Workplace Injuries (Third-Party Claims)

Michigan Third-Party Workplace Injury Attorneys

Workers' compensation provides limited benefits when you're injured on the job, but it doesn't allow you to sue your employer for pain and suffering. However, when a third party — someone other than your employer — contributed to your workplace injury, you may have a personal injury claim that provides significantly greater compensation.

Koussan Law represents injured workers across Michigan in third-party liability claims. We identify all parties responsible for your injury and pursue every available source of recovery.

Who Qualifies as a "Third Party"?

Subcontractors and their employees, property owners (when different from your employer), equipment and machinery manufacturers, vehicle drivers who cause on-the-job crashes, architects and engineers whose designs create hazards, and chemical suppliers whose products cause exposure injuries are all potential third-party defendants in workplace injury cases.

Third-Party Claims vs. Workers' Compensation

Workers' comp covers medical bills and partial wage replacement but excludes pain and suffering. A third-party claim allows recovery for full lost wages, pain and suffering, diminished earning capacity, and other damages not available through workers' comp. In many cases, pursuing both provides the best overall recovery for the injured worker.