Accidents of all kinds occur every day. People get involved in automobile accidents, they are bitten by someone’s pet, they even fall victim to medical malpractice, and sometimes they slip and fall in someone’s establishment. This article will focus on slipping and falling. All of the listed accidents and more fall under personal injury, and the injured parties can file a lawsuit. There are slip and fall accident lawyers in Texas who help clients recover what is rightfully theirs due to the accident. Here are some things injured parties should know about personal injury lawsuits in Texas.
The first thing a potential client should be aware of is the statute of limitations for personal injury cases in Texas. Texas allows two years from the date of the accident for the injured party to file a lawsuit in a Texas civil court. If they fail to file the lawsuit in this time frame, they will lose any opportunity for the case to be heard. No damages will be able to be collected for that lawsuit. It is important for the injured party to keep up with that time frame.
Texas also applies the modified comparative fault rule. This means that if the injured party can be found to be partly at fault for the accident, any amount of damages to be received will be reduced by the percentage the injured party is at fault. If the injured party is found to be more than 50 percent at fault, he or she can collect nothing from the accident. This would be tragic if it turned out that way, which is why it is important to get a competent attorney on it right away.
Martinez & Associates is a personal injury law firm that has been meeting the legal needs of clients in San Antonio and Laredo, Texas, and the surrounding areas for many years. Among the personal injury practice areas are DWI injury cases, animal bite cases, construction accidents, automobile accidents, large truck accidents, and of course, slips and falls. If a potential client needs to consult with slip and fall accident lawyers in Texas, the law firm is available.
