Workplace Product Liability

Georgia Product Liability and Workers' Comp Lawyer

While an employee injured in the workplace by a defective product is eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits from their employer, they cannot collect financial compensation for any pain and suffering as result of their injury.

However, product liability law allows third party manufacturers of any defective product contributing to a worker's injury to be held liable for negligence and claims for pain and suffering and lost wages not covered by receipt of workers compensation wage benefits.

The law office of Nelson & Smith, LLC represents thousands of injured workers and has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for people injured due to negligence throughout Middle Georgia. Contact our product liability attorney for a free consultation to discuss your workplace product liability claim.

It is important to remember that a 3rd party claim means a defective workplace product must have been designed and built by a company other than the one you are employed by. For example, if the saw that caused your workplace injury is made by the company you work for, an exclusive remedy doctrine states that you cannot sue your employer in a product liability case, even when defective devices or equipment that they make contribute to your injuries.

In the state of Georgia, a third-party must have designed and manufactured the defective product that caused your injuries before have a valid lawsuit. At Nelson & Smith, LLC, we not only help injured workers file workers' compensation claims in a product liability case, we also assist them in pursuing other avenues of compensation against any third-party product makers.

While a workers' comp insurance carrier has the right to recover money from any third party settlement you receive in a negligence claim, it is based on the amount of medical and wage compensation that they have paid out and they must prove that any damages you received have covered lost income or medical bills as a result of the accident.

Everyone deserves a safe work environment. If you are on the job and a defective auto part causes your car accident or faulty machinery results in a serious injury, negligent manufacturers can and should be held liable for the impact to your career, your family and your daily life.

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Negligent product makers are prepared to protect their interests against injured workers. We are ready to protect your rights now. Contact us online or call our Macon-Warner Robins area law office today. We offer free consultations at no risk or obligation to you.