A Stowers demand is a tool that personal injury attorneys use to settle insurance claims. The term “Stowers demand” is named after the Texas Supreme Court case G.A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity Co. (15 S.W. 2d 544). A “Stowers Demand” is a tool unique to Texas law, but other states have similar doctrines.Read More
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Who Do I Sue After an Auto Accident or Other Personal Injury
In Texas, if you have suffered a personal injury as the result of someone’s negligence, you sue the person or entity who caused the personal injury. Not the insurance company of the person who caused the injury. Read More
Ahmed Mohamed’s Story
Our job as Ahmed’s lawyers is to make sure his story is told. Everyone has their own story about who they are. Below is Ahmed’s:
Ahmed’s Family
Ahmed Mohamed is a fourteen-year-old boy. He is an African American Muslim and a citizen of the United States. He has a mother, a father, four sisters and a brother. His father is Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, an immigrant from Sudan who is also a United States citizen.Read More
Who is the Best Car Wreck Lawyer for Me?
When you’re injured in a car wreck you want the best car wreck lawyer around. Makes sense. You wouldn’t want the second best heart surgeon performing your triple bypass so why should you settle for the second best car wreck lawyer? But, what makes someone the best car wreck lawyer? Experience? Catchy ads? A winning smile? We’ve tried to compile a list of traits and attributes you should look for when searching for the best car wreck lawyer. They are in no particular order but some are more important than others.Read More
How Do I Get a Rental Car After a Wreck
If there is one thing we Texans are heavily dependent on, it is our vehicles. Communities up north can rely more on public transportation, but not us Texans. We drive ourselves. And we’re proud of it! So, as a Texan, when you’ve been in a wreck, one of the first things you think about – after dealing with your injuries, if any – is how do I get a rental car?Read More
Car Wreck, No Seat Belt?
If I Didn’t Have a Seat Belt On When I Got in a Wreck Do I Lose My Case?
The simple answer is no, you do not lose your case, but it can reduce your recovery.
Should I Talk to my Insurer after a Car Wreck?
You are driving down the road minding your own business and out of nowhere a car hits you. You have a surge of emotions because you are hurt and emotionally upset. What do you do next? Usually, the first thing people want to know is should I talk to the insurance company after a wreck. Well, that depends.
In a Car Accident With No License?
I often get asked how someone not having a license affects a car wreck. First off, just because you didn’t have a license doesn’t mean you don’t have a valid claim or lose your case.
Ultimately, though, it depends on a few things:
- who was it that didn’t have the license;
- what were the circumstances of the wreck (i.e. how did the wreck happen);
- why didn’t you or the other person have a license?
These are a few questions that will help start this discussion. So, keep these and mind as we move forward. Also, assume for purposes of this discussion that a lawsuit will be filed, and thus, we will ultimately have to present this case to a jury will decide how much money to award and a judge who will have to rule on whether or not the jury gets to hear whether someone had a license or not. (Please note that only about 10% of cases go to trial, but as a personal injury lawyer, we always evaluate scenarios and cases as if they were going to trial. It allows us to come up with a possible percentage of success and value the case).
Now, let’s apply the questions and assumptions to a few different situations.Read More
How Much is My Car Wreck Case Worth?
This is a very common question that we get from our potential new clients and our current clients. It is also one of the most difficult questions to answer. In the end, your car accident case is worth what a jury will award you at trial. But that doesn’t really answer your question, does it?Read More
Carry the Load – Team Rucked Up
Carry the Load | Team Rucked Up: Cody Phipps, Kenny, Chris Stoy, Susan Hutchison, Ellen LoBue
Sponsored by Stoy Law Group, PLLC
Susan and Chris joined Team Rucked Up for the Carry the Load Challenge at Rverchon Park in Dallas, Texas on Memorial weekend. The goal was to honor our fallen soldiers and raise money for the Carry the Load organization. Carry the Load in a non-profit organization that provides ways to honor those who dedicate their lives to keeping our nation safe. Since 2011, $6.1 million of the funds raised has gone to organizations that provide services for our nation’s heroes. People could participate in a march either individually or in teams.Read More
Baylor Title IX Suit
The law firm of Stoy Law Group, PLLC, along with the Zalkin Law Firm, PC, represent Jasmin Hernandez, a Baylor University student who was raped by a Baylor football player while she was a student at the university.
Jasmin has filed suit for Baylor’s deliberate indifference to both the sexual assault by the student athlete as well as deliberate indifference to the consequences of the assault upon Jasmin.
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The Dangers of Keyless Ignitions
Imagine this scenario. You’re a mother of three children. You arrive home from the grocery store, pull into the garage, shut the garage door behind you, hit the off button on your keyless ignition (you think), unload the kids and groceries, and head inside. Nothing to be afraid of there, right?
Well, what if your child’s room or play area is near the entrance to the garage access door? And what if you didn’t push the off-key on your keyless ignition hard enough, or you forgot since you’re not really used to using a key FAB?
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