The Trial Process in a San Antonio Car Accident Case

A San Antonio car accident lawsuit can be a complex process to navigate, especially for recent victims. Gaining a full understanding of Texas injury laws takes time, and it is time that victims often do not have as they work to recover from the injuries and damages they have so recently sustained.

Working alongside the San Antonio personal injury attorneys at Carabin Shaw allows you to focus entirely on that recovery, while our advocates fight for the compensation that you deserve. Our attorneys will walk you through every step of the claims trial process, ensuring that you have a complete understanding of your case as it unfolds.

Before any case can go to trial, gathering evidence from the accident is vital to your personal injury claim. Photographs, witness statements, and other forms of hard evidence contribute to establishing liability and fault.

In some cases, working with a Texas car accident attorney means that your claim never has to go to trial in the first place. By building your claim alongside a trusted expert, and presenting the evidence necessary alongside a demand letter, you may win your full compensation without ever stepping foot in a courtroom.

However, there are always cases where at-fault parties and their insurance companies will refuse to fairly compensate you for the damages you suffered. In such cases, it is the role of Carabin Shaw’s car accident lawyers in San Antonio TX to advocate on your behalf.

In many ways, the circumstances of your accident inform the legal process for recovering compensation. In cases where another civilian driver is responsible for your injuries, for example, a lawsuit can be brought directly against that person. However, in cases where a commercial vehicle caused your accident, which made up nearly 2,500 crashes in Bexar County in 2023 according to the Texas Department of Transportation, you may be able to hold various entities responsible for your injuries.

Regardless of the circumstances and how they impact the minutiae of your trial, our team will support you throughout the following common steps:

When insurance company negotiations fail, it falls on the victim to file a petition through the local court system, as addressed by the Texas State Law Library. This marks the beginning of official litigation. It then falls on the defendant to provide a written answer.

Mistakes made during this step can have substantial impacts on your long-term care. By scheduling a free initial consultation with our lawyers, you can learn how to avoid such mistakes.

A time-consuming process, this phase allows both legal consoles of those involved in the accident to exchange paperwork, provide documentation, and answer questions about the collision.

Regardless of how long this step takes, or how laborious the work is, you will owe nothing for our services until your case is won because we offer our services on a contingency-fee basis.

Depositions are the interviews conducted by the other side’s attorney, which are performed before a court reporter. These are under oath and can include the parties involved in the accident, witnesses, and others with crucial information.

The final opportunity to settle a case outside of the courts.

If mediation does not provide a solution, then a jury listens to both parties before administering a decision. This requires an overwhelming show of evidence from the plaintiff.

Visit our client reviews to read about how we have supported auto collision victims in the past.

No San Antonio collision victim should be forced to navigate a trial process alone. Acquiring the guidance of a proven expert is as easy as calling 1-800-862-1260, where our English and Spanish-speaking staff are ready to take your call 24/7 and toll-free!

Your maximum compensation, and a Carabin Shaw advocate who knows exactly how to fight for it, are only a phone call away.

For more information

• DoT Texas
• Texas State Law Library