As Texas continues to see a high volume of traffic crashes, a Houston personal injury law firm is raising alarms about the risks injured people face when they engage with insurance companies too soon after an accident. (713) A-B-O-G-A-D-O | Abogados de Accidentes is urging people hurt in car, truck, and rideshare crashes to learn their rights before giving a statement to an insurance company or signing any paperwork. The firm notes that too many injured people accept the first offer they receive, often within days of the crash, without knowing what their claim is truly worth.
The problem is especially acute in Texas. 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. With so many crashes, the firm emphasizes that accident victims are frequently contacted by adjusters who may pressure them into quick settlements that do not reflect the full extent of their injuries.
Attorney Corey Gomel explains that a primary focus of the firm’s work is preventing clients from signing away their rights. “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,” Gomel says. “They should know what their options are before an insurance company tells them what to do.”
The firm outlines several key rights every injured driver and passenger should know. First, individuals are not required to give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurance company. Adjusters often call within a day or two of a crash, and anything said on that call can later be used to argue that injuries were minor or that the injured person was partly at fault. Second, signing a release usually ends the claim. Once a person accepts a settlement and signs, they generally cannot ask for more money, even if they later learn they need surgery or more time off work.
Under Texas law, fault can be shared. 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. Additionally, most personal injury claims in Texas must be filed within two years of the date of 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 (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,” Gomel said. “Just people who got hurt because someone else was careless.”
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.
For Spanish-speaking clients, the firm can be reached through its website at 713abogado.com, and English-speaking clients can visit 713lawsuit.com. Consultations are free, and the firm works on a contingency fee basis, so clients pay no fees unless the firm recovers money for them. The firm’s office is located at 1177 W. Loop S., Suite 1400 in Houston. This announcement serves as a reminder for crash victims to seek legal guidance before making decisions that could permanently affect their financial recovery.
