Automobile & Truck Accidents

Individuals involved in automobile and truck accidents may face medical and/or funeral costs, lost wages, pain and suffering and expensive vehicle repairs. Our firm seeks to protect people who have suffered serious personal injury or death as a result of automobile and truck accidents. When seeking compensation for a motor vehicle accident, there are strict time limits that apply. If you have been injured in an automobile accident as a result of another’s negligence, The Todd Smith Law Firm can assist you in obtaining compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, permanent disability, scarring, mental stress and other expenses. Todd Smith has extensive experience representing people injured in all kinds of automobile and truck accidents including but not limited to:

Alcohol Related Accidents
The Todd Smith Law Firm has handled numerous alcohol related personal injury cases related to liquor liability. Texas law provides for both criminal prosecution and civil liability of drunk drivers. But Texas also has specific laws (called dram shop laws) which allow an injured person to seek compensation from a business that served or sold the drunk driver after he was already obviously intoxicated and subsequently causes injury to themselves or another person. Our Tarrant County (Hurst, Euless, Bedford) law firm is dedicated to providing high quality legal services to individuals who have been injured as a result of over-consumption of alcoholic beverages that result in dram shop litigation. At The Todd Smith Law Firm, we can help you when a dram shop violation played a role in your alcohol related personal injury or motor vehicle accident. Dram shop violations are often a component of a larger case, such as an auto accident case involving a DUI or DWI. Assault cases often have the components of a dram shop case; for example, a bar owner can be held responsible if they serve an obviously intoxicated person, and after leaving the bar, that patron assaults someone.

Liquor liability cases are not restricted to bar owners. Dram shop cases can be brought against any establishment that serves liquor to an obviously intoxicated person, who is later involved in an alcohol related personal injury incident. We work to protect the interests of people who suffer alcohol related personal injury, due to a drinking establishment over-serving a patron.

If you sustained an injury due, in whole or in part, to the involvement of alcohol, please contact The Todd Smith Law Firm. We have been representing Texans in state and federal court and protecting their families’ rights since 1989.

Pedestrian Accidents
Among the most serious traffic incidents are those involving pedestrians. Lacking any protection whatsoever, a pedestrian is completely vulnerable to serious injuries when struck by a moving vehicle. Even a relatively slow-moving vehicle can cause fractures and other major injuries to a pedestrian due to the significant momentum of the vehicle's mass and the hardness of the vehicle's outside surfaces in comparison to human flesh and bone. As with any motor vehicle related accident, it is very important to seek legal counsel early. However, it may be even more important in a pedestrian accident where the automobile driver often claims that the pedestrian darted out in front of them. An attorney can begin an investigation, obtain witness statements and sometimes, hire an accident reconstruction expert.

Motorcycle Accidents
The motorcycle accident is often one of the more deadly accidents, with injuries tending to be more serious and medical costs higher. Because motorcycles are smaller and have only one headlight, people in automobiles have a harder time seeing them. A single headlight may be misconstrued as a pair of distant headlights until it’s too late. Motorcyclists have the same rights as anyone on the road. Very often, automobile drivers try to claim that motorcyclists were speeding. It is important to hire an attorney early in the claims process to obtain witness statements and sometimes, hire an accident reconstruction expert.

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