Santa Ana Work Accident Lawyer

Work injuries pose serious threats. In 2005 alone, work accidents killed more than 5,700 workers and sickened or injured another 4.2 million workers. When a work accident causes a work injury, the worker is left to pay a steep price - in pain, short- or long-term disability and lost wages.

Some work accidents happen in the workplace. Other times, a work-related injury may occur offsite, such as when a truck driver is struck by another motorist or a salesman suffers a work injury in a fall.

If you suffer a work injury in a work accident, you may be entitled to obtain money for your injuries. The most common legal option for someone with a work-related injury is to be paid workers' compensation. Sometimes the injured worker can also recover damages from another person or business that helped cause the work injury. If a catastrophic work accident caused a worker's injury that led to death, the worker's family members may be entitled to recover compensation. Do not hesitate to contact an experienced Santa Ana Work Accident Lawyer for a free consultation regarding your case.


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Workers' Compensation Claims in Santa Ana

In Orange County, employers are required by law to carry workers' compensation insurance. This insurance allows workers who suffer a work injury to recover benefits. These benefits cover many costs related to the work accident, including medical care and rehabilitation for the workplace injury. An injured worker is entitled to these benefits even if the employer was not at fault for the work-related injury.

Workers' compensation benefits typically include coverage for:

  • Medical costs from the work accident.
  • Disability caused by the work accident.
  • Rehabilitation of the work injury.
  • Death benefits for family of the work accident victim.

In most cases, workers' compensation is the only form of benefits an injured worker can recover directly from the employer. The worker does not have to prove that the employer was at fault for the work accident in order to be paid benefits. The worker need only show that the work accident or work injury happened on the job. Contact a Santa Ana Work Accident Lawyer for more information.

The amount of compensation a worker receives for a work accident depends on the type of work injury sustained. Work injuries are classified in the workers' compensation system as:

  • Total disability, permanent.
  • Total disability, temporary.
  • Partial disability, permanent.
  • Partial disability, temporary.

If you or your loved one suffers a work injury in a work accident in Santa Ana or elsewhere, you should make sure that a workers compensation claim is filed immediately. A prolonged delay could diminish or eliminate the right to recover for a work injury. Contacting a Santa Ana Work Accident Lawyer immediately after is very important, as well.

Convenience

  • For your convenience we offer:
  1. Home and hospital visits.
  2. Night and weekend appointments.
  3. No charge unless we win your case.
  4. Help with medical attention.
  5. Transportation arrangements.
  6. We will also treat you with courtesy, compassion and respect.

We have 2 convenient locations serving all of Orange County. The Central Orange County office covers Santa Ana, Tustin, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, Anaheim, Fullerton, Placentia, Yorba Linda, Orange, Buena Park, Huntington Beach, La Habra, Stanton and Cerritos. The South Orange County office covers Corona Del Mar, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano and Rancho Santa Margarita.


Suing the Santa Ana Employer and Others

Here in Santa Ana, workers who suffer work-related injuries are usually limited in bringing lawsuits. Many with work injuries can recover only through the workers' compensation system.

Certain cases, however, allow exceptions to this rule. In some cases, the injured worker is entitled to bring a lawsuit against the employer or another party. The advantage to this is that the lawsuit may allow the worker to recover damages for items not covered by workers' compensation. Damages for pain and suffering and punitive damages are two examples.

Employers in Orange County can be held accountable in a lawsuit for their deliberate acts. Thus, if an employer deliberately causes a work injury or breaks a work safety law and causes a work injury, the worker may not be limited to workers' compensation. For example, if a trucker falls asleep at the wheel and suffers a work injury because his employer required him to drive more hours than the law allows, the trucker may be able to sue the employer for the work accident.

Parties other than the employer also may be at fault for the work accident. Suit against them is not barred by recovery through the workers' compensation system. For instance, if the trucker sustained a work injury because a drunk driver hit him, the trucker could sue the drunk driver. The trucker would still be entitled to workers' compensation, but the lawsuit may pay additional damages.


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The Right Lawyer for a Santa Ana Workplace Injury Case

The workers' compensation system may not be a worker's only option for recovery after a work accident. A lawsuit against a third party or employer may also be possible. An experienced Santa Ana Work Accident Lawyer can counsel you. The Santa Ana work accident attorney will ensure that you explore and pursue all available legal options.

Attorneys at The Reeves Law Group are ready to help you explore your work accident recovery options. We handle only third party and employer work injury suits, but we have close associations with attorney firms that deal with workers' compensation claims. We would be happy to put you in touch with one of them so that all of your work accident recovery options are covered.

Our Orange County-based lawyers have our firm's years of personal injury experience to back them up while they work hard to bring your work accident case to its best possible conclusion. For a free consultation with a Santa Ana Work Accident Lawyer concerning your work injury case, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or e-mail us.

200 West Santa Ana Boulevard
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Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 550-6000
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10 Reasons to ChooseThe Reeves Law Group

  1. Our Winning Record

    Our case results on the left of this page are only a few in the $100,000.00 to Multi-Million dollar range. We have actually won hundreds of cases in that range.

    Every year we win many significant cases, and every year we win many millions of dollars for our clients.

  2. Our Financial Resources

    Personal injury cases often require large sums of money. As an example, a brain injury case can cost in excess of $100,000.00 to prosecute.

    In a recent trial we invested $250,000.00. That was for just one case!

    Few lawyers have these resources. Lawyers who do not have the same finances may be pressed to settle cases too early, or for less than they are worth.

  3. Our Size

    Because of our firm’s size we can assign multiple lawyers to cases. These lawyers are also backed by a large support staff of paralegals, legal assistants, administrators and investigators.

    We believe that working harder on cases results in better representation and greater results.

  4. Our Concentration On Personal Injury Cases

    Personal injury cases are best handled by lawyers with specialized expertise in the personal injury legal field. Unlike other law firms, we handle accident and personal injury cases only. By concentrating in one area, we have developed a high level of expertise and capability in our field. This has lead to better service and better results for our clients.

  5. Our Technology and State-of-the-Art Infrastructure

    We use top technologies and tools to maximize the efficiency of our work. We have direct access to the top legal databases, specialized software and online resources to perform sophisticated yet quick investigations and technical research. We also use state-of-the-art equipment to conduct highly effective presentations at mediations, arbitrations and trials. All of our cases are also computerized in order to expedite our litigation and case handling functions.

  6. Our Commitment to Our Clients

    Our commitment to our clients is complete. We are passionate about rectifying the wrongdoings that cause our clients’ injuries. Our firm’s operations are designed with various levels of quality controls to ensure that our legal representation is superior and that our clients’ needs and concerns are addressed in a prompt and satisfactory manner. We believe in zealous and aggressive work on behalf of our clients. We are also committed to a positive relationship with our clients and rendering caring and compassionate services.

  7. Our Lawyers and Our Experience

    Our firm has been fighting for the rights of injured victims for over two decades. The combined experience of our legal team spans many more decades. Our lawyers have litigated to successful conclusion thousands of personal injury claims.

    As lawyers, we hold ourselves to the top standards of quality and service and are recognized in the community of lawyers, claims representatives and judges for our professionalism and competence. Our lawyers are backed by a large, well-trained and skilled support staff. We also have at our disposal a large group of superb and trial-tested experts with whom we work to enhance the prosecution of our clients’ cases.

  8. Our Caring and Compassion

    Our gratification derives from providing services that make a difference in the lives of individuals. Throughout the representation of thousands of clients we have seen up-close the adverse impact that serious injuries bring to individuals’ lives and their families. We achieve satisfaction when we produce results that lead to improvements in their lives. Our large staff of legal professionals works actively on helping our clients with their difficulties. We have maintained relationships with some of our clients even after we have resolved their claims, for years in some cases.

  9. Our Home and Hospital Consultations

    We understand the difficulties that many of our clients face due to their injuries. Many cannot travel to our offices due to their serious conditions. When you call us for legal representation, we will offer to visit you personally at your convenience. We will travel to your home, hospital or any other appropriate location to meet with you and commence your representation immediately. We will ensure that your case will not be affected by any delays in representation. For our clients’ convenience, we also have twenty-three satellite office locations to facilitate meetings, depositions, and conferences with our clients. We will also arrange for transportation, if ever needed, to any of our satellite offices or our central office in Santa Ana, California.

  10. Our "No Fee Unless We Win" Policy

    We provide our legal services on a contingency basis. This means that we will not charge a fee or seek reimbursement for costs advanced unless your case is won. We also provide our clients with a written explanation of the settlement or verdict amounts recovered and their distribution for the clients’ approval prior to their cases being closed.

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Job Accident

$11,000,000

Premises Fatality

$750,000

Motorcycle Accident

$2,750,000

Wrongful Death

$740,000

Truck / Neck Injury

$615,000

Truck / Back Injury

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DUI Accident

$650,000

Product Liability

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Child Fatality

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Motorcycle Accident

$600,000

Auto Accident

$1,250,000

Pedestrian Accident

$500,000

Boating Accident

$2,000,000

Motorcycle Accident

$495,000

Defective Product

$1,100,000

Premises Accident

$535,000

Nursing Home / Burns

$1,600,000

Traffic Injuries

$550,000

Negligent Care

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Negligent Care

$560,000

ATV Accident

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APT Complex Injury

$750,000

Head Trauma

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Parking Lot Injury

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