If you've been hurt working on a jobsite, delivery route, or business along Coast Highway or Laguna Canyon Road, we can review whether a third party besides your employer bears responsibility.
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Claim it before someone else doesLaguna Beach's mix of hillside construction, coastal retail, hospitality work, and delivery routes along Rt 1 and Rt 133 means workplace injuries here often involve more than just an employer. A subcontractor on a renovation site, a property owner who failed to maintain safe walkways, a defective ladder or piece of equipment, or another driver during a work errand can all create a separate legal claim outside the workers' compensation system. Most injured workers in California file for workers' comp benefits first, since that system doesn't require proving fault. But when a third party's negligence contributed to the injury, an independent claim may also be possible, and that claim can address losses workers' comp doesn't fully cover. We handle workplace injury claims directly and can review the details of your situation to explain what options may exist, at no upfront cost.
California generally treats workers' comp as the exclusive remedy against an employer, but a negligent third party like a subcontractor or equipment maker can still be held liable separately.
Workplace injuries generally need to be reported to an employer within 30 days, and missing that window can complicate a workers' comp claim.
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