Premier NY Personal Injury Lawyers
New York Car Accident Lawyers The law firm of Block O'Toole & Murphy is known for landmark verdicts and settlements, including a $110 million jury verdict for an injured cyclist. Our lawyers have consistently attained some of the best results in New York car crash...
Injury Law Firm with a Proven Track Record Block O'Toole & Murphy is a premier personal injury law firm serving New York and New Jersey. Located centrally in New York City right above Pennsylvania Station, the practice holds the best personal injury record in the...
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, three workers were injured--one critically--when several roof trusses collapsed in Jefferson County, New York. A truss is a collection of rafters or beams that supports a roof or other structure, forming a framework. According to State...
Governor Andrew Cuomo has a chance to pass a bill that could greatly improve, even save, the lives of many New York City residents. The bill, known as the "Elevator Safety Act", would require mechanics and others who provide maintenance for elevators in the city to be...
Block O'Toole & Murphy is honored to be recognized once again as a Tier 1 New York City law firm for both Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs as well as Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, the highest regional ranking in the 2019 "Best Law Firms" list...
After the sad deaths of 2 construction workers in New York City, Assemblyman Francisco Moya is pressing lawmakers to pass a construction safety law. The proposed bill is called "Carlos' Law". It is named after deceased construction worker Carlos Moncayo, who died in a...
New York, New York - During a windy morning on February 5, 2016, a crawler crane, stretched nearly 600 feet in the air, fell to the ground in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca, tragically killing 38-year-old David Wichs on his way to work. The crane...
Daniel O'Toole, a partner at law firm of Block O'Toole & Murphy and one of New York's leading construction accident and personal injury trial lawyers, was recently honored by City & State New York receiving the 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the...
In our last post, we noted that the current construction boom in New York City has prompted the Department of Buildings to make changes to ensure safer construction sites. This included expanding the duties of construction superintendents, both with respect to the...
You know that using your cell phone while driving is dangerous. It forces you to take your eyes off the road for at least a split-second. Even this tiny distraction can be very dangerous in the fast-moving traffic of New York City. But it is more than dangerous - it's...
