{"id":1742,"date":"2022-06-27T05:43:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T05:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/?page_id=1742"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:45:27","slug":"why-file-a-personal-injury-claim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/?page_id=1742","title":{"rendered":"Why File A Personal Injury Claim?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The term personal injury lawsuit brings to mind images of scruffy lawyers chasing after ambulances in hopes of landing injured clients. Right? But it is in your best interest to see past the negative image if you have been injured due to a person or business\u2019 action or inaction. Such injuries might affect your ability to work in the future, which may affect your ability to pay your bills, and related hospital and prescription costs.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does Personal Injury Law Work for You?<\/h2>\n<p>Personal injury law works for you should you suffers an injury due to another person or business\u2019s negligence. Negligence is the person or business\u2019 failure to act with the level of care that a person with common sense would have acted with or did not act with in a similar situation. The person who is injured (a private plaintiff) seeks compensation from the person or business responsible for the injury (defendant).<\/p>\n<h2>What Are Examples Of Personal Injury Claims?<\/h2>\n<p>Personal injury claims come from unintentional as well as intentional actions. A few common personal injury claims come from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assaults<\/li>\n<li>Auto accidents<\/li>\n<li>Child injury and\/or abuse<\/li>\n<li>Dog bites<\/li>\n<li>Inefficient security<\/li>\n<li>Medical malpractice<\/li>\n<li>Trucking accidents<\/li>\n<li>Slips and falls<\/li>\n<li>Workplace accidents<\/li>\n<li>Wrongful death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0What does It Take to File a Personal Injury Claim?<\/h2>\n<p>Again, negligence is a person\u2019s failure to act with the level of care that a person with common sense would have acted with or did not act with in a similar situation. It is the most important part of a personal injury lawsuit.<\/p>\n    <div id=\"author-info\" class=\" well clearfix\">\n        <div class=\"author-image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/stephen-boutros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n                               <img alt=\"Stephen Boutros, Esq.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byline-Image-Stephen-Boutros.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byline-Image-Stephen-Boutros.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-90 photo\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div> \n        <div class=\"author-bio\">\n                <p><b>Stephen Boutros<\/b>\u00a0has dedicated over 27 years to advocating for the rights of victims. He focuses on aggressively seeking justice and ensuring that victims of personal injury receive the fullest possible compensation for their injuries and suffering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call For Free Consultation\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(713) 425-4300\">(713) 425-4300<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<p>To decide whether a person\u2019s actions of inactions were negligent, a Texas personal injury claim lawyer considers the below four elements. As an example, we\u2019ll use a store\u2019s duty to mop up water on the floor and put out a sign that says \u201cWet Floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Was there a legal duty that the person who caused the injury (defendant) owed the person injured (plaintiff)?\n<ul>\n<li>The store had a responsibility, a legal duty, to mop up spills to prevent customers from slipping and falling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The defendant\u2019s failure to act (breach of duty)\n<ul>\n<li>If the store failed to clean up the water and\/or mark the slippery spot with a sign, the store failed to act, was negligent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The plaintiff\u2019s level of suffering caused by the injury.\n<ul>\n<li>If you, the customer, slipped and hit your head and lost consciousness, you would have been injured as well as other parts of your body. But, if a store employee was nearby and able to catch you to prevent your fall, you would not have suffered injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of cause and effect: what the defendant did or did not do caused the plaintiff\u2019s injury.\n<ul>\n<li>You would not have slipped if the water had been cleaned up or a sign put over the slippery area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Is there a Time Limit to File for a Personal Injury Claim in Texas?<\/h2>\n<p>The time limit (Statute of Limitations) you have to file a personal injury claim depends on your injury. It is often two years unless product liability, which can be as long as 15 years. It is important that you contact a personal injury lawyer to figure out whether you have a personal injury case before the time limit has passed.<\/p>\n<p>The time limit for injury to a child may be extended. For such injuries to minors, it is in your child\u2019s best interest to consult a personal injury claim lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>To schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/contact-us\/\">a free consultation<\/a> with Houston Texas&#8217; <strong>personal injury attorney <\/strong>Stephen Boutros, LTD, please call (713) 425-4300 or (888) 880-4300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The term personal injury lawsuit brings to mind images of scruffy lawyers chasing after ambulances in hopes of landing injured clients. Right? 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