Harris County
Houston car accident claims: what a lawyer does in Harris County
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- Filing deadline
- 2 yr
- Fault rule
- Barred above 50%
- Where it is filed
- Harris County Civil District Courts
- Harris County crashes
- 115,173
Personal injury in Texas
2024
What Texas law changes about a car accident claim
These are the rules that alter the outcome of this specific claim type. Texas's full set of rules is on the Texas page.
- Comparative fault
- modified-comparative-50. Recovery is barred once your own fault exceeds 50%.
- No-fault status: add-on-pip
- Not mandatory, but insurers must offer at least $2,500 in personal injury protection with every auto policy, and it is included unless the applicant rejects it in writing. PIP pays medical expenses and 80% of lost income regardless of fault. Tex. Ins. Code § 1952.152.
- Minimum auto liability
- $30,000 per person and $60,000 per accident, plus $25,000 property damage. A claim above the at-fault driver's limits depends on other coverage.
Where a Houston car accident claim is handled
Harris County Civil District Courts
trial general · Harris County (11th Court of Appeals district: First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals)
201 Caroline Street, Houston, TX 77002
Court recordsU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
federal district
515 Rusk Street, Houston, TX 77002
Court recordsCounty clerk
Harris County District Clerk (civil district courts) and Harris County Clerk (county civil courts at law)
What people in Houston ask about car accident claims
These are the questions Google reports for this market, not questions we invented.
- How much does a lawyer get from a car accident settlement in Texas?
- Is it worth hiring an attorney for a car accident in Texas?
- Is it worth suing someone for a car accident?
- What is the hardest injury to prove?
- Do I have to pay a lawyer upfront?
- How long does it take to settle a car accident claim in Texas?
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