HOUSTON, TX, November 06, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — (713) A-B-O-G-A-D-O | Abogados de Accidentes, the well-established Houston personal injury law firm, is urging people hurt in car, truck and rideshare crashes to learn their rights before they give a statement to an insurance company or sign any paperwork. Too many injured people accept the first offer they get, often within days of the crash, without knowing what their claim is really worth.
This problem is common in a state with a lot of crashes. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, one person was injured in a Texas traffic crash every 2 minutes and 9 seconds in 2025, and 3,769 people died on Texas roads that year.
“A lot of what we do is just making sure that people don’t sign something that will take away their right to receive the true value of their case,” says attorney Corey Gomel. “They should know what their options are before an insurance company tells them what to do.”
Rights Every Injured Driver and Passenger Should Know
You don’t have to give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurance company. Adjusters often call within a day or two of a crash. Anything said on that call can be used later to argue that the injuries were minor or that the injured person was partly at fault.
Signing a release usually ends the claim. Once a person accepts a settlement and signs, they generally can’t ask for more money, even if they later learn that they need surgery or more time off work.
Fault can be shared under Texas law. An injured person can still recover damages as long as they are not more than 50% responsible for the crash, though the amount is reduced by their share of fault. Insurance companies sometimes overstate a driver’s share of fault to lower what they pay.
There is a deadline. Most personal injury claims in Texas must be filed within two years of the date of the injury.
Ride-share crashes follow different rules. Uber and Lyft carry larger insurance policies, but which coverage applies depends on whether the driver was logged in to the ride-share app, heading to pick up a rider or carrying a passenger at the time of the crash. People hurt in an Uber or Lyft accident in Houston often have to deal with more than one insurance company.
Language should not be a barrier. Most of the people who contact the law firm of (713) A-B-O-G-A-D-O | Abogados de Accidentes speak Spanish, and the firm is happy to work with every client either in Spanish or English.
“We only represent people. Not insurance companies, not businesses,” Corey Gomel said. “Just people who got hurt because someone else was careless.”
About Corey Gomel
Gomel grew up on Long Island, New York, and moved to Houston during high school. He earned his law degree in Texas in 1990 and has been licensed by the State Bar of Texas since 1991. He was named to the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys’ 10 Best list for client satisfaction in Texas in 2023.
The firm handles Houston car accident cases, truck accident claims and rideshare injury cases. Its past results include a $4.5 million car accident recovery, a $2.1 million truck accident recovery, a $1 million motorcycle accident recovery and a $900,000 Uber accident recovery. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case.
About (713) A-B-O-G-A-D-O | Abogados de Accidentes
(713) A-B-O-G-A-D-O | Abogados de Accidentes is a Houston personal injury law firm that represents people hurt or killed in car, truck, rideshare, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, as well as slip and fall injuries. It serves Spanish-speaking clients and can be reached by dialing (713) A-B-O-G-A-D-O or going to 713abogado.com and English-speaking clients by dialing (713) L-A-W-S-U-I-T or at 713lawsuit.com. Consultations are free, and the firm works on a contingency fee basis, so clients pay nothing whatsoever fees unless the firm recovers money for them. The firm’s office is at 1177 W. Loop S., Suite 1400 in Houston.
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