What Injured Workers
Need to Know
Common Injuries
- Amputation
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Nerve Damage
- Neck Injuries
- Herniated Disc
- Radiculopathy
- Back Injuries
- Brain Injuries
- Head Injuries
- Eye Injuries
- Loss of Hearing
- Internal Injuries
- Fractures
- Crush Injuries
- Burn Injuries
- Electric Shocks
- Knee Injuries
- Arthritis
- Meniscal Tears
- Chondromalacia
- Shoulder Injuries
- Sprains, Strains, and Pain
- Wound Infections
- Scarring
Workplace Information
Workplace Liability
Verdicts and Settlements
The law firm of Block O'Toole & Murphy LLP has a long-standing and successful history in making sure juries and insurance companies understand how a construction accident can impact a person's life and his or her family's lives. We have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of our injured clients. A few recent construction case results include:
- $32,756,156
Injured Vietnam Vet Recovers Record Verdict
- $14,000,000
Below the Knee Amputee Recovers Record Judgment
- $12,000,000
7 Year-Old Boy Recovers for Leg Injuries
- $9,792,412
Suit against Brain Surgeons Yields Big Verdict
- $9,263,326
56 Year-Old Man Recovers for Back Injuries
- $8,000,000
Big Recovery for Member of Rock Band
- $6,250,000
Construction Worker Recovers $6,250,000 in Putnam County Suit Despite 2 Million Dollar Limitation in Insurance Coverage
- $6,000,000
34 Year Old Man Recovers in Brooklyn Bus Collision
- $5,500,000
Contractor Recovers in Tractor Trailer Collision
- $5,500,000
Elevator Accident Leads to $5,500,000 Recovery for Injured Worker
- $5,500,000
Electrician Recovers for Brain Injury After Fall From Ladder
- $5,030,572
Laborer Recovers in Scaffold Accident
- $4,995,000
Laborer Injures Elbow and Ankle in Construction Accident
- $4,000,000
32 Year-Old Steamfitter Recovers for Accident at Work
- $4,000,000
16 Year-Old Recovers in Pedestrian Knockdown
- $4,000,000
Recover in Erbs Palsy Case
- $4,000,000
$4,000,000 Recovery for Non-Surgical Herniated Disc Case
- $3,700,000
Asbestos Worker Injured in Scaffold Collapse
- $3,500,000
Porter Injured in Construction Site Accident
- $3,500,000
Journeyman Carpenter Injured While Constructing Scaffold
- $3,500,000
Back and Knee Injuries Result in 3.5 Million Dollar Verdict
- $3,411,000
Construction Accident Case Results in Significant Verdict
- $3,125,000
Worker Sustains Back Injury on Job
- $3,000,000
Sanitation Worker Recovers After Sustaining Back & Knee Injuries
- $3,000,000
Back Injuries Result in $3,000,000 Verdict
- $2,840,000
Member of NYPD Recovers for Back Injury
- $2,750,000
20 Year-Old Recovers for Back Injury
- $2,650,000
Motor Vehicle Accident Leads to Significant Recovery
- $2,600,000
Union Laborer Recovers After Fall From Scaffold
- $2,600,000
Local 3 Electrician Recovers in Suit Against Con Edison for Work-Related Electrical Injury
- $2,558,000
Wrongful Death Recovery
- $2,550,000
Four Females Recover in Violent Collision with Tractor Trailer
- $2,500,000
Porter Recovers for Back Injury
- $2,500,000
20 Year-Old Student Recovers in Suit that Alleged Fractures and Burns
- $2,500,000
Respiratory Therapist Recovers after Trucking Accident
- $2,500,000
47 Year-Old Woman Recovers for Leg Fractures
- $2,450,000
Motorcycle Collision Leads to Recovery
- $2,325,000
Plaintiff Sustains Fractures After Motorcycle Accident
- $2,250,000
Coca-Cola Delivery Man Sustains Back Injury in Work Related Accident
- $2,250,000
Plaintiff Recovers After Injury Sustained While Exercising at New York Sports Club
- $2,250,000
Medical Malpractice Suit Brought After Back Surgery
- $2,200,000
Sanitation Supervisor Recovers for Leg Fractures Sustained on the Job
- $2,100,000
Pedestrian Knockdown Results in Head Injuries
- $2,025,000
31 Year-Old Cook Recovers Over Two Million Dollars For Trauma-Related Seizure Disorder
- $2,005,000
33 Year-Old Recovers in Collision with Ambulance
- $2,000,000
19 Year-Old in Nassau County Recovers After Back Injury
- $2,000,000
Security Guard Recovers After Back Injury
- $2,000,000
Grieving Family Recovers in Wrongful Death Action
- $2,000,000
Plaintiff Awarded $2,000,000 in Queens Suit For Back Injuries Against The City of New York
- $1,995,000
Man Recovers After Fall at Construction Site
- $1,975,000
50 Year-Old Man Recovers $1,975,000 for Lower Back Injuries
- $1,950,000
Stroke Victim Recovers in Medical Malpractice Claim
- $1,941,000
Motor Vehicle Collision Leads to Trial Verdict
- $1,850,000
Union Laborer Injures Fingers While Rigging and Hoisting Load
- $1,823,000
Non-Surgical Bulging Disc Results in Big Verdict for Doctor
- $1,800,000
Collision at Construction Site Leads to Recovery
- $1,800,000
Bad Faith Action Brought By Firm
- $1,750,000
26 Year-Old Woman Recovers After Back Injury
- $1,750,000
Carpenter Recovers After Aggravating Prior Back Injury
- $1,700,000
51 Year-Old Medical Tech Recovers For Spine Injury After Collision With Sunoco Oil Tanker
- $1,700,000
Iron Worker Recovers After Aggravating Old Spine Injury
- $1,650,000
Nurse Recovers After Collision
- $1,650,000
Wrongful Death Recovery
- $1,640,000
Taxi Passenger Recovers After Collision on Cross Bronx
- $1,600,000
Carpenter Recovers After Back Injury
- $1,500,000
Plaintiff Recovers $1,500,000 From City for Ankle Injury
- $1,500,000
Retired Teacher Recovers in Suit After Truck Accident
- $1,500,000
Negligent Security Case: Hospital Held Responsible for Assault
- $1,500,000
70 Year Old Victim Recovers After Knee & Ankle Injuries
- $1,490,000
Negligence During Physical Therapy Session Results in Aggravation of Longstanding Neck Injuries; Plaintiff Settles Suit for $1,490,000
- $1,475,000
Plaintiff Recovers in Illegal U-Turn Case
- $1,475,000
Hospital Worker Recovers After Neck Injury
- $1,400,000
Psych Patient Recovers for Sexual Assault
- $1,400,000
Carpenter Recovers in Construction Accident Case Alleging Missing Saw Blade Guard
- $1,350,000
Rockland County Construction Worker Recovers After Falling Off Roof
- $1,350,000
School Bus Strikes Pedestrian
- $1,350,000
Mechanic Recovers After Hurting Back On The Job
- $1,350,000
Undocumented Construction Worker Recovers $1,350,000 in Finger Amputation Suit
- $1,325,000
Carpenter Recovers After Fall On Construction Site
- $1,281,000
Deliveryman Recovers for Injury to Hip
- $1,275,000
Hairstylist Recovers $1,275,000 for Neck and Shoulder Injuries
- $1,260,000
37 Year-Old Cleaner Recovers for Back Injury
- $1,250,000
Queens Resident Recovers After Back Injury
- $1,250,000
Bike Messenger Recovers After Sustaining Leg Fractures
- $1,250,000
Attorney Gives Tender Deadline and Insurance Company Crumbles in Pedestrian Knockdown Case
- $1,250,000
Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Against The City of New York
- $1,250,000
Pothole Causes Accident and Neck Injury
- $1,204,087
Laborer Loses Portions of Four Toes in Construction Accident
- $1,200,000
Delivery Man Injures Back in Collision
- $1,175,000
Supermarket Shopper Recovers After Being Struck By Falling Bottles of Juice
- $1,150,000
Construction Laborer Recovers $1,150,000 after Saw-Blade Accident
- $1,097,000
Tractor Trailer Accident & Knee Surgery Lead to Recovery for 31 Year-Old Man
- $1,065,000
Collision Leads to $1,065,000 Recovery
- $1,000,000
Knee & Injuries Result in Million Dollar Resolution
- $1,000,000
Social Worker Recovers in Medical Malpractice Case
- $1,000,000
Tractor Trailer Collision Leads to Tender of Full Policy Amounts
- $1,000,000
Medical Malpractice Leads to Worsening of Kidney Condition
- $950,000
Injured Driver Recovers $950,000 of $1,000,000 Insurance Policy
- $940,000
Financial Analyst Recovers After Auto Accident in Queens
- $924,000
55 Year-Old Recovers After Ceiling Collapses
- $900,000
Minimal Impact Collision Leads to Recovery
- $825,000
Intoxicated Driver Causes Accident
If you are in a serious construction-related accident of any kind, or if you are hurt in the course of any physical labor whatsoever, you should contact the experienced construction injury attorneys at the law firm of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP today.
We offer a free consultation so you can have the opportunity to discuss your case without cost or obligation. If you have been injured in a construction accident, we can help you hold the people that caused your accident responsible.
Note: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Our lawyers have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of injured clients.

