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Construction Accident Lawyers on Your Side

At Block O’Toole & Murphy, we know how damaging construction accidents can be for workers and their families. That’s why our attorneys have dedicated their careers to fighting for the rights of laborers harmed as a result of negligence in construction-related work. If you suffered a work injury, you can protect your legal rights today by speaking with a qualified attorney.

Upon receiving your call, our lawyers will immediately begin working on your side to:

  • Obtain all accident reports
  • Contact insurance companies to protect you from claims adjusters
  • Protect your family and ensure that you don’t lose precious income by helping you file the necessary paper work for disability.

The Law Firm of Block O’Toole & Murphy has one of the best records in litigating construction accident lawsuits, including 3 of the Top 5 Construction Settlements in all of New York State in 2016, as published by the New York Law Journal.

Achievements include:

  • Largest number of reported case results exceeding $1,000,000.00 in New York State for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
  • Seven (7) of the top 25 reported results in the State of New York for 2015
  • Eleven (11) of the top twenty (20) reported results in the State of New York in 2016, specifically resolving construction-related accident cases for the following amounts: $12,000,000; $7,400,000.00; $7,300,000.00; $6,000,000.00; $5,500,000.00; $4,500,000.00; $3,750,000.00; $3,300,000.00; $2,750,000.00; $2,750,000.00; $2,400,000.00; $1,800,000.00; $1,400,000.00; $1,000,000.00

About Partner Daniel O’Toole

Daniel OToole

Daniel P. O’Toole is one of New York’s premier personal injury trial attorneys, having obtained verdicts of $32,756,055.00, $30,300,000.00, $20,181,000.00, and $14,000,000.00 among others. Year after year, Mr. O’Toole obtains some of the largest settlements of construction accidents, automobile accidents and wrongful death cases in the State of New York. He is particularly skilled in litigating construction accident lawsuits and has recovered hundreds of millions for construction workers in New York.

Contact him today for a FREE Consultation: Call 212-736-5300 or email [email protected]

About the Firm

At Block O’Toole & Murphy, we will not rest until our clients recover every last dollar they are entitled to under the law. Since 2012, no other law firm has recovered more case results exceeding $1,000,000 than Block O’Toole & Murphy.

Our construction accident verdicts and settlements include:

  • $12,000,000 settlement for a union worker hurt during the number 7 train subway extension project in Manhattan
  • $10,875,000 settlement for a worker who fell from the rooftop of the building in Brooklyn
  • $7,400,000 recovery for a sheet metal worker injured while working on a HVAC unit at a Brooklyn store undergoing renovation
  • $7,300,000 settlement for a laborer who sustained an arm amputation while performing steel demolition
  • $7,000,000 award for a worker who was struck by an object in Astoria, Queens
  • $6,800,000 jury verdict for union worker who was injured during an accident at a water treatment plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
  • $6,400,000 settlement for a worker who fell approximately 30 feet during a construction project in the Bronx
  • $6,250,000 settlement in Putnam County case for a worker hurt during a new home construction project
  • $6,000,000 settlement for worker who fell off an exterior scaffold
  • $5,900,000 settlement for Bronx worker with fractures, nerve, and spinal injuries after a ladder fall
  • $5,500,000 settlement in Nassau County case for worker struck by machinery
  • $5,500,000 settlement for worker with head injuries and fractures after a construction accident in East Williamsburg
  • $5,030,572 jury verdict for construction laborer who fell approximately 25 feet when the scaffold tipped over
  • $5,000,000 jury verdict in Brooklyn case for a worker who suffered head, ear, neck, shoulder, and lower back injuries after construction accident
  • $5,000,000 jury verdict for worker with ankle, foot, and back injuries after falling 12 feet to the ground during a warehouse renovation project

To speak with Mr. O’Toole about your case, please email [email protected] or call 212-736-5300.

Free Initial Case Review

Fill out our short online contact form for a FREE, immediate case review, or call us locally at 212-736-5300 today. The lawyers in our firm work on a contingency basis, so we do not collect any money unless we win your case.