Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law
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Slip and Fall Cases: Not So Easy! A slip-and-fall case is far from being an ordinary case in Texas. There are special obstacles that those injured in a slip and fall case in Texas face in order to successfully present a case. Further, the personal injury litigation system is highly complex. If you have no experience with it, you will likely find it overwhelming. There are countless ... Continue Reading
When a person is injured in a personal injury accident, there may be physical long-term effects. Some of these issues may persist for the rest of your life. Because of this, it is important to ensure that a personal injury settlement takes into consideration the need to compensate for long term effects. A Houston injury law firm can help you with a claim for damages. Why is it important to ... Continue Reading
After an accident, the injured party needs time for physical ailments to heal. But, what about the suffering that isn't visible? Those wounds also have an impact on a person who has been hurt in an accident, even if they aren't seen in their physical appearance. When an accident happens, there are emotional long-term effects that impact a person on a day-to-day basis and plays a role in how they ... Continue Reading
Attorney Hector Sandoval's Responses Seeking the Truth for Injured Workers and their Families! If you’ve been injured on the job, I know that you’ve heard at least one of following 10 myths about work injury cases. Well, what are you going to believe and are you going to rely on your employer, the insurance company or their doctors to give you legal advice? I would not advise that you do. ... Continue Reading
They Offer you “Eligibility for Comprehensive Benefits” in Exchange for You Giving Up Your Rights to Sue them! Here’s how it goes down. An employee gets injured on the job and the company offers them minimal treatment. After a short period of treatment and, after 10 days, the Non-Subscriber company offers you “Comprehensive Benefits” or “Tier-1” benefits in exchange for signing a waiver. By this ... Continue Reading
In Texas, there is a Good Samaritan Law, which is meant to protect anyone who requires emergency medical assistance. Bystanders are required to act in good faith in their efforts to help their fellow citizens as best they can before authorities arrive. Overall, this law provides that if a person came over to provide assistance to someone in need, such as someone who was just in a car accident, ... Continue Reading
A Non-Subscriber Lawyer’s Perspective on Why it’s Urgent to Call a Lawyer! Houston Work Injury Lawyer-Hector L. Sandoval Sandoval Law Firm, PLLC I often get a call from a injured worker asking me the following question: I Just got Hurt at Work and My Employer Is Asking Me to Sign Some Papers, what should I do? In short, I tell them…. Don’t sign it! What is a Waiver? A WAIVER IS A ... Continue Reading
In today's business world, companies are relying on temporary workers to perform many tasks. While this usually has few complications, problems can arise should that employee be injured on the job. Since they are not an actual employee of the company for which they are working at the time of the injury, it can be difficult to ascertain which employer will be responsible for compensating the ... Continue Reading
The general rule here in Texas is that when a worker is injured during the course and scope of their job by a foreseeable risk of that job, he or she becomes eligible for workers compensation benefits. Those benefits are the employee's sole and exclusive remedy. Employees are not permitted to file personal injury lawsuits against their own employer. Workers' compensation benefits typically consist ... Continue Reading
