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The Process of Filing a Personal Injury Case in San Antonio Texas

The people in San Antonio and the surrounding areas have access to great hospitals and some of the best medical care in the nation. The school system is also highly regarded as one of the best districts in Texas and has schools which are recognized as being some of the best public and private schools in the country.

With a large population, and numerous businesses and institutions, San Antonio is also home to thousands of personal injury accidents every year. If you have been injured due to the negligence of another person, whether it is caused by a careless doctor or a reckless driver, you may be entitled to damages and our attorneys at Grossman Law Offices may be able to assist you in filing your personal injury claim.

Who is Responsible for My Injuries?

The first major obstacle you will face when filing a personal injury claim is determining who is at fault for your injury. While this can sometimes be fairly obvious, in many cases it is an incredibly complex question that of which our attorneys can help you assess.

If you are sitting at a stoplight on Ewing Street and you are rear-ended by a car behind you who negligently failed to stop because they were texting on their cell phone, then that person is obviously the responsible defendant. Other times it is not directly clear who is responsible for your injury.

For example, let’s say that the same situation occurred except […]

Had a Truck Accident – Our Investigating Technique – Maintenance Records

San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyers » Investigating Technique – Maintenance Records

Obtaining Maintenance Records After an 18-Wheeler Accident can be Crucial to Proving Negligence by the Trucking Company

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation require that trucking companies maintain certain records in its day to day business operations. These records include pre-employment screening records for the drivers and maintenance records of its fleet of trucks. Both the pre-employment and maintenance records can provide great insight when they are examined in light of an accident. These records can aid in establishing proof of the trucking company’s liability by demonstrating the company’s compliance or lack thereof, with federal guidelines regarding its drivers and its fleet of trucks.

After you have been injured in an accident with a commercial trucking vehicle it is very important to gather evidence as soon as possible. The trucking companies know how important their internal business documents are in proving an accident claim and they will do everything they can to prevent you from obtaining this evidence. That is why it is so important to have an experienced attorney on your side such as the ones here at our Law Offices. Contacting us can aid you in this task because we know how to find the evidence necessary to help prove your claim against the trucking company and its driver if necessary.

Maintenance Records – What Do We Look For?

Many times in commercial trucking accidents the accident is not only caused by driver error but can also be caused by faulty parts on the commercial truck itself. Poorly […]