Francitas, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

If you go try to after her personally her insurance company will defend her anyway; that's what the coverage is for. She's still personally liable for any damages in excess of her insurance coverage, and she'll probably be required to pay restitution as a condition of probation if she doesn't want to go to jail. That said, however, most DWI defendants don't have piles of money lying around to pay judgments with, and what you get from her insurance carrier is about all you can count on getting. You should get a lawyer yesterday. It won't cost you money; it will make you money. Without a lawyer you will not get her insurer to pay you the true value of your case.

You can sue, but suing a hospital is a very expensive and traumatic process. No lawyer is likely to take your case on contingency, i.e. on an agreement to get paid only out of what he or she can recover for you, because the cost of preparing and presenting your case will be much higher than the dollar amount you are likely to recover if you win. In short, though your case may be a liability winner, it's a money loser. Thank your Texas legislature and Supreme Court, and while you're at it thank the insurance companies and your fellow citizens (juries who buy the insurance company line) for making it impossible for malpractice victims to get justice in the vast majority of cases.