Staten Island Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Have you been injured at work? Call an experienced workers' comp attorney.
When a worker is injured at the workplace or while performing the duties associated with his or her job, he or she may have grounds for a workers' compensation claim. Injured workers have the
right to seek
workers' comp benefits without having to prove that another person was to blame. Except for in limited circumstances, a worker can seek benefits even if he or she was partially or entirely responsible for causing the accident.
Are you interested in finding out what financial compensation you may be entitled to under workers' compensation law? Now is the time to talk to an experienced professional. Contact a
Staten Island workers' compensation attorney as soon as possible and you can get information that applies to your unique case, whether it involves a minor or severe injury or illness. With proper legal counsel, you can seek money that will cover lost earnings, medical expenses and possibly more.
In addition to seeking workers' compensation benefits on your behalf, the team at Katz, Leidman, Grossman, Wolfe & Freund will consider other sources of compensation. If a third party can be considered partially or wholly responsible for your injuries, your lawyer may be able to seek additional benefits on your behalf. The firm protects the rights of injured workers throughout Staten Island and the surrounding areas in cases related to
neck & back injuries,
knee, shoulder & elbow injuries, amputation or loss of limb, severe burns,
vision & hearing loss,
carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive motion injuries, and all types of fatal work accidents & Injuries.
Fatal Work Accidents & Injuries
When your loved one's life was cut too short due to the negligent actions of another person or due to an accident at work, you may be entitled to financial compensation through workers' compensation. Having to face the loss of a loved one can be an extremely devastating moment for a family, especially when it was an accident that could have been prevented. Unfortunately, seeking wrongful death benefits through workers' compensation insurance may be difficult, and you may need to resort to a third party suit to seek the benefits that you and your family deserve. When it comes to fatal work accident cases, such as fatal injuries from a scaffolding accident or a fall, an employer is immediately at fault; however, many questions as to whether the injury truly occurred at work will come up. Without an attorney, it will be difficult to litigate in your favor. Be sure that your rights are protected by a workers' compensation attorney. Click here to read more about fatal work accidents and injuries.
The team is experienced in handling cases related to manufacturing accidents, construction accidents,
slip & fall injuries, falls from heights, injuries from falling objects, heavy machinery malfunction, negligent safety standards,
auto accidents on the Job and occupational diseases caused by
gas, asbestos & toxic exposure.
Helping Injured Workers throughout Staten Island, NY
The workers' compensation lawyers from the firm fight for each client, and take care to ensure they receive the personal attention they deserve. Your case will not be handled by a paralegal or other staffer. The staff is multi-lingual and will make every effort to ensure that the clients are comfortable in the office. The firm works with every ethnicity and nationality and gives each person the respect that they deserve.
When dealing with a work-related injury, it is vital that your attorney is extremely skilled in all the laws regarding workers' compensation. Many individuals think they do not have the right to make a claim for damages, as they were paid "off the books" in cash. You still have the right to make a claim. If you have returned to work or have continued to work even though you have been injured - you still have the right to make a claim. In countless workers' compensation cases, when a competent lawyer gets involved they discover that the worker is entitled to additional benefits that were not originally recognized or awarded.
In work accident and injury cases where a third party may have been involved, such as the manufacturer of a defective product or a negligent driver that causes a car accident, your choice of attorney is all the more important to the swift and successful resolution of your workers' compensation claim and any additional personal injury claim against the third party. Though they may take on the odd workers' compensation case as one of their areas of practice, not many law firms deal exclusively in this area of the law. At Katz, Leidman, Grossman, Wolfe & Freund, the legal team has decades of experience in helping injured clients get the monetary compensation they deserve for their injuries. There is no up-front cost and no risk to you.
Contact a Staten Island workers' compensation attorney if you or a loved one has been injured in a work-related accident or has been diagnosed with an occupational disease.