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These Incidents Lead to the Most Wrongful Death Cases in Texas

By: Fulgham Hampton Law Group

Wrongful Death

If a family member passes away due to the negligence of another, you can pursue a wrongful death case against them. Wrongful death cases are a form of personal injury law that can provide compensation to help loved ones recover damages and hold responsible parties accountable to help change behaviors and prevent accidents from happening again.

Wrongful death cases can address any of the tens of thousands of deaths that occur in Texas and throughout America each year due to some form of negligence. The following examples are the most common causes for wrongful death cases in Texas. If a loved one has passed away due to any of the following circumstances, you may want to take the necessary next [...]

4 Elements You Must Prove to Win Your Texas Auto Accident Claim

By: Fulgham Hampton Law Group

Auto Accidents | Auto Insurance Claims

If you are trying to win an auto accident claim in Texas, your attorney must be able to prove that four specific elements are true in your case:

• Duty
• Breach
• Causation
• Damages

In this post, we’re going to explain those four elements and how they apply to auto accident claims.

These are the four elements that must make up a successful auto accident claim in Texas.

Element 1: Duty

Duty is the legal obligation that one person or entity has in regards to another person or entity. As it applies to automobiles, if you possess a valid driver’s license, you have a duty to obey traffic laws and drive under reasonable [...]

Your Texas Pharmacist Made an Error That Injured You – Can You Sue?

By: Fulgham Hampton Law Group

Personal Injury | Pharmaceutical Liability

When we are given a prescription for any sort of health issue, we put our trust in the doctors and pharmacists behind the counter to give us the right dose, medicine, and instructions to make us feel better or keep an illness at bay.

This attitude makes sense. After all, doctors and pharmacists spend years in school and take on the responsibility to keep us healthy and safe.

What happens when they make a mistake, though? If they cause further injuries, can you file a lawsuit to cover the cost of what they did to you?

The short answer is yes. The longer answer requires some information about a pharmacist’s duty and how negligence can directly cause injury.

Who Can Be Held Liable in Texas Premises Liability Cases?

By: Fulgham Hampton Law Group

Premises Liability | Slip and Falls

If you are injured while on someone else’s property, you may be able to file a premises liability lawsuit – but who exactly can be held liable under Texas law?

You may have grounds to file suit against any of the following parties in a premises liability lawsuit, depending on your situation.

This one seems obvious, right? The owner of the property in question is the most likely individual or entity responsible for your premises liability damages. This could be a home owner, a property owner, or a business owner. If the owner was negligent in the care of their property, and it resulted in injury to you, you may be able to receive compensation for your [...]

 Some of the Most Common Personal Injury Claims in Texas

By: Fulgham Hampton Law Group

Auto Accidents | Defective Products | Dog Bites | Personal Injury | Slip and Falls

If you are thinking about filing a personal injury lawsuit, here are the most common examples of cases that are successfully awarded by the Texas court system.

You have grounds to file a personal injury lawsuit if someone’s negligence caused harm to you, and serious injury was the result. In these cases, you can seek compensation for medical bills, lost income, property damage, or pain and suffering. These are the most likely cases to be won by plaintiffs in Texas.

Car Accident Injuries

If another was at fault for the injuries you sustained in a car accident, you may have grounds for an auto crash lawsuit.

In Texas, the courts [...]

What You Can Do to Resolve a Business Dispute in Texas

By: Fulgham Hampton Law Group

Arbitration | Business Disputes

If you have a business dispute, you don’t always need to resort to a lawsuit to solve business conflicts. There are other options.

In fact, even if you are in the middle of a business legal battle, that doesn’t necessarily mean trial is inevitable. Only five percent of all legal cases go to trial. The rest are settled out of court.

How? Alternative dispute resolution, or ADR, can help you come up with a solution. ADR involves arbitration, mediation, and negotiation as means to resolving conflict.

Below, we’re going to take a deeper look at each.

This is a direct means of conflict solution in which you talk with the other party. You may want to have an attorney [...]

Ways Others’ Negligence Causes Texas Auto Accidents

By: Fulgham Hampton Law Group

Auto Accidents

Were you recently involved in an auto accident you believe to be someone else’s fault? In this post, we’ll cover common ways that others’ negligent or reckless behavior can cause car accidents.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found that driver error causes more accidents than any other reason. The most common reason for driver error? Distracted driving.

Distracted driving occurs for many reasons, including the following:

• Texting
• Talking on the phone
• Eating
• Conversation
• Applying makeup
• Reading
• Tending to children
• Reaching for something
• Programming the navigation system or radio

These activities take a driver’s attention off the road. Even a second or two of distraction can lead to an accident. If any of these elements were [...]