Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Rideshare crashes produce questions that a typical car accident does not. Who is the employer? Which insurance applies? Can you sue the driver and the company at the same time? I hear these every week from injured riders and drivers in McAllen, and the answers are…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Rideshare crashes in Texas produce a paper trail that most injured people don’t know how to read — and a legal clock that starts ticking the moment the collision happens. I’ve handled enough of these cases at Dashner Law Firm | Arlington Injury & Accident Attorney…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Rideshare crashes are messier than standard car accidents. There are more parties involved, more insurance policies in play, and companies like Uber and Lyft with legal teams whose job is to minimize what they pay out. If you were hurt in a rideshare crash in Irving,…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Rideshare accidents in Texas generate some of the most complicated insurance questions I see in personal injury law. The confusion is understandable. You have a driver who is also an independent contractor, at least two insurance policies potentially in play, and a platform company whose liability…

Getting into a crash while riding in an Uber is disorienting. You did everything right — you booked a ride, buckled up, and trusted a driver to get you somewhere safely. Then something goes wrong. Suddenly you’re sitting on the side of a McAllen street wondering who pays your medical bills, whether you can sue,…

You got into an Uber or Lyft, put your seatbelt on, and let someone else do the driving. Then a crash happened. Now you’re sitting on the side of the road — or maybe in an ER — wondering who’s responsible for your medical bills, your lost wages, and everything else that just changed in…

If you have spent any time driving around the Las Colinas corridor, the entertainment district near Toyota Music Factory, or the stretch of SH-183 that cuts through the heart of Irving, you have probably noticed that rideshare vehicles are everywhere. Uber and Lyft have become a normal part of the traffic pattern here, especially on…

If you’ve been driving for Uber or Lyft in McAllen and you get into an accident, one question tends to cut through all the noise: whose insurance actually pays? The answer depends on a specific detail — what you were doing in the app at the exact moment of the crash. Getting this wrong costs…

If you were hurt in a rideshare crash — whether as a passenger, another driver, or a pedestrian — figuring out who actually owes you money is the hardest part of the whole process. It is not as simple as a two-car collision where one driver is at fault and one insurance company pays. Rideshare…

Rideshare accidents in Texas are messier than most people expect. The insurance questions alone can take weeks to untangle — and if you’re the one behind the wheel when it happens, the confusion multiplies fast. Whether Uber’s policy kicks in, your personal rideshare endorsement applies, or some combination of both depends on exactly what you…