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To help prepare you for the legal challenges you face, we believe it is a good idea to learn some basic information about personal injury law. At the Law Office of Michael R. De La Paz, we believe that providing you with honest advice and a bit of basic legal information can make a real difference in your understanding of your case. Every legal case is at least a two-sided story—your side versus the rest. We are committed to using our knowledge of the legal system, our skills and years of experience to obtain the result you want in your case. But that doesn’t mean that you aren’t also a participant in your own case.
Understanding Legal Issues
When you better understand the legal issues, you’re more prepared to make the important decisions that will affect your future and that of your family. We hope you find the information in our blog useful in making those decisions.
That being said, the only way to receive legal advice is through a client-attorney relationship. The posts on this blog are not intended as legal advice nor do they establish a client-attorney relationship.
Expert Witness Testimony in a Texas Motor Vehicle Accident Claim
How Expert Witness Testimony Can Help Your Case | The Different Types of Experts If you have been hurt in an auto accident in Texas, chances are good that you’ll rely, at some point, on expert witness testimony as you seek to recover full and fair compensation for...
Frequently Asked Questions about Non-Economic Damages in Texas
Pain and Suffering | Loss of Enjoyment of Life | Loss of Companionship or Consortium When you have been injured by someone else’s wrongful conduct, some of the losses will be tangible and some will not. The law commonly refers to those intangible losses as...
Frequently Asked Questions about Economic Damages in Texas
Answers to Questions about Lost Wages and Medical Bills When you’ve been hurt because of someone else’s careless or negligent act in Texas, you have the right to seek full and fair compensation for all your losses, also known as “damages.” Some of those will be...
Frequently Asked Questions about Comparative Negligence
What Happens When You Are Partially at Fault for Causing an Accident? While many accidents are the fault of a single person, it’s not uncommon for both parties to have some responsibility for the mishap. Texas law sets forth specific rules when both parties have some...
Frequently Asked Questions about Negligence in Texas
Understanding the Legal Basis for Liability after a Personal Injury When you’ve been hurt because of the wrongful acts of another person, you may be able to allege that the other party’s actions were intentional, but, in most instances, any claim for damages will be...
What to Do When You Have Been Injured by a Defective Product You Received as a Gift
Do You Still Have a Claim If It Was a Gift? What Should You Do to Protect Your Rights? It happens all too often—you get something you wanted as a gift from a friend or family member and the product is defective, causing you unnecessary injury and loss. Is there...
Rideshare Accidents during the Holidays in Texas
Who Is Potentially Liable for Your Injuries? What Should You Do to Protect Your Rights? Did you know that rideshare accidents go up during the holidays in Texas? That’s due, in part, to the fact that there are many more people on the roads, but there are other factors...
Delivery Vehicle Accidents in Texas during the Holidays
Taking the Right Steps to Protect Your Health and Your Legal Rights The roadways in Texas are jammed with delivery vehicles from Thanksgiving through the end of the year, leading to a dramatic increase in delivery vehicle accidents in Texas during the holidays. What...
Drunk Driving Accidents during the Holidays
Pursuing Compensation When the At-Fault Party Was Impaired It’s an unfortunate reality that drunk driving accidents increase during the holidays, both in Texas and nationwide. There are more vehicles on the road and there’s a higher rate of impairment of those who are...
What Is Loss of Companionship/Consortium in a Texas Motor Vehicle Accident Claim?
What Types of Losses Are Covered? How Are Damages Calculated? What constitutes the loss of companionship/consortium when you’ve been hurt in a Texas car, truck or motorcycle accident? Is there a difference between “companionship” and “consortium”? How does a court...
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