Tractor Trailer Traumatic Brain Injury Victim Awarded $2 Million
Truck accident attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen recently won more than $2,75,000 for a tractor trailer accident traumatic brain injury victim. The client was working as an independent contractor when he was injured. He was hauling asphalt in a tractor pulling a belly dump trailer when the trailer became stuck and a tow truck began to pull it out.
While sitting in the cab of his tractor trailer, the client was struck in the face by a hook that came loose from the tow truck and smashed through his windshield at a high speed.
He lost his left eye, suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and will continue to endure future medical treatment and incur future medical expenses.
Injured Independent Contractor Lawsuit
This case is a particular type of workplace injury: it deals with an independent contractor injured on the job, rather than an employee injured on the job. Employees injured on the job must file a worker’s compensation claim, which will NOT allow the victim to collect money for damages such as:
- pain and suffering
- emotional distress
- disfigurement
- loss of quality of life associated with the work injury
HOWEVER, workers hired as an independent contractor MAY sue the company that hired them if they are injured due to that company’s negligence, or the negligence of an employee. This holds true even for workers who have their own worker’s compensation insurance. According to Pritzker Olsen truck accident attorneys:
If you can prove negligence, you can recover amounts for your lost wages, medical expenses, pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, loss of quality of life and other damages. The amounts you recover in your negligence suit will most likely be far more than your modest workers’ compensation benefits.
Tags: Construction Zone Accident MN, Tractor Trailer Lawsuit, Traumatic Brain Injury
