Baton Rouge Work Injury Attorneys

Work Accident Lawyers in Baton Rouge with Over $1 Billion Won 

Workplace accidents can burden entire families with a lifetime of physical pain or disability, financial insecurity, and unresolved trauma. Because employers are responsible for mitigating all workplace risks, it’s ultimately their responsibility to provide injured workers with what they need to recover. When they fail to do that, people call Clayton, Frugé & Ward.

Injured at work? Learn your legal options in a free consultation; call (225) 209-9943 or contact us online.

Common Types of Work Injuries in Baton Rouge

Workplace accidents can lead to catastrophic injuries, forever altering workers’ lives and the lives of their families. 

Our work injury lawyers in Baton Rouge have recovered compensation for people dealing with serious, life-changing injuries, such as:

• Back injuries
• Brain injuries 
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Spinal cord injuries
• Loss of vision
• Hearing damage 
• Burns 
• Harmful exposure 
• Amputation 

Our team helps injured individuals and their families fight for what they need to rebuild their lives. We have won more than $1 billion in settlements and verdicts, including some of the biggest results in Louisiana and nationwide. We’re familiar with the profound challenges our clients face, and we do everything within our power as advocates to get them compensation for medical care, long-term treatment, replacement wages, and other losses caused by the accident.

Common Workplace Accidents in Baton Rouge

Employers are responsible for providing a safe workplace. It’s their obligation to mitigate hazards, warn workers about unresolved hazards, and train employees in safety protocols. Virtually every work accident in history has been the result of businesses failing to follow through on their legal obligation to workers. 

Given that Louisiana workers deal with some of the worst industrial hazards in the world—plant explosions, dock and port accidents, maritime injuries—our Baton Rouge work injury attorneys have a great deal of experience with all types of on-the-job accidents.

We have handled work accident claims involving incidents like:

• Exposure to Harmful Substances: Incidents where workers were exposed to hazardous chemicals, products, materials, or environments
• Falls, Slips, and Trips: Often the result of unsafe working surfaces, inadequate maintenance, or poorly managed work areas
• Transportation Accidents: Often due to a lack of proper training or vehicle maintenance; includes trucks, forklifts, front-end loaders, and other work vehicles
• Violence and Injuries Caused by Other Workers: Violence committed between workers is ultimately the employer’s responsibility to mitigate in many cases

No matter how you were hurt, our team is here to help. If you suffered a serious workplace injury or were diagnosed with an occupational illness, trust our work injury lawyers in Baton Rouge to fight for you and the fair compensation you deserve. 

Should You File a Workers’ Compensation Claim? 

Most Louisiana workers are covered by workers’ compensation, with notable exceptions for maritime workers, longshoremen, and railroad workers. Otherwise, nearly all workers are covered under workers’ comp, even if you’re part-time, seasonal, or contracting. 

Workers’ compensation gives injured claimants a faster and more straightforward path to recovery, but it provides much less than any serious injury costs. Workers who’ve experienced minor injuries might be able to get by with a few weeks of two-thirds of their pay, but a lot of clients come to us because that isn’t enough.

If you’re not sure if workers’ compensation is the right option for your situation, call our Baton Rouge work accident attorneys. We offer free consultations to help plaintiffs determine the best path to recovery. Let’s discuss your legal options and chart a way forward.

Filing a Third-Party Work Injury Claim in Baton Rouge

If you are covered by workers’ compensation, you may be ineligible to sue your employer after a work-related injury or occupational illness. This is because workers’ compensation is a no-fault system, meaning you can receive benefits regardless of who was “at fault” for the incident that caused your injury or illness. In exchange, your employer is shielded from legal responsibility. 

However, there are certain instances in which you may bring a third-party work injury claim against an employer or another party: 

• If you are not covered by workers’ compensation 
• If another party was separately liable for the injury-causing event 

For example, if you are a maritime worker or longshoreman, you are most likely not covered by workers’ comp and would have the right to sue your employer for a work-related accident or illness. Additionally, if your work injury was the result of third-party negligence, you could have a separate claim. This might be the case if you were harmed by a defective product; you might have a claim against the manufacturer or another liable party. 

How Long Do You Have to Sue for Work-Related Injuries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana? 

In Louisiana, the statute of limitations for workers’ compensation claims is one year from the date of injury. This means that you have one year to file a workers’ compensation claim. The clock typically begins ticking on the date of injury, but if you did not discover your injury right away, you could have one year from the date of discovery to file your workers’ comp claim. 

If you are suing your employer or another liable party in a separate personal injury claim, you have two years from the date of injury or date of discovery to file your lawsuit IF your claim occurred on or after July 1, 2024. For claims occurring before July 1, 2024, you have one year to file a lawsuit. 

Our Baton Rouge Work Accident Attorneys Can Help. Call (225) 209-9943 Today!

Few firms in Louisiana have gone toe-to-toe with big employers and corporations like Clayton, Frugé & Ward. Our team has won record-breaking verdicts and settlements for the most serious work accidents in state history, including multiple life-changing plant explosions. When plaintiffs are up against enormous odds and an impossibly well-resourced defendant, they call us because we’ve been there before—and more importantly, we’ve won.

Call (225) 209-9943 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation.