I was involved in a rear-end accident. A lady ran into the back of my truck and I sustained upper back injuries. Mr. Grossman took my case and settled it in a matter of days. I would recommend Mike Grossman to anyone in a similar situation because he is a good attorney and prompt. 
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K. Briscoe
Motor Vehicle Accident Case
Heavy Machinery Accident Injury Attorney
Hurt by a Piece of Heavy Machinery at Work? We Can Help You Seek Compensation
Accidents involving heavy machinery on a construction site are unfortunately common and they can be very dangerous. If you or a loved on have been involved in such an accident and wish to seek financial compensation for your injuries, you need to consider the legal complexity of the situation.
Going after construction companies as a worker can be difficult because of the way construction companies usually operate. Many of them hire primarily contractors and do not subscribe to workers’ compensation insurance. This can make winning a case against them difficult.
Workers’ compensation insurance is designed to provide financial coverage for injuries sustained by employees while on the job. In return, the employee is typically not eligible to bring a personal injury lawsuit against his or her employer. If the employer does not have workers’ compensation insurance (what we call a non-subscriber), then an employee who is injured on a job site is allowed to bring a personal injury suit against his or her employer.
Unfortunately, construction workers are often brought on as contractors rather than employees. Employers don’t have the same legal responsibilities to contractors as they do to employees and, even if the employer is a non-subscriber, bringing a personal injury suit against that employer can be complicated.
Due to this legal loophole, many construction companies hire only contractors and then don’t pay for workers’ compensation insurance. They think they can avoid paying for coverage and still be immune to law suits using this underhanded defense strategy.
And it often works. Many law firms will simply throw out your case as soon as they learn that you are a contractor. The personal injury attorneys at Grossman Law Offices, however, know how to handle these cases. Our attorneys have twenty years of experience in making sure even contractors are financially compensated for their injuries. If you have been involved in a heavy machinery accident while on a construction site, contact Grossman Law Offices. We will help you secure all that you are entitled to.
Major freight train company sued as the result of an incident which claimed the life of an employee. Our attorneys settled the case outside of court for a confidential amount.
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A painter fell from an apartment balcony resulting in a closed-head injury and other minor bodily injuries. The case was successfully resolved through litigation against the plaintiff's employer and the general contractor.
$550,000.00
$220,000.00
$20,465.00
Our attorneys were hired by a delivery driver who sustained a serious shoulder injury when a worker for a third party negligently operated a fork lift. The accident occurred as the plaintiff delivered a load of hay bails to a commercial farm.
An employee of said facility attempted to unload the trailer with a forklift. In doing so, he pushed several bales of hay off of the flatbed, over the side opposite the forklift. Consequently, several of the 400 lb (est.) bales of hay struck the plaintiff who was working to disconnect tie downs on the opposite side of the trailer. This resulted in serious injury to the plaintiff's shoulder.
The defendants took an aggressive stance and denied the claim, asserting that the plaintiff was the sole proximate cause of his own injuries by virtue of the fact that he was standing in a known dangerous area. Suit was filed soon thereafter. Our attorneys argued that the plaintiff's ordinary work duties, and indeed the normal protocol for all flatbed delivery drivers, consists of letting loose the materials to be unloaded. We maintained that the true cause of the plaintiff's injuries was that the forklift operator rushed into unloading the trailer.
Furthermore, the manner in which he unloaded the trailer was itself a contributing element of the defendant's negligence. The forks that were incorporated into the forklift in question were not compatible with stabbing hay bails; they were ordinary forks that were designed to be positioned below a heavy object that was to be lifted. The case was successfully resolved in mediation.
$226,000.00
$84,000.00
$5,500.00
Recovery for injured worker who suffered a closed head injury in a scaffolding accident.
$125,000.00
$30,000.00
$2,135.00
Recovery for worker who suffered soft tissue injuries when his fork lift was struck by a delivery truck.
$75,000.00
$25,000.00
$350.00
(policy limits) Our attorneys secured a recovery against a major trucking company for the daughter of a man who was killed after his vehicle collided into an 18-wheeler which was blocking the roadway. Litigation is ongoing against additional defendants.
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(policy limits) Recovery of a disputed life insurance policy for the family of a contractor who died on the job.
$150,000.00
$50,000.00
$341.00
A loading dock worker suffered serious including numerous facial fractures and minor brain trauma when an 18-wheeler back into him, crushing him against the loading dock. The plaintiff's employer was a subscriber to Texas Workers' Compensation coverage, thus a claim was rightly filed against the third party trucking company whom the truck driver operating the reversing 18-wheeler worked for.
The plaintiffs asserted the position that the trucking company in question was liable on the basis of respondeat superior and negligent retention. The defendants argued that the plaintiff was the sole proximate cause of his injuries by virtue of the plaintiff putting himself in harms way. They maintained that the plaintiff simply walked behind the reversing tractor trailer as it pushed back toward the loading dock.
It was later determined through deposition testimony that the truck driver had indeed instructed the plaintiff to stand behind the trailer in order to determine the vehicle's proximity to the dock. Once this fact came to light, the defendants agreed to mediate whereby the case was satisfactorily settled.
$300,000.00
$120,000.00
$9,807.00
A loading dock employee suffered a fractured and damage to internal organs as the result of a crushing injury sustained when an 18-wheeler backed into him and crushed him between the trailer and loading dock.
$700,000.00
$175,000.00
$1,084.00
Recovered for worker who injured their shoulder while lifting a heavy object.
$162,500.00
$81,250.00
$3,784.00