Articles, case notes, and plain-English explanations of how personal injury and motor vehicle accident law actually works in Texas.
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Signing that form waives your right to use your own insurance policy to cover your losses when an uninsured or underinsured driver hits you. Most people…
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When you get hit in a construction zone, the other driver isn't always the only one who owes you something. The contractor, the project engineer, TxDOT, or…
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If you're hurt in a CapMetro bus accident in Austin, check the government-claim notice deadline while you identify who operated the bus and preserve the…
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You can still file a claim. Missing a police report hurts, but it doesn't end your case.
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No. The rear driver is not automatically at fault in Texas. That assumption is common, and insurers sometimes let it stand when it helps them. But Texas law…
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Texas follows an at-fault system, so the driver who caused the collision pays. That rule does not change because you were going 5 mph in a Costco parking…
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You felt fine when you left the scene. Now, three days later, you can barely turn your neck.
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The distinction isn't just semantic. Whether you slipped or tripped changes what you have to prove, how the property owner defends the case, and what a jury…
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If you weren't wearing a helmet when you were hit, the other driver's insurance company will use that against you. Here's what the law actually allows them…
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Lane-splitting is illegal in Texas. Full stop.
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Call 911 from the scene, see a doctor the same day, screenshot the trip in the app before it slides into your ride history, and don't give a recorded…
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A company can be held responsible for a crash its driver caused — but only when the right legal relationship exists. That's the short answer. The longer one…
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Most Texas injury cases settle within two to six months after depositions wrap up. Some resolve in weeks. A few drag past a year. The gap between those…
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A personal injury lawyer investigates your crash, builds the evidence, handles the insurance company, and either negotiates a settlement or takes the case…
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The adjuster who calls you after a wreck is not on your side. They work for the insurance company, and their job is to pay you as little as possible. That's…
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Wear clothes that make you look like you take the proceedings seriously. That's the whole rule. Everything else below is just how to apply it.
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A tort is a civil wrong that causes someone harm, giving that person the right to sue for money damages.
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No. Texas is an at-fault state. The driver who caused your wreck — not your own insurance — is responsible for your medical bills, lost wages, and other…
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HB 39 aimed to restrict employer liability in commercial motor vehicle incidents. It did not pass. Here is what that means for Texas plaintiffs.