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If you have suffered injuries in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, you may be eligible to seek compensation for your medical expenses. But in the meantime, you might wonder how you will pay for medical treatment while waiting for your personal injury case to resolve. One option that…
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…
Statewide Texas Car Accident Statistics The Houston car accident attorneys of Fleming Law have vigorously represented victims of car accidents across the state of Texas for decades. We know that accidents happen every day on highways and roadways across the state – and that most of them could have been…
Texas has a Good Samaritan law that encourages people to try to help out if they come upon an emergency situation such as a car crash. The law says that anyone who provides emergency aid in good faith will not be liable for civil damages if their actions make things…
If you have been hurt in a car accident in Texas, you may not be familiar with the steps you need to take to secure compensation for your injuries and damage to your property. One of the most important pieces of information that can help your injury claim is your…
While many roads in Texas are remarkably open and allow drivers greater room and freedom to operate, traffic tends to get more congested on the highway in major cities like Houston. The Northwest Freeway (U.S. Route 290 or U.S. 290), Katy Freeway (Interstate 10 or I-10), and the Sam Houston…
