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These are the questions people actually ask us, answered as plainly as the subject allows. Where the honest answer is "it depends on your state," we say that rather than guessing.
About this service
Is this a law firm?
No. Roof Accident is a free service that connects people to independent attorneys who handle fall and construction injury cases. We do not practice law, we do not give legal advice, and nobody here is your lawyer.
What does it cost?
Nothing to you. We're paid a flat advertising fee by the law firms we refer to, which doesn't vary with the value of your case and never comes out of a recovery. If you hire an attorney, that arrangement is contingency-based — no fee unless they recover for you.
What happens after I submit the form?
A person reads it, usually within a couple of hours. If the facts look like a viable claim, we connect you with an attorney licensed in your state who handles this type of case. If they don't, we tell you that instead of passing you around.
I'm not sure I even have a case.
That's the normal starting point and it's exactly what a review is for. The most common reason people don't have a claim is that they assumed workers' comp was the only option and never asked who else was on site.
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Everything else, by page
Each of these is answered on the page that covers it, in context.
- Can I sue my employer for a roof fall?I fell off a roof at work
- I already filed for workers' comp. Is it too late for the other claim?I fell off a roof at work
- What if I wasn't tied off?I fell off a roof at work
- How long do I have?I fell off a roof at work
- Do I have a claim if I fell less than 6 feet?I fell off a roof at work
- The roofer says he doesn't want to involve insurance. Should I just pay him?A roofer fell at my house
- Does my homeowners insurance cover a worker who falls?A roofer fell at my house
- I never checked whether they were insured. How bad is that?A roofer fell at my house
- Can I be sued personally?A roofer fell at my house
- What if I set the ladder up myself?I fell off a ladder
- The rental company already took the ladder back. Is the case over?I fell off a ladder
- Is a ladder fall a workers' comp claim or a lawsuit?I fell off a ladder
- Does it matter that I couldn't see the skylight?The roof gave way
- The building owner says they had no idea it was rotted.The roof gave way
- I was on a barn or agricultural building. Is that different?The roof gave way
- Can we bring a wrongful death claim if we're already getting comp death benefits?A family member died
- Who is allowed to file?A family member died
- The employer's insurance company has offered to cover the funeral. Should we take it?A family member died
- If I hire a lawyer, do I lose my comp benefits?Comp vs. the third-party claim
- How do I know whether there even is a third party?Comp vs. the third-party claim
- My employer's insurance adjuster has been helpful. Is that a problem?Comp vs. the third-party claim
- My employer never reported it. Does that help my case?OSHA after a fall
- Will filing an OSHA complaint get me fired?OSHA after a fall
- No citation was issued. Is my case dead?OSHA after a fall
- Can you tell me what my case is worth?What these cases are worth
- How long do these take?What these cases are worth
- Should I take the first offer?What these cases are worth
- What if I already missed one of these?The deadlines
- Does talking to an insurance adjuster stop the clock?The deadlines
- I'm still treating. Should I wait until I'm done?The deadlines
- Does the scaffold law apply if I fell off a ladder rather than a scaffold?New York's scaffold law
- I was partly at fault. Does that ruin it?New York's scaffold law
- I'm a 1099 subcontractor, not an employee. Does it still apply?New York's scaffold law
- It was a house, not a commercial building.New York's scaffold law
- Does this exist in other states?New York's scaffold law
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