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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.
How an Economist Can Help with Your Truck Accident Lawsuit
Helping a Jury Understand the Full Extent of Your Losses When you’ve been hurt in a truck accident, eyewitness testimony can be critical, but an economist can also help tremendously with getting full and fair compensation for all your losses. An economist will...
Is a Trucking Company Required to Compensate the Family of Someone Who Dies because of a Truck Accident?
What You Need to Do after the Wrongful Death of a Loved One in a Truck Wreck When your loved one dies in a commercial trucking accident because of the carelessness or negligence of the trucking company or the truck driver, is the trucking company required to...
How Are Dump Truck Accidents Different from Other Types of Truck Accidents?
Why You Need an Attorney Who Understands the Distinguishing Factors It may not seem like it at first, but, upon reflection, it’s easy to understand why dump truck accidents need a different approach than most other types of commercial or large truck accidents. The...
Don’t Make These Critical Mistakes after a Car Accident
The Bad Decisions that Can Jeopardize Your Potential Recovery When you’ve been hurt in a crash because of someone else’s negligence or carelessness, it’s critical that you don’t make basic or fundamental mistakes that can jeopardize your right to full and fair...
Motor Vehicle Accidents during Bad Weather Surges
Who Is Potentially Liable? What Must You Show to Recover Damages? Statistics consistently show an uptick of car, truck and motorcycle accidents during bad weather surges. What are your rights if you have been hurt in a collision during a blizzard, snowstorm or other...
Driver Fatigue as a Cause of a Truck Accident
How Often Does Driver Fatigue Contribute to a Crash? How Do You Establish Driver Fatigue? Driver fatigue has long been one of the primary causes of truck accidents, as truckers and trucking companies seek to maximize profits by spending long hours on the road. Though...
What to Do If the Police Report on Your Truck Accident is Wrong
What Is the Likelihood? How Do You Ensure that It Gets Corrected? Is it possible or even likely that the police report about your truck accident contains inaccurate information or may even be completely wrong? It’s one of the first things most people want after a...
Claims against a Negligent Driver’s Employer
When Can You Seek Compensation from the At-Fault Party’s Employer? Under the right circumstances, in the aftermath of a motor vehicle accident in Texas, you may have a claim against the negligent driver’s employer. What must you show in order to pursue such...
How Are Lost Wages Calculated in a Personal Injury Claim
The Types of Compensation Included | What about Self-Employed People or Business Owners? When you have suffered losses because of the carelessness or negligence of another person, you want to know exactly how lost wages are calculated in a personal injury lawsuit....
Your Rights When Hit by a Drunk Driver
The Potential Sources of Compensation | The Possibility of Punitive Damages You’ve been hurt in a motor vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver and you’re uncertain of your rights. If the person was arrested and charged with DWI (driving while intoxicated), do you...
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