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An injured worker is limited to collecting only workers' compensation benefits. What happens if a worker is hurt on the job by someone other than a co-employee or the employer? For example, what if an employee is required to drive as a part of this job? While on a work mission, the employee is hurt by random motorist running a red light. In that situation, the client would have two cases. \n\nFirst, there would be a personal injury case against the at fault driver for running a red light, but the worker would also have a workers compensation case since he was hurt while working for his employer. At Sherrod & Bernard, we handle workers' compensation and personal injury cases. Every injured worker who comes in our door, we look to see if they also have a personal injury case.","thumbnailUrl":["https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/X23toflfd6U\/default.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/X23toflfd6U\/mqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/X23toflfd6U\/hqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/X23toflfd6U\/sddefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/X23toflfd6U\/maxresdefault.jpg"],"uploadDate":"2019-04-05T23:35:20+00:00","duration":"PT1M18S","embedUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X23toflfd6U","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNK4EK-AuNLyADEP1Gsgx7w#Organization","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNK4EK-AuNLyADEP1Gsgx7w","name":"Sherrod and Bernard","description":"When you are in a legal bind, you need an experienced attorney you can count on to provide you with skilled representation and sound legal counsel. Every lawyer under the sun will tell you that he or she is the right person for the job, but you need a firm backed with a successful track record. You need the firm of Sherrod & Bernard, serving the Douglasville area.\n\nAfter attending the University of Georgia together, attorneys John Sherrod and Ken Bernard founded the law firm of Sherrod & Bernard, P.C. in 1992. From the very beginning, the goal of our firm has been to provide each and every client with the quality personal service and skilled representation they deserve. You can count on our work ethic and our commitment to our clients.\n\nYou need a highly skilled attorney to successfully resolve your legal issues. One of our lawyers can help. 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