Workers’ Comp: Can You Expect Fair Compensation?
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Here’s How Non-Subscriber Lawsuits Work to Fairly Compensate You
In non-subscriber injuries, you have a right to file a traditional personal injury lawsuit against your employer to compensate you for a variety of damages. They may include:
The income you lost for the time your injury prevented you from working.
Your diminished earning capacity if there is a long-term disability.
All of your medical expenses, including long-term healthcare if there is a disability.
Property damage.
Your physical pain and suffering.
The mental or emotional distress that you suffer due to your injuries.
With the help of their experienced attorneys and insurance companies (if they are insured) liable employers try to frustrate an injured employee’s claims by alleging that you and only you, the employee, are responsible for your workplace injury. In your plaintiff lawsuit, you are accusing defendants of being the proximate cause of the accident. Your insurance and legal opponents are essentially turning the tables and accusing you of the very thing they have done: You did it to yourself. You and your attorney must disprove those allegations and keep the spotlight where it truly belongs, your employer. More Information here
If you suffer a lifting injury at work, your employer might claim that since you were working alone at the time and there are no witnesses, your injury is your fault. But if our attorneys can connect the responsibility for your injury back to your employer, it’s much easier to prove negligence and the odds of winning your case get much better.
One way to prove employer negligence finds your attorney proving your employer’s inability – or refusal – to give you proper safety training or the right safety equipment. Or another might reveal that your boss didn’t tell another employee to help you lift an obviously heavy object and caused your injury. There are several other ways a skilled attorney can turn the tables on your employer and prove negligence as the cause of your on-the-job injury, not you. The burden of proof is on the plaintiff (you). So is the burden to disprove everything that defendants accuse of you. Sometimes those countercharges can be patently false and ridiculous.
Proving employer liability for an injury usually calls for intricate tactics so a jury understands the more discrete standards of legal liability. Our experienced attorneys are thoroughly familiar with non-subscriber work injury law, know how to prove your injuries were caused by your employer’s negligence and lay the real blame for them at your employer’s feet. The work injury attorneys at our Texas Law Office effectively help you prove your case and win the fair compensation you need in non-subscriber injury cases against your employer and any liable third-parties who contribute to your on-the-job accident.
The best outcome for your workplace injury produces a fair settlement for you without having to go to trial. But if a trial is necessary, we are more than willing to vigorously argue your case in order to win the fair judgment that you deserve from ALL defendants. We represent you to the best of our skill and ability. And if we’re able to secure fair compensation for you without taking your case to court, you can get back on your feet faster and resume living your life.
So if you or someone you love has been hurt on the job, our attorneys can help you collect the compensation you need and deserve, and bring those responsible for your work injuries to justice. Call us at 1(800) 862-1260 for a free consultation.