Depending on the state you’re and the injury you’re filing a claim for, you usually have a time restriction to deal with in a personal injury case. Although there are circumstances that allow for extensions, you should always consider the statute of limitations for your claim. This statute determines the amount of time you have left [...]
Filing a personal injury claim can be a tricky process, which is why you’re always better off hiring a personal injury attorney specializing in this aspect of the law. However, there are things you can do on your own that will help ensure your claim is ironclad. File a Police Report Filing a police report is [...]
Negligence is one of the most common factors behind personal injury lawsuits filed in the United States every year. Yet despite how common these cases are, not a lot of people understand what a negligence claim is, or how exactly negligence works. Criminal or Unintentional? Negligence can be criminal and unintentional. When a restaurant fails to [...]
When you’re injured in an accident or any incident you did not cause, one of your primary concerns will naturally be seeking compensation for your medical treatment and trauma. To do this, you need to get legal assistance from a personal injury lawyer. However, there are cases when a lawyer can choose not take your case [...]
The cost and scheme of payment for hiring a personal injury attorney largely depends on the kind of representation or services you need. However, you can expect to come across three payment options when talking to most personal injury lawyers in San Antonio. Hourly Rate Some personal injury cases can be resolved in just a few [...]
When you sustain harm or injury because of the direct or indirect actions of someone else, you may think that litigation is the only way option to seek damages. But this is not actually the case. In fact, the majority of personal injury cases are actually resolved through settlements. But still, this doesn’t change the fact [...]
Working with a personal lawyer to seek compensation for damages after an accident can be a complicated process. A skilled and experienced lawyer may ask some personal questions about you, your life, and work. Although these questions may seem intrusive, and you may have second thoughts about revealing such sensitive information to a stranger, understand that [...]
After being hurt in an accident or on the job, you might be tempted to focus on getting better and let the insurance company take care of things. Unfortunately, this might end up hurting you more than helping you, as insurance companies will always do everything they can to pay you as little as possible. This [...]
Car accidents make up a significant percentage of personal injury claims per year. Despite the many strides made in making cars safer, car accidents are still common around the country. According to Texas DPS data, “There were 13,616 serious injury crashes in Texas in 2015 with 17,011 people sustaining a serious injury.” Many of these accidents [...]
If you were injured in an accident that was not of your own doing, you may be looking to pursue a personal injury case to claim compensation for your medical bills, time spent away from work, and damage to property (if it was a factor). To do so successfully will mean knowing what mistakes to avoid [...]
