Fort Worth Rideshare Accident Lawyer

If you were hurt in an Uber or Lyft crash in Fort Worth, you can usually file against the rideshare company’s $1 million insurance policy, but only when the driver was en route to a rider or already had a passenger in the car. 

A Fort Worth rideshare accident lawyer at Tate Law Offices pulls the trip data that proves which coverage layer applies, then goes after it. We handle these cases on a contingency fee basis, so you pay nothing unless we recover money for you. 

Call (972) 499-4813 for a free consultation, available 24/7.

What Happens When Your Uber or Lyft Crash Happens in Fort Worth

Picture a Friday night on West 7th Street. You call a Lyft after dinner, and on the way home the driver gets T-boned near the I-30 interchange by someone running a light. Or you are stopped on Camp Bowie Boulevard when an Uber rear-ends you at a red. Fort Worth’s busiest corridors (West 7th, the Stockyards, Sundance Square, the TCU area, and the I-35W and Loop 820 approaches) run on rideshare, and the crashes follow that traffic.

The moment it happens, your problem is not just the injury. It is figuring out who pays. Two or three insurers may be involved, and each has a reason to point at the others. That confusion is where claims stall and where an attorney changes the outcome.

Talk to a Fort Worth Rideshare Accident Attorney Today

Tate Law Offices is a family firm (the Tate and Rehmet families) that handles serious injury cases across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Tarrant County. You will not get passed to a call center. You work with the attorneys whose names are on the door.

Call (972) 499-4813 now, or reach us any hour. Consultations are free, and you owe nothing unless we win your case.

Why Choose Tate Law Offices for Your Fort Worth Rideshare Case

You want a firm that knows how Uber and Lyft claims actually pay out, not one that treats a rideshare crash like a routine fender bender. These cases turn on app records, coverage periods, and multiple stacked policies. Getting one detail wrong can cost you the difference between a minimum policy and a $1 million policy. 

Here is what you get with us:

• Direct attorney access. You talk to Claire Tate-Rehmet, Chris Rehmet, or Tim Tate, not a screener.
• A family firm, not a volume shop. We take fewer cases and work them harder. No billboard-mill treatment.
• Contingency fee, always. No hourly bills and no retainer. Our fee comes out of the recovery, and only if there is one.
• 24/7 availability. Evidence in rideshare cases (trip logs, dash video, witness contacts) disappears fast. You can reach us the night it happens.

Common Fort Worth Rideshare Crash Scenarios We Handle

Rideshare injury claims in Fort Worth usually fall into a few patterns, and who you were in the crash decides which insurance you can reach. Identifying your role early is the first step in building the claim.

• You were the rideshare passenger. You were riding in the Uber or Lyft. This is the strongest position, because the $1 million policy applies during your trip no matter who caused the crash.
• Your car was hit by a rideshare driver. You were in your own vehicle when a Lyft or Uber driver hit you. Which policy pays depends on what the driver was doing on the app at that second.
• You were a pedestrian or cyclist. You were struck by a rideshare driver near downtown, on Magnolia Avenue, or around TCU. Rideshare coverage can apply, and your own auto policy’s uninsured motorist coverage may stack on top.
• A rideshare driver hit you while off the clock. If the app was off, only the driver’s personal policy applies, and those limits are often too low for a serious injury. We look for every other source of recovery.

If your crash led to a broken bone, a concussion, a spinal injury, or worse, review our related Fort Worth car accident and catastrophic injury pages, and call us to talk through the specifics.

What Texas Law Says About Rideshare Accident Claims

Texas regulates Uber and Lyft as Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) under Texas Insurance Code Chapter 1954, and coverage steps up through three periods based on the driver’s app status at the moment of impact. That single fact often decides how much money is available for your injuries.

• Period 1 (app on, no ride accepted): The TNC provides contingent coverage of $50,000 per person, $100,000 per crash, and $25,000 for property damage under Insurance Code Section 1954.052. This kicks in when the driver’s personal policy will not.
• Period 2 (driver en route to pick you up): The TNC’s $1 million liability policy applies under Insurance Code Section 1954.053.
• Period 3 (passenger in the vehicle): The same $1 million coverage under Section 1954.053 continues until drop-off.

When the app is off (Period 0), only the driver’s personal auto insurance applies, and Texas minimum limits are just $30,000 per person and $60,000 per crash. Proving the driver was logged in and on a trip can be the difference between a small policy and a large one, which is why the app data matters so much. You can read the statute directly at Texas Legislature Online.

Texas also follows a modified comparative fault rule under Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 33. If you are found 50% or less at fault, you can still recover, with your award reduced by your share. If you are more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing. 

Insurers know this rule and will try to shift blame onto you, which is one more reason to have representation before you give a recorded statement.

How Compensation Works in a Fort Worth Rideshare Claim

You can pursue compensation for both economic and non-economic losses. The value depends on the injury, the coverage available, and how clearly fault is documented. There is no set formula, and no honest attorney will guarantee a number.

Depending on your case, recovery may include:

• Emergency care, hospital bills, surgery, and follow-up treatment (for many Fort Worth crashes, that first stop is the Level I trauma center at John Peter Smith Hospital or Texas Health Harris Methodist)
• Future medical costs and rehabilitation
• Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
• Physical pain and mental anguish
• Property damage

In crashes involving a fatality, Texas allows certain family members to bring a claim under the wrongful death statute. If you lost someone, our Fort Worth wrongful death page explains who can file and what those claims involve.

Because we work on contingency, our fee is a percentage of what we recover for you. If there is no recovery, there is no fee, and you are never asked for money up front.

The Legal Process: What to Expect After You Call

After you contact us, the process is built to take the pressure off you while we secure the evidence and the coverage. Here is the general path:

1. Free consultation. You tell us what happened. We tell you honestly whether you have a case.
2. Investigation. We request the trip records, driver app status, dash and traffic video, and the crash report, and we identify every insurance policy in play.
3. Treatment and documentation. You focus on getting better while we build the medical and financial record.
4. Demand and negotiation. We present the claim to the insurers and push for a full and fair offer.
5. Litigation if needed. If the insurer will not deal fairly, we file suit in the proper Tarrant County court and try the case.

Key Deadlines at a Glance

Do not wait to act, because Texas puts a hard clock on injury claims. Missing the deadline usually ends the case no matter how strong it is.

• Two-year statute of limitations. Under Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 16.003, you generally have two years from the crash date to file a personal injury lawsuit in Texas.
• Evidence has a shorter shelf life. Rideshare trip logs, video, and witness memories fade or get overwritten within weeks. The sooner you call, the more we can lock down.
• Notice can come first. Some claims require prompt notice to an insurer before the two-year mark. We handle that timing for you.

For public context, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Texas Department of Insurance publish resources on rideshare coverage and roadway safety.