David L. Scher

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York

Practice Areas:

Personal injury,

Construction litigation,

Employment & labor,

Medical malpractice,

Animal bites,

Birth injury,

Brain injury,

Construction accident,

Construction defects,

Employment law - employee,

Premises liability - plaintiff,

Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

Sexual harassment,

Toxic mold,

Trucking accidents,

Wage & hour laws,

Whistleblower,

Wrongful death,

Animal law,

Personal injury - defense

Education Qualification:

Fordham University School of Law

Practice Areas:

Personal injury,

Construction litigation,

Employment & labor,

Medical malpractice,

Animal bites,

Birth injury,

Brain injury,

Construction accident,

Construction defects,

Employment law - employee,

Premises liability - plaintiff,

Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

Sexual harassment,

Toxic mold,

Trucking accidents,

Wage & hour laws,

Whistleblower,

Wrongful death,

Animal law,

Personal injury - defense

1 Penn Plaza, Suite 4850New York, New York, 10119

First Admitted: 2004, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.blockotoole.com/attorneys/david-l-scher/

Bar/Professional Activity:

New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, Judiciary Committee
New York State Unified Court System, Artificial Intelligence and the Courts Advisory Committee
New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, Labor Law Committee
Officer, New York State Trial Lawyers' Association, 2020
New York State Trial Lawyers' Association
New York State Bar Association
New York, 2004

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$7.4 Million Settlement for a union sheet metal worker who injured his back after a worksite fall., 2014
$950,000 for a restaurant manager who claimed his employer discriminated against him based on his physical disability.
$1,000,000 Settlement for a plumber injured when his ladder slid out from underneath him, causing him to fall.
$1,000,000 Settlement for a Suffolk County female who underwent a neck surgery after a motor vehicle accident.
$1,000,000 Settlement (the full available insurance) for a construction worker from Westchester who fell and fractured his left arm and leg.
$1,000,000 Settlement for a Bronx mother of four who was struck on her head and neck by pieces of her kitchen ceiling, leading to neck, shoulder, and back injuries.
$1,000,000 Settlement for a 43-year-old man who was rear-ended by a truck, causing back pain that required surgery.
$1,050,000 Settlement for a Queens woman injured after a collision with a truck.
$1,060,000 Settlement for a Long Island man who aggravated a pre-existing back injury in a motor vehicle collision.
$1,150,000 Settlement for a worker who suffered a left ulna fracture after a scaffold fall in Brooklyn.
$1,175,000 Settlement for an HVAC mechanic who suffered tibia fractures after fall from ladder.
$1,243,000 Settlement for a union laborer who was crushed by a multi-thousand-pound container that injured his left leg.
$1,250,000 Settlement for a Suffolk County electrician who fell from a ladder and injured his spine.
$1,250,000 Settlement for a Queens man who was involved in a motor vehicle accident and underwent a neck surgery.
$1,300,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn bicyclist whose prior neck and back injuries were aggravated after being struck by a van.
$1,300,000 Settlement for a 44-year-old handyman who sustained neck and low back injuries in a head-on motor vehicle collision.
$1,325,000 Settlement just before trial for a carpenter at a construction project who fell from a ladder that he had placed on top of a rolling scaffold, sustaining lower back and knee injuries.
$1.325,000 Settlement for a painter injured during construction of a Manhattan apartment building when a balcony collapsed underneath him.
$1,325,000 Settlement for a worker whose forearm was lacerated by a shard of falling glass.
$1,350,000 Settlement on the eve of trial for a construction laborer who fell off a roof, fracturing his arm and a bone in his pelvis. The trial was venued in Rockland County.
$1,350,000 Settlement for a Construction Laborer who had two tips of his fingers on his dominant hand amputated in a construction site accident.
$1,350,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn laborer who injured his back during the demolition of a large commercial boiler
$1,350,000 Settlement for a Nassau County electrician who injured his spine in a rear end auto accident.
$1,410,000 Settlement for a husband and wife from Brooklyn who injured their necks in a rear end motor vehicle accident.
$1,450,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn art teacher who was injured after a collision with a bus.
$1,475,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn worker who suffered brain, neck and shoulder injuries after a piece of equipment fell and struck him.
$1,500,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn woman hit in the rear by a City Sanitation truck.
$1,500,000 Settlement for a Bronx tenant who tripped on stairs in his apartment building, injuring his neck and back.
$1,500,000 Settlement for a 43-year-old Bronx driver who was struck by a New York City street sweeper.
$1,500,000 Settlement for a woman injured in a slip-and-fall accident on snow on front landing and steps.
$1,500,000 Settlement for a client who suffered lumbar herniated discs in a malfunctioning elevator accident.
$1,500,000 Settlement for two auto parts workers who were injured when a freight elevator suddenly dropped to the bottom of the shaft.
$1,600,000 Settlement for worker who suffered a dislocated shoulder and herniated discs in a ladder fall.
$1,600,000 Settlement bus passenger who sustained neck and back injuries when the bus she was riding rear-ended another city bus.
$1,600,000 Settlement for a nurse and mother who suffered a herniated disc and neck pain after her car was hit by another vehicle while driving home from the beach.
$1,600,000 Settlement for a Queens carpenter who sustained multiple injuries after falling off a rolling scaffold while working on construction of the 9/11 Tribute Center.
$1,675,000 Settlement for a 55-year-old Brooklyn tailor who was rear-ended and underwent a back surgery.
$1,675,000 Settlement for client who suffered a herniated disc in her cervical spine after her car collided with a delivery truck.
$1,680.000 settlement after our client hit an SUV which ran a red light, causing herniated discs in his cervical and lumbar spine.
$1,700,000 Settlement for a Bronx pedestrian who injured her neck and back after being struck by a left turning truck.
$1,715,496.06 Settlement for a Brooklyn resident whose neck and back were injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$1,750,000 Settlement for construction worker who suffered devastating ankle and heel injuries after falling from unstable ladder provided by his employer.
$1,750,000 Settlement for a Suffolk County woman who sustained a back injury in an accident with a bus.
$1,750,000 Settlement for a union laborer who needed four separate surgeries for injuries received when the street on his work site collapsed while he was jackhammering.
$1,875,000 Settlement for a 56-year-old truck driver who suffered multiple herniated discs after a rear-ended collision on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
$1,920,000 Settlement in a Nassau County case for a couple who collided with a van that had failed to yield right of way at an intersection.
$1,975,000 Settlement for a construction laborer who fell during a warehouse renovation project in Brooklyn.
$2,000,000 Settlement for non-union carpenter injured in construction site accident in Lower Manhattan.
$2,000,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn man who injured his back in an elevator accident.
$2,056,656 Verdict for a Brooklyn public high school teacher struck by a City bus.
$2,150,000 Settlement for an HVAC worker who required multiple ORIF surgeries after a ladder fall.
$2,250,000 Settlement for a 60 year old window washer who fell from a Manhattan building and suffered left arm and hip fractures.
$2,400,000 Settlement for a 35-year-old painter who was injured after tripping and falling over a ladder at a Manhattan construction site.
$2,500,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn pedestrian who was struck by a truck and suffered hip and leg fractures.
$2,500,000 Settlement for a construction worker who required a partial finger amputation after a work accident.
$2,545,000 Settlement for a Suffolk County family in a wrongful death case.
$2,625,000 Settlement in a Wrongful Death case where there was only $1,000,000 in available insurance coverage.
$2,650,000 For a Local 3 Union Electrician who injured his back after a trip-and-fall accident on a Manhattan construction site.
$2,750,000 Settlement for a 57-year-old female pedestrian who sustained a neck injury after being struck by a van.
$2,750,000 settlement for an HVAC worker who fell from a ladder and injured his ankle
$2,750,000 settlement for a driver who was involved in an accident with an NYC sanitation truck that was improperly operating on the Belt Parkway.
$2,750,000 Settlement for a laborer who was injured after falling from an unstable ladder at a Brooklyn renovation site.
$2,850,000 Settlement in a Labor Law 240 case for a 38-year-old union laborer who was injured in a construction site fall in Manhattan
$2,875,000 settlement for a welder who was injured in a falling object accident at a new high-rise building in Manhattan
$3,000,000 Settlement for a laborer who sustained ankle and leg fractures due to an 8-foot fall that could have been prevented by guards and scaffolding.
$3,075,000 Settlement for a union plumber from Queens who was struck by falling gravel on a construction site.
$3,200,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn demolition worker injured on the job when a staircase broke.
$3,300,000 Settlement for a union laborer struck by falling angle irons in Westchester County.
$3,600,000 Settlement for a 29-year-old construction worker who fell through a gap in an improperly-planked scaffold, resulting in serious back and shoulder injuries.
$4,000,000 Settlement for Nassau County worker who was not given fall protection equipment while performing roofing and siding work in the rain.
$4,000,000 Settlement for a man struck by a vehicle in Forest Hills, requiring an above-the-knee leg amputation.
$4,450,000 Settlement for laborer who suffered brain and spine injuries after a Brooklyn work site fall.
$4,500,000 Settlement for a non-union carpenter who was injured after falling about 10 ft. from a scaffold on a Brooklyn job site.
$4,750,000 Settlement for an HVAC worker who suffered back injuries that necessitated a laser procedure and non-fusion surgery after falling from collapsed scaffolding.
$5,000,000 Settlement for a union ironworker who was struck by a scissor lift and propelled into a metal gang box at a Manhattan construction site.
$5,500,000 Settlement for a Nassau County construction worker who was struck by a rotating excavator.
$5,500,000 Settlement for an electrician who sustained a traumatic brain injury after falling from an extension ladder.
$6,000,000 Settlement for a union operating engineer who fell 13 feet through an open hatch door in the crane he had been operating, leaving him with multiple serious injuries
$7,200,000 Settlement for the family of a Brooklyn man who was killed in an elevator accident wrongful death case.
$7,400,000 For Union Sheet Metal Worker Who Suffered Back Injury After Fall
$7,525,000 For Family Devastated By Fatal Suffolk County Auto Accident
$8,800,000 Settlement for a Queens pedestrian who suffered a brain injury after being struck by a van.
$9,950,000 Settlement for a Buffalo social worker who was struck by a van and suffered an above-the-knee amputation of her left leg.
$12,000,000 Settlement for a Local 147 union tunnel worker who was injured when he fell into a shaft on a Manhattan construction site
$15,000,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for the wife and five children of a worker who was crushed by a falling object.
$7.2 Million Settlement for a Brooklyn man who died in a tragic elevator accident., 2020
$7.525 Million Settlement for family after mother and son were killed in tragic Suffolk County auto accident., 2016
$8.8 Million Settlement for a Queens woman who suffered brain injuries after being struck by a van., 2014
$12 Million Settlement for a Local 147 union tunnel worker who suffered injuries after falling into a shaft on a Manhattan construction site., 2019
$9.95 Million Settlement for a Buffalo social worker who suffered an above the knee amputation of her left leg after being struck by a van., 2016
$15 Million settlement for the family of a worker who was crushed and killed by a falling object due to an inadequate hoist., 2020
$1,325,000 Settlement just before trial for a carpenter at a construction project who fell from a ladder that he had placed on top of a rolling scaffold, sustaining lower back and knee injuries.
$5,500,000 Settlement for an electrician who sustained a traumatic brain injury after falling from an extension ladder.
$1,200,000 for a 54 year old female in Nassau County who exacerbated prior neck and back injuries requiring surgery.
$2,500,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn pedestrian who was struck by a truck and suffered hip and leg fractures.
$1,000,000 Settlement for a Suffolk County female who underwent a neck surgery after a motor vehicle accident.
$1,750,000 Settlement for a Suffolk County woman who sustained a back injury in an accident with a bus.
$1,300,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn bicyclist who injured his neck and back after being struck by a turning van
$1,500,000 Settlement for a Bronx tenant who tripped on stairs in his apartment building, injuring his neck and back.
$1,350,000 Settlement on the eve of trial for a construction laborer who fell off a roof, fracturing his arm and a bone in his pelvis. The trial was venued in Rockland County.
$1,250,000 Settlement for a Suffolk County electrician who fell from a ladder and injured his spine.
$2,750,000 Settlement for a 57 Year-Old female pedestrian who sustained a neck injury after being struck by a van.
$1,175,000 Settlement on the eve of trial for a woman with long standing and preexisting cervical herniations. The victim was struck by unsafely stacked products in a large supermarket.
$2,056,656 Verdict for a Brooklyn public high school teacher struck by a City bus.
$2,000,000 Settlement for a dietary aide injured in an elevator accident
$1,500,000 Settlement in a case against The City for a 57 Year-Old woman who suffered back and leg injuries after being knocked down by an unmarked police car while crossing the street.
$1,350,000 Settlement for a Construction Laborer who had two tips of his fingers on his dominant hand amputated in a construction site accident.
$1,250,000 Settlement for a Queens man who was involved in a motor vehicle accident and underwent a neck surgery.
$3,075,000 Settlement for a union plumber from Queens who was struck by falling gravel on a construction site.
$1,200,000 for a 50 year old woman who aggravated a prior neck injury in a motor vehicle collision.
$2,250,000 Settlement for a 60 year old window washer who fell from a Manhattan building and suffered left arm and hip fractures.
$1,000,000 Settlement following a Jury Verdict in the Bronx for a 14 year-old who had arthroscopic knee surgery after an accident.
$1,675,000 Settlement for a 55 year old Brooklyn tailor who was rear-ended and underwent a back surgery.
$1,050,000 Settlement for a Queens woman injured after a collision with a truck
$1,490,000 Settlement for a Brooklyn construction worker who suffered neck and back injuries in a collision with a bus.

Pro bono/Community Service:

Mr. Scher volunteered for a Civil Rights Legal Aid Clinic that provided pro bono legal services to underpaid workers.

Honors/Awards:

New York “Super Lawyer”
“2024 Trailblazers in Law” – City & State New York
“Metro Rising Star” – Super Lawyers
Award extended to a limited number of lawyers under the age of 40 who demonstrate superior leadership skills, and who exert passion and personal conviction as a young trial attorney., Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2012
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Member, Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Educational Background:

Tufts University, B.A., 2000

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Workers Deserve Reform to 1847 Wrongful-Death Law—History Tells Us Why, New York Law Journal.
A Look Back At Runner v. New York Stock Exchange: What Did It Mean For Labor Law Section 240?, Bill of Particulars.
Still Debating What ‘Falls’ Within Labor Law Section 240(1), New York Law Journal.
Labor Law Symposium, Bill of Particulars.
Can Injured, Undocumented Construction Workers Recover Lost Wages?, New York Law Journal.
Recent Section 240(1) Decisions Offer Guidance, New York Law Journal.
Court of Appeals Refuses to Limit Scope of Labor Law Section 240(1), New York Law Journal.
Justice Suffers Without Pay Parity for New York’s Judges, New York Law Journal.
Don’t fall for scare tactics: The Grieving Families Act will help New Yorkers, Times Union.
A Look Back At Runner v. New York Stock Exchange: What Did It Mean For Labor Law Section 240, Bill of Particulars, Fall 2010
Authored amicus curiae brief on behalf of over 5,000 trial lawyers for Court of Appeals case involving the scope of New York Labor Law Section 240(1)., Author, Amicus Curiae Brief to New York Court of Appeals, Ortiz v. Varsity Holdings, LLC, 2011
Still Debating What 'Falls' Within Labor Law Section 240(1), New York Law Journal, November 1, 2010
Recent Section 240(1) Decisions Offer Guidance, New York Law Journal, November 14, 2011
Can Injured, Undocumented Construction Workers Recover Lost Wages?, New York Law Journal, February 22, 2010
Labor Law Symposium, Bill of Particulars, Winter 2010
Court of Appeals Refuses to Limit Scope of Labor Law Section 240(1), New York Law Journal, January 20, 2012

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