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Take notes, take notes and take more notes if involved in an accident that results in personal injury. It may make the difference between a successful settlement and a major loss.
In order to win a personal injury claim in Texas, it has to be proven that the person who caused the injury in the first place was negligent. Negligent usually means careless and thoughtless, and as a result of this carelessness and thoughtlessness caused an accident that resulted in personal injury to another person’s body – not their property.
To win this kind of case in Texas, it must be proven that the person who caused the injuries owed a duty not to injure another person and did not live up to that duty. A personal injury lawyer such as Lance Sharp at the Sharp Firm in Austin, Texas, handles cases like this and works as an advocate to ensure the courts reach a just settlement.
The attorney of record strives to prove there was a connection between the other person’s duty and a resulting injury and that damages were suffered. The one thing of note here is that if both parties to the accident were deemed to have contributed to causing it, damages are awarded under the Texas comparative negligence law.
The Sharp Firm in Austin has over 40 years of experience dealing with these kinds of cases and knows that if either party was more than 50% at fault for the injuries sustained in an accident they will not be able to collect damages. What happens is the courts reduce the amount potentially recoverable by the percentage of fault apportioned to each party by the courts.
Speak to the Sharp Firm in Austin, Texas, about an exception to the comparative negligence law. The joint and several liability rules in Texas may make any person more than 50% responsible for an injury liable for all the damages, regardless of what proportion of fault each person had.
When a person is involved in an accident, quick thinking isn’t always the order of the day, but try to maximize all opportunities to get as much information as humanly possible. This will help the lawyer present a solid case to the courts.
To learn more visit http://www.sharpfirm.com.
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