
California has one of the most unfair workers' compensation systems in the U.S. If you are seriously injured on the job, you will not receive anything close to "fair" compensation through California workers compensation. More likely, you will face economic ruin if you are seriously injured on the job and your only remedy is California workers' compensation. Anyone that tells you anything different is simply not telling you the truth. And, if you are seriously injured, "truth" is what you need.
Because California workers compensation is so unfair, it is vital that you have your case evaluated in order to determine whether you have the grounds for a civil lawsuit. In a nutshell, if you are injured on the job in California, you usually can not sue your employer. Instead, your "exclusive remedy" against your employer is workers' compensation. However, there are some limited exceptions to this rule. These are called "second-party cases."
If someone else is legally responsible for your injures other than you employer, California law allows a civil lawsuit against this other person or company. These are called "third-party cases."
Remember, we are going to give it to you straight
Most lawyer web-sites put sugar plums and candy canes in your head. They make a work injury sound like a tropical vacation. Not a chance. Here, we give you honesty. Would you rather hear the truth, or some lawyer blowing smoke? Here are some ugly "truths" about California work injury law and California workers compensation laws. You aren't going to the tropics. Where you’re going it is snowing hard, its blizzard conditions, better bundle-up.
Generally, the only way that you have a chance at receiving fair compensation for you injuries is to file a civil lawsuit: either a "second party case” or a "third-party case." And that's it. Otherwise, you are not going to obtain anything even slightly approaching "justice." It's not going to happen.
If you know this going in then you can have your case reviewed by an attorney knowledgeable in these areas. However, there is one slight problem. We practice in San Diego. Mr. Turley has lectured all over California teaching other lawyers about this area of the law. Unfortunately, for you - - a seriously injured worker - - there are only a few attorneys in California, much less San Diego, that understand this area of the law. Don't believe the hype you read on lawyers' web pages. These lawyers "say" they practice in this area. Truth is, you probably know as much about this area of the law as they do, because you have read this web page.
It's even worse than that. Very few civil lawyers know about third-party and second-party cases. Almost no workers' compensation lawyers know the first thing about this area of the law. Worker's compensation lawyers are usually overworked, underpaid, and extremely busy. It is hard enough to get a phone call returned from a workers' compensation lawyer. Much less, having the comp lawyer do a full scale analysis of the third-party and second party potential for your case.
Bill Turley has been bringing and winning third-party work injury cases since 1986. He teaches other lawyers how to win these cases. If you are seriously injured or had a family member killed while working, you cannot put your family's future in the hands of a California workers compensation lawyer. You owe it to yourself and your family to have your case investigated by a seasoned honest third party lawyer.
The Turley Law Firm, APLC
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San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-234-2833
Fax: 619-234-4048
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