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Making A Claim Against Your Neighbor


Fort Worth personal injury lawyer Mark Anderson has handled all sorts of accident injury claims from car wrecks to dog bites to trampoline injuries. In Texas, if you are hurt because of someone else's negligence you have the legal right to pursue damages. This means you are entitled to seek compensation to cover the cost of any hospital bills related to the accident as well as other costs including any loss of income because you were forced to take time off work in order to recover.

Yet despite the fact recovering this money is a necessity, in most cases (mounting medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcy in the US), many people are still reluctant to pursue a claim for compensation.

 Why Do You Buy Insurance?
Most people pay their premiums each month just in case the unthinkable happens. You buy it hoping you'll never need it. But if your home is burgled or you suffer property damage following a hail storm, you don't hesitate in making a claim against the insurance company.

It's the exact same think when you pursue a claim related to a personal injury, except that in most case you're not pursuing a claim against your own insurance. In the event of an auto collision you would pursue a claim against the at-fault driver's insurance company. If your child was hurt while at daycare, then you would pursue a claim against the daycare's insurance company. Likewise, if your child was hurt while playing at a friend or a neighbor's house, you wouldn't pursue a claim against your friend or neighbor directly - you would claim against their insurance company. It doesn't cost your friend or neighbor anything if you make a claim against their insurance company. They've purchased their home insurance in order to protect themselves and anyone else who is on their property. So if you are injured - you have the right to seek compensation against their insurance company.


You Can Even Make A Claim Against Your Spouse
It is not uncommon for one spouse to make a claim against the other's insurance. For example, if a husband was texting while driving and crashed the car, causing his wife to sustain injuries as his passenger, then she is perfectly entitled to seek a claim for compensation. If the husband has paid his premiums month after month then why should they now have to pay thousands of dollars on expensive doctors after an accident? You would make a claim against the insurance company. That's why we buy insurance.

Mark Anderson is a board certified child injury and wrongful death attorney who has helped families throughout Tarrant County and across the Dallas-Fort Worth region since 1991. If you or a loved one has been hurt as a result of something which was preventable, call the Anderson Law Firm for a free no obligations consultation on your personal situation. We will explain your legal rights and help you assess your options so you have the best chance possible of recovering the money you deserve.

Call toll free at 800-354-MARK (6275) or locally at either 817-294-1900 or 214-354-8000. Alternatively, you may contact us online and we will get back to you as soon as possible

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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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