An industrial accident can leave workers suffering severe injuries, creating financial stress and emotional trauma for victims and their families.
An experienced New York industrial accident lawyer can assist in getting accident victims the financial relief they are due, taking on insurers and any other liable parties on your behalf.
Defend Your Rights
Working in industrial settings such as construction sites and warehouses presents some degree of risk; if injured at work, though, you have rights to compensation and should file an injury report immediately.
An experienced lawyer will protect your interests and ensure you receive fair and adequate compensation from both employers and insurance providers. They will fight any efforts by these entities to withhold this money that rightly belongs to you.
Attorneys can also help you pursue additional compensation if multiple parties are at fault, such as manufacturers of products or contractors responsible for designing or maintaining work areas. Your lawyer will investigate and identify all liable parties before providing this data to the insurance company to maximize compensation. They can also help avoid common traps that insurance companies seek to exploit such as recording statements from you and using them against you later on in the case.
Gather Evidence
Accident scenes provide opportunities to gather evidence that will establish and determine liability. For instance, if you slip and fall on a potentially hazardous substance in a store, take photos carefully of the scene to identify any drag marks, track marks or shoe imprints that suggest it failed to exercise adequate care when maintaining its premises.
Records should also be kept of your injuries and how the incident affected your ability to earn a living, such as medical bills, repair estimates, receipts for at-home care expenses or transportation fees, pay stubs etc.
Maintain physical evidence such as accident scene images, equipment or materials involved in the incident and witness statements as these can help corroborate your version of events and strengthen your case against third parties responsible. It may be appropriate to file both workers’ compensation and personal injury suits in regards to workplace injuries sustained during accidents.
Negotiate With the Insurance Company
Insurance companies strive to pay as few claims as possible, so an industrial accident lawyer with experience dealing with them can put pressure on them into providing victims with fair settlement offers.
After an accident, victims can feel overcome by both the shock of their injuries and financial pressures resulting from lost income. Funds will likely be needed for medical treatments, missed work wages and other expenses that arise as a result.
Your attorney can assist in calculating the true costs associated with your injuries and creating a demand package which details all these costs, including future considerations. Submit this document as your response to an initial settlement offer by insurers.
Attorneys can also help you file a third-party claim against those at fault. For instance, if you fell on an icy loading dock while making deliveries for your employer, sueing the driver responsible could yield additional compensation depending on the circumstances of the accident.
Represent You in Court
Industrial workplace accidents often result in serious injuries that prevent employees from returning to work and can have life-changing repercussions, leading to considerable medical, financial, and personal burdens for victims.
Although workers’ compensation provides immediate relief, it does not cover all losses of victims – such as pain and suffering or future lost wages. Third-party claims provide additional support and provide more relief.
An experienced New York industrial accident attorney can negotiate with the insurance company and fight for fair compensation on behalf of their client, or even file suit if settlement does not happen quickly enough.
Contact the Harrison Law Group to discover your legal options for recovering damages following an industrial accident. Our attorneys have more than two decades of experience connecting accident victims with the compensation they need and deserve – call now for a complimentary case evaluation!
