You were doing your job—the same tasks you’ve done a thousand times before—when it happened. Maybe scaffolding collapsed at the construction site. Perhaps a forklift malfunction crushed your leg. Or faulty equipment caused an explosion leaving you with severe burns. Now you’re facing months of recovery, mounting medical bills, and uncertainty about whether you’ll return to work. Your employer filed a workers’ compensation claim, but you’re receiving only a fraction of your normal paycheck, and the benefits don’t seem to cover all your damages. You wonder: Is workers’ comp my only option? Can I sue someone for my workplace injury? What rights do I really have?
The answer is more complex than most injured workers realize. While Michigan’s workers’ compensation system provides benefits for work injuries regardless of fault, it also limits your ability to sue your employer. However, significant exceptions exist—third-party liability claims, defective equipment lawsuits, and cases involving gross negligence can provide additional compensation far exceeding workers’ comp benefits. Understanding when you can pursue claims beyond workers’ compensation and having an experienced workplace injury attorney evaluate all your options is crucial to protecting your rights and maximizing your recovery.
Workers’ Compensation vs. Personal Injury Claims
Understanding the difference between workers’ compensation and personal injury claims is fundamental to knowing your rights after a workplace injury.
Workers’ Compensation System:
Michigan’s workers’ comp is a “no-fault” system designed to provide quick benefits to employees injured on the job, regardless of who caused the injury. This trade-off—no need to prove fault in exchange for limited benefits—shapes your options after workplace injuries. The system provides medical expenses covering all reasonable and necessary treatment related to your work injury, from emergency care through rehabilitation. Wage loss benefits typically replace 80% of your after-tax average weekly wage, though these payments are subject to statutory caps that may provide substantially less than your actual income for higher earners. Permanent disability benefits compensate for lasting impairments that affect your ability to work or perform daily activities. The system also covers vocational rehabilitation services helping you return to work when injuries prevent performing your previous job, and provides death benefits to dependents if workplace injuries prove fatal.
The no-fault system offers clear advantages—you don’t need to prove employer negligence to receive benefits, creating a much lower bar than traditional injury lawsuits. Benefit payments typically arrive faster than litigation would provide, helping you cover expenses during early recovery. You’re also protected from being fired for filing legitimate claims, preventing employer retaliation. However, major limitations significantly reduce the compensation available compared to personal injury lawsuits. The exclusive remedy doctrine generally prevents suing your employer for additional damages beyond workers’ comp benefits, no matter how negligent they were. The limited compensation excludes pain and suffering, full wage replacement, and punitive damages—often the most valuable components of injury claims. This means workers’ comp pays far less than successful personal injury lawsuits for equivalent injuries.
Personal Injury Claims:
When third-party liability exists—meaning someone other than your employer caused your injury—you can file traditional personal injury lawsuits with dramatically better compensation potential. These claims recover full economic damages including 100% of medical expenses rather than just the amounts workers’ comp approves, complete lost wages without the 80% reduction and statutory caps, and full future earning capacity calculations when injuries create permanent work limitations. Non-economic damages provide additional compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life—damages completely unavailable through workers’ comp. There are no statutory caps artificially limiting recovery; your compensation reflects actual damages proven through evidence and testimony.
The requirement for personal injury claims is proving the third party’s negligence caused your injuries, which demands more evidence and legal work than no-fault workers’ comp claims. However, when liability is clear, the additional compensation far exceeds this added burden.
The Strategic Approach:
Smart injured workers pursue both workers’ comp benefits AND third-party claims when applicable, maximizing total recovery from all available sources. Workers’ comp provides immediate benefits during recovery while third-party litigation proceeds, ensuring you have income and medical coverage throughout. Once third-party claims settle or win at trial, the additional compensation addresses all the losses workers’ comp doesn’t cover. An experienced workplace injury attorney identifies all potential defendants and claims, ensuring you don’t leave money on the table by focusing only on the workers’ comp system when other liable parties exist.
At The Joseph Dedvukaj Firm, we evaluate every workplace injury for third-party liability opportunities while ensuring you receive all workers’ compensation benefits you’re owed. Our dual approach protects immediate needs through workers’ comp while building strong third-party cases for full compensation.
When You Can Sue Beyond Workers’ Compensation
Several scenarios allow injured workers to pursue compensation beyond workers’ comp, dramatically increasing potential recovery.
Third-Party Liability:
When someone other than your employer or co-workers caused your injury, you can sue that third party for full damages while maintaining workers’ comp benefits. Motor vehicle accidents represent one of the most common third-party scenarios—delivery drivers, truck drivers, and sales people injured by negligent motorists can pursue personal injury claims against at-fault drivers while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Construction workers hit by vehicles entering work zones have claims against drivers who violated safety protocols. Forklift operators injured by outside delivery truck drivers can sue those trucking companies for negligence. The key is that the negligent party isn’t your employer or co-worker, making them fair game for lawsuits despite the workers’ comp exclusive remedy rule.
Defective equipment and products create another major category of third-party liability. Machinery with design defects makes products unreasonably dangerous even when properly manufactured and used according to instructions. Manufacturing flaws create specific dangerous products despite sound designs when production errors compromise safety features. Inadequate safety features that should have been included represent design choices that courts can find unreasonably dangerous. Defective personal protective equipment that fails to protect when used exactly as intended can be the basis for product liability claims when failures cause injuries. Faulty tools that break or malfunction during normal use often reflect manufacturing or design defects. Product liability claims against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can result in substantial compensation when dangerous equipment causes catastrophic injuries, particularly because these defendants often carry significant insurance coverage and assets making full compensation practically achievable.
Subcontractors and other companies working alongside you provide third-party liability opportunities common in construction and industrial settings. Construction workers injured by other contractors’ negligence can sue those subcontractors while receiving workers’ comp from their direct employer. Employees hurt by equipment rental companies providing faulty machinery have claims against those rental companies for negligent equipment maintenance or selection. Workers injured by maintenance or repair companies working on-site can pursue claims when those companies’ negligence caused accidents. Michigan law allows claims against any entity whose negligence contributed to your injury, with the exception only of your direct employer and co-workers who are protected by workers’ comp immunity.
Property owners bear premises liability responsibility creating third-party claims when dangerous property conditions cause worker injuries. Contractors injured on sites they don’t own due to dangerous conditions like unguarded edges, inadequate lighting, or structural hazards can sue property owners who controlled those premises. Delivery personnel hurt by property hazards such as defective stairs, icy walkways, or poorly maintained parking areas have premises liability claims against property owners who failed to maintain reasonably safe conditions. Service workers injured at customer locations due to dangerous conditions property owners knew or should have known about can recover damages beyond workers’ comp. Property owners owe duties to maintain reasonably safe premises for workers present, and breaching these duties creates liability when workers suffer injuries as a result.
Toxic exposure cases often involve multiple liable third parties beyond employers. Asbestos exposure causing mesothelioma or lung cancer decades later can be traced to asbestos product manufacturers, building owners who failed to remediate known asbestos, and contractors who disturbed asbestos without proper protection. Chemical exposure from products manufactured by third parties creates liability against manufacturers whose products injured workers exposed during use. Exposure to hazardous materials brought onto sites by contractors creates third-party liability against those contractors when improper handling causes injuries. These claims often involve multiple defendants across decades of exposure—product manufacturers, property owners, and negligent contractors can all share liability in toxic exposure cases, creating multiple sources of compensation.
Intentional Torts and Gross Negligence:
Michigan law provides limited exceptions allowing lawsuits against employers when conduct exceeds ordinary negligence and enters intentional or grossly negligent territory. Intentional injury claims are possible when employers intentionally injured you or intended the natural consequences of their actions, though this standard is extraordinarily difficult to meet in practice. Assault claims apply when supervisors or managers physically assault employees, moving beyond workplace negligence into intentional harm. Defamation claims exist when employers made false statements damaging your reputation, affecting your ability to find new employment. These exceptions are narrow and rarely successful, but exist in egregious situations where employer conduct goes well beyond simple negligence. Michigan courts have strictly interpreted these exceptions, making them available only in truly exceptional circumstances.
Independent Contractors:
If you’re an independent contractor rather than an employee, you may not be covered by workers’ comp but can sue for injuries without the exclusive remedy limitation. The classification battle—employee vs. independent contractor—is often hotly contested, with employers sometimes misclassifying workers as independent contractors to avoid providing workers’ comp coverage. When disputes arise about classification, courts examine the actual relationship rather than just the label employers assigned, looking at factors like who controlled work details, whether you used your own tools, and whether you worked exclusively for one company.
Construction Site Accidents and Multiple Liable Parties
Construction accidents present particularly complex liability scenarios with numerous potential defendants beyond your direct employer, making comprehensive investigation essential for identifying all sources of compensation.
Typical Construction Site Parties:
Construction sites involve intricate webs of relationships and responsibilities. General contractors exercise overall site control and supervision, managing subcontractors and coordinating work to ensure safety protocols are followed across all trades. Subcontractors handle specialized trades including electrical work, plumbing, framing, concrete, and dozens of other specialties, each bringing their own crews and equipment. Equipment rental companies provide machinery, scaffolding, and tools that may have maintenance, design, or operational defects causing injuries. Property owners may retain some control over site safety even after hiring contractors, particularly regarding site conditions that existed before construction began. Architects and engineers can be liable for design-related defects when their specifications create inherently dangerous conditions or fail to account for worker safety during construction. Equipment manufacturers face liability for defective machinery or tools that fail during use and cause serious injuries. Each of these parties potentially owes you duties, and each may share liability when their negligence contributes to your injuries.
Common Construction Accident Scenarios:
Falls from heights kill and seriously injure more construction workers than any other hazard. Scaffold collapses due to improper assembly by rental companies who failed to provide adequate instructions or who rented structurally deficient equipment create liability against those rental companies. Inadequate fall protection provided by general contractors who failed to ensure proper harnesses, guardrails, or safety nets were available and used creates liability for falls from elevated work areas. Defective safety harnesses from manufacturers whose products failed due to design or manufacturing flaws cause workers to fall despite properly using equipment as intended. Unguarded edges created by subcontractors who removed temporary guardrails or who failed to install required protection expose workers to fall hazards and create liability when falls occur. Each party involved with these fall protection failures can be held accountable for resulting injuries.
Trenching and excavation accidents occur when protective systems fail. Trench collapses from improper shoring kill workers when contractors fail to follow OSHA excavation safety standards requiring protective systems for trenches deeper than five feet. Injuries from underground utilities that weren’t properly marked before excavation began create liability against utility companies and property owners who failed to identify hazard locations. Struck-by accidents from falling objects from overhead work injure ground-level workers when contractors above fail to secure tools and materials or provide adequate protection for workers below. Swinging loads from cranes operated without proper spotters or load control injure workers in swing paths. Vehicles and heavy equipment operated by other contractors backing up without spotters or entering areas where workers are present cause serious injuries and deaths. Each scenario involves potential negligence by general contractors, subcontractors, or equipment operators creating third-party liability.
Electrical injuries from contact with live wires occur when contractors fail to identify power sources or fail to shut down circuits before beginning work. Defective tools and extension cords with damaged insulation or missing ground connections cause electrocutions when manufacturers produced dangerous products or when rental companies failed to inspect and maintain equipment properly. Inadequate lockout/tagout procedures that fail to ensure power sources are de-energized and secured before work begins allow unexpected energization that electrocutes workers.
In Each Scenario, multiple parties may share liability beyond your direct employer who provides workers’ comp. Other contractors whose negligence contributed to accidents, property owners who failed to maintain safe conditions or warn of known hazards, and equipment providers whose defective products or inadequate maintenance caused failures can all be sued for additional damages. Identifying all potentially liable parties requires thorough investigation, careful review of contracts defining responsibilities, and understanding of construction industry safety standards that establish the duties each party owed.
The Joseph Dedvukaj Firm has extensive experience in construction accident cases, successfully identifying all liable parties and securing compensation exceeding workers’ comp benefits. Our thorough investigations uncover responsibilities other attorneys might miss. We retain expert witnesses who understand construction safety standards and can explain to juries how each defendant’s negligence contributed to your injuries. Our deep understanding of OSHA regulations and Michigan construction safety requirements ensures no liable party escapes accountability when their violations caused your injuries.
Third-Party Claims for Trucking and Delivery Accidents
Truck drivers, delivery drivers, and transportation workers injured in crashes face unique opportunities for third-party recovery that can dramatically exceed workers’ comp benefits.
Workers’ Comp Plus Auto Injury Claims:
When negligent motorists cause accidents injuring commercial drivers, victims pursue dual compensation strategies that maximize recovery from all available sources. Workers’ compensation from their employer provides immediate wage loss and medical benefits during initial recovery, ensuring basic needs are met while investigation and litigation proceed. Personal injury claims against at-fault drivers can recover full compensation for pain and suffering, complete wage loss without workers’ comp caps, and all future impacts including permanent disability and diminished earning capacity. Uninsured/underinsured motorist claims through commercial policies provide additional coverage when at-fault drivers lack adequate insurance to fully compensate your injuries, ensuring you receive fair compensation even when negligent drivers carried only minimum coverage. This dual recovery combining workers’ comp benefits with third-party personal injury settlements can result in substantial total compensation that addresses both immediate needs and long-term impacts.
Common scenarios arise daily on Michigan roads. Semi-truck drivers rear-ended at traffic lights by distracted motorists while stopped waiting for signals have clear liability claims against negligent drivers. Delivery drivers struck by distracted motorists who ran red lights or stop signs while making deliveries can pursue personal injury claims alongside workers’ comp benefits. Service vehicle operators hit in intersections by drivers who failed to yield right-of-way or who violated traffic laws have third-party claims for full damages.
Challenges arise when insurance companies argue injuries pre-existed the accident, claiming your back problems or neck pain stem from previous incidents or degenerative conditions rather than the crash. They contend injuries weren’t severe by pointing to gaps in treatment or activities that suggest you weren’t as hurt as claimed. Some insurers argue workers contributed to accidents by failing to avoid collisions or by driving unsafely themselves, seeking to reduce compensation through comparative negligence defenses. Experienced attorneys overcome these defenses with thorough medical documentation linking specific injuries to specific accident impacts, treatment records showing consistent complaints and appropriate care, and accident reconstruction proving the at-fault driver bore primary responsibility.
Our firm’s trucking accident injury practice includes representing injured commercial drivers in both workers’ comp claims and third-party lawsuits, maximizing recovery from all available insurance sources and ensuring you receive full compensation for all losses.
Defective Equipment and Product Liability
Defective equipment causes countless workplace injuries annually. When machinery, tools, or safety gear fails catastrophically, product liability claims provide substantial compensation beyond workers’ comp by holding manufacturers accountable for dangerous products.
Types of Equipment Defects:
Design defects represent inherent flaws making products unreasonably dangerous even when properly manufactured and used exactly according to instructions. Saws without proper guards expose operators to blade contact during normal use, representing conscious design decisions manufacturers made prioritizing cost or convenience over operator safety. Ladders prone to tipping due to narrow bases or improper weight distribution fail during normal climbing when design specifications didn’t adequately account for real-world conditions. Machinery with exposed moving parts like unguarded belts, chains, or gears catch clothing or limbs during operation, reflecting design failures to incorporate safety features that could have prevented contact injuries.
Manufacturing defects involve errors during production creating dangerous products despite sound underlying designs. Defective welds on scaffolding break under expected loads when welding procedures weren’t properly followed or when quality control failed to catch substandard welds before products shipped. Improperly heat-treated metal components fail catastrophically during use when manufacturing processes didn’t properly strengthen materials to meet design specifications. Contaminated chemicals cause unexpected reactions or health effects when production allowed foreign substances into products.
Failure to warn cases involve inadequate instructions or warnings about non-obvious dangers that reasonable users wouldn’t recognize without notification. Missing safety labels on chemicals fail to warn about toxicity, proper handling, or first aid measures when exposure occurs. Insufficient operating instructions for complex machinery don’t adequately explain proper setup, safe operation, or dangerous conditions to avoid. Failure to warn about known hazards discovered after products entered the market leaves users unaware of dangers manufacturers learned about through post-sale experience.
Who Can Be Sued:
Product liability claims can target manufacturers of equipment or component parts, holding them accountable when their products or subcomponents prove defective. Distributors and wholesalers who placed products in the stream of commerce can be sued even when they didn’t manufacture products, under theories that every party profiting from dangerous products should bear responsibility. Retailers face liability in some cases, particularly when they had knowledge of defects or when they marketed products for uses the products weren’t designed for. Equipment lessors or rental companies who provide defective equipment to workplaces can be held liable for failing to inspect and maintain equipment or for renting equipment they knew or should have known was dangerous.
Advantages of Product Liability Claims:
Strict liability principles mean you don’t need to prove negligence, only that the product was defective and caused your injury, eliminating one of the most challenging elements of traditional negligence cases. Manufacturers often have deep pockets with substantial insurance coverage and corporate assets making full compensation financially achievable rather than theoretical. Full damages including pain and suffering, complete wage loss, and all future impacts are recoverable without workers’ comp limitations that exclude non-economic damages. Product liability verdicts and settlements hold companies accountable for prioritizing profits over safety, encouraging safer product design that prevents future injuries to other workers.
Successful product liability claims require expert testimony on engineering, product design, industry safety standards, and accident reconstruction. Engineering experts explain how product designs violated safety principles and how alternative designs could have prevented injuries. Product design experts demonstrate that safer designs were feasible and economically practical at the time of manufacture. Industry standards witnesses establish that products violated recognized safety requirements. Accident reconstruction experts prove the defective product caused the specific injuries you suffered. The Joseph Dedvukaj Firm has relationships with top engineering and safety experts nationwide who analyze equipment failures and provide compelling testimony that juries understand and find persuasive.
Compensation Available Through Third-Party Claims
| Compensation Type | Workers’ Comp | Third-Party Personal Injury |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Expenses | Covered (within fee schedules) | All expenses, past and future |
| Wage Loss | 80% of after-tax wages (capped) | 100% of gross income |
| Permanent Disability | Scheduled benefits (limited) | Complete lifetime calculation |
| Pain and Suffering | Not Covered | Often largest component |
| Future Earning Capacity | Not Fully Covered | Full calculation of lifetime losses |
| Quality of Life | Not Covered | Compensation for lost activities |
| Loss of Consortium | Not Covered | Spouse’s loss of companionship |
| Punitive Damages | Not Covered | Available for egregious conduct |
Pursuing third-party workplace injury claims dramatically increases potential compensation compared to workers’ comp alone, as this comparison demonstrates. Workers’ comp provides only medical expenses, partial wage loss typically capped at 80% of after-tax wages with statutory maximums, and scheduled permanent disability benefits that rarely reflect true long-term earning impacts. Critical gaps exist—workers’ comp doesn’t cover pain and suffering at all, doesn’t fully compensate future lost earning capacity when injuries prevent returning to previous employment, and provides no compensation for diminished quality of life or activities you can no longer enjoy.
Third-party personal injury recovery fills these enormous gaps with comprehensive compensation addressing every dimension of injury impact. All medical expenses including future treatment get recovered in full rather than just amounts workers’ comp approves. Full lost wages at 100% of gross income replace workers’ comp’s reduced 80% payments, and complete future earning capacity calculations account for decades of reduced earnings when permanent injuries limit work abilities. Pain and suffering compensation—often the largest settlement component—addresses physical pain, emotional distress, and mental anguish workers’ comp simply ignores. Loss of enjoyment of life compensates for activities, hobbies, and family participation injuries prevent you from continuing. Loss of consortium allows spouses to pursue separate claims for loss of companionship and marital relations when injuries fundamentally change family dynamics. Punitive damages in rare cases of egregious conduct punish and deter particularly reckless behavior.
Example Comparison:
Consider a construction worker who suffers severe injuries in a scaffold collapse. Under workers’ comp only, medical bills totaling $200,000 get paid through the workers’ comp system. Wage loss benefits provide approximately $30,000 over two years of recovery, calculated at the capped rate of 80% of after-tax average weekly wages. Permanent disability benefits pay $25,000 under scheduled benefits for the specific injuries sustained. Total recovery: $255,000.
With workers’ comp plus third-party claims against the scaffold manufacturer and rental company, the scenario changes dramatically. Workers’ comp still provides the same $255,000 covering immediate medical care and partial wage replacement during recovery. However, a third-party settlement adds $800,000 covering pain and suffering from the traumatic injury and lengthy recovery, full wage loss compensation recovering the 20% workers’ comp didn’t pay plus additional time off work, future wage losses from permanent work restrictions limiting earning capacity, and all future medical care needs not covered by workers’ comp. Total recovery: $1,055,000.
Workers’ comp typically asserts lien rights against third-party recoveries, recovering some of what they paid from your third-party settlement. However, injured workers still net significantly more through the combined approach than workers’ comp alone could ever provide. The difference can be life-changing, especially for catastrophic injuries requiring lifetime care or creating permanent disabilities that affect earning capacity for decades.
Employer Negligence and When You Can Sue Your Employer
Michigan’s workers’ comp system generally provides “exclusive remedy”—meaning you cannot sue your employer even if their negligence caused your injury. This exclusive remedy rule represents the fundamental bargain underlying workers’ comp: employees receive guaranteed benefits without proving fault, while employers gain immunity from lawsuits even when clearly negligent. However, limited exceptions exist for truly egregious employer conduct.
Intentional Injury:
You can sue employers who intentionally injured you or who had actual knowledge their actions would result in injury and willfully disregarded that knowledge. However, this standard is extraordinarily difficult to meet in practice. The employer must have known, not just suspected, that injury was virtually certain to occur, and must have proceeded anyway with deliberate intent to cause harm or deliberate indifference to known certain consequences.
Michigan courts have ruled repeatedly that general knowledge that workplaces are dangerous isn’t sufficient to meet the intentional injury exception. Simply knowing construction work is hazardous or that particular machines can cause injuries doesn’t constitute the specific knowledge required. Violations of safety regulations don’t automatically constitute intentional injury even when violations were knowing and repeated—regulatory violations alone don’t prove the intent to injure that exceptions require. “Deliberate intent” requires something akin to assault, where employers specifically wanted to harm employees or knew with virtual certainty that specific actions would cause specific injuries. This creates an almost insurmountable burden that rarely succeeds in actual cases.
Dual Capacity Doctrine:
In rare cases, employers operating in two capacities may be sued in their non-employer capacity despite workers’ comp immunity for the employer-employee relationship. The classic example involves employers who also manufacture equipment. If your employer manufactures machinery and you’re injured by defective equipment they manufactured, you might sue them as a product manufacturer rather than as your employer. This dual capacity doctrine remains controversial and narrowly applied by Michigan courts, requiring truly distinct roles rather than just different aspects of the employer’s business.
Employer as Property Owner:
Some courts theoretically allow premises liability claims when employers also own property where injuries occur, though Michigan courts have been extremely reluctant to recognize this exception in practice. The theory suggests that property ownership duties exist separately from employer-employee relationships, creating potential liability when dangerous property conditions cause injuries. However, the exclusive remedy doctrine typically prevails, barring such claims in most cases.
Loss of Consortium:
While injured employees can’t sue employers directly under the exclusive remedy rule, some courts allow spouses to pursue separate loss of consortium claims compensating for loss of companionship, affection, and marital relations when workplace injuries fundamentally alter marriages. These claims belong to spouses personally rather than injured workers, creating an argument that exclusive remedy doesn’t bar them.
Practical Reality:
Most injured workers cannot sue employers regardless of how negligent the employer was in creating dangerous conditions or failing to protect worker safety. The exclusive remedy doctrine provides broad immunity that courts interpret expansively to protect the workers’ comp bargain. Your focus should be on maximizing workers’ comp benefits by ensuring all entitled benefits are paid in full without unreasonable delays or denials, identifying third-party liability by finding other companies, property owners, or equipment manufacturers whose negligence contributed to injuries, and pursuing all available claims against non-employer defendants who don’t enjoy workers’ comp immunity.
An experienced workplace injury attorney evaluates whether rare exceptions to exclusive remedy apply in your specific case while simultaneously developing strong third-party claims against all other parties whose negligence contributed to your injuries. Even when employer conduct was egregious, third-party claims often provide better compensation opportunities than attempting to overcome exclusive remedy immunity.
Get Help from Experienced Michigan Personal Injury Lawyers
Workplace injuries create complex legal situations requiring navigation of workers’ comp systems while identifying valuable third-party claims. Without experienced legal representation, you may leave substantial compensation unclaimed by focusing solely on workers’ comp when third-party claims could provide dramatically greater recovery.
The Joseph Dedvukaj Firm has served injured Michigan workers for over 30 years, recovering over $300 million in settlements and verdicts. Our workplace injury practice encompasses construction accident injuries where multiple contractors and equipment providers may share liability, trucking and transportation worker claims combining workers’ comp with auto injury lawsuits, defective equipment product liability against manufacturers who produced dangerous machinery, and comprehensive third-party liability identification ensuring all negligent parties are held accountable.
Attorney Joseph Dedvukaj’s AV Preeminent rating and National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 membership reflect exceptional legal ability recognized by fellow attorneys and judges. We know how to maximize both workers’ comp benefits by fighting denials and ensuring full payment of all entitled benefits, while simultaneously building powerful third-party cases recovering compensation workers’ comp never provides.
When you choose The Joseph Dedvukaj Firm, you receive comprehensive case evaluation identifying all potential claims beyond workers’ comp, including third-party liability you might not have considered. We provide workers’ comp assistance ensuring proper benefits without delays or improper denials while third-party litigation proceeds. Our third-party investigation finds all liable parties through thorough accident reconstruction, witness interviews, and document review. We retain expert witnesses on workplace safety, product defects, and accident reconstruction who provide testimony juries find compelling and credible. You pay no upfront costs—we work on contingency fees, getting paid only when you receive compensation. Our trial experience achieving maximum compensation through verdicts when settlement offers remain inadequate ensures insurance companies know we’re prepared to try cases rather than accepting lowball offers.
Don’t settle for limited workers’ comp benefits when you may be entitled to much more through third-party claims that could multiply your recovery several times over. Contact The Joseph Dedvukaj Firm today for a free consultation where we’ll review your workplace injury details, identify all potential claims against employers and third parties, and fight for maximum compensation from every available source.
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