Yes, you can sue the at-fault driver. If the other driver is 100% at-fault, you can sue for the full amount of your compensatory damages including past and future pain and suffering and past and future mental anguish.

There is no amount that can be determined without looking at all the facts.

You should hire your own attorney to make the insurance cover you and make sure they settle the case.

It depends on the terms and conditions of the insurance policy, which are construed against the insurer.

I previously handled a dispute with State Farm under one of its insurance policies where the policy said it would pay for either original manufacturer part or after-market parts for... View More

Barring very unusual language in your lease, you likely do not have the legal right to break your lease. You do, however, have the legal right to refuse to sign a release.

Your landlord can choose to allow you to break your lease, but is not legally required to do so, and may require you... View More

Legally, you owe the lender whatever the balance is on your loan. Almost all auto loans also require you to maintain full coverage insurance on the vehicle and give the lender the authority to buy insurance and add the premium to your loan amount if you do not timely furnish proof of insurance to... View More

In the old days before court records were stored electronically on computer servers, court judgments were recorded in paper format in big books in the court clerk's office. "Vol./Book 211" indicates the volume number of the book in which the judgment is recorded. As you may have... View More

There are a number of attorneys who are capable of handling a motor vehicle accident case, particularly if no one was seriously injured. Younger, less experienced attorneys with 2-5 years of litigation experience handling automobile accident cases will be less expensive but nevertheless perfectly... View More

A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. You have two issues here, the coverage issue from losing the policy, and liability issue in the accident. If your attorney dropped you, your starting point could be to see if you could arrange a free initial consult... View More

Without knowing exactly how your car caught fire, it is difficult to determine if anyone other than you yourself could be “at fault.” You should hire a fire investigator experienced with motor vehicle fires to try to determine the exact mechanism that caused the fire to ignite. Then go from... View More

I'm sorry about your accident. I hope everyone is okay. A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Until you're able to consult with a local attorney, the general rule nationwide is that if you were already covered for an out-of-pocket loss, you... View More

You need to promptly sue the driver and DoorDash. The driver's personal automobile liability insurance will not cover the damage because, as indicated, the driver was operating his vehicle for a commercial purpose at the time of the collision. However, DoorDash has a commercial motor vehicle... View More

What you describe in layman's terms is legal and proper if your daughter was responsible for the accident. The other party's insurance company is subrogated to their rights against your daughter who is legally responsible for any damages resulting from the collision she caused.

No one in this forum can comment on a letter they haven't seen. Take the document to an attorney for review. Good luck.

Yes. Get a new SR-22 (a form for a type of liability insurance), pay any judgment entered against you for damages occurring in the accident, and pay $100 reinstatement fee.

Yes. But you should not get a ticket and that opinion would not be binding in court.

It is unclear from your question whether any claim of child abuse has been lodged, and further, whether the photo somehow includes a child whose custody is at issue. Evidence takes many forms both in civil matters and in family law cases. If a photo is properly authenticated (taken at the time... View More

Depending on the nature and extent of your bodily injuries and the amount of medical expenses you have paid or incurred, you should have no trouble finding an attorney in or near the county where the accident occurred to handle such a case. Most will handle such a case on a contingency fee. You... View More

Insurance cancelling after the incident occurs generally does not cancel the coverage for the incident.

What the insurer means is that the insured might not have had coverage at the time of the incident. This could be sue to failure to pay premiums or other violations of the insurance policy.

It is protected by the attorney client privilege. The paralegal is in violation of her duties and the attorney is in violation of his ethical obligations because of what the paralegal did.

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answered on Jun 21, 2023

An SR-88 is usually used to renew a judgment.

If you have 10 years of non-payment, I would not do anything.

The statute of limitations on an existing Judgment in Texas is 10 years. Unless the Judgment creditor has re-filed, or renewed, the judgment becomes dormant, and usually,... View More