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C. Mossier
Mother of a Wrongful Death Victim
Dallas Work Injuries Caused By Lifting
Have You Hurt Yourself in a Job Site Lift Injury? You May Be Owed Compensation
Work injuries caused by heavy lifting happen every day. If you've been injured while doing heavy lifting on at work, make sure know all the facts before you attempt to file a personal injury suit.
Filing a claim against your company will be more difficult than it sounds. Companies deliberately operate in such a way that makes bringing a personal injury suit against them very difficult.
Many companies hire contractors. One of the reasons for this is to get around workers' compensation insurance. Workers' compensation protects employers from personal injury lawsuits brought by their employees by providing financial coverage for employees that are injured on the job (with some limits and conditions). If, on the other hand, the employer is a non-subscriber (someone who does not pay for workers' compensation insurance), then an injured employee can bring a personal injury suit for whatever amounts he or she can manage.
So why would a company choose not to purchase workers' compensation insurance? It all comes down to saving a few dollars. Contractors do not have the same eligibility as employees when it comes to bringing personal injury suits against their employer. To that extent, many construction companies think they can avoid lawsuits and still not pay for workers' compensation insurance by mostly hiring contractors.
Unfortunately, this devious defense strategy is often successful. Winning a personal injury case as a contractor is difficult. Many law firms will simply turn your case away when they hear that you are a contractor.
But the personal injury attorneys at Grossman Law Offices know how to win lawsuits for work injuries caused by lifting. Our attorneys have twenty years of experience working with company contractors and we know all the tricks to get even non-subscribers to compensate their contractors. If you've sustained a heavy lifting injury while working, contact Grossman Law Offices and we will help you get the compensation you are owed.
What is the difficulty in receiving workers' compensation for contract workers?
(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 young worker was negligently trained to operate a piece of machinery. During a routine cleaning procedure, he suffered a serious hand injury consisting of numerous deep lacerations across his palm. The defendants claimed that he was a contract laborer and therefore owed no legal duty. Through litigation, our attorneys showed evidence to establish an employer-employee relationship thereby creating a non-subscriber work injury cause of action.
$1,010,000.00
$333,300.00
$50,000.00
(policy limits) A father of two was killed on the job when he fell from a personnel platform atop an elevated piece of machinery. The defendant was initially afforded protection from a liability suit by virtue of their workers' comp policy. Upon thorough investigation, it became evident that gross negligence was at the root of the accident, and suit was filed accordingly. A successful outcome was obtained through litigation.
$550,000.00
$220,000.00
$40,000.00
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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Our firm was hired by a delivery driver who suffered a closed head injury resulting in the permanent loss of smell in a head-on accident. The incident occurred as the driver of an 18-wheeler lost control of his vehicle and veered into oncoming traffic. Our client's delivery vehicle was struck head-on, causing massive damage to both vehicles.
Our client was taken to an area hospital where he was treated for minor bodily injuries and a closed head injury which originally manifested itself as a concussion and temporary memory loss.
Suit was filed against the defendants following their failure to respond to our correspondence in a timely manner and litigation began. Included in the suit were both the defendant truck driver and his employer. The results of our investigation and the physical evidence from the accident scene made it apparent that the defendants had indeed caused the accident. Defense counsel soon conceded liability
$1,450,000.00
$560,000.00
$31,410.00
The mother of a young man hired our firm to investigate the death of her son following a fatal car accident. The incident occurred as one of the two vehicles involved ran a red light and drive into the path of the other. The defendant was driving a work vehicle for a construction company. The defendant survived the accident and stated to police that the decedent caused the accident. The police could not conclusively determine who was at fault, yet the police report strongly implied that the decedent was likely at fault based on the statement provided by the defendant.
The plaintiff's mother was not convinced. Through a thorough investigation, we ultimately determined that the stoplight that the defendant claimed that our client ran, in fact, worked on a timer whereby the light was always green between certain hours unless a vehicle traveling on the intersecting road had been stopped at the right light for more than 30 seconds. Based on an analysis of the vehicles and tire markings, it was conclusively determined that both vehicles were traveling at the speed limit, which clearly indicates that the defendant driver had not accelerated from stop, rather, he was traveling at the speed limit, which would not have triggered a green light for the defendant.
The logical implications of this information is that the light could not have been red for the plaintiff, and it certainly would have been red for the defendant. As a consequence of this information, the case was resolved through litigation.
$335,000.00
$134,000.00
$63,000.00
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
Recovery for injured worker who suffered a closed head injury in a scaffolding accident.
$125,000.00
$30,000.00
$2,135.00
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