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San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyer Michael Grossman Discusses Other Vehicle Accidents

While passenger car accidents are certainly the most common type of vehicle accidents, there are many other vehicles both on and off the road that can be involved in serious accidents.

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Thousands of injuries and deaths result every year from these more unorthodox vehicles, and yet many personal injury law firms only accept passenger car accident cases. This is because the legal statutes and regulations that govern these unorthodox vehicles are complex and more obscure than the laws governing passenger vehicles. Many attorneys do not know how to address the issues that these cases raise. However, experienced San Antonio vehicle accident attorney Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices has twenty years of experience handling all kinds of vehicle accidents, and he has the knowledge necessary to build a strong case, regardless of the type of accident in which you were injured.

In most cases, there is a lower occurrence of an insurance policy that applies to an obscure vehicle accident when compared to a typical passenger car accident. For instance, if you were injured in an ATV, boat, bus, or train accident, would you know how to file your insurance claim? Most attorneys do not know either. However, the legal professionals from Grossman Law Offices have a working knowledge of obscure vehicle accident laws that apply in these cases, and we can help you file the insurance claim you need to receive compensation.


Motorcycle Accidents

If you have been in a motorcycle accident, you need help from an experienced San Antonio motorcycle accident attorney. Motorcycle accidents are made more complex than passenger car accidents largely due to one factor: preconceptions. A recent study conducted by a motorcycle rights activists group indicates that, when people are told about an accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle, even without hearing any of the facts, 85% of people automatically assume that the motorcyclist was at fault.

In popular culture and media, motorcyclists are often portrayed as reckless joy-riders with no regard for safety. Many insurance adjusters share this misconception, and even if they do not, they use it to deny motorcyclists’ claims even when the facts of the accident suggest that the motorcyclist was a victim of negligence. You need an experienced lawyer who can argue against these misconceptions and help you receive the justice you deserve.


Train Collisions and Railroad Accidents

Collisions between trains and passenger cars are more common than you might think. As you can imagine, the damages in these accidents are often catastrophic. Unfortunately, like motorcycle accidents, many people believe that the passenger car driver is certainly at fault for the accident, thinking that trains are almost impossible to overlook. However, statistics indicate that many passenger car-train collisions are caused by faulty warning mechanics (or a complete lack of warning signs), and that the driver of the passenger car is not necessary liable. Our train accident injury attorneys can help prove that you were in fact a victim of negligence and that you deserve compensation.


All Terrain Vehicle Crashes

All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are popular as a form of entertainment and as light work vehicles. As with motorcycles, people often assume that, when someone is hurt in an ATV accident, that person must have been driving recklessly and therefore is not entitled to compensation. However, many ATVs suffer from defective designs that pose numerous safety risks for their riders. In particular, many ATVs are extremely prone to roll over accidents. ATV safety issues often cause serious injury to their occupants, even when their drivers were driving responsibly. Our legal professionals can help you prove that you were not driving recklessly.


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If you are to receive the compensation you deserve after an unorthodox vehicle accident, you need an aggressive San Antonio attorney who will fight to prove that you were in fact the victim of negligence. Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices is here for you. He has twenty years of experience investigating, litigating, and resolving vehicle accidents of all kinds. Insurance companies know who we are and how successful we have been, and they often offer our clients large settlements to avoid facing us in court. We have a working knowledge of the laws that surround these cases, and we can build the case you need in order to receive fair compensation. So if you or someone in your family has been hurt in a vehicle accident of any kind, contact San Antonio vehicle accident lawyer Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices today, and let him help you seek the compensation you need and the justice you deserve.

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Some of Our Most Recent Successful Cases
$350,000.00 Recovery - Wrongful Death / First Party Dram Shop
Our firm was hired by the minor child and parents of a young man who was killed in a motorcycle accident after being over served alcohol at a South Padre Island bar. The plaintiffs hired our firm to investigate the claim on the basis that the decedent was over the legal limit at the time of his death. In initial attempts to settle the case out of court, the defendants denied liability. Suit was filed soon thereafter.

The defendants initially argued that the decedent never consumed alcohol on their premises. Through physical evidence and deposition testimony to the contrary, we were able to conclusively prove that the decedent had indeed been drinking at the establishment.

The defendants then asserted allegations that the decedent's minor child was not actually his biological child, which would bar his claim entirely. A DNA test was performed and this argument was defeated.

The defendants then asserted the safe harbor defense. Our attorneys argued that the defendants did not qualify for safe harbor protection due to the fact that their servers were not all licensed providers. However, while this element was being addressed, our attorneys focused their attention on addressing the second element of the safe harbor defense regarding the bar's encouragement of the over service of alcohol. The defendants claimed that they would never serve the double-shot Bacardi cocktails that witnesses claimed the decedent drank several of. We sent private investigators into the bar to order the same drinks that the decedent consumed on the night of his death and the very same bar tenders who over served the decedent, without hesitation, served copious amounts of alcohol to the investigators, all of which was captured on hidden camera.

Once the safe harbor defense was defeated, the defendants argued that the decedent's BAC was low enough at the time of his death (as recorded by the hospital) that he would not have necessarily appeared obviously intoxicated to the servers and therefore the bar should not be held liable even if he had been over served. Eyewitness testimony refuted this.

Additionally, our firm's testifying medical expert reviewed the medical records related to the emergency helicopter flight that transported the decedent to the hospital after his accident. She determined that the EMS technicians administered numerous blood transfusions while in flight. Armed with this newfound data, our medical expert reverse extrapolated and determined conclusively that the decedent's BAC was actually in the range of .19-.21 at the time of the accident, though it was drastically diluted by the time he arrived at the hospital, which accounted for the relatively low BAC found in the hospital's medical records. This testimony proved to be pivotal in the case, resulting in a successful recovery for our clients.
Total Recovery:
$350,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$140,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$40,000.00
$475,000.00 Recovery - Commercial Vehicle Accident / Motorcycle Accident (Shoulder Injury Requiring Surgery)
An airline pilot suffered a shoulder injury resulting in surgery when he was sideswiped by an 18-wheeler. The case was resolved through litigation, as establishing liability was a contentious matter. The defendants claimed that the plaintiff made an illegal passing maneuver, but the evidence showed that the defendant made a sweeping turn and intruded upon our client's right of way.
Total Recovery:
$475,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$158,333.00
Litigation Expenses:
$5,000.00
$125,055.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Back Injury Requiring Surgery)
Recovery for client who suffered a back injury resulting in surgery in a car accident.
Total Recovery:
$125,055.00
Attorney Fees:
$41,684.00
Litigation Expenses:
$435.00
$350,000.00 Recovery - Product Liability (Back Injury Resulting in Surgery)
A young woman suffered a back injury that required corrective surgery following a boating accident. The boat in question sped out of control and crashed into a landmass, throwing our client from the boat, as the result of a stuck throttle. Upon inspection of the boat, it was determined that a poor design led to the malfunction and a product liability lawsuit was brought against the manufacturer. The defendants argued that the boat was inappropriately piloted, however, the physical evidence depicted the cause of the accident quite clearly and the case was successfully resolved.
Total Recovery:
$350,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$100,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$100.00
$97,500.00 Recovery - Wrongful Death / First-Party Dram Shop Accident
(policy limits were $100k) Recovery for wife of a motorcyclist who was killed in a drunk driving accident.
Total Recovery:
$97,500.00
Attorney Fees:
$48,750.00
Litigation Expenses:
$0.00
$100,000.00 Recovery - Motorcycle Accident (Broken Femur)
(policy limits) Recovery for victim who sustained a broken femur in a motorcycle accident.
Total Recovery:
$100,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$33,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$0.00
$93,000.00 Recovery - Motorcycle Accident (Soft-Tissue Injuries and Abrasions)
Recovered for victim of motorcycle accident who suffered soft tissue injuries and abrasions.
Total Recovery:
$93,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$31,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$181.00
$200,000.00 Recovery - Commercial Vehicle Accident (Back Injury Requiring Surgery)
Recovery for motorcyclist who suffered a back injury in an 18-wheeler accident.
Total Recovery:
$200,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$80,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$5,709.00
$100,000.00 Recovery - Motorcycle Accident (Neck, Back, and Knee Injury)
Recovery for a client who suffered neck, back, and knee injuries in a motor cycle accident.
Total Recovery:
$100,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$33,333.00
Litigation Expenses:
$627.00

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