Texas

Texas Personal Injury

Personal Injury Statute of Limitations

Negligence / Personal Injury - SOL is 2 years with Discovery Rule.

Wrongful Death - Two years with Discovery Rule.

Medical Malpractice - 2 years. SOR: 10 years.

Products Liability - Statute of Limitations is Two years with Discovery Rule.

Intentional Torts - SOL is 1 year for some intentional torts.

Municipal Liability/Sovereign Immunity - 2 year SOL. Waived, but notice required within 6 months of occurrence

Discovery Rule - Standard rule applies in Texas.

Disabilities - SOL does not run until insane or infant (18th birthday) no longer disabled. Infants have 10 year SOR. SOL does not run during absence or concealment of defendant.

Punitive Damages - Must establish liability for damages by clear and convincing evidence.

LEGAL RESOURCE : TEXAS

• Texas Constitution and Statutes
• Supreme Court - The Supreme Court of Texas • Supreme Court Building • 201 W. 14th, Room 104 • Austin, TX 78701 • (512) 463-1312
• Court of Criminal Appeals - Court of Criminal of Appeals • Supreme Court Building • P.O. Box 12308 • Austin, TX 78711 • (512) 463-1551
• Courts of Appeals - Office of Court Administration • Tom C. Clark Building • 205 W. 14th St., Suite 600 • Austin, TX 78701 • (512) 463-1625
• Court Rules
• Trial Court Judicial Data Management System
• State Bar of Texas - State Bar of Texas, 1414 Colorado St.Austin, TX 78701 Telephone Numbers (800)204-2222 (512)427-1463
• State Govt. Home Page
• Attorney General Site - Office of the Attorney General , 300 W. 15th Street , Austin, TX 78701

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

• Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA)
• Texas State Bar Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association - 1220 Colorado, Suite 500, Austin, TX 78701 - 512-476-3852, 512-473-2411 fax
• Texas Women Lawyers Association - Texas Women Lawyers , 3267 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 107, PMB 208, Austin, Texas 78746
• Dallas Bar Association - 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214-220-7400 , 214-220-7465 (fax)
• Houston Bar Association - 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 759-1133

Texas Cities : Personal Injury

Abilene Addison Alice Allen Alvin Amarillo Angleton Arlington Athens Austin Bastrop Bay City Baytown Beaumont Bedford Bellaire Belton Big Spring Boerne Bonham Borger Brenham Brownsville Brownwood Bryan Burleson Canyon Carrollton Carthage Center Cleburne College Station Conroe Coppell Corpus Christi Corsicana Cypress Daingerfield Dallas

Decatur Del Rio Denison Denton Desoto Dickinson Dripping Springs Duncanville Eagle Pass Edinburg El Campo El Paso Flower Mound Fort Worth Fredericksburg Friendswood Frisco Gainesville Galveston Garland Georgetown Gilmer Gonzales Graham Grand Prairie Grapevine Greenville Haltom City Harlingen Henderson Hillsboro Houston Humble Huntsville Hurst Irving Jacksonville Jasper Katy

Kaufman Kerrville Kilgore Killeen Kingwood Lake Jackson Lamesa Laredo League City Lewisville Liberty Livingston Longview Lubbock Lufkin Mansfield Marble Falls Marshall Mc Kinney McAllen Mesquite Midland Mineral Wells Mission Montgomery Mount Pleasant Nacogdoches New Braunfels North Richland Hills Odessa Orange Palestine Pampa Paris Pasadena Pearland Plainview Plano Port Arthur

Port Lavaca Richardson Richmond Rockport Rockwall Round Rock Rowlett San Angelo San Antonio San Marcos Seguin Sherman South Padre Island Southlake Spring Stafford Stephenville Sugar Land Sulphur Springs Sweetwater Temple Terrell Texarkana Texas City Tomball Tyler Universal City Uvalde Victoria Waco Waxahachie Weatherford Webster Weslaco Wharton Wichita Falls Woodway