Wrongful Death

The Nacol Law Firm handles wrongful death matters.  We treat our clients like family and work very hard to achieve maximum results.  While we appreciate the fact that money cannot replace that which has been lost, we firmly recognize the need for a wrongdoer to pay and for new strict measures to be enforced to ensure that another needless loss of life is prevented.

Wrongful death litigation is appropriate when the negligence, or carelessness of another person or company causes the loss of life.  Under current Texas law, wrongful death cases may be brought against any party, including an employer.  The Nacol Law Firm has a history of selecting cases where the clients are genuinely in need of not only an attorney, but of a counselor and friend.

Wrongful death litigation is a complex, involved process.  In fact, not only is the normal civil court system involved, but in addition the probate court system must be engaged to deal with the estate, or legal entity which survives to handle creditors, debtors, and legal claims that come to being when someone is killed.  The Nacol Law Firm is familiar with the probate courts and the civil litigation aspects that must be employed efficiently and accurately in order to maximize client recovery.

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Personal Injury

When you've been injured by someone else’s carelessness, it's important to take some initial steps toward making sure your injury claim can be settled fairly and as quickly as possible:

1) Write down everything you can remember about how the injury occurred, including the names, addresses and phone numbers of potential witnesses, police officers, insurance company representatives ( or company or workers’ compensation representatives if it was a work injury)

2) Talk to a Texas attorney before making any statements, written or verbal, to insurance company adjusters or representatives

3) Let anyone you think may be responsible for the injury know right away that you're intending to file a claim against them

4) Take steps to protect any evidence you may need to prove your injury, such as your totaled car, photographs of an accident or injury scene, clothing you were wearing, damaged personal belongings, and so forth

How Do I Figure Out Who Is At Fault?

In most cases, in order to collect on an injury claim in Texas, you must prove the person who caused the injury was “negligent” – careless and neglectful. In Texas, you must prove:

1) The person who caused your injury owed you a duty not to injure you, but didn't live up to that duty

2) There was a connection between the other person’s duty to you and your injury

3) You suffered damages

4) If you were careless, and your carelessness contributed to your injury, the amount you can recover will be reduced in proportion to your carelessness, under Texas comparative negligence law. If you were more than 50 percent at fault for your injury, you won't be able to collect from the other person.

Texas’s joint and several liability rules also make any person who was more than 50 percent responsible for your injury liable for the entire amount of your damages regardless of each other person’s proportion of fault for your injury.

If you've been injured using a consumer product, the manufacturer of the product may be responsible under a “strict liability” legal theory if the product was unreasonably dangerous. Under Texas law, you'd need to prove that:

1) The seller was in the business of selling the product that caused your injury

2) The product was in a defective condition when sold, and unreasonably dangerous

3) The product was intended to reach you without substantial change in the condition in which it was sold

4) The product wasn't fit for its intended use or a reasonably foreseeable use at the time it left the manufacturer

5) The defect caused your injury

6) You suffered damages

What Is My Claim Worth?

Under Texas law, the person who injured you will be responsible for:

1) Past, current and future estimated medical expenses

2) Time lost from work, including time spent going to medical appointments or therapy

3) Any property that was damaged, such as your vehicle

4) The cost of hiring someone to do household chores when you couldn't

5) Any permanent disfigurement or disability

6) Your emotional distress, including anxiety, depression, and any interference with your family relationships

7) Any other costs that were a direct result of your injury 

How Long Do I Have To File A Legal Claim?

In Texas, you only have two years to file a lawsuit against the person who injured you. If your lawyer hasn't been able to come to an agreement with any involved insurance companies, you'll definitely want to file a lawsuit before the two-year statute of limitations runs out.

For immediate assistance and for a free consultation, please contact our office today at 1(888)571-9165.

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Automotive

If you have been in a car accident, it is important that you find an attorney who has the experience to get you the full compensation you are entitled to under Texas law.  The Nacol Law Firm can evaluate your case, advise you of your rights, and discuss our track record.  The promise to you, the client: we are not a high-volume firm.  We focus on serious cases involving severe injuries and high likelihood of high recoveries.  The Nacol Law Firm chooses the cases it works on very specifically and will only take on clients who have real needs and real injuries. 

Contact us today for a free case evaluation at: 1(888)571-9165.

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Product Liability Defect Litigation

The Nacol Law Firm has experience handling a wide variety of product liability cases involving dangerous and defective products. We represent injury accident victims all across Texas and the United States. All too often product sales and profits are given a higher priority than consumer safety. We handle product liability lawsuits and litigation against the manufacturers of a variety of dangerous and defective products involving:

• Dangerous or defective consumer products and household appliances
• Dangerous and defective shotguns, rifles and handguns
• Design flaws and design defects
• Inadequate instructions or warnings
• Industrial machinery, tools and heavy equipment
• Manufacturing flaws and manufacturing defects
• Motor vehicle, car, truck and sport utility vehicle product cases (issues include rollover propensity, roof crush, lack of basic structural integrity and crash worthiness, and glass inadequacy)
• Pharmaceutical products
• Seat belts and air bags

For further information about a personal injury accident or tragic death involving a dangerous or defective product please contact us today. We help our clients achieve financial security and peace of mind by pursuing financial compensation as quickly as possible. We do not charge any fees to simply discuss your product liability case with you and the initial interview to determine if you have a valid claim. There are no expenses or fees unless we are successful. For further information about a variety of personal injury accident topics, please call us today at 1(888)571-9165.

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Premise Liability

Premises liability accident claims in Texas historically involved "slip and fall" or "trip and fall" accidents. However, there are many other types of injury claims that fall under Texas premises liability law, and premises liability lawsuits may involve:

• Burns, fire and explosions
• Broken stairs, broken steps and dangerous stairwells
• Elevator and escalator injuries
• Failure to warn of a hazardous or dangerous property condition
• Negligent security and assault and battery claims
• Nursing home accidents, nursing home negligence, and elder neglect
• Swimming pool accidents and attractive nuisance claims
• Toxic torts and exposure to hazardous materials.

For immediate assistance and a free consultation, call us toll-free at 1-888-571-9165.

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Prescription Products

Defective Pharmaceutical Products

Because of changes in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approach to testing new drugs, medicines may have been released too quickly without complete disclosure of testing results. In addition, drug companies have begun marketing prescription drugs directly to consumers, which may further compromises the protection expected by consumers. Informational materials for new drugs may be inadequate, leading to inappropriate prescriptions for medication requested by patients. Fast testing, poor informational material, and increased consumer demand have lead to a growth in the number of injuries and deaths from legal drugs.  Particularly these increased risks have been evidenced through Vioxx, Phen-Phen, and other recent drug litigation.

Drug Companies

Problems with pharmaceutical products have lead to a big and highly publicized increase in drug litigation. Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Glaxo SmithKline, are among the large pharmaceutical companies that have been sued because of their products.         

Prescription and Non-prescription Drug Problems

If you have been injured by a prescription drug such as Vioxx, Zyprexa, Ortho Evra, Bestra, Fosamax, Paxil, or Viagra, it is important to contact an attorney with experience in product defect claims of all kinds. Non-prescription drugs can also cause problems. Many people have been hurt because of their use of non-prescription medicines such as Tylenol, Sudafed, or Ephedra.

Contact a Pharmaceutical Litigation Attorney

Our law firm works in conjunction with firms across the nation to ensure your rights are preserved, pursued, and enforced.  People have a right to expect that the medicine they take is safe. We vigorously pursue drug manufacturers for compensation on behalf of our clients when drugs are unsafe and cause injury or death.  Even if there has been a recall for the medicine in question, you may still be able to receive compensation for your injuries. If you have been injured or had an adverse reaction to a defective prescription or non-prescription medicine, contact a drug litigation law firm.  As with all our personal injury matters, there is no attorney's fee until we recover compensation for your injuries.

For immediate assistance and free consultation, please contact our office at: 1(888)571-9165.

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Business Litigation

Unfortunately in today’s business environment, sometimes the only way to enforce your rights is through litigation, or by threat thereof.  When that instance arises, it is important to have a law firm that offers both broad litigation experience and the ability to assess the unique characteristics of a case and help custom-tailor an approach to success.

At the Nacol Law Firm we credit our track record to only selecting cases and clients with whom we know that the facts, the law, and the truth are on our side. We excel in effectively handling complex business litigation, working closely with clients at all times to achieve their objectives through cost-sensitive legal solutions, whether by settlement, alternative dispute resolution, or trial.  In certain instances a contingency fee agreement is appropriate in which the Nacol Law Firm only recovers if the client recovers.  In other instances our clients choose to retain the Nacol Law Firm on an hourly, case-by-case basis.  Our areas of practice include:

• Antitrust litigation
• Business and commercial litigation
• Business liability and business tort litigation
• Complex commercial litigation
• Construction law and construction law litigation
• Contract and lease disputes, and contract litigation
• Corporate liability and litigation
• Joint venture and partnership contracts
• Mergers and acquisitions

For immediate assistance and a free consultation, call us toll-free at 1-888-571-9165.

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Shareholder Disputes

Because corporate morals and integrity seems to have decayed over recent years the cost of doing business more often involves litigation.  It is important, therefore, to have a firm with solid litigation experience and even more so, a firm with a winning track record.  Nacol Law has extensive experience in litigation and has represented numerous businesses and business owners throughout Texas in a wide variety of business disputes. Our promise to our client: you will be in communication with the actual attorney who is handling your case.

The Nacol Law Firm protects the interests of their clients in matters such as:

• Breach of contract disputes
• Partner disputes including Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• Contractor disputes
• Shareholder disputes
• Transaction disputes
• Officer liability / director liability
• Minority shareholder oppression (force-outs)
• Arbitration

The list of claims is extensive and the effects of an unfavorable judgment or settlement can be severe.  For immediate assistance and a free consultation, please contact our office today at: 1(888)571-9165.

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Fraud, Breach of Contract and Real Estate

The Nacol Law Firm offers experience in litigation and a successful track record. The Nacol Law Firm handles many varieties of corporate, real estate, and commercial litigation disputes involving:

• Corporate, Stock, and Investment Fraud
• Patent Infringement
• Real Estate Matters
• Warranty Disputes
• Contract Disputes
• Unfair Competition/Deceptive Trade Practices
• Consumer Claims

Patent Infringement, Breach of Contract, and more

Among the most successful results achieved by Michael Nacol, managing partner, was the successful settlement of a case involving a patent valued at $3,000,000,000. Mr. Nacol handled the matter in the 172 District Court in Jefferson County and ultimately achieved the client’s desired result through a mediated settlement. Mr. Nacol handled the matter while a Provost & Umphrey, and provided direct representation to the owners of a Data Transfer Patent, the rights to which were in dispute. In the mediated settlement, Mr. Nacol was able to reestablish the client's rights to the patent.

We have also won numerous contract disputes involving corporate matters, real estate disputes, and various claims alleging unfair competition and deceptive trade practices or fraud.

For references, or for an immediate, free consultation, please contact our office at: 1(888)571-9165.

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Business Formation

LLCs, Partnerships, JV’s, Corporations, & Other Business Organizations

There are many factors a business owner should consider when forming a business organizational entity. The multiple factors and varying entity types can become confusing for business owners.  The Nacol Law Firm and its associates provides exceptional representation and ongoing business guidance with legal services such as:

• Choosing an organizational entity (LPs, LLPs, LLCs, Incorporations, Partnerships, JVs, etc.)
• Preparing corporate governance documents such as bylaws, company agreements and written consents
• Shareholder / Partner Voting Agreements and Buy-Sell Agreements
• Contracts, commercial transactions, and tax planning
• Business sales and acquisitions
• Business disputes and litigation

The Nacol Law Firm and its associates represent clients throughout Texas who are starting new business ventures or reorganizing current business structures.  As your lawyers, we will conduct a comprehensive approach to ensure your options are not only clearly explained, but that your ultimate decision is an informed decision that maximizes your income and minimizes your risk and tax liabilities.

For immediate assistance, please contact us at: 1(888)571-9165.

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Oil & Gas Disputes

The Nacol Law Firm is primarily a civil litigation firm.  We associate with other attorneys to assist our client’s needs on issues dealing with oil and gas royalties, mineral rights, land leases, contracts and agreements, purchases and sales, working interests, property interests, government regulations, taxation, and valuation.  However, the Nacol Law Firm becomes more directly involved in a matter that involves our specialty: civil litigation.  In effect, we don't push paper…we try lawsuits and do everything we can to successfully walk our clients through the litigation process. 

With today’s oil and gas markets in high gear, investment opportunities abound in the field.  Often times, while you and your partners may have the best of intentions, inevitably other parties fail to deliver on their contractual obligations.  Empty promises turn into lost profits and potentially large damages.  If you have been cheated, wronged, lied to, or if a partner has simply failed to deliver, the Nacol Law Firm is prepared to talk to you to determine whether or not you have an actionable claim.  A variety of fee arrangements is available including hourly work and contingency interests.

If you need a strong trial attorney, contact our office today for a free consultation at: 1(888)571-9165.

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