Fort Worth Injury Attorney Blog

Published on: November 20, 2014

League City, Texas Auto Wreck Left Bicyclist With Broken Bones

A lawsuit was filed on November 14, 2013 in Galveston District Court by bicyclist Jennifer Gorberg against automobile driver Jade Puckett for broken bones suffered in an accident with a motor vehicle driver.

Both parties are residents of League City, Texas, where the accident occurred on October 28, 2013. While riding her bicycle, Plaintiff Gorberg entered the intersection of West League City Parkway and Westover Park Avenue. Defendant Puckett, according to Plaintiff’s pleadings, “failed to yield the right-of-way” and struck Plaintiff Gorberg as she was bicycling through the intersection. The lawsuit alleges that Plaintiff Gorberg suffered broken bones which required surgical intervention.

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Published on: November 7, 2014

Injured Nun Sues Driver And Other Responsible Parties

By The Eric Reyes Law Firm

After an automobile accident, a New Orleans-based nun is suing the allegedly responsible driver, the car’s owner and the owner’s insurer. This claim is a good example of a situation where there are multiple sources of responsible parties liable for damages sustained in an accident. Additionally, the laws of Louisiana are different than Texas laws regarding the parties that can be sued as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

A New Orleans-based nun, Sister Vincent Marie Wilson, filed a lawsuit against driver Christian Green who made a left turn against a traffic light and struck Sister Wilson, totaling her vehicle and causing serious injury. In her lawsuit, Sister Wilson accuses the adverse driver of

” . . . negligence, including failure to maintain a proper control of the vehicle, operating a vehicle in a careless and reckless manner, failing to obey the traffic laws of Orleans Parish and traveling at too great a speed.” Sister Wilson alleges that the collision caused serious and permanent personal injury which included “. . . back, neck, shoulder, and pelvic injuries.” Plaintiff has undergone extensive medical treatment and physical therapy. (Ibid)

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Published on: November 6, 2014

Woman Sues Winn Dixie After Slipping on Spilled Rice

By The Eric Reyes Law Firm

A customer shopping in a New Orleans Winn Dixie grocery store, was injured on December 19, 2013, when she slipped on spilled rice that was scattered on the floor in the rice aisle. In her lawsuit against Defendant Winn Dixie Louisiana, Inc., Plaintiff Viola Joiner alleges that she suffered severe injuries to her shoulder, left knee, head, neck and back as a direct result from her slipping on the spilled rice and falling.

Plaintiff’s pleadings seek compensation for physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, medical expenses and loss of enjoyment of life. Plaintiff Joiner asserts that Defendant was negligent, failed to properly train employees in the stocking of shelves, failed to warn of an unreasonably dangerous condition, and failed to properly maintain and inspect the premises.

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Published on: October 24, 2014

Texas Insurance Company Refuses To Pay On Their Insured’s UM Policy After Car Wreck

By The Eric Reyes Law Firm

An insured driver, Jimmy R. Valsin, has filed a lawsuit against his own auto insurance carrier for damages after he was injured in an multi-vehicle auto accident. His auto insurance carrier, Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company, refused to pay a claim under Valsin’s Uninsured – Underinsured Motorist Coverage policy. The lawsuit alleges that Brittney Renee Vasquez lost control of her vehicle causing her to strike another vehicle which became disabled on the road. According to the complaint, Plaintiff Valsin then struck the disabled vehicle in the road and was then rear-ended by another vehicle. Vasquez was driving a vehicle owned by Edder Espinoza. The vehicle that Vasquez was driving was uninsured.

After the accident, Valsin was treated for injuries sustained in the auto accident and presented a claim for damages to his own auto insurance carrier under his Uninsured Underinsured Motorist Coverage policy. Farmers failed to pay on Mr. Valsin’s personal injury claim.

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