Auto collisions are the leading cause of personal injuries in Texas. According to Washington DC , at least one person a day has died on Texas roadways since November 7, 2000. As of 2019, that is more than 65,000 car accident fatalities in Texas —more people than the entire population of San Marcos or Pflugerville.
The insurance company is not your friend. The goal of the insurance companies to figure out a way to not pay for your claim, or in the alternative, pay you the least amount of money possible. Sadly, many people who are injured because of the negligence of another are oblivious of the full value of their claims. Car accident victims accept the first offer from the insurance company and sign away their legal rights to pursue the claim, unaware of the full extent of their injuries and damages.
After a car accident, you will likely have many concerns: How did this happen to me? Will my auto insurance cover my medical bills? Who will fix my car? Can I file a lawsuit against the other driver?Instead of worrying call the car accident attorneys at Fletcher law firm. Being injured in a car accident is an overwhelming experience, and we will offer you knowledge, compassion, and superior personal service. Our attorneys will establish liability on the at-fault driver by investigating, preserving evidence and interviewing witnesses. We will help you navigate the complex system to make sure you receive reasonable and necessary medical care for the injuries from your car wreck. Once you complete your treatment, our office will collect the necessary medical records and bills that document your injuries and negotiate a settlement that takes into account your damages in the past and future financial and medical needs.Our attorneys are experienced at guiding clients and their loved ones through the claims process, and if necessary, through litigation to trial in order to recover the monetary compensation you are owed. The car crash attorneys of Sanchez Law are experienced negotiators and litigators who work on your behalf to level the playing field with the other side, who will always have lawyers. Call Sanchez Law 24/7/365 for a free case evaluation with an attorney. Because for us, it's personal.
Call us immediately if you or a loved one have been seriously injured or killed in a bus crash and talk directly to an attorney. We know how overwhelming and painful these events can be, and we are equipped to advise and guide you through all phases of injury claims and investigations, and to gather the evidence necessary to prove that a bus driver's unsafe driving or an improperly maintained bus caused or contributed to you or a loved one's injuries.
Most of us intuitively know that buses present a serious potential danger to anyone involved in a crash with one, since they are among the largest and heaviest vehicles on the road. Because of basic physics, passenger buses present exponentially more forceful crash impacts when they increase their speed—a bus traveling 50 miles per hour will have 4 times the kinetic energy of the same bus traveling 25 miles per hour. Their sheer physical bulk also requires more precise driving by properly trained drivers who must be alert and who be properly trained and experienced to be able safely maneuver in traffic, and it requires that bus itself well maintained. The mass of a bus compared to a passenger car means will take the brunt of the crash. There were 232 fatal crashes caused by buses in the United States from the year surveyed from 2016 to 2017 according to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration.
If the bus is owned by a Texas company and operates entirely within the state, then its owners must adhere to Texas law, Department of Motor Vehicle regulations, and Federal regulations require $500,000.00 in insurance coverage for buses designed for 15 – 26 passengers ($500,000) or over 26 passengers ($5,000,000).
If the bus is operated on behalf of a city (for instance, Capital Metro in Austin, DART in Dallas, or VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio), injury claims require knowledge of additional regulations and legal protections that these parties enjoy because they are operating on behalf of a governmental entity. The good news is that these buses typically have multiple cameras which preserves video records taken of the interior and exterior of the bus.
The Texas Education Agency's statewide survey of school bus crashes and injury for years 2017-2018 reported 2,210 crashes which resulted in 606 injured students and 44 injured adults, along with 11 pedestrian injuries. Since they are often owned by school districts enjoy special protections as governmental entities, school bus crashes can present special legal requirements to preserve claims and a cap on damages allowed ($100,000 per person injured, up to $300,000 per accident).
Call us immediately if you or a loved one have been seriously injured or killed at a construction site and talk directly to an attorney. Construction accidents present unique issues which our attorneys are equipped to handle. In Texas, the outcome of an injury claim will be dependent on some seemingly random factors (including whether the employer carried workers compensation insurance, and the legal language of the job contracts which set forth duties and obligations of individual contractors and subcontractors.) We will evaluate your case with you and can represent you in every part of your case from setting up an insurance claim and preserving vital evidence through every phase of litigation to recover the monetary damages that you are entitled to.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 5,147 workers died on the job nationwide in 2017, which equates to more than 99 a week or 14 deaths every day. According to OSHA the “Fatal Four” types of jobsite accident account for about 60% of construction worker deaths in 2017: falls, objects striking the worker, electrocutions, and crushing injuries (for example, caught-in or compressed by equipment or crushed by collapsing structure or equipment). OSHA regulations and common industry safety standards ought to be followed by all parties to construction projects, and our attorneys are equipped to investigate and prosecute claims in each of these types of cases.
Call us immediately if you or a loved one have been seriously injured because of a condition on the premises of a business, an apartment complex, or an individual's home site and talk directly to an attorney. We are equipped to handle the unique issues these cases present. We will evaluate your case with you and can represent you in every part of your case from setting up an insurance claim and preserving vital evidence through every phase of litigation to recover the monetary damages that you are entitled to.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission floors and flooring materials contribute directly to more than 2 million fall injuries each year. These injuries sometimes can be quite serious and result in broken or fractured bones. Of all fractures from falls, hip fractures are the most serious and lead to the greatest health problems and number of deaths, and the elderly are especially vulnerable to these types of injuries. Premises conditions which directly cause injuries include slick surfaces, falling tree branches, broken handrails, cluttered walkways, holes and uneven surfaces which are not immediately visible or noticeable. Premise owners owe a specific legal duty to inform you and your loved ones of the presence of any known dangerous condition. When they fail to do so they are not acting responsibly—these injuries can and should be avoided in every case.