How Much Is My Personal Injury Case Worth?

Personal injuries can occur because of many different events. These injuries have long-term, life-altering effects and, in some cases, may be life-threatening. Often, victims of such accidents will require lifelong medical care, which leads to high medical bills and can affect the victim’s quality of life. Before filing a personal injury lawsuit, you may want to know how much your case is worth. This will help you plan and ensure all bills are settled. However, each case is unique; your lawyer will consider several aspects when calculating the claim’s value.

How Much Is MY Personal Injury Case Worth?

There are different types of personal injuries. Considering their permanent nature, these injuries can be costly to treat. In addition, you may also suffer other types of losses. In the end, no two personal injury cases are alike. Therefore, the amount of compensation you get will depend on the circumstances of your case.

Who Is Liable for Personal Injuries?

When you suffer catastrophic injuries, not only do you want to seek compensation for those injuries, but you also want to make sure that you hold all liable parties accountable for their actions. To determine who bears liability for your injuries, your lawyers will need to discover who owned you a duty of care and how that duty of care was violated in a way that led to your injuries.

The Cost of a DUI

How Many Drinks Does it Take?

Texas DWIs are expensive and include legal fees, fines, court appearances, classes, insurance increases, and other expenses that can quickly rack up and can be upwards of $17,000. Not to mention other damages from a drunk driving accident. But what are the costs here that aren’t taken into consideration? The overall cost of a DUI could also include being sued for a DWI accident by a Drunk driving accident lawyer? Possibly being liable for punitive damages?

A personal injury attorney in Houston, TX has insight into the real cost of a drunk driving arrest.

Read on about the real costs of driving drunk.

Other Factors in Blood Alcohol Levels

Food Consumed

Body Weight

Medication

What’s the Illegal Amount / BAC Level?

ANY

UNDER 21

.08

21+

.04

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How BAC Level Affects Driving

Poor Muscle Coordination

Impaired Judgement

Speed Control

Reduced Info Processing

When You Get Pulled Over Standardised Field Sobriety Test (SFST)

Horizontal Gaze (HGN)

Walk & Turn (HGN)

Medication

When You Fail The Test

Arrest

Criminal Prosecution

Prison Time

Financial Costs

$17,000

in costs including vehicle towing, bail bonds, attorney fees & court costs

$17,000

doesn’t include lost income, counseling charges, or alternate transportation

$19,200

is the average total cost

Up to $24,000

is the average total cost

How can a DWI accident attorney help?

Loss Of Licence

Loss Of Job

Family Struggle

Permanent Record

School Denial

Public Humiliation

Call Baumgartner Law Firm for Help if You Were Hit By a Drunk Driver

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Case Results

Confidential Settlement

18-Wheeler Accident - Wrongful Death

Wrongful death case involving an 18-wheeler. The trucking company disputed liability. Yet, the insurance companies were forced to pay us the highest damages ever for the trucking company.

$6,000,000.00

Daycare Injury

We represented a young child injured at a daycare center. The case was settled before trial for millions above the daycare liability policy.

Confidential Settlement

Commercial Vehicle Crash - Wrongful Death

Commercial vehicle accident in which we uncovered numerous violations of the trucking regulations. The trucking company required a confidential settlement so others would not know how much they had to pay us.

$5,750,000.00

Truck Accident - Wrongful Death

We represented a truck driver who lost control of his rig and jackknifed across the roadway, killing two innocent victims. We obtained more money for the death of the truck driver who caused the accident than the other “truck accident lawyers” got for the families of the innocent victims killed by the truck driver in the accident.

Confidential Settlement

Burn Injury

Our client was burned in a house fire. The insurance company denied any responsibility. But they paid our full demand after filing a lawsuit and before trial.

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