Common Questions.

This is not the right question to ask. The real question is, "Can you get a fair and just settlement if you have not properly prepared a case as if it were going to trial?"

Insurance companies and defense lawyers know which attorneys will take the easy road and settle quickly and cheap. We develop each case as if it's going to trial.

It's really difficult to personally value your own personal injury case. The value of a case increases or decreases depending on specific facts, the perception of those facts by jurors, insurance companies, and the parties.

Lawyers in this area of law are familiar with the outcomes and settlements of these cases. This is one of the main reasons injured victims need legal representation.

Yes, especially if the accident was caused by the negligence of someone else. In addition, if you have no-fault coverage such as PIP or Med-Pay, you may be entitled to extra benefits on your own insurance policy to compensate for reasonable medical charges, and perhaps lost wages related to the accident.

Depending on the specific facts of the case, you could be entitled to payment for past and future medical bills, past and future lost wages, property towing and storage fees, past and future pain and suffering, past and future impairment, mental pain and anguish, loss of household services, and disfigurement.

This is not as straightforward as most think. First, let's talk about a totaled bike. A negligent party or his insurer is obligated to pay for the fair market value of your bike if it is totaled in an accident. They are not required to pay for rental, sometimes called "loss of use" of the bike. Some insurers will pay for a rental between the time of the accident and once it's determined that your bike is totaled; but they also might not.

Now if your bike is repairable and not totaled, the insurer is obligated to pay for loss of use — but usually this will not happen until they accept that their insured was at fault, and in most cases will only pay for the amount of time it'll take to repair your bike.

The law in Texas is that you have the right to get your car repaired wherever you like. Hence, you can have your bike repaired wherever you like. An insurance company cannot tell you where you can have your bike repaired.

No, insurance companies will go to trial. They want to hold on to their money as long as possible. Insurance company defense attorneys are not afraid to go to trial; they get paid by the hour, so the longer they work on a case, the more they get paid.

The only way you'll get compensated is if the insurance companies and their attorneys respect the risk they are faced with if they take it to trial. We make them understand that risk.

Not if you choose the correct attorney. An experienced lawyer will put together the facts and your case to persuasively present your claim. In addition, the insurance company will know that your lawyer is prepared to file a lawsuit if you're not fairly compensated.