A sudden serious injury feels like your life just took a dramatic detour. You may experience weeks or even months of painful medical procedures, hospital stays, and sometimes rehabilitative therapies, with impacts on all aspects of life. Even a relatively minor injury can be costly, with a single emergency room bill and a week of lost pay, but a more serious injury may be life-altering. Regardless, if an injury causes economic losses as well as pain and suffering, the injury victim has a right to file a claim for compensation if someone else caused their injury.
All injuries are distressing and disruptive, but when a serious injury happens because another person or business fails to take reasonable precautions, it’s particularly traumatic. While nothing can erase the pain and trauma of a sudden serious injury, a successful personal injury claim recovers compensation for the economic damages and pain and suffering.
Call Wawi Tijerina Law at (956) 489-1300 for experienced legal counsel to maximize your chances of gaining the full and fair compensation you deserve.
Why Choose Wawi Tijerina as Your Rio Bravo Personal Injury Law Firm?
Dedicated injury victim advocate, Wawi Tijerina, has devoted her career to advocating for Texas injury victims, working tirelessly for nearly 35 years, including practicing as an elected judge in Laredo. Wawi Tijerina is a native Texan dedicated to injury victim advocacy, including for our Spanish-speaking neighbors. Wawi Tijerina has a deep commitment to representing those harmed through no fault of their own, including representing non-citizens. When you bring your personal injury case to Wawi Tijerina, you’ll have the following advantages:
- A commitment to excellence and a reputation for exceptional results for injured clients
- Spanish-speaking staff and access to translators
- Access to resources such as medical experts and an entire legal staff behind your case
- A court-ready attorney who is willing to assertively argue your case to a jury, should a trial become necessary, while always seeking a low-conflict resolution through a settlement
- A compassionate, but results-driven approach that treats each client with dignity and respect as we assertively negotiate for the largest possible settlement in their personal injury case
- Our local roots give us combined decades of knowledge of the Texas insurance system and civil courts
- We devote time and attention to getting to know each client and witness the full effect of their injury so we can make a more persuasive case for fair compensation
- A history of obtaining six and seven-figure settlements and jury awards for our injured clients gives your claim persuasive power
Wawi Tijerina Law does not charge upfront fees to injury victims; instead, you can expect a free consultation and no fees until after your attorney recovers compensation in your case through a settlement or jury award.Â
Understanding Negligence In Rio Bravo Personal Injury Cases
If an injury occurs through your own fault or in an accident at home, you are responsible for the damages; however, if someone else’s carelessness, recklessness, or wrongdoing—all examples of legal negligence—causes the injury, they are liable for the damages. The injury victim has the burden of proving the at-fault party’s negligence by presenting evidence to the appropriate insurance company, such as auto insurance after a car accident or property liability insurance after a slip-and-fall injury. The evidence must show the following:
- That the at-fault party owed a duty of reasonable care to the injury victim, such as a store owner’s duty to address slip-and-fall hazards, or a driver’s duty to follow traffic laws
- They breached this duty through negligence
- The breach of duty directly caused the injury
- The injury victim suffered damages from the injury
Proving negligence shows that the negligent party is liable for damages, making a compelling case to the appropriate insurance company for their full and fair compensation.
What Types of Personal Injury Claims Do We Handle?
No one starts a typical morning expecting to end the day in an emergency room or admitted to the hospital with an injury, yet nearly 140 million emergency room visits occur each year in the U.S., including personal injuries in Rio Bravo, Texas.
When someone else’s carelessness or wrongdoing causes you injury, you don’t have to be left with the consequences. At Wawi Tijerina, we know that personal injuries happen in many ways. Common personal injury claims include:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Slip-and-fall accidents, staircase injuries, pool injuries, and other premises liability cases
- Defective products
- Workplace injuries
- Medical malpractice
- Nursing home abuse
- Birth injury
- Dog bites
- Spinal cord injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
When a personal injury sends your life off course and causes pain and suffering as well as expensive medical bills, you don’t have to be left responsible if someone else caused your injury. Unfortunately, insurance companies are not on your side. It takes assertive action through an experienced investigation and strong negotiation to obtain the full compensation you deserve.
Serious personal injuries such those caused by auto accidents are expensive to treat as well as traumatic and potentially life-altering, interfering with the ability to work and carry out routine tasks. These consequences of a personal injury become the damages in a Texas personal injury claim. Contact a Rio Bravo car accident attorney today to get the compensation you deserve.
What Damages Are Available In a Rio Bravo Personal Injury Case?
When a serious injury interferes with earning ability, requires extensive medical treatment, and leaves the injury victim facing long-term damages and an uncertain future, a successful claim addresses the financial losses and provides an injury victim with a sense of justice. Common damages recovered include the following:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses
- Anticipated future medical costs for further treatment or rehabilitative therapy
- Out-of-pocket expenses, such as for traveling to specialists and for home adaptive equipment
- Lost earnings
- Future income loss and diminished earning ability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Compensation for any catastrophic injury damages that apply in individual cases, such as loss of limb, permanent scarring, loss of one of the senses, or diminished quality of life, or loss of enjoyment of life
If a personal injury caused by someone else results in death, a spouse, parent, or child may recover compensation through a personal injury wrongful death claim.
How Does a Rio Bravo Personal Injury Lawyer Help?
Insurance companies are in business to make profits. Often, they do this at the injury victim’s expense. Unfortunately, an insurance company is not on your side. Leaving your claim in their hands may result in a lowball settlement amount or a wrongful denial of your claim. Instead, a personal injury attorney does the following:
- Handles all communication with the insurance company to protect your best interests
- Conducts an independent investigation to prove the at-fault party’s liability, examining evidence at the scene, photo and video evidence, and eyewitness testimony
- Consults with accident reconstruction specialists, medical experts, and other resources to strengthen your case
- Calculates your economic and non-economic losses to seek the highest available compensation amount
- Presents their findings to the insurance company and then begins negotiations for a settlement
About 93% of personal injury claims are resolved with a settlement, but Wawi Tijerina Law has a strategy of preparing all cases as though for court, ensuring that they are ready should the need arise. This technique also presents the strongest possible case and motivates the insurer to offer the largest possible settlement.
Proving Liability for Damages In Rio Bravo Personal Injury Cases
To make a compelling claim for compensation against an at-fault party’s insurance—such as auto insurance after a car accident or commercial liability insurance after a slip-and-fall in a store—requires showing strong evidence of the following:
- That the at-fault party owed a duty of reasonable care to the injury victim
- They breached this duty through negligence
- Their breach of duty directly caused the injury
- The injury victim suffered damages from the injury
Common damages include medical expenses, lost earnings, and compensation for pain and suffering. In some cases, additional compensation is available for damages like disfigurement, loss of limb, or diminished quality of life due to catastrophic injuries.
Call the Personal Injury Lawyers In Rio Bravo at Wawi Tijerina
Taking on a complex legal process while still recovering from an injury quickly becomes overwhelming. Instead, reach out to Wawi Tijerina Law online or call (956) 489-1300 for experienced, proactive legal representation and the best chances of an optimal result.