Recent Cases

The Amaro Law Firm obtains extraordinary results and recovers just compensation each year for its clients who have been injured due to the negligence of other parties. The following summaries of cases are for informational purposes only to summarize the type of cases we handle. Many of these cases have settled for substantial sums of money. The summaries are intentionally are brief and omit confidential material relating to the identity of the parties and the amounts of settlements. Further, this list does not include every single one of the 100s of cases our firm has settled or tried to verdict each week, but only includes summaries of the more significant and recent cases this firm has handled. Because every case is different, we encourage you to contact us about your case for a free and confidential consultation at 1-877-892-2797.

March 2012
After months of aggressive representation, the Amaro Law Firm was able to resolve the claims of a father and his two teenage children who were severely injured by a driver who ran a red light. Their neck and back injuries required months of physical therapy and chiropractic treatment. Initially, the at-fault driver’s insurance company refused to offer fair compensation for our client’s medical bills and pain and suffering for the injuries caused by the negligence of the at-fault driver. Our attorneys were able to convince the at-fault insurance company to offer fair compensation to pay not only all of the medical bills but also compensation for the pain and suffering our clients had to endure.

March 2012
Our client was rear ended with such force that her vehicle was smashed between two vehicles. As a result, our client had months of physical therapy to resolve the neck and back injuries she sustained in the rear end accident. The insurance company for the driver who rear ended our client refused to offer a reasonable sum of money so our client sought our legal services to help her recover just and fair compensation. The Amaro Law Firm was able to obtain far more compensation for the client and resolved her case without litigation for a confidential sum.

March 2012
The Amaro Law Firm represented two gentlemen who were struck by a car with no lights on. Because they could not see the vehicle with its headlights off driving at a high rate of speed on a dark road with no street lights Oklahoma, they pulled across the farm road intersection and were struck by the other driver. At first, the insurance company for the other driver denied the claim but our car wreck attorneys were able to convince the insurance company that this wreck would not have happened but for the negligence of the other driver. The case settled for a fair and confidential sum.

February 2012
After litigation in federal court for years and an impending trial date, our insurance claim lawyers settled a client’s Hurricane Ike case for nearly 20 times the offer made to the client before he hired the Amaro Law Firm for roof damages and water damage to the inside of his home in Harris County, Texas. The insurance company was a major insurance company in Texas which had filed motions to dismiss portions of the claim which were denied by the court after considering our insurance attorneys’ briefing.

February 2012
The Amaro Law Firm settled for confidential sum a Fort Bend County claim arising from the wrongful and inappropriate groping by a masseuse at a massage parlor which is a part of a nationally known franchise. The defendant denied the allegations and the case was settled confidentially.

February 2012
The Amaro Law Firm settled a case for a confidential sum arising from a major overnight shipping company. Our client alleged he was riding his bike across an intersection in Galveston County, Texas when he was struck by the company’s truck being driven by a delivery man who was looking the opposite direction when he pulled across the intersection. Our client was dragged for several feet under the truck before the driver realized he hit someone.

January 2012
After years of litigation, the Amaro Law Firm settled a car wreck case for the at-fault driver’s policy limits. Our client was broadsided at a high rate of speed in a parking lot of a college campus and required steroid injections. Initially, the at-fault driver’s insurance company refused to offer our client any money for the estimates for the steroid injections although she had estimates and was contemplating this painful and invasive procedure. Suit was filed immediately and then the at-fault driver’s insurance company tendered the insurance policy limits.

January 2012
Our client was rear ended by an 18 wheeler truck. The company was so unaccountable for its actions that it refused to even pay for the damages to the vehicle unless it could get a recorded statement from our client. Our client immediately contacted our firm the day of her wreck and our truck wreck lawyers were able to recover her compensation for her vehicle and for her personal injuries caused by the 18-wheeler wreck.

January 2012
The Amaro Law Firm represented a passenger who was injured when the driver of the vehicle lost control and went into a ditch. Our firm represented the client against the driver of the vehicle who was driving without an expired driver’s license and an open container. Our car wreck lawyers were able to resolve the claim quickly for a confidential settlement.

December 2011
The car wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm represented two men who were violently rear ended by another driver in December 2009. The insurance company of the at-fault driver refused to compensate the two men for their injuries to their necks and backs. For two years, our car wreck lawyers fought for our clients and were able to obtain just and fair compensation for them for their injuries in the wreck.

December 2011
Our client was hit by another driver who ran a red light on the feeder of a major highway in Houston, Texas. The other driver argued that the sun was in his eyes and he could not see the light. Our client suffered severe injuries to his neck and back and his vehicle was a total loss. The other driver’s insurance company refused to treat our client fairly and so he hired the Amaro Law Firm to represent him. Within months, our firm was able to recover the policy limits from the at-fault driver and also additional compensation from our client’s underinsured insurance carrier.

December 2011
Our client was walking near a gas station in Houston, Texas when a driver suddenly struck him. The driver then backed into him and then knocked him to the ground. Our client had his back turned and did not see the vehicle coming at him. As a result, our client suffered severe injuries to his body and required expensive medical care for several months. Our pedestrian accident lawyers were able to quickly and efficiently help our client recover the available policy limits from the at-fault driver and make sure our client’s medical bills were paid.

December 2011
The 18 wheeler wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm were able to help a man and his father who were parked in a fully loaded 18 wheeler truck and trailer on the side of I-10 highway in Waller County, Texas after having a breakdown. Before they could get out of the cab of the truck to put out safety indicators, they were struck by another 18 wheeler traveling on the highway which had swerved onto the shoulder behind their truck and trailer. A large fire and explosion occurred in which the other driver unfortunately perished. Witnesses testified that they saw the other driver swerving across many lanes in the second before the wreck. Other witnessed had conflicting stories about whether our client’s truck had fit on the narrow shoulder completely and how long the vehicle had been parked without safety indicators. The case settled for confidential sum.

November 2011
In Beaumont, Texas, our car wreck lawyers tried a case to verdict arising from a wreck which occurred in September 2007 in a parking lot at a major refinery in Texas. The wreck happened at less than 30 miles per hour and the police did not come to the scene of the wreck. Although the Defendant admitted fault at the scene of the wreck, he later denied it and his insurance company hired a large law firm in Beaumont to defend him. Before trial, Defendant refused to admit fault and his insurance company refused to offer a single cent to our clients. The jury awarded our clients their entire medical bills of nearly $8,000.00 arising from their 11 visit to a chiropractor and also awarded the clients a $60,000.00 in pain and suffering damages to them. The Defendant’s insurance company’s lawyers threatened to appeal the verdict and the parties settled post-verdict for a confidential sum.

November 2011
In December of 2010, our client was in a collision with another driver who pulled into her path of travel. The vehicles were towed from the scene of the wreck and the other driver was cited for failure to yield right of way. The insurance company for the other driver tried to take advantage of our client by promising to pay her $10,000.00 and pressuring her to sign a release. Fortunately, the client was suspicious and requested our firm to review the language in the release. It was determined that the release only promised to pay whatever this insurance company unilaterally deemed to be “reasonable and necessary” medical bills resulting from the car accident “up to” $10,000.00. After hiring our team, our car wreck lawyers in Houston were able to make sure our client received just and fair compensation for her injuries and to make sure all of the medical bills were paid.

November 2011
In April of 2011, our client was in a collision with a driver who made an illegal u-turn in front of him. The impact was severe, airbags were deployed, and our client sustained disc herniations due to the wreck. The at-fault driver’s insurance carrier tendered its policy limits and the car wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm were able to assist the client in reducing the medical bills so that they were fully paid out of the underinsured driver’s insurance limits.

September 2011
The insurance claims attorneys at the Amaro Law Firm were able to recover six figures in compensation for a Houston client whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Ike due to excessive water intrusion caused from the damages to our client’s roof. In an attempt to put pressure on our client and his family, the insurance company had cut off his alternative living expenses and gave our client the run around about the cause of the damages to his home. The insurance company hired an engineer who wrote a report stating that the home had foundation problems and standing water under the home which caused the door jams and the interior damages as opposed to the shifting of the home from water intrusion and vibrations from the wind. After hiring our firm, we were able to recover compensation which assisted the client in repairing his home.

September 2011
After 2 years of fighting with Allstate Insurance, our car wreck lawyers were able to resolve a car wreck case involving two elderly people who were struck by a speeding vehicle on the feeder of Highway 288 near Rosharon, Texas. The defense argued that their young adult driver “believed” that our clients were about to pull out from a side street, so she swerved directly into them and hit them so hard that the vehicle was knocked into a ditch. Our car wreck lawyers handling cases in Brazoria County, Texas were able to help our clients make sure their expensive medical bills were paid and that our clients were compensated fairly for their pain and suffering caused by the at-fault driver.

August 2011
The Amaro Law Firm assisted a young woman who slipped on a spilled clear substance in a major grocery store chain located in Galveston County, Texas. The woman suffered back injuries when she slipped on the substance which the grocery store failed to clean up despite prior notice of the spill. Our firm was able to recover just and fair compensation for our client without filing a lawsuit.

August 2011
In 2009, our client and his wife were traveling on I-10 near Hankerman, Texas when they were rear ended in stop and go traffic by a commercial vehicle. As a result of the car wreck, one of the client sustained an injury to a disc in his spine. Both clients required expensive medical treatment which the insurance company for the company which owned the at-fault vehicle refused to pay. As a result, our clients sought legal representation from the Amaro Law Firm to help them recover compensation for their losses. After a few months, our car wreck lawyers in Houston were able to resolve their claims for a fair amount of compensation which included full payment of their medical bills.

August 2011
In November of 2009, our 3 clients were travelling on a major highway in Brazos County, Texas when another driver pulled out in front of them. The other driver had an obstructed view of the road and “thought” the road was clear. The impact was severe and violent. Our clients injuries necessitated several months of expensive medical care which costs tens of thousands of dollars. Our car wreck lawyers based out of Houston, Texas were able to resolve our clients’ claims for a fair and reasonable sum once the clients had completed their medical treatment.

August 2011
In November 2010, our client was hit by a Geico insured driver. Geico refused to pay our client’s medical bills and other damages. After months of negotiations, our car wreck lawyers in Houston were able to resolve the client’s case efficiently without filing a lawsuit for a fair and confidential sum.

July 2011
On the day before trial was to start in Brazos County, Texas, our premises liability attorneys settled a case against a major grocery store chain arising from their neglect of the floral department. When our client was injured, the floral department did not have mats in areas known for frequent water spills from floral arrangements sitting on the floor. These floral arrangements were located in high traffic areas near the cash registers. The area was monitored by the florist, but by no one after the florist left for the day. During this unmonitored time, our client slipped on water from a flower arrangement and severely injured herself. She required surgery on her shoulder and months of physical therapy. It was later determined that the store had a camera which would have recorded the fall, but they had destroyed the videotaped evidence. The case settled for a confidential and appropriate sum.

July 2011
In February 2009, our client was a passenger in a vehicle which was struck by another driver who ran a red light. The police reported the car accident as “MAJOR AUTO.” The at-fault driver was cited for failure to yield right of way and admitted at fault at the scene of the wreck. However, the at-fault driver’s insurance company thought differently and a lawsuit was filed as a result. After many months of litigation, the lawyers for the insurance company were able to reach a settlement with our Houston car wreck lawyers for a fair and confidential sum.

June 2011
The 18 wheeler wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm were able to recover a confidential sum of money for a client who was struck by an 18 wheeler on Highway 59 in Houston, Texas. The trucking company had denied liability and argued that our client had cut him off. After the deposition of the truck driver, it was determined that this was not true. Our client had received steroid injections in her back as a result of her injuries in the wreck. Shortly afterwards and a week before trial, the case was mediated and settled for a confidential sum.

June 2011
The car wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm represented two clients who were hit by another driver who failed to yield right of way and turned into them while they were traveling on a major highway. The vehicle was totaled in the collision and the clients were transported by ambulance to the hospital. One of the clients was in the process of moving to Brownsville and had to put off her plans as she lost her job because of her injuries prevented her from working. After almost a year of fighting with the insurance company for the at fault driver who did not have a driver’s license, our car wreck lawyers were able to recover just and fair compensation for our clients.

June 2011
Our car wreck lawyers were able to resolve a car wreck in Rosenberg, Texas without litigation in a matter of a few months. The client was in a collision with a vehicle that failed to yield right of way and pulled in front of our client who was travelling at about 40 mph. Our client required chiropractic treatment after being released from the hospital. The case settled for a confidential sum of money.

June 2011
After years of aggressive litigation, our work injury lawyers were able to resolve a lawsuit arising from a young man who lost part of his thumb in a work injury case in Houston, Texas. After being injured and rendered useless to do his work as a forklift operator, the company fired him under false pretenses about his immigration status and paperwork despite him working there for many years. The client was able to secure employment elsewhere and the Defendant hired a private investigator to follow and secretly videotape the client going to work despite this being a non-issue. After many trial resets and two court ordered mediations, the parties were able to resolve the claim for a fair and confidential sum.

June 2011
In October 2010, our client was travelling with her minor aged daughter when she was rear-ended by an uninsured driver in Houston, Texas. The impact caused our clients to incur thousands of dollars in medical bills. Her uninsured motorist carrier Progressive Insurance refused to offer reasonable compensation. Our insurance claim lawyers were able to resolve her claims for a reasonable and fair sum.

May 2011
In September 2010, our client was in a collision on Memorial Drive in Houston, Texas when another driver suddenly pulled out of a CVS parking lot across Memorial Drive without yielding right of way. The collision was severe and caused painful spinal injuries to our client. Our car wreck lawyers in Houston were able to settle the case for confidential sum without filing a lawsuit.

April 2011
At mediation, the Amaro Law Firm was able to resolve a six figure Hurricane Ike claim on behalf of our client whose property in Manvel, Texas was severely damaged by Hurricane Ike. The property had lost much of its roof and the rain destroyed the entire inside of the home. His insurance company refused to offer fair compensation before he hired the Amaro Law Firm and argued that they had already paid him over $150,000.00 for his damages. After months of litigation, we confidentially settled our client’s case for a considerable amount of money.

March 2011
After 3 years, our car wreck lawyers in Houston at the Amaro Law Firm were able to finally get to trial in a case which occurred in April 2008 in Harris County, Texas. The insurance company for the at-fault driver refused to offer our client her medical bills on the defense that the wreck was “minor.” At trial, the insurance company increased their offer considerably and the parties were able to settle for a confidential sum.

January 2011
In the week before trial was to begin in Galveston County, Texas, the insurance claim lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm were able to settle for a confidential sum a major windstorm insurance company claim for a client whose home was destroyed on Tiki Island in Galveston County as a result of damages from Hurricane Ike. The insurance company’s lawyers refused to compensate our client for the loss of expensive equipment stored in the garage and our lawyers were able to recover much more what was offered during mediation.

January 2011
A major insurance company refused to make a reasonable offer to our client to resolve his claims for damages to his home and personal property located in Harris County, Texas arising from Hurricane Ike. The insurance company argued that the home was old, had pre-existing damages, and that our client could not prove the structural damages were caused by Hurricane Ike. After years of litigation, our insurance claim attorneys were able to prove otherwise and resolve our clients’ claims confidentially for a considerable amount of money.

December 2010
In September of 2010, our client was in a major automobile wreck in Galveston, Texas. The other driver was found to be at fault. However, our client’s medical bills from the hospital and from his medical care after leaving the hospital were tens of thousands of dollars. Our car wreck lawyers helped negotiate down the bills and made sure all available compensation was recovered from the at-fault driver.

October 2010
Our client was rear ended in Brookshire Texas by a AC company truck. Although the driver admitted fault at the scene of the wreck, she later recanted and denied fault. The insurance company for the trucking company attempted to make a defense out of the irrelevant fact that our driver did not speak English. After years of litigation and a deposition in which the at-fault driver finally admitted fault, the case settled for a confidential sum to compensate our client for the injuries to his wrist and the pain and suffering he endured.

September 2010
On the day of trial, our car wreck lawyers in Houston were able to resolve a client’s lawsuit arising from a May 2008 car wreck in Houston, Texas. The insurance company for the at-fault driver refused to offer fair compensation for her medical bills and pain and suffering until faced with the risks of trial.

August 2010

The Amaro Law Firm settled several residential hurricane lawsuits across Texas, including Galveston County, Jefferson County, and Harris County. These lawsuits included those in which the firm's clients lost their homes or had their homes severely damaged by Hurricane Ike. At first, the insurance companies denied that the properties suffered damages from windstorm. Some insurance companies claimed that the property damages were a result of "flooding" and others claimed that the property damages were a result of the home "settling." Even still, other insurance claimed that the roof or structure had inadequate repairs from prior windstorms such as Hurricane Rita. All of these defenses were disproved after years of aggressive litigation and settled for significant sums.

August 2010
On the eve of trial in August 2010, the car wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm obtained a settlement which included the available policy limits of the defendant and the available policy limits of their client's underinsured motorist coverage. Prior to settlement, the Defendant's insurance company denied responsibility in this red light "swearing match" accident. However, based upon the investigation, measurements, and calculations of the wreck, Defendant's version of the facts were shown to be impossible. Defendant's insurance company tendered its available limits and shortly thereafter the underinsured insurance company tendered their policy limits before trial.

July 2010
Our client’s home suffered severe damages in Galveston County, Texas as a result of Hurricane Ike. Parts of the roof and siding were lost and the garage was completely destroyed. After several months of litigation, the insurance claims lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm were able to resolve our clients’ hurricane claim for a fair and confidential sum.

July 2010
The Amaro Law Firm represented 2 young men who were exposed to H2S at a large chemical refinery in Beaumont. The clients were boilermakers who worked for a subcontractor at the refinery. They were boilermakers hired to replace some valves in a line. The line was supposed to be clear but the Defendants did not make sure it was clear before our clients broke open the line. The H2S vapors overcame them and caused their H2S monitors to go off. Despite the obvious, the oil company that owned the refinery denied any H2S was released. After nearly 2 years of litigation, the large oil company settled before trial for a confidential and significant sum.

July 2010
Less than a week before trial, another Defendant's insurance settled a lawsuit which arose from a car wreck in Rosenberg, Texas. Defendant was allegedly speeding in his brand new car in the rain. He lost control and spun into oncoming traffic at which time he struck our client and his family head-on. After first claiming that our clients should have "gotten out of the way" because they saw the sports car spinning out of control, the Defendant's insurance company hired one of the largest law firms in the country to defend the lawsuit. After depositions and aggressive litigation, the Defendant's insurance company changed its mind and settled the lawsuit.

July 2010
The Amaro Law Firm tried a minor car wreck case to verdict for a substantial sum. The Defendant's insurance company boasted that no jury in Harris County will ever award damages for physical injuries in a minor car wreck "like this" with less than $500.00 in property damages and refused to "waste" their money on mediation. Cases with soft tissue damages and minor property damages (especially in parking lots) are considered some of the most difficult to try as juries oftentimes award $0 in damages for physical injuries.

June 2010
In a six day trial, the Amaro Law Firm tried a commercial hurricane insurance case to verdict obtaining a verdict in far excess of what was offered before trial started. In this trial, the Defendant insurance agent attempted to blame TWIA and Plaintiff's bank for causing a windstorm insurance policy to lapse. After the attorneys with the Amaro Law Firm presented their client's case, the jury thought otherwise and found the Defendant 100% liable for Plaintiff's damages.

April 2010
The Amaro Law Firm settled a large commercial hurricane insurance lawsuit. In this lawsuit, the insurance agent failed to secure windstorm coverage for a hotel property in Jefferson County, Texas. The attorneys with the Amaro Law Firm battled against a large Texas law firm for nearly two years before they tendered the entire remaining policy limits just days before trial was set to begin.

March 2010
The Amaro Law Firm represented a young family of 3 involved in a car accident at a red light. The Defendant ran a red light and collided into our client's vehicle. All 3 passengers suffered severe injuries and the defendant did not have insurance. Thus, the clients hired the Amaro Law Firm to represent them in their claim against their uninsured motorist coverage carrier who denied responsibility for paying the medical bills. After months of negotiating, the car wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm were able to settle the lawsuit for the available policy limits and also negotiate down the hospital and medical bills significantly.

February 2010
The Amaro Law Firm obtained a settlement for a woman in a car wreck. Our client had to endure several months of physical therapy due to her neck and back injuries caused by the car accident. Prior to being represented by the Amaro Law Firm, the Defendant's insurance company denied liability.

January 2010
On the eve of trial in a case where a client suffered multiple disc bulges in an car wreck in Sugarland, the Amaro Law Firm car wreck attorneys recovered nearly twice the amount of policy limits from a Defendant's insurance company. Prior to settlement, the insurance company offered less than half the available policy limits which barely covered the outstanding medical bills. The insurance company hired two law firms before finally offering fair compensation to settle the lawsuit.

October 2009
The Amaro Law Firm represent a young man who was a passenger in his friend's vehicle in Nueces County which rolled over off the side of a freeway. The driver of the vehicle in which our client was a passenger had swerved the vehicle to prevent being hit by another "John Doe" vehicle and rolled over in a ditch. Although this case was an accident involving friends, the medical bills from emergency room and resulting medical car necessary forced our client to seek legal representation against his own friend's insurance company because his insurance company attempted to place blame on the "John Doe" driver and would not pay the medical bills. The legal representation of the Amaro Law Firm recognized the delicate situation and was able to conclude this lawsuit and settle for the available policy limits without jeopardizing the friendship of its client with the Defendant.

August 2009
The Amaro Law Firm settled a case for a significant sum for a family of 3 which were hurt in a car wreck where the Defendant's vehicle rear ended them at a red light. At first, the insurance company for the Defendant claimed that they did not suffer any injuries and that the medical bills were too much to pay. After months of aggressive negotiations, the car wreck lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm were able to settle the claim for a significant sum.

August 2009
The Amaro Law Firm settled a case where a man in Crawford County fell through a skylight on a corrugated tin roof. The owners of the building requested him to come inspect the roof and prepare a bid to replace the roof. The owners neglected to tell him they had painted the entire roof black and also painted over the plastic corrugated skylights. The current laws require that skylights be able to withhold certain weights and also have barriers to prevent people from stepping on them.

June 2009
A young police officer was in a major auto collision in Richmond, Texas which was recorded on the police officer's dash cam. The Defendant in this case pulled out in front of the police officer as he was driving 50-55 mph, causing the police officer to wreck in a ditch. As a result of the car wreck, the police officer suffered multiple disc herniations which required surgical intervention. After filing suit, the attorneys at the Amaro Law Firm were able to settle the lawsuit for the available policy limits for a significant sum.

Jul 2009

Settlement reached for a client who suffered spinal injuries, including disc bulges, in a 2-car accident. Plaintiff alleged the other vehicle negligently pulled out in front of him and Plaintiff could not avoid the collision. Plaintiff's vehicle spun out of control and landed in a ditch.

Jun 2009

Settlement reached weeks before trial for a client who was electrocuted on the job while constructing a vessel at a shipyard. Plaintiff alleged that the general contractor and another subcontractor failed to provide a safe workplace.

May 2009

Settlement reached for a client who alleged his employer wrongfully discriminated against him based on his race.

Mar 2009

Settlement reached for pedestrian who was struck in the knee by a vehicle while walking in a parking lot.

Mar 2009

Settlement reached for a client who was struck by a pizza delivery person while on the job causing his vehicle to strike a telephone pole and rendering him momentarily unconscious.

Mar 2009

Settlement reached for woman who was rear ended while stopped at a red light by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel in Fort Bend County causing the client to suffer neck and back injuries.

Feb 2009

Settlement reached for a client who alleged his employer wrongfully discriminated against him based on his race and terminated him after he filed a complaint with the EEOC.

Feb 2009

Settlement reached for a client who was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in a parking lot in Houston.

Jan 2009

Settlement reached for a woman who fell in a pothole on a commercial property and suffered neck and back injuries a result of the traumatic fall.

Oct 2008

Settlement reached for motorcyclist who rear ended a vehicle that had stopped on the freeway.

Aug 2008

Settlement reached for two individuals who were in a collision with a garbage truck causing them neck and back injuries.

Jun 2008

Settlement reached for a family who was wrongfully denied credit life insurance proceeds on an insurance policy for a a family member had financed a vehicle which was not paid off at the time of his death.

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