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Can Your Employee File a Personal Injury Claim if They’re Injured at Work?
As an employer, what damage could you face from an employee filing for workers' comp?
By Louis Patino
March 14, 2022
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by Louis Patino
Dr. Louis Patino is a personal injury attorney and the founder of Patino Law Firm, located in McAllen and San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Patino began his career serving as a U.S. Army Combat Medic for the 10th Mountain Division during the Gulf War era and later practiced as a chiropractor. After 20 years of caring for injured patients, he sought his Juris Doctor from Texas Southern University School of Law and now exclusively practices personal injury law in a variety of matters, including wrongful death, auto accidents and work injury.
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