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And when I say the placement of construction material, I\u2019m talking about construction material such as scaffolding, construction barriers, construction trailers that are placed or situated on the public roadway; in such a negligent fashion that their placement actually obscures the line of sight between pedestrians who are say crossing at an intersection and motorist who are making turns at that intersection. \n\nAnd we\u2019ve had some cases that we\u2019ve been successful in representing injured people where they are very seriously injured because we were able to show that the placement by either the construction company or whoever is in control of allowing the situation to exist is such that be  placement that obscures the line of sight. \n\nWhen it is a matter of a few feet difference is to where the correct placement of the construction trailer or the construction material should be that would have provided and allowed for a safe line of sight for a driver that\u2019s making a turn or a pedestrian who is lawfully in a crosswalk and they would be able to see and avoid each other. \n\nIf you or a loved one has been injured due to negligence please call 800 529 9997 or visit lawyertime.com, put the team at Gersowitz Libo & Korek to work for you.\nSpeaker 1: The following is brought to you by the law office of Gersowitz Libo & Korek.\n\nEd Gersowitz: Other situations that we've seen and that we've been able to successfully represent very badly injured clients occur with regard to the placement of the construction material on roadways. \n\n And when I say the placement of construction material, I'm talking about construction material such as scaffolding, construction barriers, construction trailers, that are placed or situated on the public roadway in such a negligent fashion that their placement actually obscures the line of sight between pedestrians who are say crossing out an intersection and motorists who are making turns at that intersection.\n\n We've had some cases that we've been successful in representing injured people where they are very seriously injured because we were able to show that the placement by either of the construction company or whoever is in control of allowing the situation to exist is such that the placement that obscures the line of sight when it is a matter of a few feet difference as to where the correct placement of the construction trailer or the construction material should be that would have provide and allow for a safe line of sight for a driver that is making a turn or a pedestrian who is lawfully on a crosswalk and they would be able to see and avoid each other.\n\nSpeaker 1: If you or a loved one has been injured due to negligence, please call 800-529-9997 or visit lawyertime.com. 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