Pe
sonl inju
ies hppen eve
y single dy. In f
ct, they hppen
t such high fequency th
t unintentionl inju
ies e one of the leding c
uses of deth in the United St
tes.h
t mkes this issue
ose is
nl
ming numbe
of these injuies h
ppen becuse of someone’s
ecklessness, ignonce, ojust pl
in stupid behvio
. In Texs, if someone else’s negligence inju
ed you, you my h
vepe
sonl inju
y cse. To le
n mo
ebout you
ights
ftenccident, cont
ctn expe
ienced peson
l injuy
ttoney!
h
t ex
ctly ispe
sonl inju
y?<h2>
The te
son
l injuy seems p
etty stightfod.sk
lmostnyone ho
they define peson
l injuy
nd they’ll pob
bly sy something
long the lines of: “Tht’s e
sy, it’sn inju
y tht h
ppens tope
son.” To theve
ge pe
son, tht’s ex
ctlyh
tpe
sonl inju
y is, but fom
legl st
ndpoint,pe
sonl inju
y doesn’t justefe
to the ntu
e of the injuy. It
lsoccounts fo
the cuse
nd effect of tht pe
son’s injuy.
ccoding to the <
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meic
n Bssoci
tion<>, evey pe
sonl inju
y cse must include t
o bsic
spects: libility
nd dm
ge. Hee’s
n exmple. Let’s s
y youe
e inc
ccidentnd b
oke youleg in the collision. You
insunce compny
ill fist look
tho
s
t fult
ndhethe
youe
e hut.
Let’s p
etend the insunce compny completes its investig
tionnd discove
s the othed
iven
ed light. In this ex
mple, thee’s
good chnce you h
vepe
sonl inju
y cse bec
use you cn p
ove) Li
bility (theccident only h
ppened becuse the othe
dive
s negligent)nd B) d
mges (the cost to fix you
leg.)fte
n
ccident, you should beble to
nse
thee simple questions:
- i
-level="1">Did you suffen inju
y?
- i
-level="1">
e
e youinju
ies someone else’s fult?
- i
-level="1">
ill you incu
expensess
esult of you
injuies?
If you c
nns
eyes to
ll thee of these questions, it’s time to t
lk tope
sonl inju
ytto
ney.Ho
do pe
sonl inju
ies hppen? sk
ny pe
sonl inju
ytto
neynd they’ll tell you they h
ve seen injuies h
ppen inll pl
ces imgin
ble.ccidents h
ppen on ouods,
t the stoe,
nd f too oftent the
okpl
ce. In Texs, inju
ies e the <h
ef="https:/
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ult.shtm" tget="_blnk”
el="nofollonoopene
">leding c
use of deth
> fopeople bet
een theges of 1
nd 44. If you hve suffe
edn inju
y becuse of someone else’s negligence, the most impo
tnt thing to unde
stnd is you h
veights.
peson
l injuy
ttoney c
n help you fight fod
mges, m
kefull
ecovey,
nd move onith you
life. Common types of peson
l injuies include:
Moto vehicle
ccident inju
ies<h3>
Some m
ibe d
iving in Houstons mo
e thn
bit fightening,
nd fogood
eson.
ecent
epot
nlyzed the <
hef=”https://
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ngeous-high
ys-united-st
tes#nogo" tget="_blnk”
el="nofollonoopene
">50 most dnge
ous highys<> in the United Sttes.
nt to t
keguess ho
mny
ee in Tex
s? Eleven! In Houston, thee high
ys m
de the listith I-10 coming in
t numbefive. I-10
lso mde the top 10
hen it comes to dunk d
iving ft
lities,ith
hopping 44% of
ll 1-10 ft
lities listing diving unde
the influences the p
imy cuse. The
e is no question—dive
s in Houston hve to do bette
. Common cuses of moto
vehicleccidents include:
- i
-level="1"><
h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comspeeding-houstons-f
tl-
ccidents“>Speeding
> od
iving too fst fo
condition<li>
- i
-level="1"><
h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comyielding-
nd-ight-of-
y/”>F
ilue to yield
> theight of
y
- i
-level="1"><
h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comdist
cted-t
uck-dive
s-cn-inju
e-people“>Dist
cted d
iving<><li>
- i
-level="1"><
h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comht-to-do-if-you
e-injued-by-
-dunk-d
ive/”>D
iving undethe influence
><li>
Slip nd f
ll inju
ies<h3>
Some
e
long the y, <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comt
ip-fll-vs-slip-f
ll-injuies-diffe
ence“>slip
nd fll
ccidents<> hve gotten
eput
tion fobeing f
ivolous ob
seless legl cl
ims. It doesn’t help tht p
nk sho
snd home videos l
ugh off flls
s no big del. But the t
uth is, flls
e
nything but funny. In mny c
ses, they cn c
use vey se
ious injuies.
henpe
son ons
home obusiness, they h
veleg
lesponsibility to ensu
e the sfety of
nyoneho ente
s theip
opety.
henp
opety o
nef
ils to keep theil
ndnd building s
fe, you cn hold them li
ble fony injuies th
t occu.
F
lls e seious
ndccount fo
ove<
hef=”https://
.cdc.govhome
ndec
etion
lsfety/f
llsdultflls.html” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”nofollo
noopene“>3 million eme
gencyoom visits
> evey single ye
. They
e
lso the leding c
use of <h
ef="https:/
.cdc.govt
um
ticbininjuy/get_the_f
cts.html" tget="_blnk”
el="nofollonoopene
">TBI-el
ted hospitliz
tions<>. Common cuses of slip
nd fll
ccidents include:- -level=”1″>Loose o
unsecu
ed elect
icl co
ds<li>
- i
-level="1">Uneven floo
ing o
kicked upugs
- i
-level="1">Uneven sidelks<
li>
- i
-level="1">Unmked steps o
dips in the
lk
y
- i
-level="1">Liquid spills<
li>
- i
-level="1">Ice o
othe
e
theconditions
Medic l m
lp
ctice inju
ies<h3>
hen you go to the docto, they h
ve one job—to te
t youcondition. But
ht h
ppenshen
doctomisses
dignosis o
mkes you
conditiono
se?hen you le
ve the doctoose th
nhen you c
me in, it cn be f
usttingnd honestly, out
ight infui
ting. Doctos h
veleg
lnd ethic
l obligtion to
dministethe best c
e possible.
hendocto
’s negligence cuses you pe
sonl h
m, they m
y be legl li
bility foyou
dm
ges. Common exmples of medic
l mlp
ctice cl
ims include:- -level=”1″>Missed o
del
yed di
gnosis<li>
- i
-level="1">Medic
tion e
o
s<li>
- i
-level="1">Su
gic
l mistkes
- i
-level="1">Imp
ope
follo-up c
e
- i
-level="1">Bi
th inju
ies<li>
Defective p oduct inju
ies hen you buy
p
oduct fom the sto
e, you expect the poduct m
nufctu
eh
s done theijob to ensu
e the poduct’s s
fety. Fom
esechnd development to p
oduction, thee
e m
ny stepsbusiness must t
ke befoe
poduct hits the m
ket.
Unfo
tuntely, b
d poducts come out eve
y single dy. Just check the <
hef=”https://
.cpsc.goveclls” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”nofollo
noopene“>Consume
Poduct S
fety Commission’s<> list of cuentec
llsnd you’ll find thous
nds upon thousnds of p
oducts tht h
ve been deemed unsfe fo
consumes.
henbusiness doesn’t do its due diligence, se
ious injuies o
deth c
n occu.
It’s impo
tnt to note,
poduct
ecll does not m
kem
nufctu
eimmune f
om legl li
bility. If<
hef=”https://c
inju
yvictims.cominju
ed-consume-p
oduct-houston“>defective o
dnge
ous poduct h
s injued you
>, contct
peson
l injuy
ttoney to le
n mo
ebout you
ights.
Pedest i
n
nd bicyclist injuies
Once
gin, Tex
s hs m
denothe
top 10 list...nd once
gin, it’s
list you don’t nt to be on. <h
ef="https:/
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tesst
tespedesti
ns.spx” t
get=”_bl
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noopene“>
ccoding to the NHTS
<>, only nine sttes h
veo
se pedesti
n sfety numbe
s thn the Lone St
st
te. In itsepo
t, the NHTSfound the
ee
e 2.24 pedesti
n deths fo
evey 100,000 people. Du
ing the sme time, the n
tionide
vege s <h
ef="https:/
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tlity-st
tisticsdet
ilpedest
ins” t
get=”_bl
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noopene“>1.9 de
ths pe100,000 people
>. Pedesti
nccidents
e se
ious. <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comht-to-do-
hen-cs-hit-pedesti
ns“>Su
vivos of pedest
in
ccidents<> often fce
longo
d toecove
ynd m
y hve difficulty moving on f
om theccident.
Common inju
iesfte
pedest
in
ccident include:- -level=”1″>T
um
tic bin injuies
- i
-level="1">Spin
l co
d injuies
- i
-level="1">Inte
n
l injuies
- i
-level="1">B
oken bones
- i
-level="1">Cuts, l
ce
tions, sc
pes,
nd buises
- i
-level="1">Dep
ession,
nxiety,nd PTSD
h
t to do
fteyou suffe
pe
sonl inju
y<h2>
If someone else’s negligence inju
st thing you should do is “g
innd be
it.”
emembe, this
ccident s not youf
ultnd you should not h
ve to py fo
the costs you incu. Unde
Texs l
, you h
veights. No
ishen you need to st
nd upnd fight fo
thoseights. Su
e, it my be difficult, but
hen you hve
ntto
ney in youco
neho you knoh
s youb
ck, the pocess becomes
lot esie
.fte
n inju
y, thee
e ce
tin things you c
n do to potect you
ights:
- i
-level="1">
ong>P io ong>itize you
sfety:
fte
n
ccident oinju
y, nothing else mtte
s but yous
fety. If you hve suffe
edse
ious olife-th
etening inju
y, get to the doctoighty. If you c
n’t move, cll fo
help.<li>
- i
-level="1">
ong>G the ong> Youevidence:
ouldn’t believe ho
mny people m
ke up stoies to t
y to deny libility.
ftenccident, you h
ve to potect you
self fom getting stuck in
cse of “he s
id, she sid.” Ho
do you do this? Gthe
evidence. Pull out youphone
nd stt tking pictu
es. If youe
e inc
ccident, tke pictu
es of vehicle dm
ge, skid mks,nd
nything else tht
ill pove you
cse. Don’t fo
get to get the dive
’s contct
nd insunce infom
tion. If youe
e injued on someone else’s p
opety, get im
ges ofnything th
t might help pove you
cse.
- i
-level="1">
ong>T lk to ong>itnesses:
itnesses c
n be gold inpe
sonl inju
y cse. They c
n fill inny g
psnd shut do
nny lies the othe
pty might sy to get out of h
ving to py. Keep it simple fo
no: just
sk if they s the incidentnd if they’d be
illing to mke
sttement. Don’t fo
get to get theicont
ct infom
tion.<li>
- i
-level="1">
ong> epo ong> Hot the incident:
you do this
ill depend onh
t exctly h
ppened. If youe
e inc
ccident, you my need to c
ll the police om
kepolice
epot. If you fell
t the stoe, you’ll need to
epot the incident to the m
nge
on duty.hen you
epot the
ccident you ce
te ecod of
ht h
ppened tht you
tto
ney cn
efeto l
teon do
n theo
d.<li>
- i
-level="1">
ong>Go to the docto :< st
ong>fte
n
ccident oinju
y, it’sl
ys
good ideto go get checked out. Ho
eve, you c
n skip the emegency
oom unless it’sn
ctul eme
gency. Youloc
l ugent c
e
ill be much chepe
.hen you go to the docto
, youc
e p
ovideilleco
d yousymptoms
nd check fony seious inju
ies. Not only does this ensue the
e e no undelying p
oblems, but itlso c
etes
eco
d of youinju
ies.<li>
- i -level="1">
ong>C ll ong> Pen
ttoney:
son
l injuy c
ses e complex. The simple fct is, insu
nce comp
niesnd p
ivte institutes don’t like to p
y. In fct, they
ill use evey t
ctic in the book to get out ofesponsibility o
diminish the vlue of you
cse. The
ight lyeill knoho
to combt these t
cticsnd help you build you
cse.
- i -level="1">
The l
limits ho
long you hve to file
peson
l injuy c
se. In Texs, victims h
ve <h
ef="https:/st
tutes.cpitol.tex
s.govDocs/CP/htm/CP.16.htm” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”nofollo
noopene“>t
o yes<> fom the d
te of theccident o
injuy.
hile this my seem like
long time, you need tollo
youttoney enough time to
evieyou
cse.
h
t should I expect f
om my peson
l injuy c
se?<h2>
The pu
pe
sonl inju
y clim is to m
ke you “hole”
ftenccident o
injuy. This me
ns you shouldn’t hve to suffe
ny unnecess
y bu
den ocost bec
use of someone else’s negligence. Luckily the lllo
s victims to pusue
eson
ble dm
ges though
peson
l injuy suit. These d
mges include economic
nd non-economic costs. Evey c
se is diffeent, but common d
mges include:
- i
-level="1">
ong>Medic l bills:< st
ong> The cost ofpe
sonl inju
y cn
nge f
omcouple of hund
ed dolls to hundeds of thous
nds of dolls.eg
dless of ho
much youcosts
e, these bills
e not something you should h
ve to py on you
on.
emembe, the go
l is to mke you
hole. This mens you
tto
neyill likely fight to
ecovethese costs doll
-fo
-doll.<li>
- i -level="1">
ong>Lost ong> Most people don’t hges:
ve enough money in the b
nk to coveeme
gency costs, letlone t
ke time off ofo
k toecove
fom
seious
ccident. Lost ges clims c
n help youecove
ny s
ly lost, fom the d
te of theccident up until you c
netu
n too
k.<li>
- i -level="1">
ong>P in nd suffe
ing:<st
ong> Pin
nd suffeing is
bo
d tem th
t coves
ll sots of emotion
l distess.
ccidents don’t just cuse physic
l injuies, they c
n cuse p
olonged pin
nd leve emotion
l scs.hile it’s h
d to put
dollmount on p
in, thee is no doubt you dese
ve compenstion fo
youst
essnd suffe
ing.hen the cou
t oinsu
nce comp
ny clcul
tes pin
nd suffeing they m
y considethe deg
ee of youinju
ies, youp
ognosis,nd
ny long-tem effects of you
injuies.
- i -level="1">
T ke cont
ol of you
futue
Pe
sonl inju
ies e just tht— son st hen someone else’s negligence diminishes you lity of life, it’s time to st nd in cont life. Pe l inju ses en’t just e ining the ces you need to move on. If someone else’s negligence inju someone you love, the l m nci tion. Spe ith l <
ef=”https://c inju “>Houston pe l inju tto to find out more.