Houston Personal Injury Law Blog
How Long Will It Take to Receive My Settlement?
You may be entitled to significant compensation if you’ve been hurt in an accident in Texas that was not your fault. This can be a confusing time. We understand that you might have many questions. You may have already received medical bills as a result of the accident. This can be incredibly distressing if you…
Best Ways to Document Pain and Suffering
Pain and suffering are the hardest parts of an injury to explain. Call us if you have been injured due to another person’s carelessness or negligence. We can show that negligence is the reason that your leg was broken. It’s hard to get someone else to understand the way your leg hurts. Additionally, the specific…
What You Need to Do to Prove Your Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are among the most devastating injuries you can suffer in any kind of accident. The brain is the most important organ in the body—it’s what makes us ourselves. But proving that someone has a TBI and that it was caused by an accident can be very difficult. What should you do…
Discovery Phase of a Personal Injury Case
When you’ve been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you will probably try to reach a settlement with the at-fault party’s insurance company first. If that doesn’t work, you’ll likely need to seek compensation for your injuries and losses by filing a lawsuit. When you do, you’ll hear your attorney mention “discovery.” If…
Posting on Social Media Can Hurt Your Case
Checking our social media feeds has become nearly as important as checking our email. When anything happens, good or bad, we quickly post to Facebook, Snapchat, or Twitter. Oftentimes with a picture to tell everyone what we’ve been up to. It’s almost expected. When someone doesn’t post regularly, their friends wonder if they’re okay. You…
Texting While Driving Causes Truck Accidents
The invention of the cell phone may have been the best and worst thing since the invention of the wheel. We can now instantly connect with family and friends while speeding down the highway at breakneck speeds. Even better, we can text instead of talking. But there’s a problem. Texting while driving causes truck accidents.…
Five Tips to Prevent Spring Motorcycle Accidents
Now that the weather is warmer and life is opening back up again, everyone who rides a motorcycle wants to get back on the road. Before you hop on your ride and hit the open road, take a few minutes to prevent spring motorcycle accidents that could end your season of fun before it begins.…
How to Read an Accident Report
When you receive your copy of the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report, you will get a four-page document filled with many code numbers and little checkboxes. Despite the perplexing numbers and tiny boxes, the report clearly explains what the officer believes happened at the accident scene. When you receive your copy, you should review it…
How to Request an Accident Report
If you’ve been involved in a car accident, you probably aren’t thinking about how to get your accident report. But you’ll need the report for your insurance claim. Your attorney will want to see it when it comes time to file any legal action against the other party in the case. You will not be…
Four Ways to Prevent Truck Accidents
Texas is one of the biggest commercial shipping states in America. No matter where you are on a highway in Houston, you can count on sharing the road with a big rig somewhere. Commercial traffic isn’t going away, and sometimes, accidents with commercial trucks happen. Texas requires all commercial drivers to have special training and…