Texas is unusual: employers can opt out of workers' compensation. When they do, your options and your leverage change completely. You need a lawyer who knows that system.
Texas is the only state where workers' compensation is optional for private employers. That changes everything about a workplace injury case. If your employer does not carry workers' comp (a "non-subscriber"), you can sue them directly — and the normal workers' comp damage limits do not apply. If they are a subscriber, you have different rights. Identifying which situation you are in, and pursuing the right path, is where cases are won or lost.
Non-subscriber cases are different beasts. They bypass the workers' comp schedule of benefits and allow full tort damages, but the employer fights harder because stakes are higher. Understanding the defense playbook is what makes the difference.
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