Purdon, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

This is a very unfortunate situation; however, there is a recent case in California (within the last 2 years or so) with which not all attorneys are familiar and which could be of significant help your family. The case holds that a personal vehicle used by someone who is employed and whose vehicle provides an incidental benefit to an employer may be found to be a work vehicle and thus create a vicarious liability on the employer even if the vehicle was not being used for work purposes at the time of the collision. Also, based on your description of the collision, there may also be a claim against the government for a dangerous roadway. You should have an attorney who does personal injury look at the file right away in order to properly assess the case.

In my jurisdiction the exclusive remedy is worker's compensation. It is possible to receive a worker's compensation settlement but you will have to show that you are impair in some for as a result of the work related injury.