Gilmer, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

To be liable in this situation, the injured party must show that the injury was due to your negligence. The mere fact it happened in your home does not automatically make you liable. If you have homeowners insurance let them handle it. Otherwise, you will have to decide whether to fight the lawsuit or settle.

You may have a civil claim against your adopted parents; however, have you also reported them to the local police? If not, this may be the first step in a very lengthy process. Unfortunately, my office does not handle these types of cases. Your case, as most all other cases, will depend on many factors - such as time period that has passed since the abuse, the length of the abuse, and reasoning behind there being no report. I am so sorry that this has happened to you two. Hopefully, someone out there will be able to help you guys and help make you whole again. Best of luck.

If you were hurt in the course and scope of your employment you have a worker comp case, and you can recover from the comp carrier of your employer. I assume the driver was a fellow employee. You can sue the driver in a civil suit if he has assets or coverage. But you cant sue the boss except in a comp claim situation.