Tyler Personal Injury Lawyers

If you were seriously hurt because of someone else’s actions in Tyler, Texas the days and weeks afterward can bring difficult questions. You may be dealing with medical treatment, missed work, insurance adjusters, and uncertainty about who is responsible for what happened.

Here, you will learn how Grossman Law Offices’ Tyler personal injury lawyers can help after a serious accident, what types of cases Grossman Law Offices handles, what must generally be proven under Texas law, and what steps you can take to protect a potential claim. Our attorneys represent clients on a contingency-fee basis, meaning attorney fees are contingent upon obtaining a recovery. You pay nothing until we win.

If you have questions about your situation, you can also call Grossman Law Offices at (855) 326-0000 or contact us online for a free consultation at any time.

If You Were Hurt in Tyler, Texas

A serious injury can affect far more than your health. Medical bills may arrive while an injury keeps you from earning your normal income. Meanwhile, an insurance company may begin investigating the accident and looking for reasons to limit what it pays.

That is one reason it is important to preserve evidence. Medical records, photographs, video footage, witness information, accident reports, employment records, and other documentation can become important when determining how an accident happened and what it cost the injured person.

Texas also generally imposes a two-year statute of limitations on personal injury lawsuits, although exceptions and different deadlines can apply depending on the circumstances. Waiting can create another problem: Important evidence can disappear long before the legal deadline arrives.

Our Practice Areas in East Texas

Personal injury claims can arise in many ways. Grossman Law Offices represents injured Texans in cases involving vehicle crashes, dangerous commercial trucking operations, catastrophic workplace incidents, alcohol-related accidents, defective products, wrongful deaths, and other forms of negligence. The right approach depends heavily on what caused the injury.

Car Wrecks and Auto Accidents

A car wreck can leave an injured person needing emergency care, follow-up treatment, vehicle repairs, and time away from work. Crashes around Tyler, Texas may occur on busy roads such as US 69, SH 31, Loop 323, or FM 2493, as well as neighborhood streets throughout areas such as Azalea District, Midtown, South Tyler, and surrounding communities.

An investigation may involve photographs of the vehicles and scene, police reports, witness statements, surveillance or dash-camera footage, vehicle data, medical documentation, and records showing lost earnings.

A personal injury lawyer can gather and preserve this evidence, communicate with insurers, evaluate damages, and prepare the claim for litigation when necessary.

Commercial Truck and 18-Wheeler Collisions

Commercial truck crashes can require a much more extensive investigation than an ordinary passenger-vehicle collision. Imagine that an 18-wheeler strikes your vehicle on US 69, Loop 323, SH 31, or along I-20 north of Tyler. Determining responsibility may require examining not only what the truck driver did in the moments before impact but also the conduct of the trucking company and potentially other businesses involved in the vehicle’s operation.

Evidence can include electronic logging information, maintenance and inspection records, driver qualification documents, dispatch information, electronic vehicle data, photographs, video, and company records. Accident reconstruction professionals and other qualified experts may also be needed to determine how a collision occurred. Grossman Law Offices has decades of experience handling Texas truck accident litigation and has obtained significant results in commercial truck and vehicle cases.

Dram Shop and Drunk-Driving Claims

A drunk-driving crash may involve more than a claim against the intoxicated driver. Texas’s Dram Shop Act provides a potential claim against an alcohol provider when specific requirements are satisfied. Among other things, the claimant generally must establish that when alcohol was provided, it was apparent to the provider that the recipient was obviously intoxicated to the point of presenting a clear danger to themselves and others, and that the intoxication was a proximate cause of the damages.

This can become relevant after crashes involving drivers who were drinking at bars, restaurants, or other licensed establishments in Tyler’s entertainment and retail areas. A dram shop investigation may examine receipts, surveillance footage, witness accounts, alcohol-service records, and other evidence concerning the driver’s condition and where alcohol was obtained. When the evidence supports liability, a dram shop case may provide an additional avenue for pursuing compensation beyond a claim against the intoxicated driver.

Workplace Injuries and Construction Accidents

Serious workplace accidents can occur on construction sites, industrial properties, warehouses, oil and gas operations, and other job sites across East Texas. Falls, equipment accidents, trench collapses, electrical incidents, machinery failures, and vehicle accidents can cause catastrophic or fatal injuries.

Texas workplace injury law is unusual as most private employers are not required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Whether an employer is a workers’ compensation subscriber or non-subscriber can substantially change an injured worker’s legal options. Workers’ compensation generally provides medical and income benefits for covered work-related injuries, while employers without coverage may face lawsuits in circumstances where covered employers ordinarily would not.

A work accident may also involve a negligent third party, such as a contractor, property owner, equipment manufacturer, or another company operating at the site. Determining who employed whom, who controlled the work, and what safety obligations applied can therefore be critical.

If you have questions about your situation, you can also call Grossman Law Offices at (855) 326-0000 or contact us online for a free consultation at any time.

Can an Alcohol Provider Be Held Liable?

Yes, under certain circumstances. Texas law provides a statutory cause of action against an alcohol provider when specific requirements are satisfied. Under Chapter 2 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, liability can arise when it was apparent to the provider at the time alcohol was served that the recipient was obviously intoxicated to the extent that the person presented a clear danger to themselves and others, and the person’s intoxication was a proximate cause of the damages suffered.

These cases are commonly known as Dram Shop Claims. Grossman Law Offices has substantial experience with Texas dram shop litigation, including multimillion-dollar published recoveries in cases involving serious injuries and wrongful deaths.

What Must Be Proven in a Texas Injury Claim?

The exact elements depend on the type of claim. In a typical negligence case, however, an injured person generally needs evidence establishing a legal duty, a breach of that duty, a causal connection between the breach and the injury, and legally recognized damages.

Damages can depend on the facts and may include losses such as medical expenses, lost income or diminished earning capacity, physical impairment, pain, and other legally compensable harm. Texas also follows a proportionate-responsibility system.

Under Chapter 33 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a claimant generally cannot recover damages when the claimant’s percentage of responsibility is greater than 50%. When the claimant bears some responsibility but does not cross that threshold, the rules can reduce the recoverable damages according to the percentage assigned.

When Should You Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer?

Consider contacting a personal injury lawyer when an accident causes serious injuries, significant medical expenses, extended time away from work, permanent impairment, or a death. Legal guidance can be particularly important when an 18-wheeler or commercial business is involved, when the injury occurred at work, or when alcohol service may have contributed to a crash.

A lawyer can investigate the incident, preserve evidence, identify potentially responsible parties, handle communications with insurance companies, calculate and document damages, negotiate for an appropriate resolution, and take the case to trial when necessary. The earlier this work begins, the more opportunity there may be to secure evidence before it disappears.

Areas We Serve in East Texas

Grossman Law Offices represents injured clients throughout Texas, including Tyler and communities across Smith County and East Texas. This includes Whitehouse, Lindale, Bullard, Flint, Noonday, Winona, Chandler, Jacksonville, Kilgore, Longview, and other nearby communities.

Whether your injury happened during a truck crash along an East Texas highway, in a collision on a Tyler street, at a construction or industrial job site, or after an intoxicated person was overserved alcohol, the important question is what evidence exists and what Texas law allows you to do with it.

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After a serious injury, you do not have to figure out the insurance and legal process by yourself. Grossman Law Offices has spent more than 35 years helping injured Texans and their families pursue accountability after serious accidents.

Our experience includes commercial truck collisions, catastrophic workplace accidents, dram shop cases, car wrecks, personal injury matters, and wrongful deaths. Our attorneys have won thousands of cases and millions in claims for our clients.

When you contact us, the goal is to understand what happened, answer your questions clearly, and explain what options may be available. You can expect direct, straightforward guidance about the evidence, legal process, risks, and next steps.

If you or someone you love suffered a catastrophic injury in Tyler, Texas, contact Grossman Law Offices at (855) 326-0000 or contact us online for a free case review.