Year: 2023
Texas law sets a deadline for filing a lawsuit to recover compensation for injuries and losses after a car accident. The time limit, called the statute of limitations, is two years from the date of the crash. It applies to any car accident damages you wish to claim, such as…
Most Texas car accident lawsuits are based on negligence, which is the failure to take care to avoid harming someone else. To prove negligence in a lawsuit in Texas, you must show that someone else had a duty to avoid harming you, they did something wrong in spite of that…
While some people may assume that the driver of a motor vehicle is always at fault for a pedestrian accident in Texas, that is not always the case. Pedestrians have the same obligation as any other road user to behave responsibly. If a pedestrian acts negligently, they could be held…
As a parent or guardian of a young child, your primary responsibility is always to keep the child safe, including when driving. To do so, you must know and follow the seat belt and car seat laws in Texas. These laws are in place to protect children and prevent them…
When someone dies due to the negligence or intentional actions on the part of another person or party in Texas, only specific individuals can file a wrongful death claim. Under state law, only the deceased’s surviving spouse, children, parents, or the representative of their estate may bring a wrongful death…
