Greensboro Third-Party Liability Lawyer

Have you suffered injuries in a workplace accident in Greensboro? The person who caused the accident could owe you money in a personal injury case if they are not affiliated with your employer – for example, if they are a customer or client, a subcontractor, or merely a passerby. By filing a personal injury claim against a third party responsible for your workplace injury, you could secure money beyond that provided by the workers’ compensation system.

Having experienced representation can help you minimize the stress and maximize your financial recovery during this challenging process. Contact Ward Black Law for a free initial claim review to learn how our third-party workplace injury claim lawyers can help you pursue the full range of compensation available to you.

Let Us Explore the Potential for a Third-Party Workplace Injury Claim

If you’ve suffered an injury in the workplace, workers’ compensation can provide you with a crucial safety net, paying for your medical care and offsetting a portion of your lost wages. However, workers’ compensation will not pay you for all the financial and personal losses you might suffer because of your work injuries. For example, it will not cover the full value of your lost wages, compensate you directly for the effects your injuries have on your career, or pay you for the pain and suffering you’ve endured.

However, if a non-employer third party is to blame for your injuries, you could have the option of pursuing a civil lawsuit against them in addition to your workers’ compensation claim. Doing so allows you to seek a wider range of compensation than you could otherwise. The dedicated legal team with Ward Black Law has the knowledge and experience to investigate and review the facts of your case to determine whether you may have a viable third-party workplace injury claim.

Why choose us to handle your third-party claim? Our peers in the legal industry have recognized our attorneys for our ethics and the excellent legal representation we provide our clients. In fact, US News and World Report has named Ward Black Law one of the “Best Law Firms in America” for over a decade.

Our firm leverages cutting-edge technology to better communicate with you and strategically plan your case, helping us to pursue the best possible results for you. We have decades of experience handling complex work injury cases and taking on big corporations and insurers for injured North Carolina workers. We are ready to get started on your case today.

What Is Third-Party Liability for a Workplace Injury?

In North Carolina, employers must provide workers’ compensation benefits to employees who suffer injuries on the job, regardless of who was at fault for the workplace accident. In exchange for these guaranteed financial benefits, workers typically give up the right to pursue personal injury claims against their employers for workplace injuries.

However, the rule does not prohibit a worker from pursuing personal injury claims against third parties – that is, parties unaffiliated with the worker’s employer – whose negligence, recklessness, or fault caused the work accident. A third party who causes a workplace injury bears liability for a worker’s expenses and losses even though the worker receives workers’ compensation benefits from their employer.

Potential Third-Party Claim Examples in Greensboro

Here are some common scenarios where a worker may have a potential third-party claim for a workplace accident:

• A motorist collides with a worker or their vehicle while the worker is performing job-related duties.
• A worker gets hurt due to defectively designed or manufactured work tools, equipment, or machinery.
• A subcontractor causes a hazardous workplace condition or an accident.
• A disgruntled customer or former employee commits an act of workplace violence.
• A worker gets hurt due to a dangerous property condition while on a third party’s property.

Benefits of Filing a Third-Party Liability Lawsuit

Employees who get hurt on the job have the right to file a workers’ compensation claim with their employer to recover various financial benefits. These include:

• Payment for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment and rehabilitation
• Partial reimbursement of lost wages from missed work
• Payments for permanent disabilities

However, workers’ compensation does not fully reimburse an injured worker for all their lost wages or earning capacity, nor does it compensate for intangible losses such as physical pain, emotional suffering, and lost quality of life.

By filing a third-party workplace injury lawsuit, an injured worker can seek compensation for all the financial and personal losses they sustain due to a work injury, including for:

• Physical pain and anguish
• Emotional trauma and distress, including reduced quality of life caused by disabilities or disfigurement
• Costs of long-term disability care, such as home health services, housekeeping and childcare assistance, medical equipment purchases, or home and vehicle renovations to install disability accommodations
• Unreimbursed lost earnings
• Loss of future earning capacity after becoming permanently disabled from the injured worker’s job or other forms of employment
• Out-of-pocket expenses related to medical treatment and rehabilitation
• Punitive damages in exceptional cases

How Our Lawyers Build Strong Third-Party Workplace Injury Cases

Pursuing a workers’ compensation claim and third-party work injury claim together can be a complex process. The dedicated legal team at Ward Black Law is prepared to work tirelessly to pursue maximum compensation through work injury claims by:

• Investigating the work accident to recover evidence of the third party’s fault for your injuries
• Documenting your ongoing and future expenses and losses to calculate the value of your case
• Identifying potentially liable parties and evaluating avenues for seeking compensation
• Handling discussions and negotiations with interested parties, including your employer, the workers’ compensation insurer, liable third parties, and other insurance companies
• Vigorously negotiating for a fair and full settlement of your third-party injury claim
• Going to court and trial as necessary to hold liable third parties accountable for your harm and loss