Cleveland Work Injury Lawyers - Employer Intentional Torts
If you or someone in your family has suffered a serious injury on the job, at a construction site, or while acting within the course and scope of your employment, contact the northeast Ohio work injury lawyers at Friedman, Domiano & Smith. We will use our experience and resources to make a thorough investigation of the accident and work to hold all available defendants to full account.
Injured workers in Ohio are entitled to workers' compensation to cover their lost income during periods of disability and the expenses of medical treatment and rehabilitation. Our investigation of your jobsite accident can point to additional sources of compensation for your injuries.
Whether you suffered serious burn injuries from molten steel or an explosion, electrocution from working near power lines, or injuries resulting from inadequate security at a plant or building site, we can explore the possibility of identifying defendants other than your employer to answer for your injuries. Whether the defendant is another worker's employer, the manufacturer of defective tools or equipment, or the negligent shipper of hazardous materials, we will examine all the options to find liability against the proper defendant.
We will also work with medical experts to make an accurate assessment of the nature, extent, and probable duration of your injuries, including:
- Head and brain injuries
- Severe burns
- Spinal injuries resulting in paralysis
- Multiple fractures
- Back injuries
While workers' compensation normally prohibits an employee's lawsuit for personal injury damages against his or her own employer, Ohio law recognizes a right to sue your own company for employer intentional torts. These situations arise when the employer's liability is worse than mere negligence, and involves conduct such as failure to screen fellow workers for tendencies toward violence, removal of safety guards from dangerous machinery, or establishing production requirements substantially certain to result in serious injury.
For a free consultation about your rights and our record of success in representing workplace accident clients, contact the Cleveland work injury attorneys at Friedman, Domiano & Smith.
