the law office of dennis p. ryan

sanitation worker Lawyer in New York: understanding sanitation worker injuries and lodi

New York City Department of Sanitation Workers face the risk of serious injury every day they serve our City and its residents. A report published in 2016 by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) showed that sanitation workers have job fatality risks that are 10 times higher than other kinds of workers.

Every year, thousands of Sanitation workers are seriously injured from car/truck accidents, unsafe conditions at DSNY garage, tripping/slipping hazards along their routes, defective trucks/mechanical brooms/Front-End Loaders and exposure to hazardous materials. If you are a DSNY worker who was involved in a Line of Duty Injury (“LODI”), you may have a case against either the City Of New York or a 3rd party who caused your injury.

DSNY Workers are entitled to bring a lawsuit in addition to seeking a "3 Quarters" Accidental Disability Pension. Time is of the essence when you are injured in a LODI. If the City of New York is responsible for your accident, you must file a Notice of Claim with the Comptroller's Office within 90 days of the accident.  It is in your best interest to contact an attorney who is familiar immediately following an accident.

What To Do After a Line of Duty Injury (LODI) Accident

Immediately following a Line of Duty Injury (LODI), a Sanitation Worker should make sure to report the incident. If you don't report the incident, you may not be able to make a claim for LODI Benefits. You or your partner should also take photos of the scene of your accident. 

The City of New York will file a Line of Duty Injury (LODI) and an Unusual Occurrence Report. It is important to make sure that these reports reflect the dangerous condition and situation that led to your injuries and anything that the CIty or a 3rd party could have done to prevent your accident. The LODI and Unusual Occurrence Reports are critically important for any Personal Injury case or 3/4 Pension Application. 

If you have a direct claim against the City of New York, you must file a Notice of Claim within 90 days of your accident. If your LODI Report is detailed enough, you can sometimes get around this rule. You should speak with an experienced and knowledgeable Sanitation Injury attorney to figure out what needs to be done to help your case

Call the team at Law Office of Dennis P. Ryan at (212) 441-4352 right away to discuss your accident and what you should do next.

read more on our work with sanitation workers at the law office of dennis p. ryan.

need a lawyer you can count on?

talk to the team at Law Office of Dennis P. Ryan

call us today (212) 441-4352

recent results

|

recent results |

  • 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.