Dallas Construction Injury Lawyer
Were You Injured in a Dallas Construction Accident? If So, You Need To Call Our Firm!
Being injured in a construction accident is a traumatic experience, and many injured construction workers wish to seek compensation and justice through a construction injury lawsuit.
Unfortunately, seeking compensation is not a simple task, especially for those without extensive legal experience with these types of cases. Work injury law (and construction injury cases in particular) results in some of the most complex and technical cases in the legal world. Workers’ compensation insurance can limit how much compensation you receive, and it can be difficult to receive compensation at all if you are a contractor rather than a general employee. Furthermore, construction companies are highly adept at manipulating the law and escaping liability through various underhanded methods. If you are going to go up against such opposition, you need an experienced construction injury lawyer on your side. Dallas construction injury attorney Michael Grossman has twenty years of experience working on construction accident cases. Let Grossman Law Offices make sure your rights are protected.
Difficulties You Will Face in Any Construction Injury Case
Construction injury cases are difficult partially because the work itself is so dangerous. Any number of hazards could lead to a potentially deadly accident, including defective equipment, scaffolding collapses, or just general carelessness. In response to these risks, construction companies have chosen to focus on beating the system and avoiding liability rather than improving the safety of their job sites. Construction companies have been doing this for years, and as such, they have many tricks up their sleeves to escape responsibility. However, our attorneys have seen them all, and we can make sure that your employer does not avoid liability through underhanded tactics.
However, the two main issues you will face in a construction injury case are workers’ compensation insurance and the employer-employee relationship. Workers’ compensation can effectively make your employer immune to work injury lawsuits, while being a contractor can make it difficult for you to file a construction injury lawsuit. However, our experienced legal professionals know how to circumvent these issues and make sure that you receive the compensation you deserve. Michael Grossman is here to explain to you why these two issues pose such a problem and how Grossman Law Offices can help you overcome them.
What Exactly is Workers’ Compensation Insurance and How Does it Change my Construction Injury Claim?
Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance created by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, established in 1993. This act was the result of extensive lobbying by business owners, and it is designed to protect employers from lawsuits. Note that, despite the name, the purpose of workers’ compensation insurance is not to compensate workers for their injuries. The purpose of workers’ comp is to ensure that you cannot seek compensation from your employer. Essentially, when an employer buys into workers’ compensation insurance, his or her employees cannot file lawsuits against that employer. In exchange for this protection, injured workers are guaranteed payments in the event that they are injured. However, these payments are generally very small, and not at all adequate to cover the true costs of an injury.
However, workers’ compensation insurance is not mandatory. In fact, many construction companies choose not to subscribe to it because, due to how dangerous construction work is, the coverage would be very expensive. Many construction companies will say that they have workers’ compensation insurance if an employee is injured, and they may even provide you with payments to further this illusion. Do not take them at their word. Our experienced attorneys can thoroughly investigate your employer and determine whether or not he or she is protected by workers’ compensation. If not, we can help you file a non-subscriber injury lawsuit. If your employer is protected, we can help you identify additional third parties that may be partially liable for your injuries. In other words, no matter what situation you are in, our attorneys can help you seek the compensation you deserve. You are never without options. Let Grossman Law Offices make sure your rights are protected.
I Signed on as a Contractor. Can I Still File a Work Injury Lawsuit?
Ostensibly, Texas law states that only general employees and not contractors may file a work injury lawsuit. Many construction companies and other employers mistakenly believe that this provides them with the perfect loophole. They think that they can hire exclusively contractors and then be immune to any work injury lawsuits without even subscribing to workers’ compensation insurance.
Thankfully for you, work injury law does not work this way. From a legal standpoint, an employer-employee relationship can be established based on a number of different factors, even if you have signed a contract that explicitly states “I am a contractor.” However, proving this relationship is a complex task. Our firm recently handled a work injury case where eight different lawyers had told an injured construction worker that he could not file a work injury lawsuit against the parent company because he had been hired as a contract worker. However, our firm was able to effectively prove that an employer-employee relationship existed, despite the contracts. We ultimately secured a seven figure settlement for our client. The process is complex, and even many work injury law firms do not understand how it works. But our lawyers have a working knowledge of construction injury law, and we can secure a settlement for you even when other law firms have turned you down.
Third-Party Claims
Even if you are not able to file a lawsuit against your employer, either because your employer really is protected by workers’ compensation insurance or because you truly are a contractor, there are likely other options available to you for seeking a fair settlement. For example, if you were injured due to a defective piece of machinery or other equipment, you could file a product liability claim against the product’s manufacturer. If you were injured in a scaffolding collapse, you could file a claim against the company that built and/or set up the scaffolding. If you were injured due to another worker’s negligence, you could file a claim against the negligent worker. There are many options available in almost every work injury case, and our attorneys thoroughly investigate every case we take to make sure that you are seeking compensation from every liable party. These claims can be filed in addition to any workers’ compensation payments or lawsuits against your employer, so you can be sure that you are receiving all the compensation to which you are entitled.
Let Grossman Law Offices Help You
For twenty years, the Dallas construction injury attorneys at Grossman Law Offices have been helping injured construction workers represent themselves in court. No matter what your situation, our legal professionals can help you determine the best course of action for your particular case. We have successfully investigated and litigated hundreds of construction injury cases against every major construction company and insurance carrier in the country. These companies know how successful we have been, and they often offer sizable settlements to our clients as soon as they learn that we are on the case. In other words, we can help you secure the compensation you deserve quickly and as painlessly as possible. We are dedicated to helping you get back on your feet, no matter what it takes. So if you have been hurt on the job, do not let those responsible go unpunished. Contact experienced Dallas construction attorney Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices today, and let us help you secure the compensation you need and the justice you deserve.
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