Texas Personal Injury Settlements Involving Minors According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 9.2 million children received treatment in emergency departments for an unintentional injury. These injuries were suffered from incidents that included everything from falls, fires, burns, and drowning to vehicle accidents. While most were non-life-threatening or relatively minor, others were […]
Understanding Emotional Distress Damages in a Texas Personal Injury Case If you have suffered a traumatic event, such as a car accident, the physical wounds are often obvious: you broke a bone, or you suffered lacerations, bruises, burns or a concussion. In the most severe cases, you were rendered a paraplegic or had severe internal […]
This is What You Need to Know About Discovery in a Texas Personal Injury Lawsuit If you have been injured as the result of somebody else’s negligence or recklessness—for instance, in a motor vehicle crash, in an explosion, through the defect of a product or because you slipped and fell on an improperly or poorly […]
Seven Types of Texas Personal Injury Cases Personal injury is the harm you suffer as the result of the negligence, reckless or even illegal behavior of another. When it is the result of negligence, it means that the at-fault party failed to exercise reasonable care—meaning the “degree of caution and concern an ordinarily rational person […]
Understanding Texas’ Personal Injury Lawsuit Process If you’ve been injured due to another’s negligence, you may decide to bring a personal injury lawsuit against the at-fault party. Personal injury cases vary widely, and so does potential compensation. Awards can range from a few thousand to tens of millions of dollars, depending on the type and severity of […]
What is a Letter of Protection in a Texas Personal Injury Case? If you’ve been harmed due to the negligence of another, you may be entitled to compensation for any injuries or damages suffered. Proving injury, however, is a complex process that involves more than your personal account of what happened. Records of medical treatment are the […]
How Wrongful Death Claims are Handled in Texas Accidents happen. Many of them cause injuries such as cuts, bruises, strains, and sprains. Some are more severe, including loss of sight, organ damage, and debilitating spine or brain injuries. Perhaps worst of all is the accident that leads to the death of a parent, sibling, child, or […]
How Contingency Fees Work in Texas If you have been injured in an accident, you know how quickly the bills can pile up: doctor bills, hospital bills—and all those bills you are unable to pay because you can’t work; including your rent or mortgage, utilities, cell phone, car payments and others. Especially in this stressful […]
Paraplegic vs Quadriplegic in Texas: How Are They Different? One of the most frightening and life-altering injuries one can suffer in an accident is that involving the spine. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), there are nearly 18,000 new cases of spinal cord injuries in the U.S. annually. An even more […]
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Texas: Everything You Need To Know No matter how cautiously one drives, no motorist has control over the actions of other drivers on the road. Motor vehicle accidents are the third most common cause of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the US, and the top cause of TBIs in motorists ages […]