Brooklyn Construction Worker Awarded Over $2.7 Million in Injury Verdict

Attorney Thomas Brennan secured a jury verdict of over $2.7 million for a 40-year-old Brazilian construction worker injured in a 2019 Brooklyn job site accident. The trial, held in Kings County Supreme Court, New York, focused solely on damages and lasted more than four weeks.

Case Background

In July 2019, while working at a construction site in Brooklyn, the plaintiff suffered a serious injury when concrete fell and struck his eye. The impact caused him to fall from a ladder, leading to further injuries to his neck, back, and left shoulder.

He received immediate treatment for an eye abrasion but did not seek treatment for his other injuries until