Texas car accident attorneys and defective road lawyers with
Jim S. Adler & Associates will provide a free case evaluation if you were injured or a family member died in an accident caused by defective or dangerous road conditions.
Defective road conditions of state highways cause accidents. Local municipalities, depending on the county you are in, as well as state agencies have hundreds of thousands of miles under their maintenance and control throughout the United States. They have a legal responsibility for
dangerous and defective roadways.
A number of situations, which include but are not limited to the following, may define dangerous & defective roadways: - Inadequate or insufficient notification of impending conditions such as construction zone, merging traffic, roads affected by weather conditions,
- Reduction of shoulder or shoulder drop-off,
- Roads poorly marked with highway division status, line striping and edge lines,
- Excessive oil and/or gravel due to tar and chip procedures,
- And potholes
Most state laws allow you to collect, if you are the victim of a dangerous or defective roadway, from either the local municipality or the state itself. They may hold the sole responsibility for injuries sustained while traveling on their roads. If you are going to file a claim against a governmental body such as the state, or one of its institutions, there are guidelines you must follow.
Within six months from the date of the defective roadway accident you are required to put that agency on written notice.
Be advised on what is within your right to recover. Limits for economic damages vary from state to state, local municipality to local municipality.
Because of the complexity and time limits usually associated with these cases, it is imperative that collection of evidence is immediate. As a majority of these cases are difficult to prove, there may be the need to hire engineers, experts at accident reconstruction, or an expert in another field to help prove and win these cases.
