Pearland is a fast-growing city with an estimated population of over 125,000. The city is expected to grow by an additional 60,000 people by 2040. With such a growing population, the chances of pedestrian accidents are very high. Victims of pedestrian accidents often suffer life-altering injuries, not to mention hefty medical bills, lost income, an inability to earn, and emotional trauma. Since most pedestrian accidents result from driver ignorance or negligence, it is only fair for such drivers to pay for their actions.
Our team of Pearland, TX pedestrian accident experts have decades of experience in helping victims of pedestrian accidents win compensation from responsible parties to cater for medical bills and other losses.
In most pedestrian accidents, drivers are to blame. These drivers could be found negligent in a number of ways, including:
Due to minimal protection, pedestrians tend to suffer extensive injuries in an accident. Pedestrian accidents are often fatal. However, a good lawyer will help you win the maximum compensation you are legally entitled to in order to cover you for injuries such as:
In addition to investigating your pedestrian accident case, our Pearland team of legal experts will:
While no monetary compensation can ever equal the value of having your former level of health or getting back a lost loved one, your pedestrian accident settlement will at least reduce the pain and struggles that ensue in the aftermath of a pedestrian accident. We will seek maximum compensation for injuries, damages, and inconveniences resulting from an accident, including payment for:
At times, punitive damages may be sought to punish the motorist who engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct that led to your suffering. Should a pedestrian accident lead to the loss of a loved one, you can seek survival and wrongful death damages to cover funeral expenses and the lost income/earnings of the deceased family member.
Comparative fault is a concept that comes up if you partially contributed to the pedestrian accident. For example, you could have jaywalked or crossed the road against a no walking sign or not used the crosswalk and sustained an injury as a result.
In Texas, there is a Proportionate Responsibility law, also known as the law of comparative negligence. This law is used to handle such cases. In such a situation, you may be barred from receiving any recovery if it is found that you contributed to the accident by more than 50%. If the motorist was more at fault, damages will be deducted according to the proportion of fault that you were responsible for. This means that if you are found to be 20% at fault, you will get compensation worth 80% of all damages.
Our Pearland team of pedestrian accident experts will work aggressively to guard your rights and counter all efforts by other parties to place the fault for the accident on you.
The key factor in any pedestrian accident is proving the negligence of the motorist. There are four elements in proving negligence, and these are:
Pedestrian accident claims are complicated. You need a competent lawyer on your side, and we are ready to provide you with expert legal services. Tell us about your accident or schedule a free consultation by filling in the form here or call us at (713) 677-2159 today.