Third-Party Injuries

May 25, 2023
Joel Hamner
Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents
Serving North Alabama

Injured by Another?

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Third-Party Injury Lawyers in Florence

Workers’ Compensation Representation You Can Trust

In cases where a third party causes an accident or injury to someone on the job at work covered by workers’ compensation, we file a workers’ compensation claim to get the injured worker the medical care that they need to recover. These cases are a little tricky and the sequence of who you settle with first needs to be carefully thought out in such a way to benefit the victim the most. In a case like this, the employer provides the money for medical treatment but is paid back when we recover in the case.

Contact McCutcheon & Hamner today to find out more about your options from our Florence third-party injury lawyers.

What Does a Third-Party Case Look Like?

An example of a third-party case follows. The facts of this case are that a man on the job was injured in a car accident which was not his fault. His employer informed him that their workers’ comp was not for that type of case, which is exactly wrong. The man had no health insurance but had lost feeling and grip strength in both hands. This would indicate that he has a herniated disk in his neck and needs to see some type of doctor who can fix that. That is what workers’ compensation is for. You can’t settle a case like this without making sure your client gets the medical care that they need. When they have workers’ compensation to pay for that medical care it becomes very possible to do that.

There are plenty of cases where we pay for a visit or two to the doctor and even an occasional MRI if the doctor orders it to confirm a diagnosis of a serious injury. We then have to ask the doctor to estimate what the future costs of surgery will be and then we ask a jury to award that amount for future medical expenses among other types of damages that we ask a jury to award like pain and suffering.

There are many cases where the accident and injury lawyer needs to know how social security, workers compensation, and other accident and injury law all fit together.

Buckle up, drive safely and as always, your referrals are appreciated! (256) 333-5000