Electrocution Injury Lawyer in Raleigh, NC

Who Will Be Held Liable for My Electrical Injuries?

In cases of electrical shock or electrocution injury not connected to job duties, you may seek compensation from other people or organizations whose negligence caused the accident that injured you. Having experienced legal representation is critical to a personal injury associated with electrocution suffered because of dangerous conditions on someone else’s property or a defective product, for example.

Insurance companies want to pay out as little as possible to settle a claim. The initial settlement offer after an accident may not come close to covering your expenses. A serious electrical burn injury may require multiple rounds of surgery and a lengthy recovery. It is imperative that you have an experienced Raleigh electrocution injury attorney represent you and have a full accounting of your costs and losses before you accept an insurance settlement.

Our attorneys can investigate your accident to ensure that the responsible parties are held accountable, and conduct a full accounting of your injuries, medical expenses, and other costs and losses. A proper personal injury seeks to recover all of your monetary losses so that you suffer no lasting financial consequences for an injury or death that was someone else’s fault.

Workers’ Compensation for Electric Shock and Electrocution Injuries

If you suffer an electrical shock injury while on the job in North Carolina, you are covered by workers’ compensation insurance in most types of employment. Workers’ comp is no-fault insurance that should pay all of your medical bills and a portion of lost salary and wages, regardless of who caused the electrical accident that injured you.

Additional benefits are available for workers who suffer permanent injuries to one or more parts of the body, as well as for workers who are deemed “totally and permanently disabled” because of the damage of an electrical shock injury.

In cases of fatal electrocution accident in a workplace, the worker’s surviving spouse and/or dependent children should receive a workers’ compensation death benefit, as well as reimbursement for funeral expenses.

The worse you are injured and the longer you are likely to be out of work, the more likely your employer or the workers’ compensation insurance administrator is to dispute your claim.

To avoid a claim payment, your employer or the workers’ compensation insurer may argue that:

• Your accident did not occur while you were on the job or acting within the scope of employment.
• You are an independent contractor and not an employee and therefore you are not eligible for workers’ comp.
• You have recovered sufficiently to return to work or to assume alternative work duties.
• You do not need some of the medical treatment you claim, such as additional reconstructive surgery or counseling for trauma, which is allowable under North Carolina workers’ compensation regulations.

If an employee is injured while on the job, the worker or his or her family has a right to workers’ compensation benefits in most situations. You also have the right to be represented by an attorney of your choice to make sure you receive all the benefits that you are due for a work-related injury.

Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks can see to it that your benefits are properly protected. Your employer and your employer’s insurance company will be represented by lawyers who deal with workers’ compensation claims every day, so you should have an attorney experienced with workers’ compensation cases representing you. Our firm partners Chip Younce and David E. Vtipil are board-certified specialists in North Carolina workers’ compensation law.