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Finding Fault in a Multi-Vehicle Accident



Making a claim for compensation in a personal injury case is often tricky enough that it is necessary to hire a board certified personal injury lawyer anyway, but when the traffic accident which resulted in your injuries involved a number of vehicles, it is often critical.

Texas law entitled personal injury victims to recover compensation for any and all medical bills and lost income caused by the accident, which means the money you should expect to receive is often quite substantial. Of course, the insurance companies don’t want to pay you – they want to protect their profits, so they will start pointing the finger at other motorists involved in the collision, making it more difficult to determine who was truly at fault for causing the wreck in the first place.

As an experienced Dallas-Fort Worth auto accident and injury lawyer, the first place I will look when it comes to determining fault in a traffic accident is the police crash scene report which was completed by the investigating officer. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the information provided in the report is necessarily 100 percent correct, however, but it gives us a good place to start from.

Here at the Anderson Law Firm, we have an in house investigator whose job it is to gather evidence which supports our claim. This might include information on other drivers involved in the crash, eye witness accounts, and so on. Our goal is to put together sufficient information to prove the true events which occurred – even if the truth differs from what was written on the official police report.

Once blame has been appropriately determined, there is usually still some negotiating to do with the insurance adjustors representing each of the auto insurance policies involved. There may well be situations where two or more motorists shared some blame for the accident, in which case those drivers’ insurance providers (and us as your legal representation) would negotiate percentages of the blame. For example, if one driver was on their cellphone but another driver was speeding, it could be argued that they are both partially responsible for the crash.

Remember that every situation and every accident is different. It is always a good idea to discuss your case with an experienced attorney to make sure that you are fully aware of your legal rights and obligations so as to be as successful as possible in recovering the full and fair monetary damages that you are entitled to. At the Anderson Law Firm, we will fight the insurance companies as aggressively as we need to in order to make sure your right to compensation is protected.

To schedule your free, no obligation consultation with a board certified trail lawyer, call us today toll free at 800-354-6275 or locally in Ft Worth at 817-294-1900 or in Dallas at 214-327-8000.

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The Anderson Law Firm offers free no obligation consultations to people injured in accidents or who have suffered physical harm as a result of someone else's actions. We do not charge you to initially discuss your situation and establish whether you have a claim to pursue. You can call us and discuss your case over the phone, we can set up an appointment for you to come into our office, or we can visit you in your home anywhere in the metroplex.

If after meeting with us you decide that we are the best personal injury lawyer for you, then we will enter into a contingent fee agreement. This means that we only get paid when we win a settlement or jury verdict in your favor. You don't pay us anything up front. We will cover all expenses spent working on your case. Only when we win for you will you need to pay us. If we don't win, then you owe us nothing.

Contact us online now or call us 24 hours a day toll free on 1-800-354-MARK (1-800-345-6-275). You can also call us locally in Fort Worth on 817-294-1900 or in Dallas on 214-327-8000.


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