Everyone is entitled to a safe working environment, whether their role involves desk work in an office or operating heavy machinery and performing other inherently dangerous tasks. Unfortunately, accidents can occur even on worksites where everyone strictly follows safety procedures and wears appropriate protective equipment. The absence of either of these factors significantly increases the risk that a worker suffers catastrophic harm while performing their duties.
Seeking financial recovery following a work-related accident is different in Texas than elsewhere in the country, which can make it especially important to have a skilled personal injury attorney’s help throughout that process. Throughout your legal proceedings, a Pasadena workplace injury lawyer from Williams Hart & Boundas will put their extensive experience in workplace injuries towards getting you the best possible outcome from your settlement demand or lawsuit.
When Is It Possible To File a Civil Suit Over a Workplace Accident?
You can file suit against any third party, such as a supplier of raw materials or a manufacturer of heavy machinery, whose reckless or careless actions contribute to causing a workplace accident. If your employer provides you with workers’ compensation coverage, you can file a third-party lawsuit against other negligent parties in addition to seeking benefits from your employer through a workers’ comp claim.
Alternatively, our lawyers can help you directly file a claim against the company you work for over a workplace injury in Pasadena if you are an independent contractor with that company as opposed to an employee, or if your employer has elected to be a non-subscriber to workers’ comp insurance coverage. Texas is the only state in the country that allows companies to make the latter choice, and, as one of our attorneys can further explain, non-subscriber employers can be named as defendants in workplace injury lawsuits if they hold any responsibility for causing or allowing one of their employees to be injured on the job.
Recovering for Short-Term and Long-Term Losses
If you have grounds to file a civil suit against anyone who directly or indirectly caused you to get hurt at work in Pasadena, our workplace accident lawyers can help you demand compensation for both economic and non-economic damages stemming from your injuries. This means we can help you seek restitution for both objective financial losses and subjective personal losses, including:
- Lost enjoyment of life
- Physical discomfort and pain
- Psychological trauma and suffering
- Lost work income, benefits, or working capacity
- All medical expenses for care related to a workplace injury
- Disability-related expenses for mobility aids, in-home care, etc.
Not all these damages will apply to every case, but a comprehensive settlement demand or lawsuit can and should account for every form of harm your injury will ever cause you, not just harm you have already sustained by the time the legal process begins.
Contact a Pasadena Workplace Injury Attorney for Assistance
A workplace accident can alter the course of your life in a matter of moments, especially if you end up sustaining an injury that results in long-term disability. Even if your injury heals completely with time and proper medical care, you deserve fair financial recovery for any losses incurred due to a preventable workplace injury.
We know how to effectively represent individuals in situations similar to yours, and we are fully prepared to go to trial, if necessary, to secure the compensation you are entitled to. Call Williams Hart & Boundas today to learn what a Pasadena workplace injury lawyer from our team can do for you.