Even before filing a personal injury claim, it’s important to start collecting and organizing documents and appointments. This can prevent an injured victim from losing valuable information or forgetting critical points about the accident. Keep in mind these five personal injury claim tips that can help keep everything organized and in order.
When someone else’s careless or reckless actions cause injuries, that person holds accident liability. The party must have owed the injured party a duty of care, and the victim must establish that a breach of this duty led to damages. Determining who is at fault can be fairly easy in many personal injury cases, but in other circumstances, it may require some deeper investigative work.
According to a recent study suggests that patients taking Pradaxa have a 33% higher risk of a heart attack. The study goes on to say that patients taking Pradaxa also have a much higher complication rate of excessive bleeding than patients who are not taking Pradaxa. The FDA recently began investigating the ill effects of Pradaxa on patients.
Starting January 1, 2011, the lowest amount of insurance coverage you can have in Texas is going up. Right now, a driver in Texas is required to be insured as follows:
$25,000 for each injured person in an accident
$50,000 total for each accident
$25,000 for property damage per accident
As of January 1, 2011, the minimum coverage will be as follows:
$30,000 for each injured person in an accident
$60,000 total for each accident
$25,000 for property damage per accident (same)
What does this mean for you? This means that if you are in a car accident in Texas, you may be able to recover more money for your injuries and vehicle damage. But be careful! The Department of Insurance indicates that 50% of vehicles in Texas are only minimally insured and 1 in 5 vehicles are uninsured! For a full article.
Have you been in a car accident? Contact Dallas personal injury attorney, Julie Johnson, at www.juliejohnsonlaw.com