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It is not uncommon for employees to be injured in motor vehicle accidents while acting within the course and scope of their employment. Such incidents frequently implicate multiple layers of insurance coverage. Regardless of fault, injured employees may be eligible for benefits including workers’ compensation, Personal Injury Protection (PIP), and health insurance (including Medicare). Workers’…

It is not uncommon for a personal injury case and a workers’ compensation case to arise out of the same accident. This is often the case when an employee is hurt in the course and scope of his job through the negligence of a third-party. Our law firm handles both types of cases. Florida Statute…

It is not uncommon for an individual hurt in a work-related accident, for which workers’ compensation benefits are due, to also have a liability case against a negligent third party. Where compensation is recovered in both cases, the injured party may have to give some of the third-party recovery to the workers’ compensation insurance carrier…

Not infrequently, both a workers’ compensation case and a personal injury liability case will arise from the same accident. For example, a construction site supervisor involved in a motor vehicle crash while traveling to Home Depot for supplies can pursue workers’ compensation benefits from the employer and civil liability damages from the at-fault party. Florida…