Workers Comp: Seeking Compensation

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Workers Comp: Seeking Compensation

There are ways in which a victim can seek compensation from their subscriber employer or any third party:

If gross negligence of the employer led to the death of your loved one, then you can file a wrongful death lawsuit. 
Someone else’s negligence, besides the employer, may have led to your injury suffered in a crane accident. The property owner didn’t provided safe working conditions. Manufacturers may be liable for malfunctioning machinery. The operator may not have operated the crane properly. Another contractor or employee could have negligently caused the injury. In this case, you can sue the responsible party. 
It takes experience to identify all parties responsible and make them accountable for the injuries they have inflicted. If a worker suffers an injury due to the negligence of a subscriber employer and a negligent third party, the injured worker may seek compensation for both a workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury lawsuit. More Information here
Employers avoid buying workers’ compensation insurance because in a construction business, insurance costs can be expensive. These employers are called non subscribers. And when taking on a non subscriber, you will need an attorney that will ensure that you get adequate compensation.

The Texas Government implemented workers’ compensation laws so that subscribers could be protected from lawsuits. Since you’re pursing a lawsuit against a non subscriber, you can look forward to greater compensation for your injuries or damages. You only need to prove standard negligence. 

In a non subscriber case, the law can be very complex. You would need an experienced crane accident attorney that can help you through this process.

The plaintiff will file a claim against the defendant that will inform them of the injury and the amount of compensation needed for damages. The easy way would be for the defendant to pay or negotiate with the plaintiff about the settlement. However, the defendant will contest the settlement and the parties will go to court. The plaintiff will have the burden of proving that the defendant was responsible for the injury leading up to medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Luckily, the plaintiff has to establish the standard proof of negligence.

At this point, the non subscriber employers will use some clever maneuvering to avoid paying you anything in court. Here are some examples:

A defense that the employer will use to their advantage is called sole proximate cause. They will claim that the plaintiff is 100 percent responsible for their own injuries. The defense lawyers are willing to destroy your name and credibility so that you will look like the negligent employee that was responsible for the accident. 

The employer avoided paying for workers’ compensation, but they are willing to pay for the best attorneys that money can buy. Dragging an injured victim through the mud is a small price to pay for the employer who doesn’t want to take responsibility. You need an attorney with the expertise and the skills to defend your rights.

You know why many construction companies hire their employees as contractors? There is no obligation of safety for contractors. Your employer will deny that an employer-employee relationship exists between you two. How can they pay for your injuries, if there’s no evidence that states that you have been employed by them? 

In some cases, the employer knows that an employer-employee relationship exists with the victim and they were able to secure compensation. The law sees you as an employee and you are entitled to compensation for injuries suffered on the job.

You need a crane accident attorney who can establish the employer-employee relationship between parties, if they meet the following standards:

Social security and taxes were withheld by the employer 
The employer provided equipment on the job 
The employer provided a set schedule 
You were managed, trained, and inspected by the employer daily 
Documents that prove that you had to perform tasks in order to work for the employer: such as taking a drug test 
You were hired for an undetermined period of time 
You were being paid on an hourly or salary wage 
Our crane accident attorneys have the experience handling on the job injuries. We can help you identify all of the parties responsible for your accident and make them pay for all of the damages.

For twenty years, the lawyers of our Law Offices have helped injured construction workers recovered millions in damages. We can handle any crane accident case, including those with many defendants. We know the OSHA regulations and can provide expert witnesses who can testify about the issues of workplace safety and operating heavy machinery. Call us today for a free consultation. 

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Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuits Dallas

Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuits Dallas

Very often, medical malpractice cases are never filed due to the attachment patients have to their doctors. Patients place a huge amount of faith and trust in the doctor’s abilities and decision-making skills and patients don’t want to admit that an error on the part of the doctor accounts for their pain and suffering, or for the avoidable loss of a loved one.medical malpractice - wrongful death attorneys
Since the primary role of doctors and other medical professionals is to work every day to save lives, many patients feel guilty about placing blame when something goes wrong. However, things do go wrong and when mistakes are made that can affect the rest of your life, you need to consult with a medical malpractice attorney.

Medical malpractice cases present specific challenges. For example, Texas medical malpractice tort reform has placed a limit on the amount of damages that you can receive for the loss of your loved one due to medical malpractice. In these situations, while working to hold the medical professional accountable for his actions, our firm will also be trying to identify the involvement of any other parties that might be responsible. More on this website @ https://www.carabinshaw.com/dallas-wrongful-death.html

This is done due to the fact that limits are not placed on the amount of compensation that can be received from other liable parties. Due to the amount of work involved in these types of wrongful death cases, many Texas attorneys choose not to accept medical malpractice claims. Medical malpractice attorneys with our Law Firms welcome the opportunity to work diligently so that you can be in a position to receive full and fair compensation for the loss of your loved one and so that similar instances of medical malpractice by the same negligent medical professional will not occur.

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Car Accident Attorneys – Personal Injury Law

Car Accident Attorneys – Personal Injury Law

Many individuals who get involved in auto accidents want to obtain settlement loans. Furthermore, they wonder if their claims are of any value. Many individuals involved in auto accidents sustain injuries that result in neck pain. The question is, “What is the cause of that pain?”

Unfortunately, many individuals who are involved in auto accidents conclude that merely because another vehicle struck them that the other driver will be found liable for injuries sustained. However, this is often not the case. Even in those cases in which a driver’s vehicle was struck from the rear poses some challenges when it comes time to make any determination as to where liability should be correctly assigned.personal injury law

Due to the fact that there has been such an increase in litigation in our society, many insurance carriers will assert that the incident occurred as a result of a “jack-rabbit start.” This is an incident in which one driver abruptly moves forward and equally abruptly applies his/her brakes. The principal purpose of this maneuver is, as is often assumed, to intentionally cause the vehicle from the rear to strike the front vehicle. Assuming that the facts of the case are clearly established, one may rest assured that settlement loans will not be forthcoming in such fraudulent cases. (One should also take note of the fact that such actions, once discovered, may result in criminal prosecution.)

If you are involved in a car wreck and experience a neck injury, you are encouraged to seek medical attention without delay. Rarely is it advisable to settle a claim prior to seeing a medical provider if any injuries are sustained in an auto collision? The potential for harm when tons of metal collide is substantial.

Both providers and patients are frequently placed in a no-win situation in such cases. It is certainly prudent to balance cost-containment measures with best practices. However, it is unwise to place the payer’s interests ahead of the patient’s. If neither an MRI nor a CT scan is obtained, the payer will assert that no substantial injury occurred, as is evidenced by the fact that no such imaging was obtained. If either an MRI or a CT scan is obtained, the payer will allege that it was not medically necessary. If either an MRI or a CT scan is obtained and substantial findings are noted, the payer will allege that such findings were preexisting.

First and foremost, if you sustain injuries to your neck as a result of an auto collision, I would encourage you to seek medical attention as quickly as possible. The longer the delay between the date on which the auto collision occurs and the date on which you seek medical attention, the more forcefully the insurance carrier will allege that no actual injuries were sustained. (Not to mention the fact that the longer the delay, the greater the likelihood of a protracted course of recovery. Additionally, some life-threatening conditions may be identified that would have been missed without the assistance of a qualified healthcare provider’s assessment.)

Naturally, the insurance carrier will argue that a delay in seeking care suggests that the injuries were either mild or nonexistent. Additionally, insurance carriers will allege that the care sought was principally attorney-directed. There is little to be gained by prolonging the first visit to a qualified healthcare provider following a car wreck.

In addition to seeking competent legal counsel, something which is absolutely essential for those wishing to obtain settlement loans, it will be very important for them to find healthcare providers who are knowledgeable in the assessment of injuries arising from auto collisions.

Bear in mind, general practitioners are customarily not very helpful in making a determination as to the extent and severity of injury sustained as a result of a car wreck.

Family physicians expect to get paid for services performed. Justifiably so! Patients don’t like to pay out-of-pocket for medical expenses, especially when they feel that someone else is responsible for those injuries. This is understandable! However, most major medical insurance policies specifically exclude care and treatment of injuries arising from car wrecks.accident attorneys

Such omissions make it very easy for the insurance carrier, once the insurance carrier obtains the medical records, to present a very persuasive argument before the jury that you went to a medical provider following the auto collision and the physician made absolutely no mention of the fact that you sustained injuries as a result of that auto collision. In fact, there’s absolutely no mention of the auto collision whatsoever.

The foregoing is not intended to cast aspersions upon family physicians. It is true that most family physicians are honest individuals who deal with a great deal of integrity on a day-to-day basis. However, having reviewed thousands of cases over the years, from essentially all over the United States, such omissions are so patent as to make this assertion undeniable from my perspective.

Yes, those individuals who seek to obtain settlement loans following auto collisions due to the fact that they sustained injuries that resulted in neck pain are encouraged to seek competent legal counsel and competent medical attention as quickly as possible. There are many factors at stake, about which the vast majority of individuals involved in these auto accidents are totally clueless. You enhance your chances for a favorable settlement by following up with a medical provider as quickly as possible, a medical provider who is capable of assessing both the nature and extent of injuries sustained.

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