No one has a right to injure others. Unfortunately, sometimes people are careless or even intentionally engage in wrongful acts that cause harm. Under Texas law, those individuals can be held accountable.
Victims must understand their legal rights, though.
Why Choose Our Boerne Injury Lawyers?
A Boerne personal injury lawyer at George Salinas Injury Lawyers can provide the help you need to navigate the legal system if you or someone you love has been hurt. Our firm has more than 110 years of collective experience and a skilled legal team that includes members of the board of directors of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association as well as individuals designated as Rising Stars and Super Lawyers.
George Salinas Injury Lawyers treats every case as our most important case, and we won’t collect legal fees from you unless we win. Give us a call at (210) 987-9232 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation and learn more about the assistance we can offer.
How to Make A Personal Injury Claim
If you want to make a personal injury claim when someone causes you harm, you must first understand how the law works in Texas.
Texas follows something called a modified comparative fault rule. While some states don’t allow you to pursue a claim if you share part of the blame for your injuries, Texas permits you to recover compensation as long as your percentage of responsibility is not greater than 50%.
This rule, which is laid out in Texas Code Section 33.001, allows you to pursue a case against anyone who hurt you through their negligence and wrongdoing if they were at least 51% liable for your losses. If you win your claim and you are partly to blame, you’ll receive only partial damages.
To win your case, you’ll need to prove the defendant acted wrongfully or failed to fulfill a legal duty to you. This duty can differ depending on the situation. For example, under premises liability laws, “the duties owed by a landowner depend upon the role of the person injured on his premises,” as a case called Rosas v. Buddies Food Store explains.
Your attorney can help you to understand and demonstrate the defendant’s obligations and show how they fell short. You’ll also need to make your case within the two-year statute of limitations established by Texas Code Section 16.003. Your lawyer can help you to avoid missing the deadline.
Compensation After a Personal Injury Claim in Boerne
If you can make a successful claim and show the defendant was liable for injuring you, you should be able to get compensation through an out-of-court settlement or in court after your attorney helps you make a compelling case.
If you accept a settlement, be sure you understand that your decision is final and you can’t go back to request more funds. Always talk to a lawyer first. You’ll want to be sure you’re paid for medical costs, wage loss, pain and suffering, and emotional distress. This includes ongoing financial loss you’ll experience, even after the settlement is reached if you have lasting injuries.
If the other party doesn’t make a fair settlement offer, you have the burden of proving your case in court if you want to collect damages for an event such as a motor vehicle accident. Your Boerne car accident attorney can help by interviewing witnesses, presenting experts, and more.
Getting Help from a Boerne Personal Injury Attorney
Don’t try to tackle the aftermath of an injury alone. Reach out today at (210)-225-0909 to schedule a free consultation with a Boerne personal injury attorney at George Salinas Injury Lawyers. We are ready to fight for you, and we won’t charge you legal fees if we don’t win, so you have nothing to lose by learning what we can do for you.