Workplace Injury Lawyer in Arizona
When you are hurt on the job by someone other than your employer, workers' compensation may not be the end of the story. A separate third-party claim — against a negligent contractor, a driver, an equipment maker, or a property owner — can reach the full extent of your losses, including what comp does not cover. We help Arizona workers find every avenue of accountability. (Injured on a construction site? See our construction accidents section.) Se habla español.
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Beyond workers’ compensation
Workers' comp typically covers medical care and a portion of lost wages, but it usually does not include full compensation for pain, suffering, or reduced quality of life — and it is limited to your employer. When a party other than your employer caused your injury — a negligent contractor, a driver, an equipment maker, or a property owner — a separate third-party claim may be available. That claim can pursue the losses comp does not reach, and it can be brought in addition to your comp benefits.
Finding everyone responsible in Arizona
You focus on healing; we handle the rest. Many workplaces bring together multiple companies, vendors, and equipment providers, and any of them may share fault for an injury. We investigate who was involved and how the injury happened to identify every avenue of accountability beyond your employer, and we coordinate with any comp claim you have. Pursuing a third-party claim generally does not replace your comp benefits. Every matter begins with a free, confidential review. Se habla español.
Why work with Woods Law Group
These cases turn on untangling who was responsible at a busy workplace and coordinating a third-party claim with workers' comp — including any comp lien. Having an attorney who knows how to identify every non-employer defendant and reach the losses comp does not cover makes a real difference. We take these cases on a contingency basis for clients we represent, which means no fee unless we recover, and we advance the costs. You get straight answers, real communication, and a firm that treats your recovery as the priority.
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Common workplace injury cases we handle in Arizona
- Your Rights After A Workplace Injury
- Third Party Claims Vs Workers Comp
- Warehouse And Factory Injuries
- Delivery And Driving On The Job Injuries
- Injured By A Negligent Contractor Or Vendor
- Defective Equipment And Machinery At Work
- Injured On Another Companys Property
- Settlement Value
Insurer & comp coordination
Arizona deadlines and rules
Arizona permits claims against non-employer parties alongside workers' compensation, so an injured worker may pursue both. The deadline to file most injury claims is generally two years, and a wrongful death claim may apply where a life was lost. Arizona follows pure comparative fault and does not cap injury damages. A comp lien may apply to part of a third-party recovery, and coordinating the two is central.
- Filing deadlines (statute of limitations)
- Comparative fault in Arizona
- Claims against a government agency
- Evidence that builds your claim
Arizona injury law: deadlines, fault and caps
Arizona injury law has some features that set it apart from its neighbors.
- Filing deadline: Arizona generally gives you two years from the injury to file, but only 180 days to serve a notice of claim on a public entity.
- Fault: Arizona follows pure comparative negligence — being partly, or even mostly, at fault reduces your recovery but does not bar it.
- Damage caps: Arizona is unusual: its constitution prohibits caps on injury or death damages, so a statutory cap does not limit what you can recover.
- Multiple defendants: Arizona generally applies several (not joint) liability, so each responsible party is accountable for its own share.
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Frequently asked questions
I already filed workers’ comp. Can I still bring a third-party claim?
Often, yes. A third-party claim against someone other than your employer is generally separate from your comp benefits, and you may be able to pursue both. It can seek the full damages — like pain and suffering and complete lost earnings — that comp does not cover. The two are coordinated, including any comp lien, which we handle.
Will a third-party claim put me against my employer?
No. A third-party claim is against a different company — a contractor, vendor, driver, equipment maker, or property owner — not your own employer. It does not target your job the way people fear, and pursuing it alongside comp is common.
How much does a workplace injury lawyer cost?
We handle these third-party cases on a contingency basis for cases we take, which means no fee unless we recover, and the initial review is always free. These cases can be expensive to investigate, and we advance the costs. Cost should never stop you from finding out where you stand.
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