Levy County, FL Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

She can put in a comp claim. Worker's comp will cover her medical expenses and time out of work. She cannot sue her employer for negligence (even if they were negligent) and damages for "pain and suffering" is not available. If it turns out that she has a permanent injury, (which sounds likely, but will depend on treatment and recovery) she may be able to get a "schedule award" which is based on a formula depending on the extent of the disability and rate of pay, offset by payments received up to that point. If that comes about, she should get some advice as to whether the schedule award is her best option. Depending on the situation, she may be better off getting disability payments and having her medical expenses taken care of. There may be another possibility, depending on what caused the accident and exactly how it happened. Sometimes, industrial accidents come about because a machine was defectively designed or manufactured. If that is so, then she could bring a "products liability" case against the manufacturer of the machine. There could also be a possibility that a repair company other than the employer worked on the machine but did not fix it correctly. Obviously, professional help and extensive investigation will be needed.

You can sue whomever you want, but unless the at fault driver has a lot of assets you are much better off trying to recover against your uninsured motorist policy.