Personal injury attorney Melissa Wischerath obtained a $3.65 million settlement on behalf of her client, who was a construction worker injured in an on-the-job accident.
The victim in this accident was a heavy equipment operator who was working on a construction project for the Niagara Falls Water Board.
Melissa Wischerath successfully argued that New York State Labor Laws were violated and established that the Niagara Falls Water Board failed to comply with their duty to provide proper protection to the heavy equipment operator who was injured on their construction project.
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$7 Million Claim Dismissed in Construction Dispute
Attorneys Joe Manna and Chris Poole recently secured the dismissal of a $7 million claim asserted by a publicly traded railway company against a Buffalo contractor.
Construction Project
The Buffalo based contractor, who has been a longstanding client of Joe Manna, was hired for a project that involved the construction of a rail car repair station. Due to a dispute that took place while construction of the repair station was in progress, the railway company terminated its contract with the Buffalo based contractor.
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Personal Injury attorney William P. Moore recently utilized an April 2025 decision from the New York State Court of Appeals to achieve a significant settlement for his client, who was the victim of a dog attack.
Decades of Injustice for Victims of Domestic Animal Attacks
In 2006, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a ruling, which significantly limited a victim’s right to seek justice if they had been harmed by a dog bite or other domestic animal attack.
In the 2006 case of Bard v. Jahnke, the Court of Appeals ruled that the owner of a domestic animal cannot be held liable for negligence when their pet causes harm to others. This ruling set a precedent that was applied for nearly 20 years in New York State, which significantly limited the extent that pet owners can be held accountable for harm that their dog or other domestic animal caused.
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