Your Washington construction accident lawyer takes your side in Washington

If you or a family member has been injured in a construction accident, a qualified Washington construction accident lawyer can help. Jim S. Adler & Associates offers a free case evaluation. Then an experienced Washington construction accident lawyer can handle your construction accident case. You need an adept Washington construction accident lawyer to make sure you receive just and fair compensation for your construction accident injury.

In the event of a construction accident in Washington causing injury, the injured individual may suffer many expenses. These can include pain and suffering, lost present and future wages and medical costs. Workers Compensation benefits may be slight, since they are based on prior earnings and don't cover pain and suffering. What's more, if you are getting Workers Compensation benefits, you may not be permitted to sue an employer for additional damages. A skilled Washington construction accident attorney is important to help you gain recovery.

A recurring type of construction accident is a construction crane collapse. Many such accidents have occurred in recent time, including two separate construction crane collapses with deaths in New York and others in Las Vegas, Miami and Houston. Texas alone had 26 construction crane fatalities in 2005 and 2006, leading the nation. Laws governing construction crane safety vary widely from city to city and from state to state. If you or a loved one has suffered in a construction crane collapse or other construction accident in Washington or elsewhere, contact a trained Washington construction accident lawyer.

Among the most frequent kinds of mishaps on a construction site is a fall. Construction laborers frequently must work at significant heights, and falls from such heights can be devastating, if not deadly. Additional kinds of construction accident injuries include scaffold collapse, defective forklifts, electric shock, trench collapse, trips or falls and repetitive motion ailments. An additional frequent accident has been construction crane collapses. A skilled Washington construction accident attorney can assist.

Construction accident fatalities rank third in America for deaths caused by injuries. Also all too common are construction accident injuries. If a construction worker in Washington or elsewhere is injured in the workplace, a claim for liability can be brought against the employer, owner or contractor, as well as a possible Workers Compensation claim. Workers Compensation benefits may not be enough to cover the costs of a serious construction accident injury. If that is the case, it's vital to hold negligent parties responsible for the construction accident.

DISCLAIMER: Jim S. Adler & Associates is not licensed to practice in Washington. Even so, the law firm does work with outside lawyers and local lawyers, as appropriate, to litigate claims for Washington.