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Were you injured in an accident in Texas? Did someone else cause the accident by being negligent or reckless? If the answer to these questions is yes, you can seek compensation for your injuries from the at-fault party.
You could recover compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, and other damages through a personal injury claim or lawsuit. An experienced Texas personal injury attorney can help you obtain the best possible outcome while you focus on your recovery.
Jay Murray Car Accident and Truck Accident Lawyers is here to help. Contact our office in Texas at (214) 814-6854 to discuss your personal injury case and potential next steps. Your initial consultation is free.
Jay Murray Car Accident and Truck Accident Lawyers has the experience you can rely on to get the results you need and deserve. We have over 28 years of experience in personal injury law and have helped our clients recover over $110 million in compensation.
We’ll help you negotiate with the insurance company to seek a favorable settlement and can file your case in court if that’s not possible.
Here are the steps we’ll take to advance your case:
You may receive a higher payout if you’re represented by an attorney. An experienced Texas personal injury attorney has the experience and training to help you seek full recovery for your injuries. Contact our law offices in the State of Texas today to set up your free case review.
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Many factors will impact your case’s worth, and you must consider all of these when making an estimation. They include:
Our experienced Texas personal injury lawyer will review your case in light of these factors to estimate the value of your damages.
But what kinds of damages are available in your case? In Texas, personal injury victims can recover compensation for the economic and non-economic damages.
A skilled personal injury lawyer can be helpful when assessing damages. They’ll know how to calculate your non-economic damages and can defend you from claims by the opposing party that your damages should be lower. They can also pursue punitive damages on your behalf, if applicable.
Usually, you won’t need to pay any legal fees upfront when you hire a personal injury attorney. Personal injury lawyers often take cases on a contingency fee basis, which means they only earn their fee at the end of the case if the client successfully wins compensation. Contingency fees are usually calculated as a percentage of the client’s ultimate financial recovery.
Contingency fees will cost between 30% and 40% of your ultimate financial recovery. The exact percentage will depend on the case’s complexity, the attorney’s level of experience, and whether the case proceeds to trial.
The benefits of a contingency fee are that you can hire an experienced Texas personal injury lawyer without paying any upfront costs, so anyone can hire an attorney, regardless of their financial circumstances. Further, your attorney’s fees are a reasonable percentage of your financial award, so they’ll never exceed what you can pay.
If you’re being blamed for an accident in Texas, it could affect your compensation. Texas has modified comparative negligence law, allowing injured parties to recover compensation if their degree of responsibility is 50% or less. If your degree of responsibility is 51% or more, then you will be prohibited from recovering compensation.
If you are found to be 50% or less at fault, your compensation will be reduced in proportion to your degree of fault.
For example, if you suffer $100,000 in damages in a car accident and are found to be 25% at fault while the at-fault driver is 75% at fault, you can still recover damages. Your damages will be reduced by 25%, so you can recover $75,000.
In contrast, if you are 60% at fault, you cannot recover any compensation in Texas. Thus, if you’re being blamed for an accident, it’s crucial to your case that you fight back.
Personal injury cases are usually based on negligence. To recover compensation, you must prove that the defendant was negligent in causing the accident. A negligence claim has four elements:
A duty of care is an obligation to act with a certain amount of care in a given situation. The default standard of care in most situations is a duty to act the way a reasonably prudent person would under the circumstances.
If someone fails to adhere to the required standard of care, then they have breached their duty of care. In many cases, one breaches the duty of care if they act unreasonably.
Damages are an essential part of a negligence claim. You must show that you were harmed in a way that the court can compensate you for.
A defendant is negligent if they were the actual cause and proximate cause of the plaintiff’s damages. Being the actual cause means the accident would not have happened without the defendant’s actions. Being a proximate cause means that you could reasonably foresee the Plaintiff’s injuries occurring due to your actions.
You must prove each of these elements by a preponderance of the evidence.
In Texas, you must file a personal injury lawsuit within two years of the date of your accident in most cases.
Make sure to file a claim before this two-year deadline passes. If not, the insurance company will have no reason to negotiate a settlement with you, as you won’t be able to pursue compensation in court.
However, there are exceptions to this statute of limitations that can adjust the time limit. A seasoned Texas personal injury lawyer will accurately calculate the filing deadline in your case and make sure your case is filed on time.
If you’ve been injured in an accident in Texas, an experienced personal injury lawyer can help you seek compensation. Contact our skilled Texas personal injury attorney for a free consultation to discuss the options in your case.
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