Personal Injury Frequently Asked Questions

Personal injury lawyers generally work on accident and injury claims on a contingent fee basis.  This means that they charge as their fee a percentage of the recovery obtained for the accident victim, typically between 25 to 40 percent, but personal injury attorneys only get paid if they win your case or get your case settled.  If there is no recovery, then you owe the law firm nothing, which makes it possible for anyone, regardless of their financial status, to hire a skilled attorney to represent them in an injury claim.

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.

Statutes of limitations are laws that set time limits on how long you have to file a lawsuit or how long the state has to prosecute someone for committing a crime. These time limits depend on the legal claim or crime involved in the case, and they're different from state to state.

General rules:

• The time period begins on the date your claim arises or occurs.
• Once the statute of limitations has expired, you likely will be unable to successfully pursue a lawsuit regardless of the merits of your claim.

Here is a list of a few statutes of limitations in Texas:

• Contract : 4 years
• Fraud: 4 years
• Legal Malpractice: 2 years
• Medical Malpractice: 2 years (but before 10 years from the date of the act or omission)
• Personal Injury: 2 years
• Product Liability: 2 years (but before 15 years after date of the sale)
• Property Damage: 2 years
• Slander: 1 year
• Trespass: 2 years
• Wrongful Death: 2 years

Be aware the laws are subject to change at any time. You are able to check the most current Texas laws here.

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.

In Texas, being in any way at fault is known as the law of contributory negligence. Texas and most other states will "compare" the negligence between two people and apportion damages appropriately.

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.

Before you make an appointment with any lawyer, you should ask them to send you their package of written information, which should include the following:

1. A sample fee agreement.

2. A listing of sample verdicts, settlements and testimonials from former clients.

3. A full written explanation of the steps involved in a personal injury lawsuit.

4. A written assurance that they carry errors and omissions ("malpractice") insurance in the amount of at least $100,000 (you’d probably be surprised to see how many lawyers carry NO insurance.) Ask for this representation in writing.

5. A full explanation of fees and costs, the difference between the two, and how the percentage fee is calculated.

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.

In certain instances, we do recommend you contact an attorney when settling a personal injury case. There are things that the insurance companies will not tell you about. For example, a potential client contacted us that had already settled their case, but it turned out that the insurance company failed to let them know that the settlement money was needed to pay the health insurance company first. They ended up with nothing from the settlement.

BUT, if you have a small injury case, you may not need an attorney. In fact, our office does not even accept cases where there’s little or no property damage and the injuries are minor. Why not? Because in the small cases, the attorney fees and costs might leave little or nothing for you after your medical bills are paid, and we don’t believe that would be fair to you. If your case is small and you would like to try to handle it yourself, with our advice, we may charge a small consulting fee and assist you, if that’s what you want. This may save you thousands!

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.

A personal injury, car accident or wrongful death case is any type of claim where a person has been injured or killed due to someone else’s carelessness. If the only damage in your case is that your car got banged up, then you don’t have a personal injury case. But, you may have a property damage case. We do not handle property damage cases, but there are many lawyers who do so. If both you and your car have suffered an injury or damage, respectively, then you have both a personal injury and a property damage claim. In those circumstances, either your insurance company or the other driver’s insurance company will usually take care of the property damage claim.

If someone’s negligence causes the death of another, then this is called a "wrongful death" claim. The law in each state or jurisdiction differs significantly regarding what can be recovered in a wrongful death case. You need an attorney who understands the specialized wrongful death laws in Texas.

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.

It depends upon the specifics of the situation. If you can prove that the debris was left on the floor of the store for a sufficient amount of time or that the unreasonably dangerous condition was caused or created by store employees, you may be able to sue. Consult with a personal injury attorney to learn more.

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.

Many medications that are now off the market have undergone class action law suits based on ill effects. Consult with a personal injury attorney to find out if you are eligible for damages.

Have You Been Injured In A Dallas, Texas Area Accident?

If you've been hurt in an accident you need to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. Contact us online or call our Dallas office directly at 214.559.7202 to schedule your free consultation.