Perez Law Firm · Sarasota, Florida
Based in Sarasota. Representing injury victims throughout Florida.
Start your claimFalls, equipment failures, and unsafe conditions put workers and bystanders at risk. We pursue claims against negligent contractors, property owners, and other responsible parties.
Understanding your options
Construction injuries can involve workers’ compensation, a potential third-party claim, or both. A worker and an injured bystander may have different legal options after the same incident.
A construction site may involve an employer, contractors, subcontractors, property owners, and equipment suppliers. Being present on the project does not automatically make a company liable. Contracts, control over the work, the dangerous condition, and the cause of the injury can help identify which duties and protections apply.
Florida law generally makes workers’ compensation the exclusive remedy against a covered employer, subject to legal exceptions. Florida law also addresses claims against third parties. Whether a contractor or another participant has immunity requires careful review. Do not assume you can sue every company involved or that receiving compensation benefits ends all possible claims.
Seek appropriate treatment and report a workplace injury promptly through the relevant employer process. Keep incident-report details, witness contacts, photographs taken safely, equipment identifiers, and the names of companies on site. Preserve correspondence about benefits and any records of medical care or missed work. Do not re-enter a dangerous area to take photographs.
A third-party recovery may interact with workers’ compensation payments and reimbursement rights. Investigation can address both the accident and the financial consequences without promising a particular result. Explain any existing claim, benefit payments, or legal representation during the consultation so the issues can be evaluated together.
Answers to common concerns
Workers’ compensation immunity often limits lawsuits against an employer. Exceptions and coverage questions are fact-specific. A legal review is needed before assuming an employer can be sued.
Possibly. Florida law allows certain third-party claims, but liability, immunity, and reimbursement issues must be evaluated. The two processes are not completely independent financially.
A non-worker may have a negligence claim depending on the responsible party’s duties and what caused the injury. Workers’ compensation generally addresses employment-related injuries, so the analysis differs.
Bring the incident date and location, employer and contractor names, available reports, benefits correspondence, and a treatment timeline. You do not need to identify every responsible company before asking for advice.
Based in Sarasota, Alan Perez represents injury victims throughout Florida. Start with the facts you know and the questions you want answered. Ask how to share sensitive documents securely. Alan Perez is bilingual in English and Spanish.
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