Serving Injured Victims Across the State of Texas
CAR ACCIDENTS
If you have recently been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you have probably already felt the stress of dealing with an insurance adjuster. Whether they are delaying payment for your property damage claim or undervaluing your bodily injury claim, a personal injury attorney will likely be able to help.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
When an employee is driving a company vehicle in the course and scope of their employment, the employer can be held liable as well. This is what is known as vicarious liability in Texas. Knowing how to pursue a commercial vehicle claim can be complicated for a lot of non-commercial car accident attorneys. Insurance policies are written differently than simple personal automobile policies. Contacting a personal injury attorney with experience in commercial vehicle accidents is crucial to preserving your claim.
DOG BITES
Dog owners have a duty to protect others from harm. While some species of dog have a higher propensity for violence, their owner has an obligation to keep their animal contained and controlled. The ability to obtain a recovery in a dog bite case varies from case to case. Depending on the facts of your case, an insurance policy may exist. An experienced attorney will be able to determine if there is an avenue of recovery for your injuries.
18-WHEELER ACCIDENTS
Clients who are involved in an accident with an 18-Wheeler often have serious or life threatening injures. You will need an experienced attorney to develop a case against the company that is responsible for those injuries. Trucking companies have to adhere to strict rules and regulations in order to operate in the state of Texas. The negligence of the operator could have been a result of inadequate training, failure to abide by company policies, or failure to abide by federal or state rules and regulations. The Maurer Law Firm has experienced many of the tricks and tactics trucking companies use to conceal critical evidence that implicates the company.
SLIP AND FALLS
Proving liability in a slip and fall case is very complicated in Texas. The fact that someone has slipped and injured themselves is not enough to satisfy the elements of premises liability. Depending on your status as an invitee or licensee, a personal injury attorney will still have to develop a case to show that the premises owner either knew or should have known about the dangerous condition prior to the accident occurring.
PREMISES LIABILITY
Texas has vast amounts of caselaw that distinguish situations where an injured victim can or cannot recover financial compensation for injuries sustained on a premises. To pursue a claim for premises liability in Texas, the Plaintiff has the burden of proof to prove all of the elements. A dangerous condition must have existed, the condition must have caused the injuries in question, the premises owner either knew or should have known about the dangerous condition, and the owner failed to adequately warn or correct the dangerous condition.
