Injuries at Work

Con­struc­tion Accidents

Defec­tive Products

Injuries To Children

Acci­dents

Med­ical Malpractice

Busi­ness Law

Case Results

Thou­sands of Suc­cess­ful Case Results — Mil­lions Col­lected for Our Clients

Below is a sam­ple of some of the cases won by DeTof­fol & Associates.

Con­struc­tion accident $2,800,000
Med­ical mal­prac­tice child birth delivery $2,000,000
Wrong­ful death in hospital $2,000,000
Fire burn accident $1,800,000
Auto head trauma $1,800,000
Ele­va­tor accident $1,550,000
Fall from building $1,220,000
Car hit wind­shield brain injury $1,200,000
Motor vehi­cle rollover $1,100,000
Car acci­dent $1,085,000
Assaulted at concert $1,050,000
Con­struc­tion acci­dent fall from ladder $1,000,000
Lead paint poisoning $1,000,000
Con­struc­tion fall from scaffold $ 900,000
Explo­sion $ 850,000
Fork­lift $ 750,000
Con­struc­tion fall through floor $ 750,000
Con­struc­tion acci­dent slip and fall $ 650,000
Dan­ger­ous product $ 600,000
Hit from behind collision $ 500,000
Trip and fall $ 500,000
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Building & Equipment Collapses

Build­ing and Equipment Collapses

New York Attor­neys Rep­re­sent­ing in Man­hat­tan, Brook­lyn, Bronx and Long Island

The col­lapse of any struc­ture — build­ings, side­walks, bridges or large equip­ment — is obvi­ously very dan­ger­ous. Peo­ple inside or near the col­lapse can be injured or even killed. Con­struc­tion and indus­trial work­ers are at increased risk for these acci­dents. Emer­gency respon­ders, includ­ing fire­fight­ers, police and emer­gency med­ical tech­ni­cians, also have a higher risk.

If you or a fam­ily mem­ber were injured in a col­lapse, DeTof­fol & Asso­ciates may be able to help. We have exten­sive expe­ri­ence with injury and wrong­ful death cases involv­ing struc­tural col­lapse. Attor­ney David DeTof­fol uses his back­ground in mechan­i­cal engi­neer­ing to inves­ti­gate the cause of the acci­dent and build your case. Call our New York City office at 212−962−2220 to sched­ule a free consultation.

When a Build­ing Falls

Build­ings col­lapse for many rea­sons, includ­ing faulty con­struc­tion, earth­quakes, fire or weather-​related causes. When the inter­nal load-​bearing struc­tures fail, the build­ing col­lapses into itself, pulling exte­rior walls into the falling build­ing. The roof or indi­vid­ual floors of a build­ing can also collapse.

Work­ers, emer­gency respon­ders and civil­ians can be injured in a build­ing col­lapse. Just a few of the dan­gers of a build­ing col­lapse are:

  • Fire
  • Elec­tro­cu­tion
  • Expo­sure to haz­ardous materials
  • Nat­ural gas leaks
  • Suf­fo­ca­tion and asphyxiation
  • Slip, trip or fall hazards
  • Falling objects
  • Expo­sure to glass and debris

Equip­ment Collapse

Indus­trial and con­struc­tion work­ers are also at risk for equip­ment col­lapses. Some of the most com­mon injuries in these pro­fes­sions include being caught in or com­pressed by equip­ment, and caught in or crushed in col­laps­ing mate­ri­als. Crane col­lapses and scaf­fold­ing col­lapses are not unusual occur­rences at work sites. An equip­ment col­lapse can cause:

  • Entrap­ment and suffocation
  • Bro­ken and crushed bones
  • Ampu­ta­tions
  • Death

It is Impor­tant to Find the Cause of the Collapse

Iso­lat­ing the mechan­i­cal fail­ure or series of events that cause a col­lapse can be com­pli­cated. You need a lawyer who under­stands and has expe­ri­ence with these issues. Call David DeTof­fol at 212−962−2220 or send an e-​mail today.

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