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Frequently Asked Questions For city workers injured on the job

I am a City Worker who was injured on the Job, can I file a Personal Injury lawsuit?

If you are a City Worker who was injured on the job, you have the right to bring either a Personal Injury lawsuit, a Worker's Compensation Claim, or both. The type of claims you bring will depend on who was responsible for causing your injury as well as what type of job you have with the City of New York. 

UNIFORMED DSNY, FDNY, NYPD AND DOE EMPLOYEES

Uniformed DSNY, FDNY, NYPD and DOE pedagogical employees (teachers) are not eligible for New York State Workers' Compensation benefits. Uniformed Sanitation Workers, Uniformed Firefighters, Uniformed Police Dept. employees and DOE teachers are allowed to sue the City of New York directly if the City of New York, or one of its employees, caused his or her injury.

To sue the City, the workers must file a Notice of Claim with the Comptroller's Office within 90 days of his or her accident. The Notice of Claim must state when and where the accident happened as well as the injuries and damages that the Claimant suffered. If an injured worker waits more than 90 days to file this claim, he or she may be disqualified from brining a claim. Our office has been successful in helping people who have waited more than 90 days. However it is critical to contact an attorney as soon as possible to help preserve your claim.

OTHER INJURED CITY WORKERS

City workers, other than the ones who fit into the categories listed above, can file a Worker's Compensation Claim if they are hurt while on the job. You have 30 days to file a Worker's Compensation Claim with your employer's insurance company. Worker's Compensation will pay for your medical bills and some of your lost wages. 

In addition to a Worker's Compensation claim, an injured worker may also be entitled to a lawsuit against a 3rd party who may be responsible for your accident. Examples of this could be if you are in a car crash with a non-city vehicle or if you fall in a building that is not owned by the City. 

The best thing you can do if you are hurt on the job is to contact an attorney who knows when Worker's Compensation does and doesn't apply and when you can bring a lawsuit for your injuries. The Law Office of Dennis P. Ryan devotes most of its practice to representing people who were injured by the City of New York. We are familiar with which City of New York workers are entitled to Worker's Compensation and which have LODI Benefits and the right to bring a lawsuit against the City of New York. Because of that experience, we are extremely qualified to prepare you in your claims. 

If you were injured in an accident because of the fault of the City of New York, contact the Law Office of Dennis P. Ryan at (212) 441-4352.

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  • The Law Office of Dennis P. Ryan was able to win an important motion to allow a Department of Sanitation Supervisor to bring a Personal Injury Claim against the City of New York. Anyone who plans to sue a municipality in the State of New York, must file a Notice of Claim within 90 days of the date of the accident. A New York City Sanitation Supervisor recently contacted our law firm 5 months after the accident, and more than 2 months after the Notice of Deadline had passed. Our office was successfully able to convince the Court that our client's claim fell under an exception and should be allowed to proceed. Our client is now likely going to be able to receive money for his pain pain and suffering and lost wages.

  • Our client was a Sanitation Worker who was hit by a car while he was servicing his route. He suffered an ankle injury that required him to go for Physical Therapy for 1-2 months. Even though he did not need any injections or surgery, we were able to convince the insurance company to offer the full amount of its $25,000 to settle the case. We were able to achieve this settlement before our client needed to appear for a deposition.

  • Our client was a Sanitation Worker who was hit by a car while he was servicing his route. He had to have a shoulder surgery and missed several months of work, losing Chart Money, Truck Money and Overtime Money. We filed a lawsuit on his behalf in Kings County (Brooklyn). Our office was able to settle case for the full amount of the driver's Insurance Policy. We were able to achieve this settlement before our client needed to appear for a deposition.

  • Our office was able to settle a case for the full amount of Insurance Policy for Pedestrian who tripped and fell on sidewalk in Nassau County. This was a tough case in a tough venue for Plaintiff's attorneys. Our client had contacted 2 previous law firms who declined her case because they thought it would be too difficult to obtain a settlement. Our office was not only able to settle the case but we were able to persuade the insurance company to offer the full amount of its insurance policy to settle the case.

  • Our office was able to obtain a settlement for $95,000 (out of a total of $100,000) for a Sanitation Supervisor who hurt his ankle in a car crash. The insurance company for the other driver made several motions to the court asking the Judge to dismiss the case. We were able to defeat each of these motions and eventually settle the case for $95,000. This was more than 3 times the initial settlement offer that the insurance company made.

  • Our client fell on a broken sidewalk in the Bronx in front of a 1 family house. We brought a lawsuit against the City of New York and the insurance company for the homeowner. Our client aggravated injuries to his ankle that he had suffered years ago while playing sports. The Insurance Company made a Motion to the Court asking to dismiss our case. We were able to defeat this Motion and we were eventually able to settle this case against the City of New York and the Insurance Company for a total of $75,000.

  • Our office was able to obtain a settlement of $97,500 out of a possible $100,000 in available insurance coverage for a Car Crash that happened in New Jersey. Our client was involved in a 2 car crash. She had a stop sign and the other driver did not have a stop sign. For that reason, the insurance company claimed that the crash was completely the fault of our client. Our firm hired investigators who canvassed the scene for witnesses, photos and videos of the crash. We were able to prove that the other driver was driving too fast for the intersection and was also at fault for the crash.

  • Our office was able to obtain a settlement of $170,000 for a woman who slipped and fell on ice on the stairs of the house that she rented an apartment at. Her landlord's insurance company argued that the landlord had done everything it could to prevent our client's fall. We were able to prove that the landlord had not properly shoveled and salted the steps before our client's fall.

  • Our Office settled a case for a Sanitation Worker who tripped and fell on uneven pavement inside his Sanitation Garage and hurt his ankle. The Worker had several prior Line of Duty Injuries (LODIs) where he had also hurt his ankle. Our office was able to prove that this LODI aggravated the old injuries and made the injuries worse.