When you’re injured on the job, the financial concerns build up almost immediately. If you have experienced a work-related injury, you quickly realize that you’re going to require financial assistance to help you cope with your situation. Houston Work Injury Attorney Hector Sandoval, of the Sandoval Law Firm can provide you with the representation that you need in order to receive the medical attention and compensation you deserve. Workers Face Risk if Injury or Death All the Time! Hundreds of workers lose their lives and thousands suffer work-related injuries or illnesses every year ... Continue Reading
Why is it Better to Have a Lawyer in A Slip-and-Fall Personal Injury Case?
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 substantive and procedural rules, plenty of deadlines you must meet and a whole world of people--from judges and defense attorneys to court reporters and experts--you need to get to know. The deck is ... Continue Reading
Physical Long-Term Effects of Personal Injury Accident
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 consider physical long-term effects? A personal injury settlement should sufficiently compensate a person for those expenses already incurred and for anticipated expenses in the future. If the injuries ... Continue Reading
Emotional Long-Term Effects of Personal Injury Accident
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 are able to live. When a case is brought in front of a judge or jury, a Personal Injury lawyer can use his skills to show the emotional and psychological toll the accident has had on their client. ... Continue Reading
Dispelling the 10 Stormy Myths in Work Injury Cases!
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. When you’re injured, you’re under a lot of stress and anxiety already. You need to know what medical benefits you’re entitled to. You need to know how you’re going to get paid. You need to know how ... Continue Reading
Financial Long-Term Effects of a Personal Injury Accident
Were you recently involved in a personal injury accident? Your accident may have happened while you were at work. It may have happened on the highway while driving your car. It may even have been the result of a faulty product that you used at your home. A personal injury accident is one where an individual suffers an injury as a result of another person or company’s negligent behavior. Regardless of the cause of your accident, the long-term financial effects can be devastating to anyone injured in personal injury accident. What are the Long-Term Financial Effects of an ... Continue Reading
Texas Non-Subscribers at It Again!
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 point, the injured worker is disparate to get help with the injury that they’re willing to do almost anyone. They sign the Waiver not knowing that they’ve basically signed away all rights against ... Continue Reading
Texas Good Samaritan Law: What You Need to Know
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, they would not be held liable for any damages while providing care. In other words, if a bystander sees someone in need after an emergency situation, they don’t have to feel discouraged from ... Continue Reading
Infographic – Survival Claim
The Decedent’s Claim that Survives to the Estate. When a person is killed as result of an on-the-job injury or a motor vehicle crash, and he or she would have had a right to file a lawsuit against the negligent party had they survived, the rights that decedent continues to exist and will belong to the deceased individual’s estate. The claims or, the right to file the suit, “survive” the passing of the loved one. There are some obvious differences between claims that the estate can make and claims that an individual who survives an incident can make (Wrongful Death). Call and put Sandoval ... Continue Reading
Texas Non-Subscriber Companies Are Fighting to Eradicate Injured Workers’ Rights!
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 RELINQUISHMENT OF YOUR RIGHTS. In other words, if you sign that document, you’re giving up your rights to file a claim against your employer for your injuries. Your employer can present you with a written ... Continue Reading