Construction Fatalities and Work Injuries Construction workers die on the job at very alarming rates. At one point, it had been reported that a construction worker died every 16 hours. While there are several ways workers get injured on the job, one of the most common causes of deaths in the construction setting are falls from structures. To put it bluntly, the construction industry is notorious for failing to carry insurance that covers injuries to all workers on the jobsite. The absence of work injury insurance coverage is more prominent as you go down the ladder from general contractor ... Continue Reading

Employers Without Workers’ Compensation! Texas work injury law does not require employers to carry traditional workers’ compensation coverage. Although there is no replacement for Texas Workers’ Compensation Insurance, there are alternatives that exist. For example, employers could be non-subscribers to the Texas Workers’ Compensation insurance program, which means that they could still have an insurance plan that covers injuries to employees. What are Non-Subscribers? Generally, any company that doesn’t have workers’ compensation is a non-subscriber but, more commonly, the term is ... Continue Reading

A Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help You Get the Medical Treatment You Deserve If you get injured, hurt or, you end up seriously physically impaired after a personal injury from an auto accident, work injury, slip and fall or other type of personal injury case, you will find yourself wondering how you are going to support yourself and your family in the future. That is why, when you don’t have the resources to find a way to get the medical attention that you need in order to get better, you need to consult with a personal injury attorney. Regardless of whether you are injured in a work ... Continue Reading

Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawyer Hector Sandoval There are several types of lawyers in Houston. While all Texas lawyers all have a general education covering several areas law, once they are out in practice, most lawyers decide to focus on one or two areas of law. To list a few, there are lawyers that handle business transactions, criminal matters, real estate transactions, criminal matters, immigration matters and personal injuries. At Sandoval Law Firm, PLLC, we focus on handling personal injury and wrongful death cases.  These areas of law cover several types of personal injury ... Continue Reading

Understanding Attorney’s Fees at Sandoval Law Firm, PLLC If you suffer a personal injury in an auto accident, work injury, slip and fall or other type of personal injury case, you will find yourself looking for a personal injury attorney. One of the first questions you will be asking yourself is how personal injury lawyers charge for their services. An attorney-client relationship is one built on trust and you should expect that your personal injury attorney will explain how he or she will be paid out of the settlement or award collected in your case. If you have hired a lawyer without ... Continue Reading

We Represent Injured Texans In Personal Injury Cases from All Over the State of Texas. No, we handle cases all over the state with no problem. Houston Personal Injury Attorney Hector Sandoval has represented injured individuals in all areas of the State of Texas. The fact that the firm is based out of Houston, it makes it very easy for us to travel to any place in the state with relative ease. Very often, we see our clients in cities outside of Houston and get back the very same day. While all the work and communications will be done out of our Houston office, you will never feel like we ... Continue Reading