Fort Worth Car Accident Lawyer

How Parker Law Firm Injury Lawyers Helps After a Fort Worth Car Accident

We take over the claim so you can focus on getting better. For decades, we’ve stood up to insurance companies for people hurt in crashes across Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Insurers often try to settle for less than a claim is worth, especially with people who don’t know how the process works.

When you hire us, we:

• Investigate how the crash happened and who is responsible
• Analyze crash reports, medical records, video footage, witness statements, and other evidence
• Work with accident reconstructionists and medical professionals when a case needs them
• Calculate your full damages, including future losses such as reduced earning capacity
• Negotiate with the insurance adjuster for a fair settlement
• Take your case to court if the insurance company won’t pay what it should

We prepare every case as if it’s going to trial. That puts you in the strongest position to negotiate, and it means we’re ready if a fair offer never comes.

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What Should I Do After a Fort Worth Car Accident?

Protect your health first, then protect your claim. These steps help with both:

1. Stay at the scene. Move to a safe spot if you can, but don’t leave. Leaving can lead to hit-and-run charges.
2. Call 911. Texas law requires a report in many crashes, and a police report supports your claim.
3. Collect evidence. Take photos and video, and exchange information with the other driver.
4. Get medical care, even if you feel fine. Some injuries show symptoms later, and medical records are key evidence.
5. Don’t apologize or accept blame. It can reduce or even eliminate your compensation.
6. Be careful with insurance companies. Talk to a lawyer before you give any statement.

Who Is Liable for a Fort Worth Car Accident?

Anyone who caused or contributed to the crash can be financially responsible. Texas is an at-fault state, so you can claim directly against the at-fault party’s insurance policy or sue them in court.

Most Fort Worth crashes come down to driver negligence, such as:

• Speeding
• Drunk driving
• Texting and distraction
• Fatigue
• Road rage
• Illegal passing or turns
• Failing to yield the right of way
• Tailgating
• Running lights and stop signs

Depending on the facts, the liable party may be another motorist, a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or pedestrian, a bus driver, an employer, a mechanic, a vehicle manufacturer, or a government agency responsible for road design or upkeep. We look at every party and every source of insurance.

How Do I Prove My Fort Worth Car Accident Case?

You prove a car accident case by showing the at-fault party was negligent. That takes four elements:

• Duty of care: drivers must follow Texas traffic laws and drive carefully.
• Breach of duty: the driver failed to act with reasonable care, for example by texting.
• Causation: that failure caused the crash, such as a rear-end collision.
• Damages: you suffered losses, such as medical bills and pain and suffering.

Useful evidence includes the crash report, scene photos and video, dashcam footage, medical records, eyewitness statements, cell phone logs, expert testimony, and employment records that show lost wages.

What if I’m being blamed? You may still recover. Texas uses modified comparative negligence with a 51% bar. If you are 50% or less at fault, your compensation is reduced by your share. At 51% or more, you recover nothing. Insurers know this, so they try to shift blame onto you. We push back with evidence.

How Much Is My Fort Worth Car Accident Claim Worth?

Your injuries matter most. The more serious the injury and the more it affects your life, the more a claim tends to be worth. Other factors include:

• Whether you can keep working
• Your age and earning capacity
• Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
• Steps you took to limit your injuries
• Shared fault
• Available insurance and policy limits

Economic damages cover financial losses: medical bills, therapy and rehabilitation, disability, lost wages, property damage, and funeral expenses.

Non-economic damages cover harder-to-measure harm: pain and suffering, disfigurement, reduced quality of life, embarrassment, and loss of consortium.

In Texas, a jury may also award punitive damages when a defendant acted intentionally or with gross negligence. No lawyer can tell you what your case is worth on day one. We start by understanding the injury, the insurance, and what the crash will cost you over time.

Car Accident Cases and Injuries We Handle

We handle every type of car accident case in Fort Worth, from distracted driving and drunk driving crashes to speeding, fatigued driving, and hit-and-run collisions.

Common injuries in our clients’ cases include:

• Whiplash and neck injuries
• Concussion
• Back injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Nerve damage
• Burns
• Amputation
• Catastrophic injury

If you lost a family member in a crash, see our Fort Worth wrongful death lawyer page.

Fort Worth Car Accident Statistics

Crashes are common in Fort Worth, a city of more than 935,000 people. The Texas Department of Transportation reported 13,401 crashes in Fort Worth in 2022, about 37 a day:

• 120 fatalities
• 516 suspected serious injuries
• 2,721 suspected minor injuries

Roughly 40% of those crashes may have caused an injury. See more Fort Worth car accident statistics.

How Long Do I Have to File a Texas Car Accident Lawsuit?

You generally have two years from the date of the crash. After the statute of limitations (the deadline to file a lawsuit) runs out, you lose the right to sue. Claims against a city or state agency can have much shorter notice deadlines, so call early.

Brad Parker Is the Lawyer You Hope You Never Need

Brad Parker has represented injured Texans since 1985. He has seen straightforward car accidents become serious cases because of what happened to the person afterward. An injury that seems manageable can become a long-term medical problem, and a driver who seemed clearly at fault may later dispute what happened.

So Brad looks at the evidence, the insurance, the medical picture, and the injury’s effect on your work and life before deciding what a case needs. When injuries are significant, that includes future medical needs, lost earning capacity, and permanent limitations.

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