How can I tell if I have a good industrial accident case? The amount of effort that's necessary
and I will go out there to determine if
you have a case if there's any question
in your mind then you should give me a
call and you should let me take the
opportunity and the time, at, obviously no
cost or charge to you, to determine if
there is something there above and
beyond workers compensation that I can
help you with. What's an example of a successful workplace accident case you've handled? Well this was the father
of a one and a half year old who was
working in the family business when a
piece released from a lathe went through
a guard that was supposed to protect him
struck him in the head and killed him.
And I had to go meet with the wife who
was eight and a half months pregnant at
the time we were able to litigate this
in federal court and get a result in the
significant seven figures that
ultimately not only provided stability
financial and emotional for this family
but also justified the fact that this
machine wouldn't harm anyone ever again
and I think that was probably the most
touching and the most rewarding case
that I had.
Is it daunting to take on a major corporation in some of these cases? It can be daunting to the client it can
be daunting to an attorney who doesn't
know what they're doing. I mean in many
cases where I have initiated claims
against companies like that I'll walk into
proceedings in court and there will be
myself and my client and seven attorneys
on the other side and unless you are
fairly well established in the field
your opponent's know that you mean
business and you're comfortable and
knowledgeable in what you're doing they
can not only be daunting it can
potentially be threatening to the case.
So the companies that we go against try
to overwhelm us but I believe that as
long as your attorney has confidence and
your attorney has the capability to do
it that'll translate to your client.
Will I get fired if I sue my employer? There is a law that says that they
cannot fire you for bringing a claim
against them but I find that most
companies appreciate the fact that you
bring poor or shoddy work practices to
their attention. The best example is I
represented a gentleman a while ago
against a company a large aluminum
company here in Cleveland and he lost
his arm as a result of something the
company was doing wrong and we sued the
company and we were able to collect a
substantial amount of money for them and
upon the termination of the suit he was
afraid he was going to be fired but
instead they made him safety director of
that division of the company and he's
been serving in that position for
approximately 20 years now and has
prevented probably hundreds of accidents in that role.
Is there a difference between a Workers Comp claim and a workplace injury lawsuite? When you're hurt at work everyone
automatically assumes well I've got a
comp claim a worker's comp claim and
that's it/ That's clearly not the case
there are hundreds of instances where I
have looked at files for people who
thought they had just a workers
compensation claim and found that I was
able to provide them with a significant
amount of compensation above workers
compensation. How do I pick an attorney for an industrial accident claim? Experience in handling
these types of claims who has a
knowledge of the various types of claims
that can be handled from an industrial
accident and who's willing to go out to
the scene and actually take a look at
you and the claim and the circumstances
to figure out whether there's anything
there. Does it make a difference if your attorney has a track record in industrial accident cases? If they believe they can bully 
you if they believe that they can run
you over if they believe they can what
we call in the business paper you to
death then they'll do that. If they know
that those tactics won't defeat you and
you've actually refuted or beaten down
those tactics in the past they're more
likely to deal serious with you and
they're more likely to resolve the case
with you.
 
