You all have kind hearts and I wouldn't ask any other people to help us through these tough times. 
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J. Landeros
Mother of a Child Who Sustained a Brain Injury
Dallas Car Accident Information
Nine Things You Should Know After A Car Accident Information By Attorney Michael Grossman
1. Never lie about anything related to your case (not to your lawyer, your doctor, or either side’s insurance adjuster) regarding your injuries or any of the specifics of the accident.
2. Don’t accept a check or sign a release from an insurance company unless you know exactly what it covers. If you have an attorney, make sure that your attorney is aware of every piece of mail, email, or phone call that comes from the insurance company. Do no think for a second that they won’t try to trick you into damaging your case behind your attorney’s back. Often insurance companies will try to get you to release “any and all claims” and lead you to believe that you are only settling the property damage portion of your case. Before you sign anything, check with an attorney. If you have an attorney, don’t sign anything that he is not aware of.
3. Don’t attempt to hide or cover up past injuries or accidents from your lawyer. It is very likely that the insurance company will find out about the injury, due to the fact that most car accident information is shared by all insurance companies in a central database. If your attorney is aware of such an accident from the beginning, he can foresee any complications that may arise and know well enough ahead of time how to deal with the issue. If you don’t tell him and he gets caught off guard, your case may be doomed.
4. Maintain a day by day “pain diary” that details how you feel, doctors visits and therapy or chiropractic appointments, any medications taken and their effect on your, and your inability to work or perform normal activities the way you performed them before the accident. It doesn’t have to be Shakespeare, just a few short sentences each day to chronicle your suffering. Without such a document, your memory of the pain may be called into question. With such a document, it becomes quite credible.
5. Don’t try to be a “tough guy or girl”. If you are feeling any type of pain, stiffness, swelling, etc. after an accident that is your body’s way of telling you that something is wrong. I cannot tell you how many times I have been hired to represent someone who thought they were just “a little sore” after an accident only to discover that they need major surgery down the line. See a doctor immediately after your accident.
6. The insurance companies see all. Video and photo cameras are incredibly small these days. You can be photographed or video taped anywhere at any time. If you are injured enough to pursue an injury claim you cannot expect to do normal activities. Often, an accident victim will be genuinely injured, but they will slip up for a moment and “play through the pain” by doing something a healthy person would do. They may be in excruciating pain while doing so, and their injuries may be completely justified, but on camera it will look like they are faking it. Such damning footage will devastate your case.
7. Remember, never has an insurance company made it a policy to play fair, pay your quickly, or to pay you the maximum recovery. They just don’t work that way, and one of the tactics they use in order to force you into accepting less than you should is by holding out on you. They want to keep that money in the bank earning interest or liquid for investment purposes. (Did you know that insurance companies generally profit more money per year on invested insurance premiums – in real estate and so forth – than on new premium dollars received?
8. Don’t think of everything as 100% or 0%, all or nothing. This goes right back to rule number one, don’t lie. People often feel the need to feel 100% justified in things. The law is not that black and white and there are varying degrees of every element in a car accident case from liability, to impairment. If you are partially to blame in an accident that does not mean that your case is a lost cause. There have been many instances where someone with good intentions exaggerates about some aspect of their case in order to really drive their point, but in doing so they destroy their credibility and the whole case becomes compromised.
9. Consider all of your damages. Particularly if you have not already hired an attorney, the other driver’s insurance company may offer you some cash for your pain and suffering after your accident, but are they compensating you for all of your damages? Your damages may include common elements such as lost wages or medical expenses, or less obvious damages such as compensation for any scarring or disfigurement (however slight it may be). An insurance company will not voluntarily pay you for all of your damages, especially if you do not have an attorney to put the entirety of your damages into perspective. A good attorney will give you all the car accident information you will need & be able to help you properly quantify all of your damages so that you get the maximum recovery.
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Recovery for woman who suffered a back injury in a car accident.
$80,565.00
$32,226.00
$1,600.00
(policy limits) Recovery for victim who sustained a broken femur in a motorcycle accident.
$100,000.00
$33,000.00
$0.00
The mother of a young man hired our firm to investigate the death of her son following a fatal car accident. The incident occurred as one of the two vehicles involved ran a red light and drive into the path of the other. The defendant was driving a work vehicle for a construction company. The defendant survived the accident and stated to police that the decedent caused the accident. The police could not conclusively determine who was at fault, yet the police report strongly implied that the decedent was likely at fault based on the statement provided by the defendant.
The plaintiff's mother was not convinced. Through a thorough investigation, we ultimately determined that the stoplight that the defendant claimed that our client ran, in fact, worked on a timer whereby the light was always green between certain hours unless a vehicle traveling on the intersecting road had been stopped at the right light for more than 30 seconds. Based on an analysis of the vehicles and tire markings, it was conclusively determined that both vehicles were traveling at the speed limit, which clearly indicates that the defendant driver had not accelerated from stop, rather, he was traveling at the speed limit, which would not have triggered a green light for the defendant.
The logical implications of this information is that the light could not have been red for the plaintiff, and it certainly would have been red for the defendant. As a consequence of this information, the case was resolved through litigation.
$335,000.00
$134,000.00
$63,000.00
An airline pilot suffered a shoulder injury resulting in surgery when he was sideswiped by an 18-wheeler. The case was resolved through litigation, as establishing liability was a contentious matter. The defendants claimed that the plaintiff made an illegal passing maneuver, but the evidence showed that the defendant made a sweeping turn and intruded upon our client's right of way.
$475,000.00
$158,333.00
$5,000.00
Recovery for client who sustained a pulled muscle in an 18-wheeler accident.
$19,000.00
$6,270.00
$100.00
(policy limits + secondary claim) Recovery for victim who suffered knee and back injury due to a car accident.
$48,800.00
$15,000.00
$1,188.00
A delivery driver hired our firm to pursue a negligent trucking company following a collision with insecure cargo. Our client was driving his work vehicle when numerous large metal pipes fell from the back of a flatbed trailer onto the roadway. Our client took evasive action but was unable to avoid the debris, which resulted in a fairly severe accident. As a result, our client sustained lower back injuries including two herniated discs which required surgery to correct. The defendants conceded liability early on but would not make a reasonable settlement offer. As such, suit was filed and the case was ultimately successfully resolved through litigation.
$300,000.00
$120,000.00
$1,500.00
Recovery for the victim of a car accident.
$25,000.00
$8,250.00
$100.00
Our client, a middle-aged woman, was injured when an 18-wheeler rear-ended her vehicle. As a consequence of the wreck, she sustained a back injury which required surgery to remedy. Naturally, the defendants denied liability and argued that the accident was unavoidable. Our attorneys filed suit. The defendant driver initially claimed that our client suddenly changed lanes in front of his tractor-trailer and then inexplicably slammed onto her brakes. When confronted with eye-witness testimony and other physical evidence that reflected an entirely different scenario, the truck driver ultimately recanted. The case was successfully resolved through litigation.
$350,000.00
$140,000.00
$8,188.00
Plaintiff suffered a back injury resulting in spinal fusion surgery when her car was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler. The defendants argued that the accident was unavoidable, thus denying liability. Litigation commenced and the case was satisfactorily resolved soon thereafter.
$875,000.00
$288,750.00
$2,500.00