Can we Finally End Ambulance Chasing?

Car wreck injury victims leave the scene of their wreck dazed and confused. How do I get medical treatment if I don’t have health insurance? When is my property damage claim going to be settled? Frequently they get home from the hospital emergency room, clouded by pain medications, only to face a barrage of phone calls and knocks at their door from telemarketers and in-person case runners. Those telemarketers and case runners get paid a “bounty” for each patient they successfully deliver to a chiropractic clinic.

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Document Texas Accidents to Preserve Evidence

Documenting the scene of the wreck can be very important. Photographs or videotape of the vehicles and the scene of the wreck can really make a difference in presenting the case to the insurance company by helping to resolve disputes about what occurred. No matter how clear cut the accident facts seem to be, you should expect to get an argument from the insurance company about what “really” happened. If you hire an experienced injury lawyer immediately after the wreck, your lawyer should immediately send his team to photograph the vehicles and to document the scene of the wreck by taking photos of skid marks (or the absence of skid marks) as well as conditions that existed at the time (e.g. construction zone).

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What is Proposition 7?

Proposition 7 (“Prop 7″), a constitutional amendment drafted by legislators in the 84th legislative session and authorized by SJR 5, will appear on the November 2015 statewide ballot. The amendment would authorize a new, stable source of funding for transportation in Texas, dedicated to the construction and maintenance of roads. Upon passage, Prop 7 would dedicate a portion of the general sales and use tax and the motor vehicle sales tax to the general highway fund.

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