[dragonwriter]

Given both rules of property owner liability and workplace injury liability, she almost certainly was legally entitled to compensation by one or the other, or both, companies involved for damages (including future lost wages) from the accident.

Of course, companies claiming you aren't entitled to compensation right up until you show them they are unlikely to get away with that by bringing in state authorities (if applicable) or your own lawyers is... very much a cost avoidance technique that is used often in practice. Especially against the Latino immigrant community where even legal immigrants and naturalized citizens are still operating in a culture of reluctance to engage with government or legal process, employers know this and exploit it.

[freejazz]

You are confusing her legal entitlement to recover her damages through tort, as opposed to what she might be entitled to a company that didn't have insanely regressive policies. They are similar, but not the same things!