Garden City Electrocution Accident Lawyer

Electrocution Injury Claim Help from a Garden City Workplace Accident Attorney

An electric shock at work or on commercial property can cause burns where the current enters and exits the body, an irregular heartbeat, or nerve damage that needs long-term rehabilitation. After an ICU stay and surgery to remove damaged tissue, families face growing medical bills and lost income, often before the full extent of the nerve and brain damage is clear. Working with a dedicated Garden City personal injury lawyer helps protect key evidence from day one.

An experienced Garden City electrocution accident lawyer at Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss investigates complex sites and requests OSHA inspection reports and maintenance logs to find everyone who may be at fault. Clients routinely praise our firm’s strategic approach and results, with one reviewer sharing, “With over 95 years of combined experience, you can’t go wrong with this team… They are assertive negotiators who fought aggressively to get me a significant settlement.“

Reach out to talk through what happened and what the next steps may be in your case.

Electrical Shock and Electrocution Cases We Take On

Electrocution injuries happen in many industrial and commercial settings. How the shock happened often affects who is legally responsible. We handle complex claims involving:

• Contact with high-voltage overhead lines or ungrounded temporary power drops on active job sites
• Defective heavy machinery, ungrounded extension cables, or generators supplied by third-party vendors
• Failure to follow OSHA Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) rules when servicing electrical panels
• PSEG Long Island primary distribution lines left exposed following severe weather or pole collisions
• Code violations in retail, office, or residential units, such as missing ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection near water
• Severe arc flash and blast incidents (electrical explosions) caused by faulty circuit breakers or electrical switching equipment

To decide who is responsible, we look at whether the main fault lies with a general contractor, commercial property owner, equipment manufacturer, or utility company under New York state and local safety codes.

What You Need to Know About Your Garden City Shock Injury Claim?

High-voltage shocks can cause life-changing injuries throughout the body, including deep burns, a dangerous heart rhythm problem called ventricular fibrillation, and long-term memory loss or nerve damage. To recover money for your injuries, your lawyer must link specific code violations to the person or company that controlled the property.

On construction sites, New York Labor Law Section 241(6) holds general contractors and site owners responsible for violations of specific safety rules in the state Industrial Code, including failing to turn off or shield live electrical circuits near workers. Absolute liability may also apply if a shock causes a worker to fall from a ladder or scaffold.

Under New York Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 214, personal injury lawsuits generally must be filed within three years of the incident. However, if a local government like the Village of Garden City or Nassau County helped cause the dangerous condition, you must serve a formal Notice of Claim within 90 days and file the lawsuit within one year and 90 days.

Meet the Attorneys Building Your Electrocution Claim

Building a strong electrical injury case means working with medical specialists, electrical engineers, and vocational experts, who explain how an injury affects your ability to work. Our legal team is led by trial lawyers with decades of experience and strong track records in complex workplace and liability cases.

Adam D. Cahn, Esq.

Partner Adam D. Cahn has been recognized in the New York Law Journal Verdicts Hall of Fame and selected to Best Lawyers. Practicing since 1994, he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and handles high-stakes catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, and product liability cases.

Mitchel E. Weiss, Esq.

Co-founding partner Mitchel E. Weiss has represented injury victims since 1993 and is licensed in both New York and Connecticut (admitted in New York in 1986). He began his career in insurance defense, so he brings insight into defense tactics. He focuses on complex liability, No-Fault insurance, and serious injury threshold cases.

Matthew Sakkas, Esq.

Partner Matthew Sakkas brings over 33 years of trial experience in New York courts, having spent his early career on the insurance-defense side of premises liability and construction accidents. A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School and former General Course student at the London School of Economics, he uses that experience to handle complex claims involving several parties.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to hire a lawyer after an electrocution accident in Garden City?

A consultation with our firm is free, so there’s no cost to find out whether you have a claim. Personal injury cases like these are typically handled so that you don’t pay attorney fees upfront, only once money is recovered on your behalf.

Who can be held responsible for a Garden City electrocution accident?

Responsibility depends on where the hazard came from. A general contractor or property owner can be liable for an unsafe site, a subcontractor can be liable for improper electrical work, and a manufacturer can be liable if a defective tool or appliance caused the shock.

Can I still file a claim if I’m already getting workers’ compensation?

Often, yes. Workers’ compensation usually covers your medical bills and a portion of lost wages regardless of fault, but it doesn’t pay for pain and suffering. If someone other than your employer, like a property owner or equipment maker, contributed to the accident, you may be able to bring a separate claim against them.

Can electrocution injuries show up after the initial shock seems to have passed?

Yes. Electrical current can damage nerves and muscles and disrupt heart rhythm in ways that take days or weeks to fully appear. That is why ongoing medical monitoring matters, even after an ER visit clears you. A Garden City electrocution injury attorney can help make sure those delayed injuries get documented and included in your claim.

What a Free Consultation With a Garden City Electrocution Accident Lawyer Looks Like?

A free consultation gives you a chance to lay out what happened and hear what your options actually are, with no pressure and no obligation. Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss has built electrical injury claims against contractors, property owners, and manufacturers across Garden City and the rest of Nassau County.

Contact us today to talk through your case with a Garden City electrocution accident lawyer and find out what comes next.