The Law Office of Arturo L. Nieto http://www.nietoinjurylaw.com/blog Orange County Workers Comp Attorney Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:06:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Failure to Abide by Court Order in Construction Collapse Results in Fine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nietoinjurylaw/kzmq/~3/BfUn35eG-TI/ http://www.nietoinjurylaw.com/blog/injured-workers/failure-to-abide-by-court-order-in-construction-collapse-results-in-fine/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:03:50 +0000 admin http://www.nietoinjurylaw.com/blog/?p=5 On April 6, 2010, a New York state supreme court judge ordered the New York City mayor’s office to pay $5,000 in legal fees to the families of two workers killed when a construction crane collapsed on East 91st Street in May 2008. Judge Paul Feinman found that the city had repeatedly failed to comply with court orders to provide documents requested by counsel for the families of the deceased workers. He referred to the city’s conduct as a “flagrant disregard” of the court’s order. Attorneys for the city claim there was no violation of the court’s request and say they are mulling over their options.

The accident causing the lawsuit to be filed occurred when a construction crane snapped and fell to the ground, killing workers Donald C. Leo and Ramadan Krutaj. According to reports, the crane had been the subject of complaints since construction began in July, 2007, and had been shut down on April 24, 2008, for safety reasons.

Attorneys for the families of Leo and Krutaj sued the crane company and the NYC Buildings Department, alleging negligence and corruption in the building project. They have repeatedly requested that the Bloomberg administration produce documents, e-mails and any other information concerning equipment inspected by the city.  They have sought copies of communications from the city’s Buildings Department concerning the specific crane involved in the accident, and have also attempted to prevent city officials from testing the crane without the plaintiffs or their lawyers present.

The incident has also led to the filing of criminal charges against James Lomma, the owner of the crane company, for manslaughter. The criminal complaint alleges that Lomma knew the crane had a broken turntable, but ordered its use anyway.

In addition, the city inspector who approved the crane was charged with neglect of duty and resigned.

Contact Arturo L. Nieto, an experienced worker’s compensation attorney in Orange County, California. You can find his website at http://www.nietoinjurylaw.com/ and you can contact him at 714-558-0435.

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Workers’ compensation laws are designed to get you money for injuries from accidents at work. As an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer, Arturo Nieto has helped thousands of injured workers just like you get the full benefits given under California’s workers’ compensation law.

With more than 28 years of experience handling thousands of workers’ compensation claims, chances are excellent that we have handled a claim just like yours. It doesn’t cost you more money to hire a great lawyer, so schedule a free confidential consultation with Santa Ana workers’ compensation attorney Arturo L. Nieto today by calling (714) 558-0435. If you prefer, you can fill out the intake form below, and we will contact you.

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