Have You Been Hurt at While On The Job?
You May be Entitled to Recover Damages
If you have suffered an on-the-job injury in The State of Texas, you may have many unanswered questions. Our experienced team of
Dallas work injury attorneys can help you get all that you are entitled to.
We have found that most work injury victims are either trying to determine whether or not they need a
work accident lawyer OR the company they work for has already made it clear that they are not going to help, leaving the victim with no choice but to find a lawyer to help them with their case. Regardless of the position you have found yourself in, our Dallas work injury attorneys can help you.
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If you are not sure if you need legal help with your on-the-job injury case, consider the following:
The laws governing work-related injuries in The State of Texas are very complex, contain many areas of overlap, and feature a variety of technicalities. Simply due to the complex nature of this area of law you will need the help of an experienced law firm to receive fair compensation for your Texas work-related injury.
Why exactly are Texas work-related injury laws so complex?
To understand the complex nature of Texas on-the-job injury law, it is necessary to have a basic understanding of the elements involved. On-the-job injuries in the State of Texas fall into two distinct categories:
- Injuries that are covered by workers compensation insurance
- Injuries that are not covered by workers compensation insurance
Your rights will differ drastically simply depending on your employer's participation in the workers' compensation program. This situation will also determine the type of lawyer you will need, any potential cap or limit on the compensation you can receive, the specific methods of representing you and establishing liability of your employer, who may be a recipient of any compensation, and several other important items.
What exactly is workers compensation?
Many years ago lawmakers enacted the Texas Workers Compensation Act. This act set in place certain provisions to protect companies by enabling them to purchase workers compensation insurance, which effectively grants them immunity from law suits on behalf of injured employees. When an employee is injured on the job and the company subscribes to workers compensation insurance, theoretically, the employee's medical expenses and some portion of their wages are paid for by the insurance carrier. In reality however, employees are often provided less than their fair share. If you were injured on the job while working for a company that subscribes to workers compensation insurance, and you feel you are getting less than you deserve, call Grossman Law Offices today to find out how our Dallas work injury attorneys can help you.
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What is a non-subscriber?
When a company decides not to subscribe to workers' compensation insurance they are known in the legal world as a "non-subscriber". Non-subscriber cases are drastically different than workers' comp cases due to the "double edged sword" nature of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. Effectively, the TWCA grants immunity to those who subscribe to workers comp insurance but also has built-in provisions to "punish" non-subscribers by removing many of their legal defenses and by not setting a cap on the amount that can be recovered.
This has given rise to a rarefied group of defense attorneys who do nothing but defend non-subscribers. By nature, they are the most aggressive defense attorneys in the business. From the moment they are hired to represent your employer, their sole task is to prove that the accident was your fault and to build a case against you. Grossman Law Offices has spent the last 20 years battling non-subsciber defense attorneys and getting our clients all that they are entitled to.
Why would a company not subscribe to workers compensation insurance?
Companies spend large sums of money on insurance premiums and many companies try to maximize profit by not subscribing to workers compensation insurance. In other words, they risk your livelihood in order to make extra money.
Naturally, there are some companies that have an excuse for being non-subscribers such as an office job where you are likely to never be put in harms way. Unfortunately though, the vast majority of the companies that we pursue legal action against are quite obviously trying to save money and they often get very creative in the deceptive methods they use to avoid their responsibilities.
I am not technically an "employee" can you still help me?
This is yet another example of how you can benefit from the experience of our
Dallas work injury lawyers Grossman Law Offices. Many companies will hire workers as contract laborers in order to avoid responsibility in the event of an injury. Many attorneys believe that contract laborers are not eligible to receive compensation for their injuries. This is technically true however in the State of Texas there are certain specifics that a company must adhere to in order to insist that your status as a contract laborer is legitimate. Grossman Law Offices has the understanding of the law to keep your employer from hiding behind this technicality.
For 20 years the experienced attorneys of Grossman Law Offices has helped construction and work-related accident victims get the compensation that they deserve. This experience is absolutely vital to winning such complex cases. Many of our clients were turned down by numerous attorneys before finding our firm simply because most attorneys understand how challenging these cases can be and they will try to avoid them. We are not afraid of a challenge and we have the knowledge to make a hard case a winner.
Some of our recent Texas construction and work-related accident successes:
Total Recovery: $1,450,000.00
Attorney Fees: $560,000.00
Litigation Expenses: $31,410.00
Total Recovery: $1,010,000.00
Attorney Fees: $333,300.00
Litigation Expenses: $50,000.00
Total Recovery: $550,000.00
Attorney Fees: $220,000.00
Litigation Expenses: $20,465.00
Total Recovery: $300,000.00
Attorney Fees: $120,000.00
Litigation Expenses: $9,807.00
Total Recovery: $275,000.00
Attorney Fees: $110,000
Litigation Expenses: $500
Total Recovery: $226,000.00
Attorney Fees: $90,000.00
Litigation Expenses: $8,500.00