What to do after a crash, how long you actually have to file, and what genuinely drives the value of a Texas injury claim — written by the people who handle these cases every day.
The steps that protect your claim start at the scene — and several are specific to Houston and Texas law. Here they are, in order.
Two years is the headline answer. The exceptions are where cases are actually lost — including government claims measured in months, not years.
Anyone quoting a number before reviewing your medical records is guessing. Here is what genuinely moves case value in Texas — including the rule that can reduce it to zero.
A truck case is not a bigger car case. Federal regulations, multiple defendants, and a six-month evidence clock make it a fundamentally different fight.
Texas is the only state where workers’ comp is optional. Whether your employer carries it changes your rights completely — and many injured workers never find out which situation they’re in.
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