Garden City Third-Party Construction Claims Lawyer

Garden City Third-Party Construction Claims: Recovering Beyond Workers’ Comp

A construction injury can turn your routine upside down. You’re left juggling medical appointments, missed paychecks, and questions about who actually owes you money for what happened to you. Working with an experienced Garden City personal injury lawyer helps you explore options for recovering compensation beyond workers’ comp. 

A Garden City third-party construction claims lawyer at Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss looks past the workers’ comp system to find each company other than your direct employer that may share responsibility, such as a general contractor, a property owner, or an equipment manufacturer. 

Reach out to talk through what happened on your job site and who else may share the blame.

Who You Can Hold Responsible After a Nassau County Job Site Injury?

Several parties can share blame for a construction injury beyond your direct employer. A third-party construction claims review typically looks at claims against:

• General contractors who controlled site safety but weren’t your employer
• Property owners who knew about a hazard and didn’t fix it
• Subcontractors whose work created a dangerous condition
• Equipment or tool manufacturers whose defective products caused your injury
• Delivery drivers, vendors, or other visitors who caused an on-site accident

Each of these parties carries its own insurance, separate from your employer’s workers’ comp policy. Finding all of them early can be the difference between a partial recovery and one that actually covers what you lost long term.

What You Give Up by Relying on Workers’ Comp Alone?

Workers’ compensation pays your medical bills and part of your lost wages and , but it does not cover pain and suffering, and it rarely covers your full wage loss. So why can’t you just sue your employer directly?

Under New York’s workers’ compensation system, benefits are generally your only remedy against your employer. A direct lawsuit against the company that employs you usually isn’t an option (New York Workers’ Compensation Law Section 11). That protection doesn’t extend to everyone else on the job site.

A general contractor, a property owner, or an equipment maker who had nothing to do with your paycheck can still be sued for the full extent of what you lost, including pain and suffering, plus the gap between what comp pays and what your injury actually costs.

How Our Garden City Third-Party Construction Claims Lawyers Build Your Case?

Many third-party construction cases start with New York’s Scaffold Law, which makes owners and general contractors responsible when they fail to provide proper fall protection like scaffolding, ladders, or harnesses (New York Labor Law Section 240(1)).

If that rule applies to your fall, the owner or general contractor can be held responsible even if a subcontractor was the one who skipped the safety equipment. Other hazards, like debris-covered walkways or unsafe machinery, can support a separate claim under New York’s broader site-safety rules, even without a fall involved.

Our review covers site photos, equipment logs, subcontractor agreements, and medical records connecting your injury to the job site. We also bring in specialists such as accident reconstruction professionals or life-care planners when a case calls for it. 

In New York, you generally have three years from your accident date to bring this kind of claim, though shorter deadlines can apply when a government entity owned the site.

Frequently Asked Questions

What compensation has Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss recovered in construction accident cases?

Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss has a proven track record of securing significant outcomes in workplace cases, including a $1.5 million settlement for a construction fall and an $800,000 settlement for a construction accident. These results show the value of thorough investigation and dedicated representation. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. 

What happens to my workers’ comp benefits if I file a third-party claim?

Nothing happens to them automatically. You can keep collecting workers’ compensation while your third-party case moves forward. The comp insurer typically places a lien on your eventual settlement to recover what it already paid, but you pursue both at the same time.

Who counts as a third party on a Garden City construction site?

Anyone other than your direct employer who contributed to the hazard that hurt you. That often includes a general contractor, a property owner, a subcontractor from a different trade, or the maker of defective equipment.

Where will my Nassau County third-party claim be filed?

Most third-party construction cases from Garden City are filed in the Nassau County Supreme Court. That courthouse sits at 100 Supreme Court Drive, just over the line from Garden City, in Mineola.

Will a workers’ comp lien eat into my settlement?

It can reduce what you walk away with, but it doesn’t erase the value of a separate claim. Your lawyer can typically negotiate the lien amount down, and you usually still net more than comp alone would have paid.

What if I was partly responsible for my own injury?

Fault works differently depending on which rule applies to your accident. Some claims still allow full recovery even if you share some blame, while others reduce your damages by your percentage of fault. 

What if my employer and the property owner are the same company?

That happens often, especially when a company owns the site it’s building on. You may still have options against the general contractor, a subcontractor, or an equipment manufacturer tied to the accident. If you still have questions about your specific situation, a short conversation can help clarify your options.

Start Your Garden City Third-Party Construction Claim With a Free Case Review

If a general contractor, property owner, or equipment manufacturer contributed to your construction injury, you may be entitled to more than workers’ compensation alone provides. Reviewing your site records and medical history early keeps more options open against everyone who shares responsibility.

Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss handles these cases on contingency, so you do not pay attorney’s fees unless we recover compensation for you. Contact us today for a free consultation about your Garden City construction injury.