Elevator Accident Lawyers
New York & New Jersey

Products Liability
Elevator Accidents
Machinery, Equipment & Workplace Injuries

Elevator Injuries

are a specific kind of products liability case, requiring special knowledge of how elevators actually function, applicable building codes, inspection requirements, safety precautions, plus maintenance and preventive maintenance programs. Further complications in elevator cases require an understanding of how the components of elevators interrelate, such as the elevator cab, the cables, the design of the shaft, the electrical system, the brakes, the safety stops. Knowledge of written industry standards is also critical; and the use of and consultation with experts are typical.

Trief & Olk has represented numerous clients injured in elevator accidents. For example:

• We recently concluded a case on behalf of a construction worker who was injured when the freight elevator he was riding in suddenly dropped and just as suddenly stopped. The elevator bounced with such force that the rider suffered a knee injury and ruptured many ligaments including his ACL, PCL and MCL This client was awarded damages of well over a million dollars.
• We were able to obtain approximately one million dollars for a plumber, also riding a freight elevator, who sustained devastating fractures when the elevator cable snapped.
• A receiving clerk who fell into an elevator chute when the doors opened although the car was not present was compensated in the half- million dollar range.
• We were able to achieve over half a million dollars for a New York tenant in a high-rise building who fell into an elevator shaft when he leaned on the elevator doors in the building hallway.

If you or someone you know has been injured in an elevator accident, we may be able to recover damages for you. Please call or e-mail our elevator injury attorneys, in Manhattan, New York City, New York or New Jersey, with your questions or to discuss your case.

Trief & Olk
Elevator Accident Lawyers

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