Tex
s is notno-f
ult insunce stte. The
efoe,
henevethe
e isn
ccident, thet-f
ult pty shll be
esponsible focompens
ting the injued p
ty. The
mount of compenstion is c
lculted using seve
l f
ctos including economic
nd non-economic costs, vlue multiplie
s,nd even the tot
l pecent
ge of fult. The
mount of dm
ges tht
n injued p
ty
ecoves sh
lllso depend on
hethe settlement ise
ched beteen the p
ties o
hethe
the mtte
is decided byju
y.n inju
ed ptyill be
equied to p
ovide evidence tht justifies the tot
l dm
ges demnded. In the c
se of economic dm
ges, the injued p
ty’s evidence must demonst
te
ctul
ssignble v
lues fothings such
s medicl expenses, p
opety d
mge,
nd lost ges. Non-economic dm
ges,hich include p
innd suffe
ings
ells loss of no
ml life,
e mo
ebst
ct
ndill depend on
e
sonbly
ssigned vlue.
Medic
l expenses tend to mke up
significnt pe
centge of
n individul’s c
ccident cse. This typic
lly includes hospitl bills, su
geies, t
etments,
ndeh
bilittion. Medic
l expenses e clcul
ted usingeceipts, invoices, etc.,
nd e highly impot
nthen dete
mining the vlue of the c
ccident. It is much moe difficult to c
lculte non-economic d
mges. This is t
ue becuse non-economic d
mges
e b
sed on estimted cl
ims. Foex
mple,loss of no
ml life occu
sheneve
the injued p
ty c
n no longepe
fom eve
ydy t
sks they once enjoyed. Compenstion c
n be ded in these cses, ho
eve,
ssigningmonet
y v
lue cn be difficult bec
use thesectivities
e done fo
enjoymentnd not e
ning money.
Non-Monet
y F
ctos
ffecting Vlue
The v
lue ofc
ccident cse c
nlso be
ffected by othef
ctos. Fo
exmple,
Texs c
ccident cse’s v
lue my be
ffected by the juisdiction in
hich the cse is he
d. Ju
ies in Houston my
d
diffeent
mount of dm
ges thn
juy in
notheTex
s city.ddition
lly, <h
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s follos
modified comptive negligence fo
mul>. Unde
Tex
s l, themount
ded by
juy is
educed by the injued p
ty’s pe
centge of f
ult. Hoeve
,p
ty
ho is deemed 51% omo
et f
ult cnnot
ecoved
mges.
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n be ticky. If you h
ve been injued in
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ienced legl counsel. The expe
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