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When a personal injury settlement is reached in Texas, the amount you personally receive is not the same as the total settlement figure. Before a check reaches your hands, the proceeds are disbursed through a structured order: advanced case expenses are reimbursed first, then the attorney’s contingent fee is calculated and deducted, and then any […]

When a serious crash on a Texas highway involves a commercial semi-truck, the injured party often faces not one insurance policy but a stack of them – primary liability coverage, excess policies, umbrella policies, and federally mandated endorsements – spread across multiple carriers who may each dispute their responsibility. Understanding how these layers interact is […]

Jurisdiction: Texas  |  Local Modifier: Dallas, TX  |  Practice Area: Personal Injury / DWI Civil Claims  |  Date Legal Authority Last Reviewed: July 2025 Yes. Under Texas law, a person injured by an intoxicated driver may pursue a separate civil personal injury claim regardless of what happens in the parallel criminal DWI prosecution. The two […]

Texas law governs the injury claim when an accident occurs on Texas soil, regardless of where the injured person lives. An out-of-state resident hurt in Dallas has the same right to pursue a civil claim as any Texas resident, but that claim will be filed in a Texas court, measured against Texas statutes, and subject […]

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Yes, you can still file a personal injury claim in Illinois even if you did not see a doctor immediately after an accident. A delay in medical care does not automatically prevent recovery, but it may create questions about whether the accident caused your injuries and how the treatment timeline supports your claim. Insurance companies […]

Being partially at fault does not automatically prevent you from recovering damages in Illinois. A plaintiff may still recover when their contributory fault is 50% or less, although the damages proved are reduced by that percentage. If the plaintiff’s fault is more than 50% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage, recovery is […]

What is Texas dram shop law, and where does it come from? What must a plaintiff prove under Chapter 2 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code? What does “obviously intoxicated” mean in practice? What does “clear danger to himself and others” require? What is the safe harbor defense, and how can a bar use it? […]

How does burn severity and total body surface area affect a Texas injury claim? What do graft surgeries and revision procedures mean for the damages timeline? How are prosthetic replacement cycles and lifetime costs documented in a claim? Is disfigurement a separate category of damages under Texas law? How do courts account for the psychological […]