company obligations
I was at work and sat in a new office chair purchased from a furniture supply company and just as I sat down one of the bottom pieces broke and threw me backwards out of the chair onto a cement floor where my back and the back of my head hit the floor. I already suffer with 2 herniated disc and osteoarthritis in my back as well as rheumatoid arthritis in my right knee and leg. Who is responsibile for this? I am in a lot of pain.
Re: company obligations
If you were on the job and doing what you were supposed to be doing, you would have a potential workers compensation claim against your company. You may also have a claim against the furniture supply company and/or manufacturer of the chair depending on what caused it to break (assembly or manufacture). If it was the assembly of the chair by the furniture company, you would have a negligence claim against them. If it was the manufacturer, it would depend on the extent of your injuries as to whether you would have a products liability claim (these can get expensive, and unless the injuries warrant it, you cannot bring such a claim due to the economics). You may ask me any further questions by e-mailing at [email protected]
Re: company obligations
If you were on the job and doing what you were supposed to be doing, you would have a potential workers compensation claim against your company. You may also have a claim against the furniture supply company and/or manufacturer of the chair depending on what caused it to break (assembly or manufacture). If it was the assembly of the chair by the furniture company, you would have a negligence claim against them. If it was the manufacturer, it would depend on the extent of your injuries as to whether you would have a products liability claim (these can get expensive, and unless the injuries warrant it, you cannot bring such a claim due to the economics). You may ask me any further questions by e-mailing at [email protected]
