Workplace Accidents

San Jose Workplace Injury Attorneys

If you or a family member has suffered a severe or disabling injury on the job, contact a knowledgeable California work accident lawyer at Shea & Shea. We can analyze the circumstances of your injury and its causes to give you a sound explanation of your rights. We can also assemble a team of forensic experts to begin investigating the facts that bear upon proof of the defendant's liability and the full extent of your damages. At the same time, we work with you and your treating physicians to make sure that you have all of the medical treatment and diagnostic tests you need to support your physical recovery.

Our law firm's emphasis on the most severe workplace injury cases has led to many referrals from attorneys throughout California and other western states whose clients were better served by lawyers experienced with the proof of complex damages claims, and who have the resources necessary to support forensic investigation and trial preparation over an extended period. The expenses involved with the proof of disputed brain injury or spinal cord damage claims can be substantial, and our past success enables us to advance the costs of developing and presenting this evidence at our own risk. We only recover these expenses when we are successful in recovering damages on your workplace injury case.

Another problem frequently encountered in industrial or occupational injury cases is to find a defendant who can be held accountable to you for the full range of your injuries, economic losses, and pain and suffering. Under normal circumstances, you cannot sue your own employer for personal injury damages suffered in a workplace accident, unless the employer was grossly negligent or has no workers' compensation coverage in place. If your accident was caused by the negligence of someone other than your employer, however, such as an independent contractor, an equipment manufacturer, or even a careless driver while you were on the road in the course of your work.

We handle workplace injury claims in the following settings:

• Construction site accidents
• Commercial vehicle accidents
• Manufacturing accidents
• Electrocution or explosion resulting in severe burns or death
• Accidents in mines, oil fields, or logging operations
• Injuries in warehouses, freight yards, or harbor facilities
• Falls from heights or blunt force impact from falling objects
• Toxic exposure injuries ranging from chemical burns to asphyxiation

For a free consultation about your situation and our ability to represent your interests effectively, contact an experienced San Jose workplace injury attorney at Shea & Shea.