Litigation Process

Personal Injury Litigation in North Texas

The legal process is complex and daunting to navigate, and it takes the best to win. Trust Norcross Law Personal Injury's personal injury litigation lawyer in North Texas to achieve justice in your case. Chad A. Norcross is prepared to take your case to trial if it means earning you the highest returns and the most favorable results. We provide clients with over 19 years of knowledge and experience to get them due compensation.

Filing Your Lawsuit

Here's what the filing process requires:

Research: Determining what kind of case you have and which court you should take it to file.
File Suit: Preparing a petition, giving it to the court clerk, and becoming a Plaintiff.
Give Legal Notice: Letting the person or business you're suing know about it through a formal court notification.
Gather Information: Allowing each party involved in the case to request information from each other, including documentation and exams.
Answer Discovery: Answering the requested information through the legal tool Discovery within a court-ordered period of time.

Before Your Trial

Motions and Requests: Motions are requests for the court to make rulings to advance your case forward and protect your rights.
Jury Request: Chad assesses whether a jury is best for your case based on the facts and the particular court system.
Motion for Continuance: This allows you to postpone a deadline, hearing, or trial to enable you more time to prepare.
Motion to Amend Pleading: You may amend your pleadings if we find law or evidence that favors you during the case.
Petition in Intervention: Individuals or entities can intervene in cases if they have an interest in the case.

Ending Your Case Before Trial

Nonsuit

This is a legal tool available to dismiss your case after the case has settled or for other reasons.

Dismissal

A judge dismissed the case because the Plaintiff filed it incorrectly or the case was not prosecuted timely, or for other reasons under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Settlement

The parties involved have reached a legal agreement or resolution before the case goes to trial.

Summary Judgment

This is a legal tool available to dispose of cases without the need for trial when no facts are in dispute or the case involves purely legal issues.

Default Judgment

The judge provides favorable judgment to the Plaintiff if the other party fails to respond.

Directed Verdict

This is a legal tool used to dismiss a case after the party or parties have closed their evidence and the law requires a verdict immediately.

Post-Trial

Appealing the Judgment

You or the other party have the right to appeal if you're unsatisfied with the court's ruling.

Motion for New Trial

Either party can request a new trial if the original trial's outcome was affected by an error.

Notice of Appeal

Either party can request an appellate court to assess the trial's outcome and the judge's decision.

Enforcing the Judgment

You may need to do certain things to uphold the ruling after it is made final.

Writ of Execution

The court clerk authorizes a legal officer to take a debtor's non-exempt property according to the court ruling.

Abstract of Judgment

A lien is placed against the debtor that must be paid before their property is sold or transferred.

Turnover Statute

The court orders the debtor to turn over non-exempt assets so you can collect on the ruling.

Garnishments

The court can freeze bank accounts so that a money judgment can be collected.

Bill of Review

This is a last resort option for someone to file when no other appeal options are available. This happens in rare cases.

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