Auto Accidents - Page 2 of 2 - Bill T. Wells, Of Counsel to The Payne Law Group

Hiring An Attorney….if You Are in Accident, You Might Want to Act Fast

Posted on August 19, 2016

The insurance industry has figured out another scheme to try to save a dollar, even at their own policy holders' detriment. Hospital liens are filed after accidents by medical providers that treat folks involved in accidents within 72 hours of the accident. These liens are routinely filed and routinely paid by the...

Medical Records

Posted on November 11, 2015

Personal injury cases are scrutinized by insurance adjusters, insurance lawyers, judges and juries. The injured person has to prove their case to win. The defendant doesn't have to do anything but show up, and then the burden shifts to the injured to prove their case. Medical records are very...

25% Contingency Fee in Personal Injury Cases

Posted on November 4, 2015

Our office recently concluded a personal injury case involving a vehicle/truck crash. Our office offers a 25% contingency fee on personal injury and wrongful death claims. Our client recovered right at 68% of the total settlement for his portion of the recovery. This was after the medical liens, case expenses and attorney's...

Truck Under Ride Crashes

Posted on November 4, 2015

Our office just favorably settled another motor vehicle accident where our client drove into the side of an 18 wheeler trailer at night. Unfortunately this one in a series of cases that our office has handled with similar facts. Our clients have run into the side of an 18 wheeler trailer at...

Mediations Have Benefits and Traps!

Posted on October 20, 2015

Our office has participated in over one hundred mediations involving litigated disputes and cases that have proceeded through agreement to a mediation prior to a lawsuit being filed. Some of the cases that we have mediated involve personal injury, premises liability (falls/trips/slips/dangerous conditions), wrongful death, industrial accidents, family law disputes (divorce/property/child custody/modification),...

This and That

Posted on December 18, 2014

I recently had the experience of trying a motor vehicle accident case in a very small Texas county. The jury returned a verdict for the Plaintiff, my client, and the court reporter told me she could not recall the last time that there had been a verdict in favor of a Plaintiff...

Our Office is Offering 25% Contingency Fee on New Claims

Posted on August 7, 2014

If you need to consult with an attorney regarding an injury or death claim arising out of someone's fault or negligence, most attorney's will have you sign a representation agreement that sets out the fee schedule for representation by that attorney. The fee schedule and other deductions that may come out of...

Bodily Injury Insurance Coverage

Posted on July 17, 2014

If you are involved in a automobile accident in Texas where you or a family member is injured, there are multiple insurance coverages that may affect your claim. Frequently people think they have "full coverage", but "full coverage" isn't always found. If you have the misfortune to be in...