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- Car Accidents
- Distracted Driving
- Uninsured Motorist Claims (UM/UIM)
- Truck and Bus Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Drunk Driving Accidents
- Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents
- Injuries to Children
- Dog Attacks
- Wrongful Death
- Dangerous Drugs & Devices
- Other Injury Claims
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Making a Claim: What You Need To Know
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Getting Monetary Compensation for Your Claim
The main benefit to making a claim is that if it is successful, you will receive monetary compensation for your medical bills, lost wages and the inevitable pain and suffering you experience. The only way to receive this compensation is to make a claim! The civil justice system is not set up to punish the wrong-doer by jail time or any other way. In fact, it doesn't even have a way to force an apology. It's only designed to award compensation to injured parties for their injuries and damages.
If you're fortunate enough to have health insurance, compensation to reimburse you for your medical bills may not be that big of a concern. However, if you're not covered by a good health insurance plan, unexpected medical bills can be an absolute backbreaker to your finances. Not surprisingly, the leading cause of bankruptcy in America is unpaid medical bills.
Even if you do have health insurance, you may still be stuck with substantial out of pocket expenses due to high deductibles, co pays or uncovered expenses. Worse yet, you might be forced to miss work as a result of the accident. If you are unable to go to work, and therefore not able to receive a full paycheck, it can be a real strain on your wallet. Missing work can certainly put you in the hole and behind on your household payments. A personal injury claim does not solve this financial nightmare overnight, but it can certainly help with your injury-created financial problems in the long run.
Compensation for physical pain and mental suffering is one of the main reasons to consider making a personal injury claim. Anybody who has been hurt in an accident knows that the trauma is very real and can even be life-altering. The pain can affect everything you do. It can prevent you from living your life the way you want to live it-which means the way you were living right before your preventable accident. The loss of enjoyment of life is a very real concept. People who are hurt often miss out on fun family activities like playing sports and games with their children. They may even be injured so bad that they have trouble just picking up their young children. Those more seriously injured are looking at years and years of potential pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.
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Mark is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization – a distinction held by fewer than 2% of Texas lawyers. He was selected as a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum as recognition for his success in recovering compensation for his clients. He has been honored with the prestigious AV Rating by the Martindale Hubbard System and has been rated 10/10 (the highest level possible) by the AVVO Rating System which ranks attorneys based on experience, conduct and industry recognition. Mark was selected as a Top Personal Injury Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine in 2009 and 2010.
For more information about Mark, see his biography.
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