What Is a Tort?
You may have heard the term "tort" before, maybe when it was being used by a lawyer on TV or in some other legal context. But what does tort mean? What exactly is a tort? Answer: A tort is an act that harms someone, for which the offender can be sued. The term also refers...
What is a Personal Injury Demand Letter?
Click here to view a sample personal injury demand letter. A personal injury demand letter is a letter that formally requests compensation for damages suffered as a result of a personal injury. Typically, either the injured person or their attorney drafts a demand letter and sends it to either the person who caused their injuries...
Are There Exceptions to the Personal Injury Statute of Limitations in Texas?
In Texas, personal injury cases must be filed within two years from the day of your accident or injury. If you wait longer than two years to file a lawsuit, you may lose your chance to seek compensation. However, there are a few exceptions that might allow you to file a lawsuit after the filing...
What Are the Recoverable Damages in a Texas Personal Injury Case?
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the recoverable damages under Texas personal injury law, and how you can effectively pursue compensation. The abstract goal of any personal injury lawsuit is to seek justice by holding a party accountable for the harm their negligence has inflicted upon another person. It would hardly be just if, at the conclusion...
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How Does Gross Negligence Work Under Texas Personal Injury Law?
This article will help you understand how gross negligence works under Texas law As we discussed in our negligence section, courts penalize those who fail to live up to a reasonable standard of care. This is a standard much lower than what we would think of as a hardened criminal like a murderer, but something...
What are the recognized causes of actions in Texas personal injury cases?
Personal Injury Causes of Action Recognized by Texas Law You don't have to be especially familiar with how the court system operates to know that you cannot sue someone for just anything. You already know that if your neighbor cruelly ridicules your favorite football team and makes you angry, you're not going to get any...
What Is the Statute of Limitations in a Texas Personal Injury Case?
For any kind of case where a person can be sued there is a short window of time during which the case is viable. After that window closes, the case can no longer be pursued. This deadline is called the statute of limitations. Each state chooses how long someone has to file for a particular...
How do Punitive Damages work in Texas personal injury cases?
Here's what you need to know about how punitive damages work in Texas personal injury cases, including what must be proven and how damages are capped. In our continuing series on damages, we're now going to look at why punitive damages exists, and how your attorney can pursue them. This is an intricate area of...
How Do Case Elements Work in Texas Personal Injury Cases?
How Case Elements Work Under Texas Law: Every specific type of case (e.g. car accident case, work injury case, medical malpractice case) is made up of individual components called "elements." In this article, we're going to explain what case elements are. But to be frank, explaining what elements are is actually really tricky. It's a...
What are the elements of a negligence case in Texas?
Negligence lawsuits require certain criteria to win the case. Let's talk about what those are: In personal injury law, there are lots of pieces that come together to make a winnable case. Mostly, cases are built on a theory of negligence, and negligence simply means that someone acted with unreasonable conduct to another person. Essentially,...
How Are Settlements Approved for Minors in Texas Personal Injury Cases?
How Judges Approve Settlements For Minors In Texas Personal Injury Cases In personal injury cases---as well as wrongful death cases---the parties often reach a settlement. That is, rather than take a case all the way to a jury, the plaintiff and defendant mutually agree to end the case in exchange for the defendant paying the...
What is negligence per se and how does it apply to my personal injury case?
How Negligence Per Se Works Under Texas Law: In this article, we will explain what negligence per se is, how it's different from ordinary negligence, and how the ability to argue negligence per se benefits an injured person. Now, this can be a tricky subject for most folks for two reasons: The concept of negligence...
How Do Bystander Claims Work Under Texas Personal Injury Law?
An Overview of the Texas Bystander Claim Cause of Action Seeing a loved one suffer and injury or death is an experience more horrifying than most people could ever imagine. Unfortunatley, many Texans experience this horror firsthand, as they watch the wrongful conduct of a reckless individual wreak havoc on their loved one. Texas law...
How do loss of consortium damages work in Texas personal injury cases?
This article will help you understand how loss of consortium damages work in Texas personal injury cases. In our series on damages available in injury lawsuits, below we examine what "loss of consortium" damages actually are, and how we prove them in court. We've often found that clients---and even other attorneys---aren't especially familiar with how...
What Should I Know About Fourth-Degree Burn Lawsuits in Texas?
Burn Injuries: Fourth Degree Burns Burn injuries are a specific type of personal injury claim. The consequences of this type of injury are far reaching and affect the rest of your life, and when you're looking at a fourth degree burn, this is especially true. With fourth degree burns being the most severe kinds of...
Can I Seek Compensation for Third Degree Burns in Texas?
Burn Injuries: Third Degree Burns Third-degree burns are some of the most sever burns one can endure. They are difficult injuries to recover from and can be costly to the victim. Not only that, the personal injury cases can be complex cases to argue before a jury. To learn more about burn injuries more in-depth,...
How Do Burn Injury Lawsuits Work in Texas?
Overview of Burn Injury Cases Under Texas Law For starters, it's fair to say that burn injuries are in a completely different realm than normal injuries because they're so severe and cause such a great deal of pain and suffering. But so too are the legal cases stemming from burn injuries in a class all...
What Should I Know About a First-Degree Burn Lawsuit in Texas?
Burn Injuries: First Degree Burns While there isn't a specific kind of law called "Burn Injury Law" that we can refer to, burn injuries are unique situations. The least severe type of burn is known as first-degree burns. These burns are the most common, and typically heal after a few days of minor discomfort. To...
Can I Pursue a Second-Degree Burn Case in Texas?
Burn Injuries: Second Degree Burns Burn injury cases take special consideration because the consequences of your burn might impact the rest of your life. While there are certainly more severe burns that are possible than a second degree burn, this is still a serious injury and needs to be properly handled in order to heal...