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Have You Suffered an Injury due to the Carelessness or Negligence of Another? Our Houston Personal Injury Attorneys Want to Help You.

Thousands of people are injured due to the negligence of others every year in Houston, Texas. In most instances, the victim has the right to pursue civil action against the person or entity who caused the accident.

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The tricky part for most people is determining each responsible party and how to go about pursuing legal action in order to hold that person or entity accountable for their negligent behavior that caused or contributed to your injury. Houston personal injury attorney Michael Grossman, with twenty years of hard-earned experience in personal injury law, can help you seek fair compensation for your injury.


Can I Bring a Personal Injury Claim?

Every personal injury claim involves three specific aspects. Without the following aspects, you will not be able to seek compensation through a personal injury lawsuit:

  1. The liable party, i.e. the defendant, must have caused the accident, or have contributed to the accident in some way, so as to have caused your injury. The injury can be physical, emotional, or mental. In other words, the liable party was negligent in some form in regards to their legal duty towards the victim. Negligence can take the form of simple carelessness or recklessness, or can be more egregious, such as gross negligence in the case of drunken driving accidents. There can be multiple liable parties in personal injury cases that will hold varying degrees of liability based on the specifics of the accident. Ensuring that all liable parties are identified is a key aspect of any personal injury case since each party will then be responsible for awarding a victim a certain amount of compensation based on their portion of liability for the accident. As such, Houston personal injury lawyer Michael Grossman and his team at Grossman Law Offices will conduct thorough investigations of accident sites where necessary in order to ensure that all liable parties are brought to justice so that you can stand to receive full compensation for your sustained injury.
  2. The victim, also known as the plaintiff in a personal injury case, must have suffered some type of financial loss as a result of the injury. The financial loss is known as damages, and the point of a personal injury case is for the injured victim to be compensated for the damages they’ve incurred. Damages can include medical bills, lost wages, compensation for pain and suffering, and other types of financial losses that can happen when a person is injured. With the help of Houston personal injury attorney Michael Grossman, you can be sure that we’ll work to fully calculate the extent of your damages so that your past and possible future financial needs can be taken care of in regards to your injury.
  3. Lastly, the defendant in a personal injury case must be solvent. This simply means that the defendant must have the financial means to be able to award a victim compensation should a personal injury case result in a successful outcome for the victim. For instance, a homeless person would likely be insolvent and uninsured, and therefore unable to award compensation to an injured person. As a result, a personal injury lawsuit would be frivolous from the point of view of the victim. However, since many defense attorneys know that a defendant must be solvent to stand trial, they will attempt various tactics in order to hide their client’s financial assets. When Grossman Law Offices is hired to work personal injury cases, we often perform a financial asset check on the defendant rather quickly in order to ascertain their solvency. Even when defense attorneys are hiding their client’s assets, we’re often able to figure out their true financial standing so that you can have a fair opportunity to receive compensation for your injury.

Houston personal injury lawyer Michael Grossman has twenty years of experience in personal injury law. We can help you seek compensation for your injury if your accident case involves the aspects described above. If you’re unsure as to whether or not your accident qualifies, contact us at 1-855-392-0000 (toll free) for a free consultation. We’ll answer your questions and inform you about your possible legal remedies. Our goal is to help you through your injury.

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Why Do I Need Legal Help?

Non-attorneys and inexperienced attorneys will likely experience the same conclusion in a personal injury lawsuit: little to no compensation. An attorney in such cases must possess both a robust knowledge of the law as well as the ability to apply the law in a court setting. Furthermore, the defense mounted against personal injury victims can oftentimes be quite stout, especially as the severity of the injury increases. As compensation packages increase, so too will the experience level of those that are defending the compensation at stake. Insurers and defense attorneys alike simply do not want to release such a sizable sum if they can work to get the claim denied or the case dismissed. As such, having an experienced, knowledgeable, and reputable Houston personal injury attorney like Michael Grossman on your side can prove to be of an immense benefit in seeking compensation against such a stout defense.

Furthermore, because of Grossman Law Offices’ twenty years of bringing personal injury lawsuits against every major insurer, our clients are often offered out of court settlements by insurers or defense attorneys that simply do not want to meet our lawyers in court. This is a beneficial outcome since it can result in a fair settlement that also saves you time and money since it does not require a court case. However, there are some instances where a court case may be necessary, or may prove to be more beneficial for you than a settlement, and, as such, our law firm will work to ensure that your case is handled from the outset as if it were destined for a court case. In other words, we’re prepared to go to court, but we’ll work as hard as possible to get a fair settlement for you so a trial isn’t necessary.


How Quickly Must I Act to File a Personal Injury Claim?

Essentially, acting as soon as possible in the aftermath of an accident causing injury is often in your best interests if you desire to seek compensation for your injury. Evidence from the accident scene can be lost with time and witnesses can forget what happened. Furthermore, depending on the severity of your injuries and the liable parties involved, a defense team may have already begun building a case against you in which having your own legal representation on the scene of an accident just as quickly can prove to be foundational towards the merits of your own case. Houston personal injury attorney Michael Grossman and his investigative team at Grossman Law Offices can provide you with that kind of service.

Furthermore, certain statutes of limitations exist in personal injury cases. Statute of limitations means that a specific time period exists in which an injured party can seek legal action against a negligent party. In personal injury accident cases, the statute of limitations is most often two years from the date of injury. However, certain exceptions exist, such as when a child is injured, that serve to extend the statute of limitations so that an injured victim retains the rights to pursue legal action should certain mitigating circumstances prevent them from doing so within the standard statute of limitations. If you fear that the statute of limitations may have run out for your particular case, consider contacting Grossman Law Offices at 1-855-392-0000 (toll free) for free to discuss your accident case as an exception may exist in your particular case that could allow you to pursue legal action against a negligent party.

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Grossman Law Offices Can Help You Seek Compensation Through a Personal Injury Claim

For the past 20 years, the attorneys of Grossman Law Offices have worked tirelessly to help victims that have suffered from all manner of serious injuries. Our efforts have put millions of dollars into the hands of our clients and have forced numerous companies and organizations to change their unsafe practices. We will work on your behalf with your best interests in mind so that you can stand the greatest likelihood of being fairly compensated for your sustained injury.


Helpful Information

Our Houston attorneys have prepared these informative articles to better help accident victims:


Some of Our Most Recent Successful Cases
$50,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Whiplash)
Recovery for client who sustained whiplash after being rear-ended in a car accident.
Total Recovery:
$50,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$20,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$5,334.00
$550,000.00 Recovery - Workplace Accident (Closed-Head Injury)
A painter fell from an apartment balcony resulting in a closed-head injury and other minor bodily injuries. The case was successfully resolved through litigation against the plaintiff's employer and the general contractor.
Total Recovery:
$550,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$220,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$20,465.00
$93,000.00 Recovery - Motorcycle Accident (Soft-Tissue Injuries and Abrasions)
Recovered for victim of motorcycle accident who suffered soft tissue injuries and abrasions.
Total Recovery:
$93,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$31,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$181.00
$145,000.00 Recovery - Commercial Vehicle Accident (Back and Neck Injury)
Recovery for driver struck from behind by 18-wheeler: Driver sustained back and neck injury.
Total Recovery:
$145,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$48,333.00
Litigation Expenses:
$2,696.00
$100,000.00 Recovery - Motorcycle Accident (Neck, Back, and Knee Injury)
Recovery for a client who suffered neck, back, and knee injuries in a motor cycle accident.
Total Recovery:
$100,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$33,333.00
Litigation Expenses:
$627.00
$210,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Neck Injury Requiring Surgery)
Our client was injured in a motor vehicle accident when an employer driving a company vehicle failed to yield the right of way and collided with the plaintiff's vehicle. The defendant's employer was sued for negligence soon thereafter. The defendants alleged that the company should not be held liable for the actions of the employee.

They claimed that the employee was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident. Through discovery, our attorneys learned that the defendants had a policy, both written and implied, whereby employees of the company were allowed to drive work vehicles after hours.

Furthermore, our attorneys argued case law that expanded the definition of course and scope which showed that the defendant was indeed "on the clock" when the accident occurred.

As a result, the defendants conceded liability and turned their defenses toward the alleged damages. They claimed that our client had a preexisting condition that was responsible for her current state.

We deposed the emergency room physician who assessed the client and recommended surgery regarding the medical necessity of the surgical procedure and the proximate cause of the plaintiff's condition. He testimony unequivocally defeated these arguments. The case was satisfactorily resolved through litigation.
Total Recovery:
$210,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$70,110.00
Litigation Expenses:
$3,787.00
$40,000.00 Recovery - Premises Liability Accident (Foot Injury Requiring Surgery)
Recovery for client who needed surgery on her foot due to a slip and fall accident.
Total Recovery:
$40,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$16,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$1,168.00
$30,000.00 Recovery - Medical Malpractice (Incorrect Dosage Resulting in Dizzy Spells)
Recovery for client who suffered dizzy spells as a result of being given incorrect dosage of prescribed medication.
Total Recovery:
$30,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$10,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$500.00
$1,500,000.00 Recovery - Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Plaintiff alleged that an insurance carrier unfairly denied a claim, resulting from a non-fatal fire in an airplane. Our attorneys satisfactorily resolved the claim without the need for litigation.
Total Recovery:
$1,500,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$5,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$0.00
$70,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Soft-Tissue Injuries to Neck, Back, and Knee)
Recovered for car accident victim who suffered soft-tissue injuries to knee, neck, and back.
Total Recovery:
$70,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$23,100.00
Litigation Expenses:
$600.00

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