Making Sound Legal Assistance Accessible
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Most traffic accidents are preventable, but are still rampant due to the frequent negligence of drivers traveling throughout our cities. At Giannopoulos Law, PLLC, we use our state-of-the-art technology to investigate these accidents and help crash victims get a favorable resolution to their personal injury claims involving:
- Auto Accidents
- Bus and Mass Transit Accidents
- Faulty Truck Maintenance
- Garbage Truck Accidents
- Overloaded Trucks
- Subway and Train Accidents
- Trucking Accidents involving Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Premises Liability
Landlords and property managers are responsible for keeping their property safe for pedestrians. Negligence in ensuring compliance with safety standards and property maintenance can cause potential injury to pedestrians and other people who may use the building.
At Giannopoulos Law, PLLC, we have skilled legal representatives to help maximize the compensation for victims who were injured on someone else’s property. This assistance covers injuries related to:
- Accidents involving merchandise falling from shelves in a store
- Accidents involving unsafe stairwells or cellar doors
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Harm suffered as a result of fires and explosions
- Injuries that result from collapses in a building, such as fallen ceilings or crumbling balconies
- Injuries related to inadequate security at a business or service location
- Slip-and-fall accidents due to ice and snow, wet floors, and faulty or poorly maintained property
- Serious injuries suffered in animal attacks and from dog bites
Fire and Explosion Accidents
Fire and gas explosion accidents are common among properties with poor installation and maintenance of electrical wirings and gas distribution systems. Our attorneys are here to help you with your personal injury claims for accidents involving:
- Defective Smoke Detectors or Fire Alarms
- Faulty Wiring
- Improperly Secured Construction Sites
- Improperly Designed Gasoline/Propane Tanks
- Negligent Maintenance of Public Utilities
Municipal Liability
There is a different approach to negligence cases and claims against cities, towns, counties, or agencies. In most instances, you will need to file certain preliminary documents immediately to preserve the right to sue. That is why we have legal professionals who are skilled in dealing with negligence cases against municipalities involving:
- Defective/Dangerous Sidewalks
- Defective Roadway Design
- Improperly Maintained Public Structures
- MTA and NYCTA Bus Accidents
- Motor Vehicle Accidents involving a City Vehicle
- Parks/Play Structures
- Police Brutality
Construction Litigation
Working on a construction site creates significant risks for contractors, tradespeople, suppliers, and other workers at a construction project. Keen attention to safety protocols and equipment is crucial in maintaining a safe work environment.
Negligence at construction sites can lead to accidents resulting in severe and fatal injuries to thousands of workers a year. That’s why the New York Labor law imposes strict workplace safety requirements on the construction industry to help prevent or minimize these accidents.
When construction accidents occur due to third-party negligence, we’re here to provide victims with the proper understanding of their legal rights and options. At Giannopoulos Law, PLLC, we have a strong command of the construction industry, New York Labor Law, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and other applicable safety standards to help create strong personal injury cases for victims of negligence at a construction site. Our legal experts are dedicated to helping injured construction workers obtain the full and fair compensation that they deserve in construction accident claims. We have a team that can help you with your legal actions for complex personal injury and wrongful death cases related to:
- Burns or electrocutions
- ‘Caught between’ accidents, often related to heavy machinery
- Falls from height
- Impact injuries from falling objects
- Improper site coordination leading to injuries involving other tradesmen
- Industrial accidents
- Motor vehicle accidents on a site
- Scaffolding and crane accidents
Medical Malpractice Claims
- Misdiagnosis – Medical professional incorrectly diagnoses a disease or injury due to failing to follow diagnostic standards of care, such as not ordering medically indicated tests or misinterpreting test results. Misdiagnosis can lead to delayed treatment for the actual medical condition as well as unnecessary treatment for an incorrect condition, such as unnecessary surgery.
- Delay in diagnosis – Injury, illness or disease not diagnosed in a timely manner, often resulting in a delay in treatment.
- Medication/Prescription drug error – A patient is given the wrong medication, the wrong dose, or the right medication by the wrong route, or a doctor, nurse or pharmacist fails to account for medication allergies or interactions.
- Surgical error – Injuries caused by surgical mistakes, wrong surgical procedure performed on patient, surgical tools left inside the patient’s body, or infections due to unsanitary conditions in operating room.
- Anesthesia error – Injuries caused by mistakes involving anesthesia during surgery.
- Emergency room malpractice – Injuries or illnesses caused by mistakes made by emergency room doctors, nurses or other medical professionals.
- Nursing Home Abuse and negligence – Injuries caused by physical abuse, negligence, inadequate supervision of residents while attempting to walk or stand, facility’s inability to meet specific health and dietary needs of residents, failure to protect residents against the development of bed sores/ulcers.