We have compiled information to help you understand the process of your personal injury case. Please contact us if you have specific questions or would like to move forward with a case against your insurance company.
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Basic Stages of a Personal Injury Case
Every personal injury claim is different, but there are some general stages that most personal injury claims follow. We will give you some basic information about those stages here. If you want even more detailed information, we have more detailed articles and videos about the various stages of a personal injury claim that we’re linking […]
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Common Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms
I often tell clients that they need to be on the lookout for brain injuries. For some head injuries, the problems are obvious. But in many cases, the problems are much more subtle. As a result, many concussions or brain injuries go undiagnosed because a doctor doesn’t know you well and doesn’t see the symptoms. Because of this, it’s […]
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If Bills Are Covered By Health Insurance, Can You Claim That Money In Suit?
The short answer is yes A person filing a personal injury lawsuit may seek to recover medical expenses even if those medical expenses were paid through health insurance or some type of other insurance plan. However, there are two very important issues that arise when insurance pays for medical expenses. The first issue is subrogation. […]
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Is A Company Responsible For A Wreck Caused By One Of Its Employees?
Vicarious liability The first situation is called vicarious liability or respondeat superior. In Texas, an employer is liable for injuries caused by its employee when the wreck happens while the employee is in the course and scope of his employment. Not a hard standard to meet. There are a bunch of cases discussing the grey […]
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Personal Injury Claims: What If My Medical Bills Exceed The Policy Limit
Whether you have a car wreck, on-the-job injury, slip and fall, or any other personal injury claim, your claim will usually be paid by an insurance company. Unless you have a claim against a large commercial business (think Walmart), then you’re only going to be able to recover from the defendant’s insurance policy.Unfortunately, insurance policies […]
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Personal Injury Claims: What Is Paid v. Incurred?
One of the most common fights we’re having in personal injury claims is known as the paid v. incurred fight. In 2003, the legislature passed a law limiting damages in personal injury cases as follows: In addition to any other limitation under law, recovery of medical or health care expenses incurred is limited to the […]
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Resolving the Personal Injury Claims of a Minor
Many of our clients are minors who have been injured. And those cases (at least in Texas) are treated a little bit differently. The first difference is how the case is settled. For an adult’s claim, the adult simply agrees to the settlement and signs the settlement agreement. The lawsuit, if any, is then dismissed. […]
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Types of Personal Injury Claims
1. General Negligence The most common type of Texas personal injury claim is a negligence claim. To win, an injured person must prove four things: (1) the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care; (2) the defendant failed to meet the standard of care; (3) the defendant’s failure caused injuries, which were foreseeable; and […]
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Who Are Essential Staff in Texas?
To combat the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, on March 31, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide order to minimize non-essential gatherings and in-person contact. However, each Texas county is different when it comes to what they determine to be essential services and workers. Governor Abbott said as of April 10, 2020 that he plans […]
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Your Case Has Settled. What Now? How Are Settlement Proceeds Distributed?
You settle your case. What happens next? It seems like I’ve been asked this question several times in the last week. Because it’s popping up, I thought I’d use this space to answer the question. Because we have to make payments out of the check (for example, our fees & expenses, payments to health insurance […]
