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Since 1997, Regan Zambri Long’s award-winning legal team has fought tirelessly for the justice of construction accident victims. Our Washington, DC personal injury lawyers have extensive knowledge of local and Federal legal regulations, supported by our more than 200 years’ worth of collective experience in litigation.
Our exceptional results are underscored by our attorneys’ inclusion in some of the law industry’s most respected directories. Partners Patrick Regan, Salvatore Zambri, and Victor Long all hold board certification in Civil Trial Law and Civil Trial Advocacy from the National Board of Trial Advocacy, as well as AV ratings from Martindale-Hubbell. All six of our partners have also been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list, highlighting our outstanding achievements in construction accident case representation.
If you or a loved one were injured on a construction site, Regan Zambri Long will work with you, reconstruction specialists, and other experts to hold all parties accountable for their actions. We have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for our clients, and we will do the same for you. Contact us today 24/7 and an attorney will call you back. We charge no fees unless we win your case.
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At Regan Zambri Long, we strongly believe in strong communication with our clients. It is the job of your construction accident lawyer not only to win a settlement or verdict in your favor but also to help you understand the legal process you are involved in. At Regan Zambri Long, our compassionate attorneys will keep you updated during every step of the claims process. We make ourselves available any time of the day to answer all of your questions.
Our leading legal specialists have secured more than $1 billion in life-changing settlements for our clients to date. Among these verdicts is a $4 million wrongful death settlement for a construction foreman who was struck and killed by a tractor trailer truck without a functioning backup alarm, and a $2.9 million verdict awarded to two construction workers injured in a fire due to the negligent actions of their general contractor.
These achievements for our clients have led to our firm and partners being featured in prestigious legal listings such as the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. Seven of our partners have also been named to Super Lawyers for their outstanding legal work, with partner Salvatore Zambri named to the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Washington, DC, and partners Zambri, Paul Cornoni, and Patrick Regan are also named as some of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Washington, DC.
Seven attorneys have also been honored by Best Lawyers, with Patrick Regan named Lawyer of the Year for Mass Tort Litigation (2022 and 2024) and Medical Malpractice Law (2020), Salvatore Zambri featured as Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation (2020), and Paul Cornoni named Lawyer of the Year for Workers’ Compensation (2026). Best Lawyers has also named our firm to Best Law Firms, confirming our team’s unwavering dedication to seeking justice for our clients.
Below are some of the most frequently asked questions regarding construction accident lawsuits. If you do not see the answer you need, call the Regan Zambri Long construction accident lawyers for a free initial consultation to discuss all legal options regarding your claim.
Construction accidents occur for a variety of reasons as the industry itself accounts for 8.5% of all injuries that result in lost days of work. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 946,500 non-fatal injuries and illnesses that required days away from work in 2023. Be it negligence by the employer, product defects, or failure to abide by safety policies, most construction site injuries can be avoided. The most common types of injuries in a construction accident are:
Despite the pervasiveness of these injuries, studies suggest that more than 25% of construction workers have failed to report a work-related injury. Have you been injured at a construction site or lost a loved one in a construction site accident? Contact a construction accident lawyer at Regan Zambri Long to discuss your personal injury claim.
According to the 2025 Travelers Injury Impact Report, construction workers in their first year of work are the most likely to be injured at work, with workplace injuries during a worker’s first years on the job rising from 34% to 36% and resulting in over 5 million missed work days. The report notes that 44% of all on-the-job injury claims filed in the five years from 2020 to 2025 have come from the construction industry.
Travelers’ statistics also suggest that workers aged 60 or older remain out of work for almost 17 more days than the average after an injury, indicating longer recovery times for these professionals.
The Fatal Four Hazards as determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are falls, struck-by, caught-in/between and, electrocutions. In 2019, OSHA estimated the follow construction site fatalities by situation:
Further, 20% of workplace fatalities occurred in the construction industry for that same year. Four years later, OSHA data noted that 5,283 fatal work injuries took place in construction in 2023.
Though both construction accidents and premises liability situations result in injury, the specifics of the law vary.
Under premises liability law, a person must enter a piece of property and then become injured by a dangerous condition on that property. Further, the type of property where the injury occurs will change the level of reasonable care the property owner owed to the injured party.
However, construction accidents have more specific parameters and occur when other construction workers, tools, equipment, etc. create or cause the dangerous condition that causes the injury. It is important to contact an experienced construction accident attorney to discuss your personal injury case.
Depending on the damages owed in a Washington, DC construction accident will determine how it is calculated. The two main types of damages that an injured party may receive in a construction accident are economic and non-economic damages.
Economic damages awarded in construction accidents include funds for medical bills and lost wages. These damages are calculated by the cost of the injured parties’ prior medical bills, the cost of their future medical needs, and lost wages from the date of the accident up to the date of the verdict. Should the injured not be able to return to work, they can also be awarded the present-day value of future lost wages.
Non-economic damages and compensatory damages are those which apply a monetary value to the pain and suffering experienced. This is determined by a jury.
Though economic and non-economic damages are the most common, the injured may also seek punitive damages.
If the construction site was aware of violations and had already been cited for those on multiple occasions, but failed to remedy the issue, leading to the injury of another, punitive damages may be sought. These aim to punish the defendant.
Unlike many US states, Washington, DC does not impose limits on the value of the punitive damages you may win in a personal injury case. According to the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (IRL), the average value of punitive settlements awarded in US lawsuits increased from $35 million in 2017 to over $87 million in 2022.
Washington, DC is a contributory negligence jurisdiction, making it challenging for construction accident victims to recover damages in certain situations. In essence, if the injured party had any fault in the accident in the absence of an OSHA violation, they become ineligible to recover compensation from the construction site.
However, the caveat to contributory negligence is that if there is an OSHA violation, contributory negligence becomes inapplicable, and does not factor into an award that a jury could give. It does, however, factor into the value of the settlement but not into a jury’s determination.
If you have been involved in a construction accident, you need to take the following steps to protect yourself now and in the future:
Contact our attorneys today and get the caring legal representation your case deserves. We charge no fees unless we win your case.
Construction workers can suffer serious injuries due to:
Many construction workers will be covered under workers’ compensation if they are injured on the job. However, there may be two problems with collecting workers’ compensation if you are injured on a construction site. The first problem will depend on the severity of the injury. If your injury is severe enough and will need long-term care, workers’ compensation may not cover the medical expenses necessary. The second problem is if you are working as a general contractor, then you may not be legally entitled to workers’ compensation benefits.
The Regan Zambri Long construction accident attorneys will work with you to help determine if you can pursue a third-party personal injury claim. A third-party personal injury claim may be filed against the company you are working for, the manufacturer of any equipment that led to your injury, or the individual who is directly responsible for your injuries.
Having legal counsel during the claims process is not mandatory, but it is your best chance to win fair compensation. Insurance companies are like any other business – they want to save money. They will constantly look to lowball you in a settlement offer. With a Regan Zambri Long construction accident lawyer by your side, we can make sure that doesn’t happen.
With Regan Zambri Long, you will have an entire legal team working on your case. We will use our knowledge of the laws, and various insurance policies, as well as expert witnesses, company records, medical records, and eyewitness testimony to prove your case. While you focus on getting your life back on track following a devastating construction accident, your lawyer will:
At Regan Zambri Long, we understand the stress you and your family are going through following a devastating accident. Our construction accident lawyers can help lift the burden of the claims process and secure fair compensation.
A wrongful death claim is when the family members of the deceased may sue another party for the misconduct or negligence that led to their loved one’s death. The family members may collect compensation for their loved one’s lost wages, funeral and burial expenses, and loss of consortium (loss of consortium is loss of companionship of a spouse or loss of parental guidance for a child).
The family members allowed to file a wrongful death claim vary from state to state. In Maryland, the deceased person’s spouse, children, or parents may sue for wrongful death. If those members cannot file, then another family member related by blood or marriage may file a wrongful death suit if he or she was dependent upon the deceased’s income.
Virginia and Washington, DC’s wrongful death laws are quite different from Maryland. Only a legal representative or executor may bring about a wrongful death claim in the state of Virginia and the District of Columbia. However, even though the person who files the suit is limited, the beneficiaries of the damages won can be the surviving family members.
The Regan Zambri Long construction accident lawyers deeply understand how painful surviving the loss of a loved one is. You not only have to cope with grief, but with multiple uncertainties about your financial future. Let our construction accident lawyers step in and take the weight of the claims process off your shoulders. We cannot change what happened to your loved one, but we can provide some semblance of justice in the form of compensation.
Have you or your loved one sustained injuries in Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia? Regan Zambri Long PLLC has the best lawyers in the country to analyze your case and answer the questions you may have.