An Experienced Car Crash Attorney
Each year across the country, almost 30,000 people are killed and more than 3,200,000 people are injured in car crashes. After a car crash, injured victims often feel overwhelmed. They are trying to obtain treatment for their injuries. They are also having to navigate financial, employment and transportation problems they often times cannot foresee. If you or a loved one has been injured in a motor vehicle accident, let The McAllen Personal Injury Attorney John Ball help you navigate the insurance claims process. Please call for your free consultation at 956-501-6565.
Types of Crashes We Handle
The McAllen Personal Injury Attorney John Ball has settlement and verdicts for clients who have been involved in many different types of car accidents and other vehicle crashes. I will exhaust all potential avenues to gather evidence that proves to an insurance adjuster or a jury that the opposing driver was at fault. I regularly inspect vehicles involved in the crash, obtain diagnostic data from the vehicles, interview witnesses, inspects crash scenes and obtain red light camera videos and police files. The McAllen Personal Injury Attorney John Ball regularly handles many types of crashes, including but not limited to:
- 18-wheeler/commercial vehicle accidents
- Crashes caused by drunk drivers
- Wrongful death
- Manufacturer Defect/Product Liability
- Dram Shop
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Distracted/Texting Drivers
- Pedestrians stuck by vehicles; and
Common Car Crash Injuries
I have handled cases involving all types of injuries suffered in car crashes ranging from moderate to fatal. Unlike many attorneys, I work to understand every aspect of my clients' injuries in detail. Some examples of injuries I have handled include:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Amputations
- Burns
- Spinal cord injuries
- Back and neck disc injuries
- Broken bones
- Joint injuries; and
- Whiplash injuries
What Types of Damages are Recoverable?
From the moment I become involved in your case, I work to identify every part of your life that has been affected due to the crash. This includes not only physical injures, but also emotional injuries such as stress, depression and anxiety as well as how your injuries affect your relationships with friends, loved ones and co-workers. Additionally, I will work with you to obtain evidence of how your injuries have affected your ability to earn income and whether you have lost income because of your accident. Typically, the types of damages available in car crash claims include:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages in the past
- Loss of future earning capacity
- Past and future physical pain
- Past and future mental anguish
- Past and future physical impairment/loss of enjoyment of life
- Past and future disfigurement
- Loss of consortium (for the spouse/child of injured victim)
- Loss of household services (for the spouse of the injured victim); and
- Property damage
Speaking with Insurance Companies After a Crash
Do not talk to the insurance company – The insurance company is not your friend. Read that again. The insurance company is not your friend. When I first began practicing law, I worked for insurance companies. I defended insurance companies and their clients from lawsuits. My job was to protect the insurance company and help them pay out as little money as possible. Insurance companies have entire teams lawyers devoted to one thing and one thing only, making sure you get as little money as possible for the injuries you sustained. They are there to save themselves money and pay out is little to you as possible. In a recent case that I just settled, the insurance company start off saying they were not at fault at all and refused to provide even one nickel to my client. By the time his case was done, the insurance company settled for almost $55,000.00.
Don’t be pressured or rushed into settling your personal injury claim take time to speak with a lawyer and evaluate your case. Taking that time could mean the difference between appropriate compensation, or being forced to spend money out of your pocket and no fault of your own.
Schedule Your Free Consultation Today
Accidents happen. That is a fact of life. When they do, the law provides a way for you to recoup your damages for lost earnings, damage to vehicle, medical bills, as well as compensation for pain and suffering. If you or a loved one have been injured in an auto accident, contact The McAllen Personal Injury Lawyer today for a free consultation at 956-501-6565. You will always speak to me directly.
