Car Accident Lawyers Helping Victims Nationwide and Across Texas including Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio
If you were seriously injured in a car accident, let the attorneys of Leger Ketchum & Cohoon, PLLC help. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), car accidents claim an average of 42,000 lives each year, are responsible for millions of injuries, and cost Americans approximately $230 billion in property loss, medical and emergency bills, productivity loss, and other costs.
The NHTSA reported early estimates that show 38,680 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2020, an increase of more than 7% from the prior year, despite there being fewer drivers on the roads due to the pandemic. 205,498 people were injured just in Texas car accidents of which 14,656 were seriously injured and 3,896 were fatally injured. 25% of these fatalities involved alcohol. Despite these staggering statistics, most car accidents are preventable because they are caused by a:
- Motorist failing to obey traffic laws or signs
- Motorist being fatigued, distracted, or inattentive
- Motorist driving drunk or under the influence of medication or illegal drugs.
If you’ve been injured in a car accident, contact the car accident attorneys at Leger Ketchum & Cohoon, PLLC today at 832.764.7200 or info@lkclawfirm.com for a free consultation, or use our online contact form to find out if an accident claim is in your best interests.
Compensation After a Car Accident
If you were injured in a car accident, you may be able to recover compensation against the driver responsible under negligence law. The car accident attorneys at Leger Ketchum & Cohoon, PLLC will fight for your right to obtain compensation for your medical expenses, loss of earnings, pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of quality of life and lifestyle, and disfigurement resulting from an accident. And, when necessary to obtain full compensation, we will hold all parties responsible for the accident and your losses accountable.
You may also be able to obtain compensation under the uninsured or underinsured insurance coverage provided in an automobile insurance policy issued for your car or the car of another driver if you were a passenger or both.
Other car accidents may involve unsafe road conditions – potholes, inadequate signage, or road obstructions or construction, and the other driver may not be solely responsible for the accident. These accidents will most likely involve premises liability law as well.
In other cases, you may have a claim against a car manufacturer and dealer if a defect in the vehicle caused the accident – a locked accelerator, a failed airbag, or faulty brakes or steering. This situation will involve product liability law.
Also, you may have a crashworthiness claim. A crashworthiness claim arises where a defect in the car did not cause the accident, but where a defect caused you to suffer more severe injuries than you should have. Crashworthiness cases may involve a defective seat belt or faulty airbag deployment, or a fuel tank explosion, or a collapsed roof in a rollover. This claim will also involve product liability law.
We are here to help you. The car accident lawyers at Leger Ketchum & Cohoon, PLLC serving across Texas and nationwide will handle your case confidentially and compassionately and understands the stress you are dealing with and knows it can be overwhelming.
Fatal Car Accidents
Our firm knows nothing can replace a loved one killed in an accident. But, securing compensation will help you pay expenses and help provide a secure financial future for you and family members left behind. Contact Leger Ketchum & Cohoon, PLLC to deal with the legal issues while you and the family grieve and heal from your loved one’s passing.
If a loved one was fatally injured in a car accident, you may be able to recover compensation for wrongful death to obtain payment for funeral expenses and your loss of maintenance, support, services, advice and counsel, loss of love, comfort, companionship and society, mental anguish, and loss of inheritance resulting from the death.
You may also be able to obtain compensation on behalf of a loved one’s estate for his or her physical, emotional, and financial losses from the time of the accident until death. Sometimes this may be a period of a few minutes, days, or months. Regardless of the time period, the estate may be able to obtain compensation for a loved one’s medical expenses, loss of earnings, pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of quality of life and lifestyle and disfigurement.
Our law firm, with offices located in The Woodlands, Dallas, and Boerne Texas will handle your case confidentially and compassionately, understands the stress and helplessness you are dealing with, and knows it can be overwhelming. Let us help you.
Our Texas Car Accident Lawyers Can Help You
Immediately after an accident, the other driver’s insurance company will put their arsenal of adjusters, investigators, and attorneys to work to limit their financial exposure or avoid paying your claim. Certain types of evidence must be obtained and preserved right away for your claim and, if you do nothing, it may be lost or destroyed, and memories may fade. This is why we urge you to contact Leger Ketchum & Cohoon, PLLC as soon as possible after an accident.
Our firm handles all aspects of your car accident case, i.e., investigating and gathering evidence of fault, causation, injuries, and recoverable damages, dealing with insurance companies, and when necessary, working with experts and our legal team so that you can pay attention to healing and getting back to your everyday life.
Our car accident attorneys have litigated hundreds of car accident claims across Texas, including The Woodlands, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. Our attorneys have the legal expertise, knowledge, and trial skills to help you recover compensation for your injuries.
Contact Our Car Accident Lawyers Serving Across Texas and Nationwide
Contact us today by phone at 832.764.7200, email us at info@lkclawfirm.com for a free initial consultation, or use our online contact form to find out how we can help you obtain compensation for your losses.