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Do I have a reason to begin a lawsuit?
I was injured at work – I broke my ankle (badly) and had surgery. I teach dance so this has been a hardship. I have lost work during the summer not begin able to teach. I have now not been walking for 10 weeks. This happened when I was moving someting at school – it tipped over and crushed my ankel – another person was injured this same way 2 years ago.
Asked on June 30, 2009 under Personal Injury, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I'm not a Texas lawyer, but in most states, if you're injured on the job, the only thing you can get is workers compensation benefits, and you can't sue your employer or any co-workers, in most circumstances. However, if you're hurt by a defective product, you can sue the manufacturer of it (as long as that's not your employer); if what you were moving was badly designed in a way, for something that was intended to be moveable on a regular basis, so that there was too big a danger of it tipping over on you, you might be able to sue them. One place you can find an attorney who can review your case and file a lawsuit like that, if it's warranted -- or file a workers compensation claim for you, if you haven't done it already -- is our website, http://attorneypages.com
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