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Teen's Hit-and-Run Accident Injures Father and Daughter

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:16:29 EST

A teenager from New York has been charged with multiple violations after his involvement in an accident that injured a father and his 9-month-old daughter. According to WKTV, 17-year-old Dustin A. Becraft ran a stop sign in Vienna and crashed into the driver’s side of a vehicle driven by 39-year-old Jason Spellicy. It is alleged that immediately after the accident, Becraft spun the tires in his pickup truck and fled the s

Crane Collapse that Kills One, Seriously Injures Anothert Under Investigation

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:16:29 EST

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Department of Buildings, and the NYPD are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a crane in Manhattan that killed one construction worker and seriously injured another. According to ABC News, a crane collapsed in a pit on the West Side where the No. 7 subway line is being extended behind Times Square. Allegedly, the crane’s boom gave way and crashed onto the construction site, killing 3

Construction Worker Falls from Throgs Neck Bridge

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:16:29 EST

Emergency crews including police marine units, fire, Coast Guard, and helicopters had to be called on after a construction worker fell into the water from the Throgs Neck Bridge. According to NBC New York, the worker was apparently changing his harness when the platform he was on gave way, causing him to fall around 140 feet into the water. Hours after the fall, the worker still had not been found. A sweater and a hard hat were found floating in the water. The Thr

$2 Million Settlement Awarded to Teacher Struck by City Bus

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:16:29 EST

Block O’Toole & Murphy is pleased to announce that a jury has awarded one of its clients $2,056,656 after she was struck by a New York City Transit Authority bus. The 47-year-old woman is a public high school English teacher from Brooklyn, and suffered lasting neck and back injuries as a result of the accident. Following a liability trial in Kings County Court, the jury found the Defendant to be negligent and fully responsible for the accident, and awarded the substantial settlement in damages. The case was handled by attorneys David L. Scher and S. Joseph Donahue. The accident occu

Staten Island Construction Accident Yields Criminal Charges

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:16:29 EST

Two men have been convicted of criminal charges stemming from a fatal February 2009 Staten Island construction accident. According to the NY Daily News, the accident occurred on Bay Street in Rosebank, NY when a concrete façade collapsed in a gust of wind and crushed 59-year-old Robert McGee. The men charged are employees of Well Build Development Corp of Staten Island and Woodrow Builders LLC of Short Hills, NJ. McGee was a construction foreman

$3 Million Settlement Reached in Ladder Fall Case

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:16:29 EST

Block O’Toole & Murphy is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have reached a substantial settlement of $3 million for a ladder fall incident. The then-41-year-old Plaintiff received the settlement after receiving serious wrist, facial, and cognitive injuries due to a fall from a ladder at a construction site in Manhattan. The case was handled by firm partner Daniel P. O'Toole and Scott Occhiogrosso. The Plaintiff was working on renovating a luxury apartment at a residential cooperative building located at 34 East 30th Street in Manhattan when the accident occurred. The Pla

Construction Worker Rescued from Cave-In

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:16:29 EST

A construction worker has been rescued after a structural collapse resulted in a cave-in, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. A construction site in East Harlem turned chaotic when a trench collapsed, trapping a construction worker shoulder-deep in debris for over an hour. Con Edison and the FDNY finally rescued the man with two Con Ed trucks and a pulley rigged onto the building’s wall. The 30-year-old construction worker was taken to Harlem Hospital for evaluation, and is considered

Man Faces List of Charges After Brooklyn Hit-and-Run

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:16:29 EST

A Flatlands man is facing a list of charges after a fatal hit-and-run in Brooklyn, according to ABC Eyewitness News. Allegedly, 41-year-old Paul Griffin, of E. 84th Street in Flatlands, struck 14-year-old Devonte Jeffers on Flatlands Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. As the young teen lay dying in the street, Griffin tried to get away, according to reports. He was eventually caught by officers just a block from the accident, at the corner of Avenue I and 55th Street. Jeff

$2.25 Million Construction Accident Settlement Recovered

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:16:29 EST

Block O’Toole & Murphy is pleased to announce that it has reached a settlement of $2.25 million for an undocumented worker injured in a Manhattan construction accident. The worker was performing cutting and drilling on the 27th floor of a Manhattan high-rise when the floor fell out from under him. The worker fell one story onto the 26th floor and sustained serious lower back and knee injuries as a result. After the fall, the worker underwent a lumbar fusion surgery of the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels. Despite the worker being undocumented, he won a rigorously contested lost wage cla

Three Car Crash Caused by Drunk Driving Going Wrong Way

support@lawyercentral.com (Block O'Toole and Murphy) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:16:29 EST

Four injuries have been reported in a crash caused by a drunk, wrong-way driver in Rochester. According to MSNBC, the woman, 38-year-old Evangeline Roscoe, was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of the Inner Loop when she caused a three-vehicle crash. According to police, Roscoe hit a car driven by Jason Juliano head-on, and then a third car hit Roscoe’s vehicle. Four people were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where Roscoe is currently in guarded condition, Juliano is in