Case Negotiation & Settlement Issues

At-Fault Driver Will Not Cooperate with the Insurance Company

 What Happens if the Other Driver Will Not Contact nor Cooperate with the Insurance Company I get calls all the time from clients who had a car wreck with someone and the at-fault driver basically goes into hiding.  A guy merges into your lane, rear-ends you, or runs a red light.  You’re injured and need […]

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At-Fault Driver Will Not Contact Insurance Company

      THE DRIVER’S “DUTY TO COOPERATE.” Every insurance policy has a “duty to cooperate” clause.  This means that any person seeking coverage under the policy must cooperate with the company’s investigation and defense of the claim.  Failure to cooperate may be grounds for the insurance company to deny coverage.  But that doesn’t mean

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Recoverable Damages in a Personal Injury Case

Under Texas law, what sort of damages are recoverable in a personal injury case?  In general, a victim of personal injury is entitled to collect the following as compensation for injuries sustained in an accident: Texas law provides for various categories of personal injury damages that one can recover.  However, every case is determined on

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What is the settlement value my injury case?

Often people ask me:  “What is my injury case worth?” or “How much are we going to be asking for?”  Evaluating personal injury cases is a complicated process with many factors.  The most obvious factors, of course, are the seriousness of the injury, the seriousness of the accident, and the facts of the accident.  Here are

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Child Support Liens in Texas Personal Injury Cases

What is a Child Support Lien? A child support lien is a lien filed in order to enforce an previous child support order.  If the obligor (person who owes child support), is behind in child support payments, then the child support payments accumulate.  As they accumulate, the child support obligations can get quite hefty. The

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A Personal Injury Settlement & My “Lower Fee Guarantee”

Lower Fee Guarantee In this article, I describe how a personal injury settlement might be paid between the attorney’s fees, medical bills and client’s share. And then, I am going to describe my “Lower Fee Guarantee” and how it protects the client in the settlement. Let’s assume that you are involved in a car accident

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