New York law requires property owners to ensure the safety of people on their land or in their buildings. This duty generally requires owners to keep their property safe and well-maintained. If a hazard is unavoidable — such as a large hole in the ground during construction — the owner must take steps to prevent people from being harmed by the danger.

Lead was used in a wide range of consumer and commercial products over the last century. Unfortunately, lead is also a highly toxic metal that is known to cause serious health problems and even death.

Brooklyn has seen more than its fair share of construction projects in recent years. While the scope of these developments varies in size from small restoration and maintenance projects costing only thousands of dollars to the multibillion-dollar Atlantic Yards project in Prospect Heights, they all involve the potential for scaffolding accidents or ladder falls that may cause serious injury to those working on site.

Construction projects, ranging in size from the multibillion-dollar projects to basic building restoration and maintenance jobs, continue to remake and renew the Bronx borough. Unfortunately, this progress has not come without serious cost to the ironworkers, electricians, painters and others who make it all possible.

If safety regulations and protocols were always followed, construction site accidents would be rare occurrences.

If you or a family member were recently injured as the result of a bus accident, it is critical that you do not wait to contact an experienced attorney.