Harris County
Houston wrongful death 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
Wrongful death in Texas
What Texas law changes about a wrongful death 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%.
Where a Houston wrongful death 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 wrongful death claims
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