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Texas Road Construction Accident Lawsuits, Fatal Car
Wreck Lawsuits, TXDOT Lawsuits, and
Catastrophic Injury
Negligent Construction Contractor Collision Lawsuits
by Texas Road
Construction Accident
Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
Every year thousands of
Texans are killed and seriously injured on Texas Roads by the negligence of
road construction contractors, careless drivers, drunk drivers,
intoxicated drivers, and negligent trucking companies.
Texas Road Construction
Accident Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, represents people that have
been injured and families that have lost loved ones in road
construction accidents and wrecks. His Law Firm
investigates collisions and wrecks caused by negligent road
construction contractors.
If you have
lost a loved one in an accident caused by defective road
construction or have been seriously
injured in a collision caused by negligent road construction, please
feel free to send an e-mail to Texas Texas Road Construction Accident
Attorney, Jason S. Coomer
or use our
submission form.
Please include the date of the accident, location of the
road construction
accident, your name, the names of the persons in the
accidents, any injuries suffered, and a brief
description of how the road construction accident occurred
including the negligence of the road construction contractor.
Texas Road Construction Automobile Accident
Lawsuits, Texas Negligent Road Construction Contractor
Lawsuits, and
Texas Tort Claims Act Lawsuits
As a Texas
Road Construction Accident Lawyer, Jason Coomer helps people that have lost family
members and loved ones in fatal accidents and catastrophic
injury collisions caused by negligent road construction
workers.
These road construction accidents can be caused by a
negligent road construction contractor that has misplaced
warning signs; put up confusing warning signs; used faulty
warning signs or warning markers; misplaced barricades or
construction markers; allowed construction workers to park
in dangerous locations; negligently used construction
equipment; hired negligent or inattentive construction
workers; left construction debris in the road, by the road,
or in traffic; hired negligent engineers; failed to follow
safety regulations; and/or has committed several other
potential careless or negligent actions.
Road construction accident lawsuits often require an
experienced road construction accident lawyer as well as a
road construction safety expert that is familiar with road
construction accidents to perform a full investigation of
the accident, potential violations by the road construction
contractor or the Texas Department of Transportation, and
the potential claims that the injured
person or survivors may have against those responsible
for causing the collision or accident.
The Law Offices of Jason S. Coomer, PLLC
not only performs full investigations of the
fatal accident lawsuits and
commercial vehicle lawsuits, but commonly works with other law
firms across Texas and the United States, safety
professionals, clients, and local
law enforcement to maximize the resources put into
investigating a serious injury or fatal accident to
determine what happened and how to prevent any other
accidental deaths from occurring in the same way. In
doing so, his law office has been successful in improving
safety throughout Texas, the United States, and North America.
Texas Motorcycle Accident Lawsuits
and Texas Road Construction Motorcycle Accident Lawsuits
Every year tens of
thousand of motorcycles invade the Texas Hill Country for
the Republic of Texas
Biker Rally. It is a great event with lots of fun, good
music, and energy coming into the Texas. Austin Texas
closes down several streets and most of the locals make room
for the visiting bikers to parade up and down the streets of
Austin. Many of Texans enjoy the variety of bikers and
motorcycles cruising the streets of Austin. However, these
bikers are sometime vulnerable to careless drivers and can
suffer serious injuries if they are hit by a large truck,
bus, or car. Even a careless move by another driver can
throw off a biker to cause a serious crash.
These bikers are also vulnerable to
negligent road construction including construction debris
left in or near the road, misplaced warning signs, misplaced
barriers, faulty lights, careless road workers, misuse of
construction equipment, disappearing lanes of traffic,
created blind spots, and other dangerous traps. For
more information, please feel free to go to the following
web pages on
Texas motorcycle accident lawsuits.
2 motorcycle riders die in separate crashes
4/30/2008 6:46 AM By: News 8 Austin Staff
"One person is dead following an
overnight accident involving a motorcycle in North Austin.
It happened just after 2 a.m. in the 8000 block of
Interstate 35, not far from the 183 interchange. The
accident happened near a construction zone on I-35. Police
are still investigating.
And in a separate accident involving a
motorcycle rider in North Austin, an 18-year-old man is dead
following a motorcycle crash that happened Tuesday afternoon
in Pflugerville. The man was transported to
Brackenridge Hospital where he died. It happened just
after 4 p.m. at Wells Branch Parkway and Dessau Road.
Investigators said the driver left the roadway and struck
some construction equipment at a job site."
Texas Fatal Drunk Driver Automobile Accident Lawsuits, Texas
Catastrophic Injury Drunk Driver Accident Lawsuits, and Texas DWI Bar & Night
Club Lawsuits
The combination of Alcohol and Road
Construction on familiar roads or highways can also cause
fatal collisions or catastrophic injury crashes. Fatal DWI Automobile Accidents can also
be caused by businesses and fraternities that knowingly
serve patrons too much alcohol. There are many bars, night
clubs, party hosts, and restaurants that serve customers
that are already drunk too much alcohol. Under Texas
law a bar, night club, or restaurant that serves a drunk
person alcohol can be held liable if they let that
intoxicated person drive and the intoxicated person causes a
serious or fatal automobile accident. For more
information on Texas Dram Shop lawsuits, go to our page on
Texas Dram
Shop Claims.
Jury Awards Catastrophic Injury Damages in a Drunk
Driver Road Construction Automobile Accident
In Wise County, Texas, a Jury awarded
$23M to woman that was injured in a crash caused by a drunk driver
and negligent road construction. The jury
awarded $23 million to the parents of a college student who
sustained a severe brain injury in a collision with a
drunken driver. In 2007, Jacklyn Murphree, then 20, was
driving in Decatur when Betty Ann Monroe drove through a
section of road that was closed to the public due to
construction and crashed into Murphree's car. Murphree
suffered a shearing brain injury. She is semi-conscious and
capable of some movement, but she cannot communicate and
recovery is unlikely. In addition to blaming Monroe, who
subsequently pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated,
Murphree's parents also sued construction contractor Site
Concrete and subcontractor Austin Bridge & Road. They
alleged the companies failed to provide proper safety
devices to prevent drivers from entering the closed work
zone. The jury found Monroe 70 percent liable and Site
Concrete and the Texas Department of Transportation, which
was not a party to the suit, each 15 percent liable. Austin
Bridge & Road was exonerated. Murphree v. Site Concrete Inc.
The
Main Goal for Most Insurance Adjusters, Defense Lawyers, and
Risk Managers that handle Road Construction Accident Claims
is to Save Their Insurance Company and Road Construction
Contractor Money
In handling Negligent Road Construction
Contractor Lawsuits, it is important to realize that
multiple insurance companies and risk management departments
may be involved in evaluating a road construction automobile
accident claim. Both insurance companies and risk management
departments have professionals whose jobs are to limit the
amount that their insurance company or risk management
department pays on any road construction accident claim
regardless of the liability facts or damages. It is
therefore important to make sure that if you are in a
serious road construction wreck or have lost a loved one in
a fatal road construction accident, to have an experienced
road construction accident lawyer to negotiate with
insurance adjusters and lawyers as well as the road
construction contractor company defense lawyers.
Adjusters, risk managers, and defense
lawyers at insurance companies and risk management
departments are often the professionals that make the
decisions on what will be paid for road construction
accident compensation on a claim prior to a lawsuit going to
trial. These professionals will often spend tens or hundreds
of thousands of dollars to avoid paying a claim.
For more
information on automobile accident vehicle insurance,
interstate truck insurance, and dealing with insurance
adjusters, risk managers, and defense lawyers, please feel
free to the following web pages to learn more about
insurance
Commercial Vehicle Insurance web page.
The Grieving Process: Aftermath of a Fatal
Collision
Losing a loved one is one is one of the most difficult
experiences that a person can go through. This is
especially true when the loss is a result of a sudden,
accidental, unexpected or traumatic death. This sudden
loss can shatter the world as we know it and make us realize
that life is not always fair and leave us feeling shaken,
unsure and vulnerable.
The grief response following sudden loss is often
intensified since there is little to no opportunity to
prepare for the loss, say good-bye, finish unfinished
business or prepare for bereavement. Families and friends
are suddenly forced to face the loss of a loved one
instantaneously and without warning. This type of loss can
generate intense grief responses such as shock, anger,
guilt, sudden depression, despair and hopelessness.
Along with the primary loss of the
person, families and loved ones may experience concurrent
crises and multiple secondary losses: lost income, loss of
home, loss of social status. The role the loved one held in
the family is gone. It takes time for the family to
reorganize. Family may be left feeling in a state of
perpetual disarray with a lingering sense of unease and
disorganization. Marital and other family relationships can
become strained. Additionally, there are other
immediate issues that come up including dealing with funeral
arrangements, probate issues, medical expenses, pending
criminal charges against the drunk driver, and the loss of
income. These issues can often prevent a person from
seeking assistance in investigating and potentially filing a
wrongful death and survival action civil lawsuit against the
drunk driver.
Texas Fatal Injury
Law Suits and Claims: Texas Survival Action Claims, Texas
Insurance Claims, and
Texas Wrongful Death Claims
Under Texas law, Parents,
Children, and Spouses of persons killed by drunk drivers
have potential wrongful death claims against the drunk
driver that killed their mother, father, husband, wife, son,
or daughter. Through these wrongful death lawsuits and
survival actions the relatives of a person killed by a drunk
driver can often recover from the drunk driver's insurance
company, the drunk driver, parent that provided alcohol to
minors that were driving, or the bar where the drunk was
drinking.
The Wrongful Death Claim
seeks money compensation for the parents, spouse and
children of the decedent based on a variety of factors
including:
- Loss of love, companionship, comfort, assistance,
protection, affection or care
- Loss of financial support
- Lost benefits, such as insurance, from the death
- Loss of inheritance from an untimely death
It is however important
to realize that there is a two year statute of limitation on
these wrongful death lawsuits. Though it is often
difficult to deal with the loss of a loved one immediately
after losing the person, it is extremely important not to
wait beyond two year to act or the cause of action may be
lost.
Also under Texas law, the
estate of the person that was killed has a potential claim
called a "survival action". The survival action are
claims for what the decedent would have recovered had the
person survived the accident. These claims travel through
the decedent's estate and either go to their heirs or
beneficiaries depending if the person had done any estate
planning. These damages include:
- Expenses associated with the death
including funeral costs
- Medical expenses prior to the death
- Pain and suffering associated with the untimely death
In addition to seeking compensation from defendants
responsible for the accidental death of a loved one,
insurance can often provide compensation for the loss of a
loved one. Accidental Death Policies, Life Insurance
Policies, Homeowners Insurance, General Commercial Insurance
Policies, and Automobile Accident Policies are all types of
insurance that can compensate widows and Texas families for
the accidental death of a loved one. In many instances if
the party that killed your loved one is a business
corporation, the party will have a general commercial policy
of one million dollars to insure them from catastrophic
injuries and death. These policy can sometimes be hidden
until a formal demand is made to the company responsible for
the death. Additionally, if the party that accidentally
killed your loved one owns a home they will probably have a
homeowners insurance policy that may compensate for an
accidental death including deaths caused by fire and smoke,
an accidental shooting or stray bullet, negligent children,
attack dogs, dangerous condition on the property, or other
negligence committed by a homeowner. Like other insurance
policies, these policies must be triggered within a certain
time of the death and will not be automatically triggered.
A formal demand typically must be made to trigger these
insurance policies.
The Grieving Process: Aftermath of a Catastrophic
Injury Collision
In addition to losing a loved one, a catastrophic injury
caused by drunk driver collision can also shatter the world
of a family as we know it. Having a loved one suffer
severe brain damage, loss of use of their arms or legs,
suffering severe back injuries, or suffering multiple bone
fractures can create large medical expenses, the need for 24
hour in home nursing care, lost income, end of a career,
loss of a care taker, and many other damages that can
dramatically change a family's world.
Not only does the family have to deal with the loss of their
world, they also need to focus on rebuilding
their lives. In these situations, it can also be
difficult to find the time and energy to find a good Texas
Collision
lawyer that can assist the family in investigating and
potentially filing a catastrophic injury lawsuit.
Texas Catastrophic Injury
Law Suits and Claims: Texas Minors' Claims, Texas Parents'
Claims, and
Texas Insurance Claims
There are several different types of compensation that
may be available under Texas law and insurance coverage to
people injured in a vehicle collision. One of the most
misunderstood claims in that of minors. When a minor
is severely injured in a collision both the minor and the
minor's parents or guardians may have claims under Texas law
for different types of damages. While the minor's
claims typically exist until two years after the minor's
18th birthday, the parent's claims for the medical expenses
typically only are viable for two years after the statute of
limitations. It is important to discuss these
potential claims and any other potential claims that may
exist under Texas law or insurance policies with an
experienced Texas lawyer that understands catastrophic
injury cases.
Texas Drunk Driver Wrongful Death Lawsuits and
Texas Wrongful
Death Claims
Texas DWI Accident Lawyer Jason Coomer works with
district attorneys to make sure that drunk drivers that
cause serious accidents are prosecuted as well as seeks
compensation for the families that have lost loved ones due
to drunk drivers.
He has also worked hard to prevent future
fatal accidents and make sure that fatal accidents do not occur in the same
manner. Through his efforts, policies and safety regulations
throughout North America have been changed to make work
places safer. He has also worked hard to obtain compensation for those
left behind including reimbursement for medical bills,
funeral costs, lost future earnings, pain & suffering, and
other damages suffered.
Whether a person is accidentally killed by a
hazardous defect or the carelessness of another, individuals
often need assistance in dealing with and seeking just
compensation from insurance companies and large
corporations. Corporations that carelessly kill a person
will all too often spend a lot of money fighting the claim
instead of compensating the family for the loss and fixing
the problem.
Unfortunately, insurance companies are often the same way.
Having an experienced wrongful death attorney on your side
can force large corporations and insurance companies to do
the right thing and value life and safety above profits.
Texas Road Construction Accident Lawsuits, Fatal
Road Construction Accidents, Texas Texas Road Construction
Accident
Lawyers, and Fatal Road Construction Accident Lawyers
In handling fatal accident lawsuits, Jason Coomer has been fortunate
enough to represent and help some really good people that
had lost loved ones to terrible accidents. He has been honored
and a privileged to work through the justice system to help
improve safety and hold people responsible when they value
money over the lives and safety of Texans. He has
worked with Austin fatal accident lawyers, Houston
accident death lawyers, Dallas accident death lawyers,
San Antonio DWI accident death lawyers, and other Texas
fatal
accident lawyers.
Feel free to contact Texas Road
Construction Accident Lawyer Jason
Coomer, if you need an Austin Road Construction Collision Lawyer, Austin
Construction Accident Death Attorney, Austin barricade accident lawyer,
or Austin
car wreck attorney. He also works with other Texas
Construction Accident Lawyers including
Dallas Road Construction Lawyers, Houston Road Construction
accident Attorneys, Laredo fatal accident death
lawyers, San Antonio accident death lawyers,
San Antonio accidental death lawyers, and other Texas DWI
Accident Lawyer. He handles DWI fatal accident claims all over
Texas and works with other DWI wrongful death lawyers throughout
Texas and the nation.
If you have lost a loved one and that
loved one was killed through the negligence of a drunk
driver, Jason Coomer is available
to review and investigate your potential wrongful death
claim.
Please feel free to e-mail Texas Wrongful Death Lawyer Jason
Coomer with your name & contact
information, the name of the person that was killed, the
date the person was killed, how the person was killed, and
who you think was responsible for the wrongful death.
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