By Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. I’ve sat across the table from a lot of Uber and Lyft accident victims in Irving over the years, and the pattern is almost always the same. The crash itself rarely sinks a claim. It’s what happens in the days and weeks afterward that does the damage….

I’ve worked enough drunk driving injury cases out of our McAllen office to know that the police report is usually just the opening page of a much longer evidence file. Clients walk in holding a crash report like it’s the whole case, and I understand why. It’s the first official document they get, it has…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. I get this call more often than people expect. Someone was hit by a drunk driver, they know the other driver was over the legal limit, and they’re still worried their own claim is dead on arrival because they changed lanes a little late or were…

If you’ve been hurt by an impaired driver in Irving, you’ve probably noticed that police reports, insurance adjusters, and even other attorneys sometimes use “DUI” and “DWI” like they mean the same thing. They don’t, at least not under Texas law, and the distinction matters more for your civil injury claim than most people realize….

I get this call more often than people might expect. Someone’s been hit by a driver the police suspected was drunk, but the criminal case either stalled out, got pleaded down to something lesser, or never resulted in a conviction at all. The client assumes that’s the end of the road for any compensation. It…

I’ve sat across the table from a lot of truck accident clients over the years, and I’ve noticed something: the people who end up happiest with their case aren’t necessarily the ones who hired the biggest firm or the one with the flashiest billboard. They’re the ones who asked good questions upfront. If you’re dealing…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. I’ve sat across the table from a lot of McAllen families in the days after a semi-truck wreck, and the pattern is almost always the same. They’re dealing with hospital visits, insurance calls, and a totaled vehicle, and nobody tells them that the clock on evidence…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. A client asked me last year why her truck accident case against a trucking company out of the DFW Market Center area suddenly felt like two separate lawsuits instead of one. She wasn’t imagining things. Texas changed how these trials work back in 2021, and most…

I’ve sat across the table from a lot of Arlington families who assumed the truck that hit them was carrying a small fender-bender policy, like a regular car. Then we pull the insurance filings and they realize the company behind that 18-wheeler may be required to carry far more coverage than they ever imagined. Understanding…

I’ve sat across the table from a lot of McAllen families who waited too long to call a lawyer after a truck wreck. Sometimes they were dealing with surgeries. Sometimes they were negotiating with an insurance adjuster who seemed friendly right up until the day they stopped returning calls. By the time some of these…