California Construction Accident Lawyers
Protecting Your Legal Rights

Construction work is one of the most dangerous occupations currently in existence. Statistics show that in California alone, more than 1,000 workers are either injured or killed every year on construction sites. This is particularly true of non-skilled workers, who constitute almost one-third of all construction site injuries and fatalities. If this situation has happened to you or someone you love, you need the help of skilled California construction accident lawyers.

Below you'll find information regarding the nature of construction site accident claims, the challenges that can arise if you decide to pursue a claim by yourself and finally how you should proceed if you have been harmed while working construction and need the help of California construction accident lawyers.

The Nature of California Construction Site Accident Claims

When someone is injured while working at a construction site, he or she has more than one legal option available, depending on the facts of the situation that led to the injuries in question. California has worker's compensation laws that are designed to provide medical care and financial benefits to those who are injured on the job, but these benefits are not always proper or extensive enough to obtain a proper level of justice.

When worker's compensation laws in California will not suffice for a worker who's been harmed, that worker needs to bring a personal injury claim against the party or parties responsible for the harm suffered. Personal injury claims can be brought for construction site accidents in California when a third party is responsible for the harm caused or when the employer is responsible for the injuries based on unsafe working environments.

Challenges Involved with California Construction Site Accident Claims

If you decide not to seek the help of California construction accident lawyers and to pursue a legal claim by yourself, you will find that you will have much to deal with in addition to overcoming your pain and suffering. That's because when you bring a claim, you will be working against a business entity that has defense attorneys working for it who are trained, experienced and skilled at the practice of limiting financial liability for their clients.

Construction site accident cases can involve many different technicalities that deal with both the construction industry itself and the legal realities that are inherent in any claim of this sort. In order for a claim to be proven, the harmed party must prove that the defendant owed a duty of care to the worker, that this duty of care was breached by way of unreasonable conduct, that this breach of the duty of care either directly or indirectly led to the harm suffered and that the harmed party suffered damages as a result of this breach of the duty of care.

Rather than attempt to take all of this on by yourself, seek the help of the experienced California construction accident lawyers at the San Diego law firm of Mitchell | Gilleon by contacting the firm to schedule a free initial consultation.