I was being paid under the table to perform work i got hurt
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I was being paid under the table to perform work i got hurt
I was being paid under the
table to perform work on a
storm damaged roof I fell off
and had to be air lifted to a
trama unit I now have a
shattered leg and may need
surgery on Monday do I have a
case for the courts
Asked on September 20, 2017 under Personal Injury, Georgia
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Prior to filing a lawsuit based on premises liability against the homeowner, it may be possible to settle the case with the homeowner's insurance carrier. Notify the homeowner's insurance carrier in writing of your personal injury claim.
When you complete your medical treatment and are released by the doctor or are declared by the doctor to be permanent and stationary which means having reached a point in your medical treatment where no further improvement is anticipated, obtain your medical bills, medical reports and documentation of wage loss. Your personal injury claim filed with the homeowner's insurance carrier should include those items.
Compensation for the medical bills is straight reimbursement. The medical reports document your injury and are used to determine compensation for pain and suffering which is an amount in addition to the medical bills. Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursement.
If the case is settled with the homeowner's insurance carrier, NO lawsuit is filed.
If you are dissatisfied with settlement offers from the homeowner's insurance carrier, reject the settlement offers and file a lawsuit against the homeowner based on premises liability.
If the case is NOT settled, your lawsuit against the homeowner must be filed prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or you will lose your rights forever in the matter.
Since you said you were "paid under the table", I assume that this was not some legitimate job from your employer and that you were doing this on your own and therefore, there wouldn't be a workers' compensation claim.
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