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Car Accident Claims
Fault rules by state, what the other driver's policy limits mean for you, and the first offer most adjusters make.
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Truck Accident Claims
Federal FMCSA rules, $750,000+ carrier policies, black-box evidence that disappears in weeks — and why these cases settle higher.
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Motorcycle Accident Claims
How to beat the "bikers are reckless" bias, helmet laws that affect your payout, and left-turn crashes — the most common case.
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Personal Injury Claims
Slip-and-falls, dog bites, premises and product cases: the four elements of negligence and how contingency fees really work.
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Wrongful Death Claims
Who can file after a fatal accident, how survival claims differ from wrongful death, and what damages the family can recover.
Learn more →State-by-state guides
Deadlines, fault rules, and insurance minimums are different in every state — and they change what your claim is worth.
Texas
Statute of limitations: 2 years · Modified comparative fault — 51% bar
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Georgia
Statute of limitations: 2 years · Modified comparative fault — 50% bar
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Arizona
Statute of limitations: 2 years · Pure comparative fault
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Florida
Statute of limitations: 2 years · Modified comparative fault — barred at greater than 50% (HB 837, 2023)
See Florida guide →Local guides: your city's roads, courts and crash data
State law sets the rules, but the case is won on local facts — which highway, which court, which carriers run that corridor. Each city guide below is researched separately; none is a template.
- Atlanta Truck Accident Lawyer Georgia
Hit by an 18-wheeler in Atlanta? The Perimeter truck rules that decide fault, what cases are worth in Fulton County, and how to protect your claim this week.
- Austin Car Accident Lawyer Texas
Austin logged 10,791 crashes and 98 traffic deaths in 2024. What your claim is worth under Texas law, how Austin's insurers fight, and what to do this week.
- Austin Truck Accident Lawyer Texas
Three of Texas's ten worst truck-congested segments are on Austin's I-35 — now a work zone until 2033. What your 18-wheeler case is worth and what to do now.
- Dallas Truck Accident Lawyer Texas
Hit by a semi in Dallas? A commercial-vehicle crash happens every 2.3 hours in Dallas County. What your case is worth, who pays, and what to do this week.
- Houston Truck Accident Lawyer Texas
18-wheeler crash in Houston? Learn what truck cases settle for, who can be sued beyond the driver, and get a free case review from a vetted Texas lawyer.
- San Antonio Car Accident Lawyer Texas
Bexar County saw 48,522 crashes and 215 deaths in 2024. What a San Antonio car accident claim is worth, the Texas rules that shape it, and what to do now.
- San Antonio Truck Accident Lawyer Texas
Hit by an 18-wheeler in San Antonio? Every truck that crosses at Laredo hits this city first. What your case is worth, who pays, and what to do this week.
How AccidentCompass works
1. Understand your claim
Read the guide for your accident type and your state. Every figure is cited to the statute, the federal regulation or the official crash dataset it comes from — see our editorial policy.
2. Estimate the range
The settlement calculator applies the multiplier method adjusters use, with your state's fault rule built in. No email, no sign-up.
3. Talk to a lawyer only if it helps
Request a free case review and we connect you with a vetted injury attorney licensed in your state. We are not a law firm, and you pay nothing unless the case wins.
Settlement guides
- Are Car Accident Settlements Taxable? IRS Rules and Fees
What the IRS actually taxes in an injury settlement, what it never touches, the medical-deduction trap, and how contingency fees and case costs really work.
- How Long Does a Car Accident Settlement Take? Real Timelines
From weeks to years: what actually controls settlement speed, the deadlines insurers must meet, why fast offers are cheap, and what delays your check.
- Average Car Accident Settlement in 2026: Real Numbers
What car accident claims actually settle for in 2026, by injury type and state — plus the multiplier method insurers use and how to avoid lowball offers.
- Car Accident Settlement Amounts by Injury Type (2026)
What crash injuries actually cost — from whiplash to TBI and spinal cord injuries — and how those costs, not averages, drive what your settlement should be.