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The Insurance Adjuster is Not Your Friend

The insurance adjuster's job is to pay you as little as he can, and save his company money!

As a Houston car accident attorney, a phrase I hear far too often is, "The insurance adjuster seemed so nice... I thought I could trust them."

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Unfortunately, this phrase is always followed by an explanation of how the adjuster has tried to (and in some cases succeeded to) take advantage of the accident victim.

If you have been involved in a Houston car accident, you will likely have to deal with an insurance adjuster at some point in the claims process. The vast majority of our firm's clients hire us after they have realized that the insurance adjuster is not going to treat them fairly, and or the insurance adjuster is not going to offer them a reasonable settlement. (Note: The sooner a lawyer becomes involved in your case, the greater the likelihood of a high dollar settlement.) More often than not, the accident victim does not realize that they are being taken advantage of until it is much too late because the insurance adjusters are nice to them and the accident victim has no idea that they are being led into a trap.

In my 20 years of practicing this type of law, one thing remains certain:

THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER IS NOT YOUR FRIEND!!!


Some of Our Most Recent Successful Cases
$700,000.00 Recovery - Commercial Vehicle Accident / Work Injury (Fractured Pelvis, Other Internal Injuries)
A loading dock employee suffered a fractured and damage to internal organs as the result of a crushing injury sustained when an 18-wheeler backed into him and crushed him between the trailer and loading dock.
Total Recovery:
$700,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$175,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$1,084.00
$40,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Soft-Tissue Neck Injuries)
Recovery for client who suffered soft tissue neck injuries in a car accident.
Total Recovery:
$40,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$13,333.00
Litigation Expenses:
$50.00
$550,000.00 Recovery - Wrongful Death / First Party Dram Shop
A young woman lost her life after a bar over served her to more than three times the legal limit resulting in her burning to death in a single-vehicle accident. Witnesses stated that she was so intoxicated that she could barely make it to her vehicle without assistance. Through litigation, our attorneys ascertained the necessary evidence to prove that the establishment provided alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person, thus resulting in her ultimate demise.
Total Recovery:
$550,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$220,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$25,000.00
$125,055.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Back Injury Requiring Surgery)
Recovery for client who suffered a back injury resulting in surgery in a car accident.
Total Recovery:
$125,055.00
Attorney Fees:
$41,684.00
Litigation Expenses:
$435.00
$50,000.00 Recovery - Workplace Accident (Concussion)
Recovery for worker who fell from the back of a pickup truck and suffered a concussion.
Total Recovery:
$50,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$20,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$348.00
$30,000.00 Recovery - Commercial Vehicle Accident (Muscle Aches, Pains & Dizziness)
Recovery for the driver of car that was side-swiped by an 18-wheeler. Plaintiff suffered muscle aches, pains & dizziness.
Total Recovery:
$30,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$10,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$500.00
$150,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Nerve Damage)
Recovery for client who suffered nerve damage and required steroid injections as a result of a car accident.
Total Recovery:
$150,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$50,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$4,800.00
$300,000.00 Recovery - Wrongful Death / Third Party Dram Shop
(policy limits) An incredibly intoxicated driver drove head-on into a vehicle, killing several of the vehicle's occupants. The defendants had limited assets, yet an alternative policy was uncovered, which the defendants argued was non applicable. Under threat of litigation, our attorneys negotiated a settlement for the policy limits.
Total Recovery:
$300,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$132,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$0.00
$200,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Closed Head Injury)
Recovered for car accident victim who suffered a closed head injury.
Total Recovery:
$200,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$66,666.00
Litigation Expenses:
$1,500.00
$2,000,000.00 Recovery - Wrongful Death / Commercial Vehicle Accident
The family of a deceased woman hired our firm following a fatal 18-wheeler accident. The fatal accident occurred as the driver of an 18-wheeler lost control of his vehicle and veered out of his lane, resulting in a massive collision. The decedent, a passenger in a vehicle, died on the scene.

Her adult children consulted our firm to initially investigate the accident and make sense of the facts and circumstances since the family felt that the police report did not make it clear enough precisely what occurred. We launched a full investigation an immediately deposed the investigating officers.

Upon the completion of our investigation, it was apparent that the trucking company was indeed negligent and a lawsuit was soon filed. The defendant's launched an aggressive defense whereby they initially claimed that the truck driver was overcome by his passenger who allegedly grabbed the steering wheel and deliberately drove the truck off the road, despite the truck driver's best efforts.

We refuted this claim by illustrating that the tire marks that were present clearly show the truck gradually moving across the road and eventually onto the grass, which is entirely inconsistent with an abrupt lane change caused by someone taking control of the wheel. It was quite an unusual defense strategy that we were frankly surprised to even find ourselves having to refute.

The defendants then argued that a tire blowout may have contributed to the accident, which is significant because it would enable the defendant to offset some portion of their liability to a tire manufacturer or installer. Through deposition testimony of the investigating officer we established that there was absolutely no indication at the scene of the accident that a tire had blown out.

Finally, the defendants argued that the company which loaded the trailer may have improperly loaded the cargo. This argument was most plausible considering that the precise cause of the decedent's death was that she was essentially pummeled by cargo that broke through trailer and struck her person.

Our firm consulted several experts in the fields of heavy cargo transportation and physics. Our experts felt that the cargo was secured in a manner that is perfectly consistent with industry standards and that due to the forces involved, the cargo would not have behaved any differently irrespective of how it was secured. In short, the collision caused the cargo to break free and the negligence lay squarely on the trucking company and not any other entity. The case was successfully resolved through litigation.
Total Recovery:
$2,000,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$775,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$25,000.00

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