Dallas Car Accident Lawyers
Injured in a Dallas car accident? Corbett & Corbett LLP helps accident victims pursue compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages under Texas law.
Why Choose Corbett & Corbett LLP After A Dallas Car Accident?
A car accident can leave you dealing with injuries, medical bills, lost income, vehicle repairs, and uncertainty about the future. While insurance companies often begin investigating immediately, their interests may not align with yours.
At Corbett & Corbett LLP, we help accident victims understand their rights and pursue compensation under Texas law. Whether your injuries resulted from a rear-end collision, distracted driver, drunk driver, intersection accident, or another serious crash, our attorneys are prepared to advocate for your interests.
Personal Attention
We believe clients deserve more than being treated like a file number. We take the time to understand how an accident has affected your health, finances, employment, and family. Every case receives individualized attention based on its unique circumstances.
Direct Attorney Access
Clients deserve answers from their attorneys. We strive to maintain open communication and keep our clients informed throughout the claims process.
Serious Advocacy
Insurance companies have teams of adjusters, investigators, and lawyers working to protect their interests. Accident victims deserve advocates who will protect theirs. We work diligently to investigate claims, gather evidence, and pursue the compensation our clients deserve.
Litigation Experience
Although many car accident claims settle before trial, insurance companies often evaluate cases differently when they know a law firm is prepared to pursue litigation when necessary. We prepare every case as though it may ultimately be presented to a jury.
Common Causes Of Car Accidents In Dallas
Most car accidents are preventable. Unfortunately, negligent driving continues to cause thousands of collisions on Dallas roads every year.
Distracted Driving
Distracted driving remains one of the leading causes of car accidents in Texas. Drivers who text, use social media, adjust navigation systems, eat, or otherwise take their attention off the road place everyone around them at risk. Even a few seconds of distraction can result in a serious collision.
Drunk Driving
Alcohol and drugs impair judgment, reaction time, coordination, and decision-making. Despite decades of public awareness campaigns, impaired drivers continue to cause devastating accidents on Dallas roadways. Victims of drunk driving accidents often suffer severe injuries that require extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation.
Speeding
Drivers who exceed the speed limit have less time to react to changing traffic conditions. Speeding increases stopping distances and often leads to more severe injuries when a collision occurs. Excessive speed is a common factor in many serious and fatal accidents throughout the Dallas area.
Other Causes
There many other causes of car accidents such as failure to yield, aggressive driving, fatigue and others.
Determining exactly how an accident occurred is often critical to proving liability and recovering compensation. Our firm investigates the facts, gathers evidence, and works to identify all responsible parties.
Common Injuries Caused By Car Accidents
Car accident injuries range from soft tissue damage to permanent disability, and some don’t appear until days or weeks after the collision. Head injuries, including concussions, can cause lasting headaches, memory loss, and cognitive impairment. Neck and back injuries like whiplash, herniated discs, and spinal damage often lead to chronic pain, reduced mobility, and long-term medical costs.
Broken bones, internal bleeding, and organ damage are also common, and internal injuries can become life-threatening if not treated promptly. In the most serious cases, victims suffer permanent injuries affecting their ability to work and care for themselves, resulting in substantial future medical expenses and lost earning capacity.
When a collision is fatal, surviving family members may have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim under Texas law.
What Compensation May Be Available After A Dallas Car Accident?
The compensation available in a car accident case depends upon the facts of the case, the severity of the injuries, and the impact the accident has had on the victim’s life.
Current And Future Medical Care
Accident victims may be entitled to recover compensation for emergency treatment, hospital stays, surgeries, rehabilitation, medications, physical therapy, and other medical costs related to their injuries.
Serious injuries often require ongoing treatment long after the accident occurs. Future medical expenses may be recoverable when supported by medical evidence.
Loss Wages And Loss Of Earning Capacity
If your injuries prevent you from working, you may be entitled to recover lost income resulting from the accident.
Additionally, some injuries permanently affect a person’s ability to earn a living. Texas law permits recovery for diminished future earning capacity when supported by the evidence.
Pain And Suffering
Physical pain, emotional distress, mental anguish, and the overall impact an injury has on a person’s quality of life may also be compensable.
Physical Impairment And Disfigurement
Texas law recognizes that serious injuries can permanently alter a person’s physical abilities or appearance. Compensation may be available for these losses as well.
Every case is different. An experienced attorney can evaluate the facts of your case and explain the categories of damages that may be available.
Wrongful Death And Truck Accidents
When a car accident results in a fatality, the recoverable damages extend beyond what a surviving victim might claim.
A wrongful death claim under Texas law can include funeral and burial expenses, the deceased’s lost future earnings, loss of companionship and consortium, and the mental anguish suffered by surviving family members.
These cases require an attorney who understands both the legal complexity and the human weight of what your family is going through.
Moreover, accidents involving commercial trucks, 18-wheelers, or other large vehicles often produce far more severe injuries than typical car crashes.
The sheer size and weight of these vehicles means greater force on impact, which translates to more serious injuries, longer recovery times, and higher medical costs.
Liability in truck accident cases can also extend beyond the driver to include the trucking company, cargo loaders, and vehicle manufacturers, making these cases significantly more complex and the potential recovery substantially larger.
What to Do Immediately After a Car Accident
The steps you take after a crash can make or break your case. Move fast and move smart.
Call 911. Get a police report on record regardless of how minor the damage looks. That report is evidence.
Get medical attention immediately. You may feel fine. You may not be. Internal injuries, spinal damage, and traumatic brain injuries do not always announce themselves at the scene. Delaying treatment hands insurance companies exactly the argument they need to deny your claim.
Document everything. Photograph every vehicle, the road, traffic controls, and any visible injuries. Get the other driver’s name, insurance information, and plate number. Get witness contact information before anyone walks away.
Watch what you say at the scene. Do not apologize, speculate about what happened, or make any statement that could be interpreted as accepting fault. A simple “I’m sorry” said out of reflex can be used against you. Stick to the facts when speaking with police and say nothing beyond that. If you believe you may be at fault, you have the right to decline to make any statement to police until you have spoken with an attorney. Exercise that right.
Say nothing to insurance adjusters. They are not there to help you. A recorded statement made before you have legal counsel can be weaponized against you to reduce or eliminate your recovery.
Call an attorney before you do anything else. Evidence vanishes. Witnesses disappear. And Texas gives you just two years to file a personal injury claim. Every day you wait is a day that works against you.
You were hurt through no fault of your own. You deserve full compensation. Call Corbett & Corbett today for a free consultation and let us fight for what you are owed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have to file a car accident lawsuit in Texas? Texas gives you two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury claim. Miss that deadline and you lose your right to recover anything, regardless of how strong your case is. Do not wait.
What if the other driver was uninsured? You may still have options. Your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage may apply, and depending on the circumstances, other avenues of recovery may exist. An attorney can identify every possible source of compensation available to you.
How much is my car accident case worth? Every case is different. The value of your claim depends on the severity of your injuries, your medical expenses, lost wages, future medical needs, and how clearly liability can be established. The only way to know what your case is worth is to have an attorney evaluate it.
Should I give a recorded statement to the insurance company? No. Insurance adjusters are trained to ask questions designed to minimize your claim. Anything you say can and will be used against you. Speak with an attorney before you give any statement to any insurance company, including your own.
Do I need a lawyer for a car accident claim? If your injuries are serious, liability is disputed, or the insurance company is pushing back, you need representation. Attorneys who handle car accident cases understand how insurers operate and how to maximize your recovery.
What if I was partially at fault? Texas follows a modified comparative fault rule. You can still recover damages as long as you are not more than 50 percent responsible for the accident. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, but it is not eliminated. Do not assume partial fault means no recovery.
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