Practice Areas: Construction Practice

• Gordon & Silber has extensive experience defending owners, construction managers, general contractors and various trade contractors against personal injury claims involving violations of Sections 240(1), 241(6) and 200 of the New York Labor Law, and construction defect claims.
• The firm also defends property damage claims arising out the construction setting, as well as from fire, flooding and other related catastrophes.
• G&S has an attuned awareness of the intricacies and effect of contractual indemnity and insurance procurement requirements and their coverage issues as well as the availability of common law indemnity.
• G&S counters the heavy burden that New York Labor Law places on owners and general contractors, by aggressively exploiting the plentitude of available statutory and common law defenses.
• The firm has a working knowledge of construction practices, safety rules and record keeping procedures.
• G&S recently obtained a dismissal on behalf of a steel erector in a construction defect claim that subsequently went to verdict against the remaining contractors and resulted in a $16,000,000.00 verdict.

 
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New York Office:
355 Lexington Avenue / 7th Floor / New York, NY 10017-6603
tel (212) 834-0600 / fax (212) 490-0035
Westchester Office:
50 Main Street / Suite 100 / White Plains, NY 10606-1920
tel (914) 682-2097