Garden City Construction Accident Lawyer

Legal Help After a Garden City Construction Site Accident

A construction injury changes your finances overnight. Medical bills arrive while your paycheck stops, and a family that depended on your income now has to cover rent, food, and rehabilitation all at once. When these accidents happen, you need a Garden City personal injury lawyer who understands how these claims work. 

A Garden City construction accident lawyer at Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss can help you understand whether you have a case beyond workers’ compensation and who may be responsible for your damages. 

Partner Matthew Sakkas spent his early career on the insurance-defense side of premises liability and construction accident cases before moving to plaintiffs’ work, so he has seen how these claims get valued from both sides of the table. That background shapes how the firm builds a claim from the first phone call, gathering site video before it disappears and locking down witness statements while memories are still fresh. 

Our goal is simple: get your medical care and bills handled while the legal side moves forward without you. Contact us today for a free consultation. 

Why Injured Workers Turn to a Garden City Construction Accident Attorney

Falls, scaffold collapses, electrocutions, and equipment strikes make up most of the calls we get from Nassau County job sites. A construction accident lawyer at our firm handles cases involving:

• Falls from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs
• Falling tools, materials, or debris
• Trench collapses and excavation accidents
• Crane, forklift, and heavy equipment accidents
• Electrocutions and exposed wiring
• Injuries from defective tools or safety gear

Each of these cases can involve more than one responsible party. A general contractor, a subcontractor, a property owner, or an equipment manufacturer can all share fault depending on what caused the fall or strike. Sorting that out early affects who you can hold accountable and how much you can recover.

What a Construction Accident in Garden City Can Cost You

Workers’ compensation pays a portion of your medical bills and lost wages, but it does not cover pain and suffering and rarely covers the full extent of a long-term injury like a spinal fracture or traumatic brain injury.

If someone other than your employer, a general contractor, a property owner, or an equipment manufacturer contributed to the accident, New York law allows a separate injury claim on top of your workers’ comp benefits.

For workers hurt in falls or by falling objects, New York Labor Law § 240 requires owners and contractors to provide proper scaffolding, ladders, and other safety devices, and holds them responsible when a worker falls or is struck because that equipment was missing or failed.

This is the single most powerful tool an injured construction worker in New York has, because it doesn’t require proving the same level of fault a standard negligence claim would. 

Case Results From Our Attorneys

In Barnett v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the court agreed that the plaintiff had shown enough of a connection between the engineer’s duties on-site and the unsafe conditions that caused the injury. Matthew Sakkas handled the case.

In another matter, Adam Cahn secured a $1 million verdict for a warehouse manager who fell through a defective roof while working. 

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome, but they show how our attorneys approach the specific fact patterns that come up on construction sites.

How Our Garden City Construction Accident Attorneys Build Your Claim

Adam Cahn has practiced law in New York since 1995 and has been recognized by Best Lawyers for personal injury litigation since 2021, and Mitchel Weiss has represented injury victims in New York and Connecticut since 1986. Among the three partners, the firm has handled construction, premises, and workplace injury claims across Nassau County for decades.

Nassau County construction lawsuits are filed at the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive in Mineola rather than in New York City courts. Knowing that courthouse’s calendar and local practice can matter when deciding how to move a case forward.

When needed, our team brings in accident reconstruction experts, life-care planners, and treating specialists.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to hire a Garden City construction accident lawyer?

We offer a free consultation to review your accident and injuries before you pay anything. During that conversation, we explain how our fee works so there are no surprises later.

Where will my Nassau County construction accident case be heard?

Most construction injury lawsuits filed against a contractor, subcontractor, or property owner in Garden City go through Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola rather than a New York City courthouse, which has its own judges and calendar.

How long do I have to file a claim after a construction accident in Garden City?

New York generally gives you three years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit under CPLR § 214. But if a government entity is involved — for example, the Port Authority, a city, or a county — the rules are different and the deadlines are much shorter. You may have to send a formal notice within weeks of the accident, not years, or you can lose your right to sue entirely. 

I already filed for workers’ compensation. Can I still sue?

Often yes. Workers’ compensation and a third-party lawsuit are not the same claim, and pursuing comp benefits does not usually block a separate injury lawsuit against a negligent contractor, subcontractor, or property owner.

What if the accident happened at a private home instead of a commercial site?

Owners of one and two-family homes get an exception under Labor Law § 240 if they did not direct or control the work being done. That doesn’t automatically end your case, but it does change how it needs to be built.

What if I was partly at fault for the accident?

New York is a comparative negligence state, so a partial share of fault does not bar your claim. It can reduce your final recovery, but you can still pursue compensation.

Speak With an Experienced Garden City Construction Accident Lawyer

You do not have to figure out workers’ compensation, a third-party claim, and mounting medical bills on your own. Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss offers a free consultation to review what happened on your job site and explain what options are realistic for your situation. Reach out today to talk with our Garden City construction accident attorneys about your case.

Attorneys

Matthew Sakkas Esq.

Partner

Adam D. Cahn Esq.

Managing Partner

Mitchel E. Weiss Esq.

Associate Attorney