Accidents Involving Dallas Area Rapid Transit Buses
The DART bus system is made up of 45 miles of track, 788 buses or rail cars, and transports 228,300 people every day. With an operation this massive, accidents involving DART vehicles are, unfortunately, all too common.
Accidents as a DART passenger
If you are injured while riding a DART vehicle because of a collision with another vehicle, your claims process can quickly become very complicated. The chief difficulty is the sheer volume of claims. If the accident is caused by the driver of the other vehicle, there may be many other passengers filing claims similar to yours. Most people do not own insurance policies that can fairly compensate this many claims. You need an experienced attorney to identify other possible sources of compensation in your case and to make sure that your claim has priority when it comes to the driver’s insurance policy.
Injuries caused directly by the DART vehicle
This can happen any number of ways: a pedestrian could be hit by the vehicle, the driver could start driving before passengers are seated, or the automated door might make contact with a passenger.
All these cases are tricky for a similar reason: you are going against the city of Dallas. Getting money from the city of Dallas in a Dallas courtroom using laws written by Dallas legislators is going to require the help of an
experienced Dallas Personal Injury attorney. All the laws surrounding injuries caused by a DART vehicle were written to keep the city of Dallas from being liable.
To make matters worse, DART is covered by a commercial insurance policy, complete with some of the most aggressive insurance adjusters and defense attorneys in the business. These people are experts in denying claims just like yours. Their singular purpose is to build a case against you so that the city of Dallas doesn’t have to pay a dime.
In other words, you need a team of experts to fight back. The attorneys at
Grossman Law Offices have twenty years experience dealing with DART accident cases. Let us be that team that makes sure you get what you deserve.
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