Property Accidents

Wichita Falls Property Accidents Lawyers

Texas Premises Liability Attorneys Pursue Justice for You

Were you seriously injured on dangerous property in Greater Wichita Falls, elsewhere in Texas or in Oklahoma?

The lawyers you can trust to aggressively advocate for you, in and out of court, are Banner, Briley & White.

Our lawyers have represented many individuals who have been injured by falls, slips and other premises liability hazards in north Texas. Our goal in these cases is to assist you in bringing your personal injury claim, and to see that you are fairly compensated for your injuries, so you can recoup accident-related expenses.

We only accept cases we believe in, and we fight hard from start to finish for those we represent. We are a different kind of law firm — one that views our profession as a helping profession. Help us to help you hold negligent property owners accountable for their carelessness. Contact Banner, Briley & White for a free initial consultation at this toll-free phone number: 866-492-9554.

Wichita Falls Property Accident Attorneys

Premises liability cases involve a wide variety of accidents, including:

  • Products falling from store shelves
  • Slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall accidents on slick or icy walkways
  • Unmarked walking hazards in retail establishments
  • Unmarked work and construction zones
  • Accidental drownings in swimming pools
  • Injuries caused by falling trees or branches
  • Holes or large cracks on property
  • Uneven curbs and sidewalks
  • Malfunctioning elevators or escalators
  • Stairwells or stairways in need of repair
  • “Attractive nuisances” that injure curious children
  • Apartment or mobile home fires

Injuries and assaults directly connected to inadequate security measures by landlords, property owners or property managers

Property Accident

A property owner’s negligence with security measures can lead to assaults, robbery, sexual assault and homicide. Factors that can contribute to these criminal activities include failure to maintain reliable security guard operations, shortcuts in hiring and screening, inadequate training needs and supervision, and inadequate alarm systems.

Negligent security lawsuits can stem from incidents at residential or commercial buildings, shopping centers and parking facilities, hotels and casinos, amusement parks, airports, health care facilities, nightclubs and bars, and universities and public schools.

Regardless of the type of negligence that resulted in serious injury to you, our attorneys can help, beginning with your free initial consultation. Contact our Wichita Falls lawyers for the quality representation you need and the attentive personal service you deserve during this difficult time in your life.

Our firm handles property accident cases exclusively on a contingency fee basis. It costs you nothing to get us started on your case. We collect an attorney fee only if you receive compensation from those responsible for your injuries.

Prescription Medications: Things You Should Know

While prescription medications have enabled us to overcome or cure illnesses that were often fatal only decades ago, prescription medications can also be confusing, dangerous, and expensive. The following contains information on how to read prescriptions, how to take them, and how to respect them. If you believe you may have been injured as a result of a prescription drug, contact an experienced medical malpractice or products liability attorney at once.

Prescriptions: The Basics

Each prescription has four parts:

Superscription: The heading where the symbol R or Rx is located.

Inscription: The area of the prescription that contains the names and quantities of the ingredients or drugs.

Subscription: The directions for compounding or mixing the drug.

Signature: Often preceded by the sign “s,” this is the portion of the prescription that gives the directions to be marked on the bottle, vial, or container.

Physicians are notorious for having incomprehensibly poor penmanship. While you may not worry about having to read their notes in your medical chart, you may be more worried about a pharmacist being able to read their prescriptions for you. Once you get your prescription, you may not understand all of the abbreviations and notations on the label. If you don’t, you might find the following glossary helpful.

Prescriptions

a.c.: before meals, from the Latin “ante cibum”
ad lib: use as much as one desires, from the Latin “ad libitum”
b.i.d.: twice a day, from the Latin “bis in die”
da or daw: dispense as written.
gtt.: drops, from the Latin “guttae”
pc: after meals, from the Latin “post cibum”
p.o.: by mouth, or orally, from the Latin “per os”
p.r.n.: when necessary, or as circumstances require, from the Latin “pro re nata”
q.d.: once a day, from the Latin “quaque die”
q.i.d.: four times a day, from the Latin “quater in die”
q.h.: used where a medicine has to be taken every so-many hours, from the Latin “quaque,” meaning “every,” and “h” indicating the number of hours. For example, q.2h.: every two hours.
t.i.d.: three times a day, from the Latin “ter in die”
ut dict.: as directed, from the Latin “ut dictum”

Smarts, Safety, and Prescriptions

    • While prescription medications are usually beneficial, at the same time they may be dangerous. If you abuse prescription medications or fail to take them correctly, you may have a serious adverse reaction. While your doctor is responsible for prescribing the right medication, and your pharmacist is in charge of filling the prescription, you are responsible for taking the medications and assisting your doctor and pharmacist in any way that you can. Here are some tips on how you can fulfill those responsibilities.
    • Make sure that your physicians know what medications you are on, including over-the-counter medications and alternative medicines. If your physician is contemplating prescribing medications to you, he or she needs to make sure that they won’t have a dangerous reaction with any other medications you are taking.
    • If possible, keep all of your medical care in the same group or practice so your physician can easily access your medical information and review your prescription medications. If you have to see other physicians or specialists, make sure that they receive your chart from your primary care physician, or ask them to speak with your primary care physician before prescribing any medications.

Prescribe

  • Keep track of your medications by making a list of their names and the instructions for their use. This may be particularly beneficial if you are on many different types of medications for many different conditions. Keep the list in a place where you can refer to it easily.
  • Only take the dosages that your doctor has approved. If you feel that any medication you are taking is not having its intended effect, call the prescribing physician. Ask if you can take more, or if you should be on a different type of medication.
  • If you are having any adverse or abnormal reactions to your prescription medications, contact your physician immediately.
  • If you have young children in your household, make sure that you have childproof caps on your medicine bottles. Keep the bottles away from anyone who may not understand their use or potency.
  • Never take another person’s prescription medication. Although you may feel that you have similar symptoms, or a similar condition, you can’t be certain that you won’t have an adverse reaction to their medication or that dosage.
Civil Litigation

Wichita Falls Attorneys for General Civil Litigation

The Texas Business Dispute Lawyers of Banner, Briley & White

Litigation creates winners and losers. That’s the nature of the process, and the reason why most disputes — over a serious personal injury, business contract or any other issue — often settle before trial or during the trial itself.

In real life, any lawyer who tells you that he or she has never lost a case either doesn’t try many cases, or isn’t telling the truth. And if they’re not willing to tell the truth about that, you can be sure they haven’t learned much from their experiences.

At Banner, Briley & White, we can tell you that our lawyers have been trying cases for so many years that they have, in fact, lost a few. However, what’s important is that, as a firm, we have learned something valuable from every case we have lost.

More important, we take that knowledge with us into court every day and use it to the advantage of our current clients whenever it applies.

Litigation can be confusing, especially if you have never been involved in a lawsuit. If you have questions about the litigation process, contact an experienced trial lawyer at Banner, Briley & White in Wichita Falls. Call toll free: 866-492-9554.

Civil Litigation

Wichita Falls Litigation Attorneys Working Together Since 1992

Our firm handles a wide variety of civil disputes and litigation in state and federal courts. These matters include breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims in business disputes, will contests that become probate litigation, real estate disputes, employment law cases, equine law/horse racing litigation and more. Because we are full-service in our litigation practice and thorough in our readiness for trial, we employ a trial consultant to assist with witness preparation.

When we are not aggressively litigating on behalf of our clients, we are educating them on how to avoid the unnecessary costs and wasted energies that litigation can cause. We have to share our knowledge of risk management and litigation avoidance, or we wouldn’t be doing our jobs. As few true winners as there are in this arena, you need to know when to pick your battles, especially on those occasions when use of a courtroom simply isn’t worth it.

For straight talk about litigation, negotiation, arbitration, mediation or any method of dispute resolution that can produce the practical, lasting results you need, come to Banner, Briley & White.