Car Accidents We Handle Across Houston, Texas
Crashes and serious injuries happen all across the greater Houston area. Consider:
- Interstate 10 is one of the nation’s busiest highways and the location of too many multi-vehicle pileups and serious crashes.
- Interstate 45, running through downtown Houston, often has heavy congestion, which can lead to aggressive driving that leads to devastating wrecks.
- Both commuters and commercial traffic regularly use US Highway 59, creating collision risks throughout its Houston route.
- Loop 610 encircles the city and sees daily accidents as drivers merge, change lanes, and deal with heavy traffic at highway speeds.
- Beltway 8, Houston’s outer loop, presents similar dangers with a mix of local and through traffic traveling at high speeds.
Our Houston car accident lawyers represent victims injured in all types of collisions throughout the greater Houston area.
Rear-end and Intersection Collisions
These crashes most often happen when distracted or speeding drivers cannot stop in time and crash into a slowing or stopped car in front of them. Drivers running red lights at busy intersections can also cause devastating T-bone crashes.
Drunk and Distracted Driving Accidents
Despite strict DWI laws and prohibitions on texting and driving, too many people choose to drive while impaired or allow their attention to divert from the road. These drivers often cause crashes that result in costly, yet entirely preventable, catastrophic injuries to others.
Rideshare Accidents
When a crash involves an Uber or Lyft vehicle, it creates complicated insurance issues, as multiple policies may apply, depending on whether the driver was logged into the app, had accepted a ride request, or was transporting passengers when the crash occurred. Our attorneys often use these layered insurance coverages to maximize recovery.
Houston Personal Injury Lawyer for Serious Injury Cases
Beyond standard car accident claims, our firm handles other high-stakes personal injury cases requiring specific knowledge and experience.
Houston Truck Accident Lawyers
Commercial truck crashes involving 18-wheelers, delivery trucks, and other large vehicles cause disproportionate injuries due to the massive size and weight differences between trucks and passenger cars. These cases involve federal regulations, electronic logging devices, corporate defendants, and complex insurance policies requiring attorneys who understand trucking industry standards and liability issues.
Houston Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
Motorcycle riders face extreme vulnerability in collisions, often suffering road rash, broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord damage, even in relatively low-speed crashes. Insurance companies frequently blame motorcyclists unfairly, requiring skilled legal representation to counter bias and prove the true cause of the collision.
Houston Wrongful Death Lawyer
When negligence tragically claims a family member’s life in a preventable accident, surviving family members deserve compensation for their devastating loss. Wrongful death cases require sensitivity to grieving families while aggressively pursuing accountability from those responsible and maximum damages under Texas law.
Compensation Available for Houstonians Under Texas Personal Injury Law
Texas law allows injury victims to recover different monetary damages designed to make them whole after accidents caused by someone else’s negligence. While money cannot erase what happened or take away your serious injuries and limitations, it can give you the support you need to move forward with proper medical care and financial security.
Medical Expenses
Compensation should include all past medical treatment costs and future medical care reasonably necessary to treat your injuries. This covers:
- Emergency room visits
- Hospitalization
- Surgery
- Doctor appointments
- Physical therapy
- Prescription medications
- Medical equipment
- Home health care
When someone else causes your injuries, our attorneys believe that you should never be responsible for any resulting medical bills.
Lost Wages
If injuries prevent you from working, you can recover compensation for your lost income from the accident date through settlement or verdict. This includes:
- Regular wages
- Overtime
- Bonuses
- Other employment benefits you would have earned but for your injuries
Serious injuries causing permanent disability can prevent you from returning to work or force you to earn less moving forward. Our law firm seeks damages for lost future earning capacity based on your age, occupation, skills, and career trajectory.
Pain and Suffering
In addition to economic losses, damages should address the physical pain and emotional distress caused by your injuries. Texas law recognizes that serious injuries cause genuine suffering that deserves monetary recognition, even though these damages are difficult to quantify precisely. Calculating the value of your non-economic
Future Care Needs
Catastrophic injuries can last a lifetime. These severe injuries often require:
- Lifetime medical treatment
- Assistive devices
- Home modifications
- Ongoing care services
Our car accident injury firm never overlooks the future care you will need, and we seek compensation to cover the anticipated costs you will face over your lifetime. We can consult with life care planning experts, who can calculate these costs to ensure settlement amounts adequately cover long-term requirements.
Wrongful Death Damages
When negligence causes a death, surviving family members can seek compensation for their losses. Compensation available in wrongful death and survival actions can include:
- Loss of companionship, guidance, and support
- Reasonable burial and funeral expenses
- The deceased person’s pain and suffering before death
These damages recognize that no amount of money replaces a loved one but provides financial support and accountability for preventable loss.
Challenges to Obtaining Full Compensation
While the law might entitle you to the above damages, obtaining full compensation is another story. You can expect Houston-area insurers to fight to limit the amount they pay for your injuries, even when liability is clear. This requires you to prove what you deserve, which can be challenging for non-economic and future losses. This is where our car accident and personal injury lawyers come in.
The insurance company advocates for itself, while we advocate for you.