Construction site injuries don't happen only to the workers; they can happen to passersby as well. Things fall and they're left on sidewalks, the construction could leave damage that you later trip over, and so on. If you are now dealing with an injury you sustained at a construction site while you were merely passing by, you need to seek out a construction injury lawyer.

Help Gather Evidence and Information

If you're injured, you're not going to be in the right condition to track down all the evidence needed for the case. You may not even know what it is you need to look for. That's partly because you're likely not a lawyer and partly because you're not that objective regarding the case. A security video that you think is perfect may actually be inadequate to prove your case. Your lawyer will know what they need to find, however.

Determine Who Is Responsible

Any time there is an injury, the people involved have to ensure they go after the correct person or organization. With an injury from a construction site, that task becomes a little more difficult. You may have assumed the fault would lie with the construction company, but it could turn out that the city or another nearby business is actually liable. For example, maybe you had to hop over a tool lying on the sidewalk that the construction people never picked up, but you landed right on a piece of uneven sidewalk and tripped. Does the fault lie with the construction company, the city, or both? You hurt yourself on broken city property, but you landed at that spot because you tried to avoid tripping over a construction tool. Now imagine that you nearly tripped over the tool because you were wrapped up in your phone and didn't hear the construction crew members yelling at you to look out. That could mean you're partly at fault, too. Your lawyer has to sort through all the evidence to determine who is really to blame.

Help You Determine When Settlements Are Suitable

A lot of personal injury lawsuits end in settlements, and construction injury cases are no exception. However, not all settlement offers are appropriate, and it's not always easy to tell when faced with lawyers offering a sum that sounds big at first. Any settlement offer you get needs to be greeted with caution. First of all, the lawyers should be talking to each other; the construction company's lawyer should not be talking to you about the settlement. Second, the amount is almost always going to be lower than what you're asking for in your lawsuit, but sometimes the offer is too low. If either of those issues pops up in your lawsuit when the other party offers a settlement, be wary and listen to your lawyer's advice.

Any injury outside a construction site needs to be investigated. Working with a construction injury lawyer will help you sail through the rough seas of personal injury lawsuits so that you end up with fair compensation. For more information, contact a construction injuries lawyer near you.