Schulenburg, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

For starters, it is very difficult to sue an insurance company and win. Second, it's nearly impossibleunless you have them on tape or in print saying something which proves they knew something wasn't true to prove an adjust or "lied" about an investigation. Remember, there is a huge difference between an insurance company taking a contrary position which may be wrong according to what you think you know, and an adjustor insisting the facts are a certain way while KNOWING they are not. You call it a lie, they call it a difference of opinion, and if there is no hard evidence either way, a court of law is not going to rule in your favor.

Texas law permits a surviving child to recover damages for pecuniary loss, meaning loss of care, maintenance, support, services, advice, counsel and reasonable contributions of a pecuniary value; loss of companionship and society; and mental anguish. It is unlikely that the trucking company will attempt to settle the claim with you for fair value unless you are represented by counsel. There is a two year statute of limitations on wrongful death claims under Texas law.

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.