Amarillo Personal Injury Lawyers
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Gibson Trial Law represents individuals and families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases in Amarillo and throughout Texas. We approach these cases as trial lawyers: investigating what happened, identifying the responsible parties, developing the evidence necessary to prove the claim, and preparing the case from the beginning with the courtroom in mind.
Serious Injuries Demand Serious Representation
When another's negligence causes a serious injury, the consequences can extend into nearly every part of a person’s life. Medical treatment, lost income, physical limitations, and uncertainty about the future can quickly turn an accident into a life-changing event.
We understand that no amount of compensation can undo a catastrophic injury or the loss of a loved one. The civil justice system can, however, hold responsible parties accountable and provide injured people and their families with the financial resources necessary to move forward.
Commercial Truck and Motor Vehicle Accidents
Collisions involving commercial trucks and other commercial vehicles can result in devastating injuries simply due to the size, weight, and force involved. These cases also frequently present legal and factual issues that do not arise as readily in an ordinary automobile accident case.
Liability for such commercial trucking collisions may extend beyond the driver to a trucking company, employer, vehicle owner, maintenance provider, or another responsible party. Evidence involving driver conduct, company policies, electronic data, maintenance records, training, and other records may be critical to determining how the collision occurred and who should be held responsible.
Gibson Trial Law represents people injured in commercial truck and vehicle accidents and works to identify and preserve the evidence necessary to build the case from its earliest stages.
Drunk Driving Accidents
Choosing to drive while impaired can have catastrophic consequences.
Victims of drunk driving accidents may have claims against the impaired driver and, depending on the circumstances, potentially other responsible parties. These cases may also involve issues beyond those presented in an ordinary negligence claim, including the possibility of exemplary damages when permitted under Texas law.
We investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision and pursues accountability for all injuries and losses caused by impaired drivers.
Catastrophic Injury
Some injuries permanently change the course of a person's life.
Catastrophic injury cases may involve traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, severe burns, amputations, significant orthopedic injuries, permanent impairment, or other conditions requiring extensive medical treatment and long-term care.
Evaluating these cases requires looking beyond the medical expenses that have already accumulated. A serious injury may affect a person's future medical needs, ability to work, independence, physical abilities, and quality of life for years or decades.
Gibson Trial Law works closely with clients, medical providers, and other experts and professionals to develop clear evidence and a comprehensive case showing the full extent of an injury and its long-term consequences to secure the recovery our clients deserve.
Wrongful Death
The unexpected loss of a loved one because of another person's wrongful conduct creates consequences that cannot be measured fully in financial terms.
Gibson Trial Law represents families in wrongful death litigation with an understanding of both the legal complexity of these cases and the profound loss underlying them. We work diligently to determine what precisely happened, identify those legally responsible, and pursue all available remedies under Texas law.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
A serious motor vehicle collision can leave an injured person dealing with medical treatment, time away from work, vehicle damage, insurance companies, and continuing physical limitations.
Gibson Trial Law represents individuals injured in automobile and other motor vehicle accidents. Depending on the case, such accidents may include collisions involving distracted driving, speeding, unsafe lane changes, failure to yield, reckless driving, and other dangerous conduct.
When liability or the extent of a person's injuries is disputed, we develop the evidence necessary to establish both how the collision occurred and the harm it caused.
Premises Liability
Property owners and occupiers have varying legal responsibilities concerning conditions on property under their control. When those responsibilities are not met, visitors and others may suffer serious injuries for which the property owners and occupiers are then responsible.
Premises liability cases can involve dangerous property conditions, inadequate maintenance, unsafe walking surfaces, structural hazards, and other conditions that create an unreasonable risk of harm.
These claims are highly dependent on the circumstances, so we work closely with clients to evaluate potential claims from all angles in representing individuals seriously injured because of dangerous conditions on commercial and private property.
Medical Malpractice
Patients place a fundamental trust in physicians, hospitals, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. When medical care falls below the applicable standard and causes serious injury or death, Texas law may provide a remedy.
Medical malpractice cases require detailed review of medical records, consultation with qualified medical experts, and careful analysis of both the applicable standard of care and the relationship between the alleged negligence and the patient's injury.
Gibson Trial Law brings proven experience to represent patients and families in significant medical negligence matters involving serious injury or death. We approach these cases with thorough preparation and careful attention to expert evidence.
Building the Case from the Beginning
Successful personal injury litigation requires developing evidence demonstrating responsibility for the injury and the extent of the resulting damages. That process can include obtaining records and electronic data, interviewing witnesses, preserving physical evidence, reviewing medical documentation, taking depositions, consulting qualified experts, and reconstructing the events that caused the injury.
Evidence can disappear, memories can fade, and important records may not remain available indefinitely. Early investigation can therefore be particularly important in serious injury cases.
At Gibson Trial Law, we work up case from day one with an understanding of what ultimately must be proven if the dispute reaches a courtroom.
Understanding Personal Injury Damages
A serious injury can produce losses extending far beyond an initial hospital bill.
Depending on the facts of the case and applicable Texas law, recoverable damages may include compensation for medical expenses, lost earnings and earning capacity, physical pain, mental anguish, physical impairment, disfigurement, and other legally recognized losses.
Cases involving permanent or catastrophic injuries may also require consideration of future medical care, diminished earning capacity, and the ways an injury is expected to affect the person's life over time.
We work to develop evidence demonstrating the complete impact of an injury rather than focusing only on its most immediate costs.
Our Process
From your free consultation to the resolution of your case, Gibson Trial Law guides you through every step of the legal process.
1. Free consultation and case evaluation
2. Thorough investigation and evidence collection
3. Medical documentation and demand
4. Negotiation with insurers and responsible parties
5. Litigation through trial, if necessary
6. Pursue settlement and final judgment
7. Negotiation of medical bills and reimbursement claims
8. Disbursement of recovery