Car Accident Attorneys - Severe Personal Injuries

At Matthews & Associates in Houston, our car accident practice concentrates on personal injury litigation involving severe or disabling injuries, wrongful death, or complex issues of jurisdiction, insurance coverage, or damages. If your recent car crash injury claim looks as though it will be difficult to settle on favorable terms, contact one of our Texas civil trial attorneys for a free consultation about your options.

We represent clients in car accident and commercial vehicle cases that present such distinctive or complicating facts as the following:

• Out of state motorists injured on Texas highways
• Texas drivers injured in accidents in other states
• Accidents involving rental cars, trailers, or vans
• Hit and run accidents, DUI accidents, or reckless driving accidents
• Collisions involving multiple vehicles
• Uninsured and underinsured motorist claims
• Accidents at railroad crossings
• Motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents
• Collisions involving delivery vehicles, moving vans, or semi trucks
• Car accidents resulting in permanent spinal cord damage or traumatic brain injury

At Matthews & Associates, our understanding of Texas negligence law and insurance industry practices will help you protect your interests while we expand your strategic alternatives. At the same time, our willingness and practical ability to commit investigative and forensic resources to your claim at our own risk ensures that nothing will be left to chance in proving both liability and damages in your case.

Texas Truck Accidents and 18 Wheeler Wrecks

If you were recently involved in a motor vehicle accident with a semi truck or other commercial vehicle, contact a Houston personal injury lawyer at Matthews & Associates. Our familiarity with the legal, evidentiary, and strategic challenges of truck accident litigation can make a positive difference in the ultimate resolution of your claim.

Truck accident litigation can be complicated by the number of defendants who must be identified and sued in order to ensure that liability and insurance coverage issues will be correctly resolved. Unlike auto accident cases, where the case very often begins and ends with the other driver and his or her insurer, many different parties might have different levels of responsibility for the sequence of errors and oversights that resulted in a serious accident: the driver, the driver's employer if any, the owner of the cab, the owner of the van or trailer, an equipment lessor, the owner of the freight, and a maintenance service might all be liable to some extent to the victim.

Our ability to make a prompt and thorough investigation of all of the circumstances of the accident, from road conditions to the contractual relationships defining the operation of the truck, can give your case a powerful advantage both in settlement negotiations and at trial. We advance all of the expenses involved in proving your case at our own risk, and we do not recover these costs unless we resolve your claim on favorable terms.

While we are developing the facts necessary to prove liability against one or more defendants through forensic investigation and our application of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, we devote equal attention to the assessment and documentation of your physical and economic damages. Truck accidents frequently cause permanent, disabling, or fatal injuries, and we make sure that no component of your losses is overlooked as we document and present your claims for compensation. We work with experts from many different disciplines in order to cover your future treatment needs as well as your present losses.