We stand up for the rights of injured workers and families of those who lost a loved one to an industrial accident or disease.
We Are the Advocates You Should Call First
Protecting Accident VictimsOur legal team has helped many injured workers and their families recover physically, emotionally, and financially. We can help you get medical and rehabilitative care, counseling, and financial resources to afford them. To learn how we can help you recover from a life-changing industrial injury or loss of a loved one, contact a lawyer at Arnold & Itkin. We can help you understand your options for claiming compensation from those responsible for your loss. Together, by holding the responsible companies and employers accountable for their actions, we may also help prevent the same or similar industrial accidents from harming others in the future.
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Industrial Injury &
Accident PreventionThe Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established strict standards and occupational health and safety training programs to ensure a safe workplace for American workers.
While our workplaces are less dangerous as a result of its success, industrial injuries caused by falls, plant explosions, exposure to toxic chemicals, electrocution, and other causes of workplace injuries are still common. Industrial workers are surrounded by workplace hazards that have the potential to cause a serious industrial injury or death. Fortunately, most industrial injuries are preventable, and by increasing awareness of industrial injuries and the hazards that cause them, proper safety training can reduce the risk of serious industrial injury and death.
If you are aware of a hazardous or dangerous condition that threatens the health and safety of workers in the workplace, you should notify your employer immediately. If an injury occurs after an employer has already been advised of an unsafe condition but has not taken action to correct it, the employer may be liable for the injury and, if found liable, should be punished.
By seeking punitive damages on behalf of injured workers, industrial injury lawyers can hold them accountable and help make the workplace safer.
Pursuing All Avenues of Compensation for
Industrial Injury Victims-
Workers' Compensation
If the industrial employer participates in the state's workers' compensation insurance system, an injured worker or family of a killed employee may seek medical, disability or death benefits through a workers' comp claim. The employee or family does not need to show the employer was at fault to recover. However, these benefits are limited to certain time periods, and not all employers carry workers' compensation insurance.
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Maritime Claims
In some cases, a worker may be injured while working on an offshore oil drilling rig or platform, which may entitle them to remedies under general maritime law, such as maintenance and cure or through federal statutes such as the Jones Act, LHWCA, or Death on High Seas Act.
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Social Security Disability Benefits
If an industrial worker suffers a mental or physical disability as a result of an industrial accident or injury, and the disability has lasted or is expected to last for more than a year, the worker may be eligible for Social Security benefits in addition to other relief.
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Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Claims
If your industrial employer carries workers' compensation insurance, then your sole remedy would be through a workers' comp claim. However, a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit can be filed against employers who do not participate in the state's workers' compensation system or when the accident is the result of especially reckless conduct or the negligence of a co-worker or third party. In many cases, a personal injury or wrongful death claim may provide greater compensation than would otherwise be available.
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Talk to an Industrial Accident LawyerAt Arnold & Itkin, we take an aggressive approach to prosecuting injury cases. We exhaustively research and investigate our clients' claims, take depositions, request documents, and consult with mechanical, engineering, and medical experts to develop our cases. By the time we arrive at the negotiating table, we are thoroughly prepared to secure a fair and full settlement or take their case to a judge, jury, or arbitration panel. In many cases, we have been able to persuade the other side to make the settlement offer, which provides a much timelier resolution for our clients than trial and allows them to start the next chapter. Knowing that settlement is not always an option, our attorneys also thrive in court. Our track record features a collection of substantial verdicts and settlements obtained for our clients, including multiple multi-million dollar awards.
If you have questions about your rights in the aftermath of a serious industrial injury or industrial accident, contact our lawyers today. We can answer your questions, evaluate your case, and help you understand your options for claiming just financial compensation.
The Passion to Stand Up for Your Rights &
The Skill to Do It Effectively-
$205 Million
Arnold & Itkin reached a record $205,000,000 settlement on behalf of clients after several years of hard-fought litigation. The case settled just before trial was set to begin.
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$171 Million
Arnold & Itkin worked over the course of several years to represent clients in a case that many other law firms turned down. In the end, we were able to obtain a record-setting confidential settlement of $171 million.
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$117 Million
Arnold & Itkin represented a pregnant woman who experienced stomach pain and called Acadian Ambulance. The driver of the ambulance drove the ambulance into the back of a sugar cane truck causing the plaintiff's spine to be severed at T4 and for her to sustain serious brain injuries. We succeeded in obtaining a $117 million verdict for the mother, as well as her two daughters.
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$116 Million
Arnold & Itkin LLP negotiated a massive nine figure settlement on behalf of their clients after several years of hard fought litigation.
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$110 Million
Arnold & Itkin obtained a record settlement for individuals harmed by defective, dangerous products. The result exemplifies our commitment to clients and justice for those seriously injured by the conduct of others.