party whose actions or omissions contributed to the harm you suffered. That way, your lawyer will be able to see whether New York labor law provisions apply and what options there might be for bringing a personal injury claim. Because construction sites often have multiple contractors, subcontractors, property owners, and equipment suppliers involved, it’s important to map out the relationships among them so that no potential source of recovery is overlooked.Workers’ compensation may already be providing you with some limited medical coverage and partial wage replacement, but your attorney can evaluate whether a separate third-party claim can proceed against other entities besides your direct employer. Negligence by another contractor, a property owner, or a manufacturer of defective equipment can all be causes for bringing a claim, and a third-party claim like that can get you more than workers’ comp allows, including full lost earnings and compensation for your pain and suffering.

Managing Communications

Insurers like to contact victims directly and ask questions or request statements that are designed to get you to make a mistake and say something they can use against you. Your lawyer protects you throughout the process by managing all communications with insurance carriers and opposing counsel. When settlement discussions stall, your attorney can also prepare and file a lawsuit if necessary and represent you in court.

Collecting and Preserving Important Evidence

Your lawyer will direct the collection and preservation of all evidence that could otherwise disappear once the work resumes. If you contact a lawyer quickly, they can arrange for photographs, measurements, and expert inspections of scaffolding, ladders, and machinery. They’ll also collect any witness statements quickly and secure any OSHA investigation reports or citations.

Assessing the Full Impact

Another important way your attorney maximizes your claim is by calculating the full economic impact of the injury. This requires assembling all your medical records, projecting the cost of any future treatments, and calculating both your past wage loss and any permanent reduction in earning capacity you might suffer due to the injuries. Then they’ll develop your non-economic damages for pain, suffering, and diminished quality of life through detailed documentation of how the injury has affected you and all the relevant medical evidence.

Talk to an Experienced Attorney Today

Visit Miller, Montiel & Strano today to set up a free, no-obligation consultation, or call us at 516-363-5003. Partners at our firm handle every matter personally rather than delegating to junior staff, so you can be confident that an experienced attorney will be protecting your right to the full compensation the law allows you. We serve victims across Long Island and throughout New York City.

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