Often a workplace accident may take place, where the employer is not at all responsible for that. Typically for any accidents, the person is compensated through worker’s compensation insurance. However, where a third party is responsible for the accident then a different lawsuit will be applicable against the third party.

The Walthew Law Firm in Seattle can handle such third-party negligence claims, in case you are ever involved in such kind of accident.

What is third-party negligence?

Generally, in any workplace accident case, there will be 2 parties involved:

• The employer
• The injured employee.

Generally, it is the responsibility of the employer’s insurance provider to pay all the necessary compensation till the employee is fit enough to come for duty, whenever any accident takes place and a certain employee is hurt. 

However, where the accident happened due to negligence of any third party, then that party will be responsible for paying all the necessary compensation. 

Types of third-party claims

In any practical situation, in every workplace, there can be many third parties who can often be negligent. Just consider a situation, where you are a delivery truck driver who has just finished a delivery when you are struck by a drunk motorist. 

For damages for your accidental injuries, you will surely file a lawsuit against that intoxicated driver. 

Another example can be a home health aide, who may be visiting a patient who lives in a certain condo. Consider a scenario during snowfall season, where the stairs leading to the unit are extremely icy. 

Suppose the home aide falls down, as due to the icy surface he/she stumbles and injures his/her shoulder or breaks his/her arm. Here, the condo owner is a third party and is responsible because he did not maintain the security of his property. The injured person can sue him for compensation. 

Litigation will be necessary for third-party actions

All kinds of third-party negligence are serious enough cases and all legal matters must be handled by an experienced counsel. All the legality procedures for all such claims can become quite complicated if court appearances are also necessary to settle the case. 

Conclusion

It is important to be aware of third-party negligence claims in Seattle, as often you may fall under such a situation. You must be aware of the many sources of recovery and receive your money to which you are entitled. If you have hired an expert third-party claims lawyer on your side it will be easy for you to claim.