Personal Injury Blog - Page 3 of 4 - Bill T. Wells, Of Counsel to The Payne Law Group

Would Really Appreciate Your Support In 2017 MS 150 Houston Ride!

Posted on October 3, 2016

The 2017 MS 150 bicycle ride from Houston to Austin is around the corner and I am going to give this a shot! The ride is a two day event in April. I would really appreciate your supporting the cause. If you are so inclined, please search "MS 150...

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...

Divorce Results

Posted on November 4, 2015

Our office recently resolved a divorce case in favor of our client. Our client and her husband had a home that was community property. The facts of the case indicated multiple allegations of the husband's fault in the break up of the marriage. The case was called to trial and immediately prior...

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),...

Keeping up!

Posted on September 24, 2015

The times are a changing. Nearly every year I have attended a three day seminar that is provided (for a fee!) by the State Bar of Texas that is called the Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar. The purpose is to meet Continuing Education Requirements, meet the requirements of the Texas Board of...

Texas Tort Reform Has Mad Cow Disease! Stop the Insanity!

Posted on March 18, 2015

Stop the insanity! The state of Texas has been on a mission to eliminate or seriously reduce the ability to bring claims for damages in this state for about 25 years. It has not gotten to the point where a runaway cow that belonged to a retired doctor may be a health...

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...

Medical Device Failures and Drug Cases

Posted on September 25, 2014

Our office is accepting cases involving injuries and deaths caused by medical devices and prescription drugs. Medical devices that fail can cause serious injury and death. Many of these medical devices have been the subject of recall. If you have a medical device or implant that has failed or has been revised,...

Grief, Pain & Suffering & Life

Posted on August 13, 2014

The very public apparent suicide of Robin Williams is very painful for any human being who has a sense of decency and humanity. The suicide of anyone, regardless of the circumstances, is painful. The circumstances that bring someone to take their life, even in a somewhat understandable situation, are painful to bear.