Personal Injury Lawyer: Public Transportation Accidents

November 1, 2019adminBlog

Personal Injury Lawyer Public Transportation Accidents

Many residents are interested in reducing their carbon footprint, and choose public transportation to get to and from work, school or other activities. Rarely is it considered that a serious accident will occur while a passenger on a bus or train. Unfortunately, as has been proven in the past, these accidents do happen and when they do, serious and life-threatening injuries are usually the result. When one is a passenger on a bus or train, or is driving in the vicinity of one of these large vehicles, there are certain hazards that are inherent in the situation.
Buses are large and heavy, and the passengers are not required to wear seatbelts, and when an accident occurs, there are usually many injured. The individuals can fly around the cabin of the bus and suffer terrible head, spine and neck injuries, as well as soft tissue injuries and fractures. Internal injuries are not uncommon in such accidents. Any such incident requires the skill of a bus accident attorney at once.

Injured in a bus or train accident?

Those that share the streets and freeways with large vehicles are always at risk when driver error takes place. In train accidents, although the trains are run to some degree electronically, the engineer has certain responsibilities that if they fail to perform properly can result in deadly train crashes, either with other vehicles at crossings or other trains head on. Such disasters may fill our TV screen for days, but if you are an individual who was involved, you understand the terror and pain that is part of these devastating accidents. It is critical that you enlist the assistance of a personal injury lawyer from our law firm at once if you have been involved in such an accident while a passenger on public transportation.

There are less serious injuries that still require legal representation, such as slip and fall injuries while a passenger. When dealing with the insurance company that handles the liability coverage of the bus or train company, it is important that your attorney is experienced, aggressive and ready to fight on your behalf. As insurance companies are very concerned with reducing claims, if you proceed without strong legal representation you may receive a settlement that is far lower than one would expect after suffering a train or bus injury accident.

Contact a bus and train accident attorney from our firm today. More information from our car accident attorneys here

Personal Injury Law – Trucking Accident Attorney

May 10, 2019adminBlog

The very nature of large commercial trucks lends itself to serious accidents. There are many types of trucking accidents and many ways in which they can occur. If you have been injured in a trucking accident or have lost a loved one in a truck accident, you will hear many references to the specific type of accident in which you or your loved one was involved, and you may not be familiar with all of these terms and what they really mean.

Jackknife

A jackknife trucking accident is one of the most well-known types of trucking accidents. In a jackknife accident, the trailer passes the cab of the truck. This happens when the cab stops or slows down faster than the trailer can stop or slow down. A jackknife can easily escalate into a rollover.

Defective braking systems are a common cause of jackknifing. Driver error can also result in jackknifing.

When a jackknife trucking accident does not turn into a rollover, it can still cause a multi-car pileup. The trailer may also swipe many vehicles as it swings around to the side.

Rollover

When any kind of vehicle rolls, it can cause severe injuries and death. When a big rig rolls, it can take out numerous vehicles in its path, and cause a multi-car pileup in its wake. Rollover accidents can be caused by:

Defective roadways
Tire failure
“Slosh effect” in tanker trucks
Imbalanced loads
Brake failure
Carelessness or inattention by the driver, “Driver Error”
Turning Accidents

Semi tractor-trailer trucks must make very wide turns because they are so long. When they make a right-hand turn, they have to swing out to the justify first. When they do that, they leave an opening to their right and sometimes other drivers pull into that open space. Cars that enter that space can easily be crushed as the truck makes its turn. Truck drivers must proceed slowly and carefully when making any type of turn and should be alert for the possibility that car drivers may not anticipate the pathway that the truck will take. Trucks, due to their sheer size and weight, are much more dangerous than other vehicles. With greater danger comes greater responsibility, and drivers must be trained and alert and must use caution at all times.

Rear-End Collisions

Big commercial trucks require more stopping distance than an average passenger vehicle. If a commercial truck driver follows a car too closely, the truck can easily rear-end that car. Truck drivers must maintain a safe following distance and should not, under any circumstances, drive faster than prudent under the existing conditions. On the other hand, careless drivers who cut off big trucks can also cause these rear-end collisions. Such drivers can also cause other types of trucking accidents when truck drivers attempt to avoid a rear-end collision.

Underride

The underride accident is the most gruesome and deadly type of trucking accident. Just as the term implies, it happens when a car passes under the trailer of a big truck, shearing off or crushing the occupant space of the vehicle. Underride accidents may result in:

Death
Decapitation
Dismemberment
Amputation

If you have been injured or a loved one has been injured or killed in a trucking accident, please contact our trucking accident lawyers today. We handle trucking accident cases on a contingency fee basis.

Our firm charges a reasonable percentage of the recovery if we win the case or obtain a settlement. If there is no recovery, you will not owe us an attorney’s fee. If we represent you in a truck accident case, we will also advance all court costs and other expenses necessary to pursue the case. If we obtain a recovery, we will be reimbursed for the advanced expenses from the recovery, but if there is no recovery, you will not owe us anything for the expenses or for attorney’s fees.

Let us review your case confidentially without charge or obligation.

Personal Injury Lawyers – Have You Been In An Accident

April 23, 2019adminBlog

Our experienced personal injury and accident trial lawyers represent clients injured in car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and boating accidents who live in Texas. If you have been involved in a crash or accident, we can help you. It is important that you speak with an experienced attorney before you speak with an insurance claims adjuster. Our lawyers are experienced in litigating cases involving SUV rollover, airbag injuries, rear-end collision, drunk driving accidents, car rollovers, product liability, and truck accidents. Our law firm can help you recover compensation in cases of: auto accident, motorcycle accident, bicycle accident, wave runner accident, personal watercraft accident and swimming pool accidents.

Our law firm services the legal needs of clients through out the state. If an insurance company has sent you forms to fill out after an accident call our attorneys today. Our attorneys will aggressively handle your accident claim to ensure that you are monetarily compensated for your injuries. They will not accept a settlement when a trial of the claim will produce a better result. Our trial lawyers help clients receive the compensation they need.

Our law firm does not collect a fee unless we recover compensation for you. Consultations with our trial lawyers are always free. Our experienced lawyers are available to meet 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. to discuss your claim. Our lawyers are also experienced in construction defect, accidental death, car crashes, truck and tractor trailer accidents. We will aggressively pursue crime victims cases, including rape, molestation by teacher, as well as medical malpractice, stun gun death cases, trip and fall, accidental shootings, bus injuries, gun violence, negligent security, sexual assault, pool drowning, hazing and scooter crashes. Contact us today for a free consultation.