Premises Liability

If I am injured at someone's home or place of business, do I have a way to get my medical bills paid? What if I am unable to work? Can I be compensated for my time off work; for my pain and suffering? What is the law that covers this sort of thing?

Whenever you are injured on someone else's premises, you must first determine the reason you were there. Under Texas law, there are three class of persons when it comes to "premise liability" claims. Read More

Personal Automobile Policies in Texas

When you are involved in an automobile accident, do you know what your insurance policy says? For many years, Texas had a "standard Texas Personal Automobile policy" which for the most part was written by the State Board of Insurance. As a result, the kind of coverage available to you was relatively easy to determine. However, recently, the Texas Legislature allowed the insurance companies to write their own policies, making it very important that you carefully review the terms of your policy with your agent.

If you are injured in an accident, before you worry about whether it was someone else's fault, you should look to your own policy. What coverages did you purchase? What coverages were available to you? Read More

Product Liability "Reform"

The business lobby continuously makes efforts to relieve businesses from their responsibility to compensate victims when bad judgment and greed leads to injury and death of consumers. For years, business has attempted to convince the public that product liability dramatically drives up the cost of products. This argument is patently untrue. Read More

Texas Tort Claims Act

In the event you are injured as a result of the negligence of someone working for the state or some political subdivision, you should seek legal counsel at once. There are rights which you may lose if you hesitate or delay. For further information, contact our law firm for a free initial consultation. Read More

Medicaid and Ahlborn

If you are covered by Medicaid when you are injured, the law says you have "assigned" a part of your claim to the State of Texas. Sometimes this recovery by the State is referred to as subrogation. That means that you may have to pay back part of what you recover to the State of Texas to compensate the State for what it has paid in medical bills. Until recently, the State got first money back, regardless of whether there was enough money to truly compensate you for your losses. Read More

What does the jury get to hear?

Most people think if you are in an accident and the insurance company does not pay for your injuries, then you can sue the insurance company. Read More

Subrogation in Texas

Subrogation is the taking on of the legal rights of someone whose debts or expenses have been paid by another. Subrogation most commonly occurs when an insurance company that has paid you then takes the legal rights you have against a third party and takes the recovery from a third party to pay it back for what it has paid to its claimant. Read More

Oilfield Accidents

If you or someone you love works in the oilfields, you know that it can be a dangerous place. If a tragic accident has brought that fact home to you, it is important that you have competent counsel to direct you through the legal complications sure to follow. Even if you think that Workers Compensation is your only remedy, someone should look into the question on your behalf. Read More

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