Q: Attorney Tully, can you collect money in addition to your Workers Compensation if you are severely injured at work?
A: Yes, under certain limited circumstances. Generally, you cannot go after your employer for any injuries sustained at work. That is covered by your Workers Compensation. But if you are injured at work because of the fault of someone else due to a defective product, for example, you can recover. A case in Philadelphia recently settled for almost $3 million when a delivery truck driver was severely injured due to a defective warehouse door. The employer was not sued but the manufacturer of the door was. The door was defectively made and this caused the injuries. We do Workers Compensation/Defective Product cases. No recovery/No fee. Free consultation.