Were you or a family member injured in an industrial accident in Houston, Texas? The experienced team at The de la Garza Law Group is here to help you fight for compensation. Call (713) 784-1010 to schedule a free consultation with an experienced Houston industrial injury lawyer.
Industrial injuries often leave victims struggling with severe and life-changing injuries. If you were injured, reach out to our law offices in Houston, Texas, to learn more about your legal options today.
Why Choose The de la Garza Law Group to Help With My Industrial Injury Case in Houston, TX?
In Houston, TX, claims involving industrial injuries are almost always complicated. Hiring an experienced Houston personal injury attorney is the best way to protect yourself.
When you hire The de la Garza Law Group, you’ll have an entire team dedicated to your success. Our attorneys have over 46 years of combined experience helping injury victims and their families. Over the years, we’ve recovered more than $50 million to help injured clients get back on their feet again.
We’ve been recognized time and again for our top-quality legal representation, including by:
- The National Trial Lawyers, with a “Top 100” designation
- Super Lawyers
- Avvo, with a perfect-10 Avvo lawyer rating
- Avvo, with its Client’s Choice award
Our Houston industrial injury lawyers are prepared to stand by your side throughout the entire legal process. You don’t have to let your employer and their insurance company bully you into taking a lowball deal. Instead, tell them you mean business and let our experienced attorneys handle the details. Contact us today for a free consultation.
What Are My Options for Recovering Compensation After an Industrial Injury in Texas?
Two potential options exist for recovering compensation after a workplace injury in Texas: workers’ compensation and personal injury lawsuits.
Workers’ Compensation
Texas’s workers’ compensation laws are relatively relaxed, at least compared with other states. Texas employers are not strictly required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance coverage.
If your employer carried workers’ compensation, you are entitled to claim benefits if you were injured because of something work-related. You’re then barred from suing your employer for damages.
Personal Injury Lawsuit
Personal injury lawsuits are only an option if either of the following is true:
- Your employer did not purchase workers’ compensation, so it was classified as a non-subscriber
- Someone other than your employer caused your injuries
Only a victim’s employer is shielded from personal injury lawsuits after a workplace injury. Third parties who cause accidents are not protected under workers’ compensation laws.
What Is My Houston Industrial Injury Case Worth?
The value of your case depends heavily on the following factors:
- The nature, severity, and permanence of your injuries
- Your medical treatment costs
- How extensively the injuries impact your earnings
- Who caused your injuries, and whether you can file a personal injury lawsuit
- Your average earnings prior to the disability, compared with your earnings with the disability
Workers’ compensation benefits are always limited by state law and are updated annually.
What Types of Damages Are Available to Industrial Injury Victims in Houston?
The damages you can recover for industrial accident injuries depend on two primary factors:
- Whether your employer carried workers’ compensation insurance
- The identity of the at-fault party
Our attorneys can help you determine the types of damages you are entitled to receive after an industrial injury.
Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Texas
Workers’ compensation provides benefits for economic losses.
You may be entitled to:
- Medical expense reimbursement
- Disability benefits
- Death benefits for surviving family members
The nature of your disability benefits depends on the extent of your injuries. Temporary disability benefits kick in after your earnings are reduced for at least seven days. In cases involving serious injuries, you may be entitled to impairment income benefits or lifetime income benefits.
Damages in Texas Personal Injury Cases
If you’re able to file a personal injury lawsuit, your damages award should account for any loss you suffered due to the injury. Damages in personal injury cases can cover losses that are both economic and non-economic in nature.
Examples of potentially available damages include:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Reduced earning potential
- Physical therapy
- Rehabilitation
- Property damage
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Anxiety
- Depression
- PTSD
- Diminished quality of life
- Physical disfigurement and scarring
- Loss of consortium in wrongful death cases
When you hire our attorneys, we’ll work with you and your family so that we can understand all the ways your life has changed because of your injuries. We have the tools to both identify your losses and establish their financial value.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Lawyer to Handle an Industrial Injury Claim in Texas?
Our team at The de la Garza Law Group operates on a contingency fee basis. Like most personal injury law firms, we take a percentage of the compensation we recover for clients.
With this contingency system, you only pay attorneys’ fees if–and when–your attorney recovers compensation in your case. You’ll never have to shell out upfront fees or worry about legal costs if your attorney does not recover compensation.
Can I Recover Compensation if I’m Being Blamed for an Industrial Injury in Texas?
Texas’s modified comparative negligence laws only apply in cases involving personal injury lawsuits. Shared fault will not impact your workers’ compensation benefits.
In the personal injury context, your damages will be reduced to account for your share of fault. Once your percentage of fault exceeds 50%, however, you lose your right to compensation entirely.
Our Attorneys in Houston Will Fight to Recover Compensation for All of Your Industrial Injuries
Workers are vulnerable to various types of injuries when industrial accidents occur.
At The de la Garza Law Group, we represent clients who have suffered all types of injuries, including:
- Broken bones
- Concussions
- Eye and facial injuries
- Hearing damage
- Shoulder injuries
- Soft tissue damage
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Head and neck injuries
- Burn injuries
- Internal bleeding
- Internal organ damage
- Occupational diseases
- Amputations
- Paralysis
- Catastrophic injuries
- Wrongful death of a loved one
Your recovery should be your top priority after an industrial accident. Let our lawyers deal with the insurance companies and defense teams. We’ll handle all of the legal issues from day one–allowing you to rest assured that you have an experienced legal team on your side.
What Are the Most Common Causes of Industrial Injuries in Houston?
Some of the most common causes of industrial injuries include:
- Failure to provide adequate safety equipment
- Failure to maintain work equipment in a safe condition
- Dangerous property conditions
- Inadequate training or supervision
- Environmental factors, such as noise pollution and changing temperatures
- Ignoring state and federal labor laws and safety regulations
- Communication failures
- Inadequate lighting
- Defective work equipment or tools
- Failure to regularly inspect and replace work equipment as needed
- Fatigued workers
Determining the cause of your injuries can be important. The identity of the responsible party will often dictate whether you can file a personal injury lawsuit or are limited to workers’ compensation benefits.
What Is the Legal Basis for an Industrial Injury Claim in Texas?
In personal injury cases, you’ll be required to prove that someone was negligent to successfully sue for damages.
Negligence means:
- The defendant had a duty of care
- They failed to use reasonable caution, breaching that duty
- The breach caused you to suffer some type of harm
- You suffered damages as a result
In workers’ compensation claims, it’s enough to prove that you were employed by a Texas employer and you were injured due to something work-related.
How Long Do I Have to Take Legal Action if I Suffered an Industrial Injury in Texas?
After an industrial injury, deadlines can affect your right to recover compensation. If your employer carries workers’ compensation insurance, you must notify your employer as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after the injury. You then generally have one year to file a workers’ compensation claim with the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation.
If your case involves a personal injury lawsuit, Texas law gives you two years from the date of the accident to file a claim. Missing this deadline can permanently bar your right to recover damages, even if your injuries are severe.
Because different deadlines may apply depending on how your injury occurred, speaking with a Houston industrial injury lawyer early can help protect your rights and avoid costly mistakes.
Contact a Leading Houston Industrial Injury Lawyer for a Free Consultation
You do not have to face the aftermath of an industrial accident alone. If you were injured on the job in Houston, The de la Garza Law Group is ready to help you understand your rights and explore your legal options.
Our firm offers free consultations and works on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you. An experienced Houston industrial injury attorney can review your case, explain your options, and fight for the financial recovery you need to move forward.
Contact The de la Garza Law Group today to schedule your free case review and take the next step toward protecting your future.
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1616 S Voss Rd Suite 870,
Houston, TX 77057
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