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Can you make a separate claim if you are receiving workers' compensation benefits?


The law on Texas Workers' Compensation claims can be somewhat confusing. If you were injured on the job and received workers' comp benefits (medical bills plus lost wages), you might also be able to make a claim against the party responsible for your injury. If the person or company who caused your injury is not your employer, you can indeed make a third party claim against that person or company. Just because you received workers' compensation benefits does not preclude you from making an insurance claim against a party responsible for your injury.

If however, and this is very important, the party responsible is a co‑employee or your actual employer, then the answer is no: you cannot make a claim. Texas law protects the employers who provide workers' compensation benefits from any claim made against them by an employee (regardless of whether the employee was at fault in causing the injury). It is important that you consult with an experienced Fort Worth PI and wrongful death lawyer to fully understand what right you have in your particular situation.

The most common sort of work related compensation claim we see is those involving a car or a truck accident. Many people are on the road many hours a day as part of their job. If they are involved in some sort of automobile wreck and are injured as a result of someone else's negligence, they can still make a claim against the responsible driver even if they had workers' compensation. This is a very common scenario and one that attorneys at the Anderson Law Firm handle on a daily basis.

For a free no obligation consultation on your personal injury case, call us on 800-354-6275 or use our contact form.


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The Anderson Law Firm offers free no obligation consultations to people injured in accidents or who have suffered physical harm as a result of someone else's actions. We do not charge you to initially discuss your situation and establish whether you have a claim to pursue. You can call us and discuss your case over the phone, we can set up an appointment for you to come into our office, or we can visit you in your home anywhere in the metroplex.

If after meeting with us you decide that we are the best personal injury lawyer for you, then we will enter into a contingent fee agreement. This means that we only get paid when we win a settlement or jury verdict in your favor. You don't pay us anything up front. We will cover all expenses spent working on your case. Only when we win for you will you need to pay us. If we don't win, then you owe us nothing.

Contact us online now or call us 24 hours a day toll free on 1-800-354-MARK (1-800-345-6-275). You can also call us locally in Fort Worth on 817-294-1900 or in Dallas on 214-327-8000.


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