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From Cranes to Window Washers to Trenches, Construction Accidents Roil New York City

It seems that troubling news regarding the construction industry and construction accidents in New York City are heard on a daily basis. 15 people in…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Jun 15, 2008

Toughen the Federal Worker-Safety Law: Make It a Crime

Although it is certainly too early to cast blame, if any, for this past Friday's fatal crane collapse on the East Side, with the Manhattan…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Jun 02, 2008

The Crane Brethren

Yesterday our office received a call from a client involved in the March 15, 2008, collapse of a crane at a construction project on East…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on May 31, 2008

New York City Holds 4th Annual Construction Safety Week

Last week, April 28 - May 2, 2008, was New York Citys 4th annual Construction Safety Week, the purpose of which is to "advance safe…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on May 05, 2008

Construction Accidents: What's Up With the Cranes?

Apparently it's not sufficient that an inspector makes a phantom inspection of a Manhattan construction site crane that subsequently collapses, killing 7 people, injuring another…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Apr 14, 2008

NYC Construction Site Crane Accident Puts Increased Attention on the City's Buiding Department Inspection System

In developments related to the March 16, 2008, crane collapse in New York City, a city inspector has been charged with lying that he had…

Posted by SEO Admin on Apr 04, 2008

Jane Jarvis, Former Mets Organist, Displaced by NYC Crane Accident; She Had Seen Crane Swaying in the Wind (and other Mets nostalgia)

The 146-ton crane that collapsed in New York City this past March 15, forced 300 apartments to be evacuated. One of the people displaced by…

Posted by SEO Admin on Mar 27, 2008

More Details Emerge About Crane Accident at Construction Site

With the recovery of three more bodies, seven people - six construction workers and a woman visiting for St. Patrick's Day - were killed in…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Mar 18, 2008

Construction Safety at Issue: Crane Accident Yesterday Kills 4 and Injures over 12; Deutsche Bank Tower Contractors Fined $464K and Issued 44 Citations for Fatal Fire

Just weeks after federal safety regulators proposed fining two contractors hired to demolish the condemned ground zero skyscraper Deutsche Bank tower $464,500 and accused them…

Posted by SEO Admin on Mar 16, 2008

Construction Workers Fatal 42 Story Fall Latest Problem for Bovis Lend Lease

A construction worker who was pouring concrete at Trump SoHo, a condominium hotel in SoHo, fell 42 floors to his death on the afternoon of…

Posted by Levine & Slavit PLLC on Jan 16, 2008

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The law firm of Levine & Slavit, PLLC has served clients in Long Island and the Greater New York City-area since 1957. We are a team of personal injury and wrongful death lawyers who work tirelessly for victims' rights. Our team is licensed and affiliated with the:

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