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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You’ve just been injured in a car accident. The other vehicle is a commercial vehicle or company car. How does that effect my case? Actually, it can effect your case in a numbers of ways. It’s not only about how hard you get hit. It’s also about who you get hit by. What is a
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Many clients often ask me if they can get more than the policy limits for their personal injury case. My answer is usually the same. It is highly unlikely, and practically impossible, to get more than the policy limits. In order to understand why, we must cover some basic legal concepts about how liability insurance
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All too many times, I hear of people entering into a settlement agreement with the insurance company. Then, they regret that they settled for too little and want out. Nothing has been signed, but the injured person did verbally agree. Now, the question is whether that verbal agreement is binding. The Scenario…. Here is how
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One of the issues someone faces after a car accident is whether or not my car will be repaired or is it totaled. Some cars have very extensive damage and are repaired. Others have relatively moderate damage and are totaled. In your mind, you may think that your vehicle is repairable, especially if it has
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So many times I have people call me about whether or nor they have a case. I tell them all the same thing: There are two parts to every personal injury case. First, you must prove liability. Second, you must prove damages. You can’t just have one or the other. You must have both. Proving
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As a personal injury attorney in Dallas, I have represented clients with some pretty serious injuries resulting from car accidents: Broken arms, broken, legs, traumatic brain injuries, surgeries, etc. I have also encountered difficulties in explaining to those clients that their recovery may be limited based upon the amount of insurance that is available. This
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Many times I have potential clients call me and say that they were injured in a car crash that was not their fault, but the “adjuster is putting some percentage negligence on me….” This is called comparative negligence. Under Texas law, comparative negligence may be a partial or total defense to a civil claim for
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An issue that commonly arises in a personal injury case is whether or not you should use your health insurance. That decision depends on many circumstances. But before answering this question, we should discuss how the typical health insurance policy works. When you have health insurance, you become part of a vast network of hospitals
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Let’s face it. A vehicle that has been repaired has a diminution in value compared to a vehicle that has never been damaged. Diminished value (also know as diminution in value) means that something does not have the same value as it did before. In the context of a car accident, it means that a
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