Here is another question of the week that is commonly asked by people out there. Please accept this blog entry by the accident lawyer in Boca Raton (injury attorney Lauderhill, accident lawyer NOrth Lauderdale, injury lawyer Lauderdale lakes, accident attorney Margate, accident lawyer Coconut Creek, injury attorney Coral Springs, accident attorney Parkland).
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Generally, in Florida most employers have workers’ compensation insurance. This insurance pays the medical bills and lost wages of people that are injured at work. It is a no-fault system, so in most instances there is a workers’ compensation case when someone is injured at work, and this would include when someone is injured in a car accident while they are working.
If the employee is at fault (or usually if the employee is in the car with another employee who is driving and that employee is at fault), then there would only be a workers’ compensation case and NOT a personal injury case. There would not be a personal injury case as there would be no one to sue. However, if some random other person is at fault in the accident, then the employee could have a worker’s compensation case AND a personal injury case. Thus, in many instances the answer to the main question here is yes, you can have both a worker’s compensation case and a personal injury case if someone else is at fault.
If you or a loved on has been in a car accident where someone else is at fault and you are pursuing a worker’s compensation case, Please call Drucker Law Offices for a free consultation for a possible personal injury case against the other at fault drive by calling (561) 483-9199 for Palm Beach County (Boca Raton – principal office but also Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach satellite offices); (954) 755-2120 in Broward County (Satellite office Coral Springs); or (305) 981-1561 in Miami-Dade County (satellite office Miami).
Of course, every case is unique and has to be judged based on the specific facts of the case. The advice in this blog is intended to be general in nature and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case, as the most slight difference in the facts could ultimately change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other states or another country could vary significantly from Florida.
