What are the differences between a third party civil case and a workers compensation case?
The third party cases that The Firm files are often referred to as product liability or toxic tort cases. Typically, they are against the manufacturers, distributors and/or suppliers of the substances that caused the injury, and the contractors and/or owners of the premises that are responsible for the place where the exposure or injury occurred. In other words, these lawsuits are against “third parties,” rather than the employer (second party) or the employee (first party.) An employee who suffers a work-related injury also has a right to make a workers’ compensation claim against the employer. Workers’ compensation is usually a “no fault” system and is the exclusive remedy available to an employee to take legal action against an employer.
