New York Construction Accident - Trip and Fall
Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, LLP attorney Andrew Wanger secured a $1,500,000 settlement for a laborer who was seriously injured when he was caused to trip on dangerous, uneven temporary flooring at a jobsite. Depositions had not yet been held.
As a result of the accident, our client injured his neck, necessitating a single-level cervical spine fusion surgery. After the accident, the insurance company hired private investigators to extensively surveil our client. They followed him for over 29 days, recording him going about his business in an effort to undermine his claims.
The defense attorney hired by the insurance company argued that our client did not appear hurt and retained an expert to opine that the surgery was unnecessary. We rebutted these arguments by proving that everything they videotaped the client doing were consistent with his post-surgery recovery and limitations. We also established that the plaintiff had felt a lot of improvement after the procedure, thereby eliminating the veracity of their self-serving contentions that it was unnecessary.