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How does workers’ compensation work? This may be your question after suffering a workplace injury. Workers' compensation is an insurance plan that offers monetary support to employees who suffer from an illness or injury related to their work. In such cases, no party is held responsible for the incident. The compensation paid to the claimant is not affected by his or her negligence or the employer's degree of fault. The employers are responsible for financing this insurance program.
If you have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, you may qualify for a Legionnaires’ disease lawsuit. A Legionnaires’ disease lawsuit is a personal injury claim. You have two years from the date of your injury or discovery of the injury to file a claim. Therefore, contacting a Legionnaires' lawyer is crucial after diagnosis. In case your loved one has passed away due to the disease, you can file a wrongful death lawsuit. You have two years from the date of death to file a wrongful death claim.
To prove negligence in a legionnaires' disease claim, you will need to establish that the defendant had a duty to avoid causing harm to you, the defendant breached that duty, the defendant's actions or inaction caused you to suffer injuries, and that you suffered some type of loss because of the defendant's action or inaction.
If you were exposed to legionella bacteria from a building's water system, you should consider hiring a legionnaires’ disease lawyer right away. An attorney can assist you in recovering compensation for your medical bills and other losses.
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