Were you injured in an Uber accident in Midland, TX?
At Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers, we are Uber accident lawyers who represent passengers, drivers, and pedestrians injured in rideshare crashes.
If an Uber or Lyft vehicle was involved in your crash in Midland, the insurance that pays your claim depends on the rideshare driver’s status in the app at the time of the crash. A Midland, TX Uber accident lawyer obtains the trip records and brings the claim against the right policy.
Both of our founding attorneys handle rideshare injury claims. We represent injured people only, never Uber, Lyft, or their insurers. The consultation is free, and you owe no attorney fee unless we recover compensation.
Uber Accident Lawyer Midland, TX
An Uber accident attorney represents a passenger, another driver, or a pedestrian injured by a rideshare vehicle. The first task is identifying the coverage that applies. A rideshare driver who is logged off is covered only by that driver’s own auto insurance. A rideshare driver who is logged in and waiting for a request is covered by the rideshare company’s policy at a lower limit. A rideshare driver who has accepted a ride or has a passenger aboard is covered at the company’s highest limit. The app records the rideshare driver’s status, so we request the trip data before the insurer settles on its own version. The claim then goes to the insurer whose policy applies.
Midland County recorded 276 distracted driver crashes in 2025, according to county distraction crash counts kept by TxDOT. Those crashes killed 2 people and caused 5 suspected serious injuries. The city of Midland recorded 2,643 crashes of all kinds that year, according to city crash totals from the same agency. Rideshare drivers follow a phone for every pickup, so distraction is a question in nearly every rideshare claim.
Types of Uber Accident Cases We Handle in Midland, TX
Our Uber accident attorneys handle crashes on Interstate 20, in downtown Midland, at the airport, and along Loop 250. The claim takes a different form depending on who our client is and which driver caused the crash.
- Passenger injuries. A rider has no control over the driving, so fault almost never falls on the passenger. The rideshare policy is a source of recovery whether the rideshare driver or another driver caused the crash.
- Car accidents. A motorist struck by a rideshare vehicle has a claim against the rideshare policy if the rideshare driver was logged in. If the rideshare driver was logged off, the claim goes against that driver’s own auto policy.
- Truck accidents. A collision between a rideshare vehicle and an oilfield truck brings two commercial policies into the claim. We preserve the trucking company’s records and the rideshare trip data in the first days.
- Motorcycle accidents. Rideshare drivers cross the path of oncoming riders while looking at a pickup request or a map prompt. The app’s timestamps show what the rideshare driver was doing before the collision.
- Pedestrian and cyclist injuries. Pickups happen at curbs, crosswalks, and parking lot exits. A driver watching the app can strike a person on foot in any of those places.
- Distracted rideshare drivers. Phone use is built into the job. Trip logs and message timestamps show whether the rideshare driver was using the phone at the moment of the crash.
- Impaired or fatigued drivers. Rideshare drivers work long shifts, often at night. A crash caused by an impaired or exhausted driver raises questions about the company’s screening and its limits on driving hours.
- Brain injuries. A passenger in the back seat often has no warning before impact. Head trauma is common in these crashes, and the claim must account for its long-term effects.
- Wrongful death. When a rideshare crash is fatal, the family can bring a claim against the responsible driver and the rideshare policy. The claim covers the support the relative provided and the loss of companionship.
Why Choose Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers as my Uber Accident Lawyer in Midland, TX?
Lawyers for Riders and Drivers, Never for Rideshare Companies
We represent the injured side of every claim. Both founders are Houston Trial Lawyers Association members, a bar group for lawyers who represent people rather than insurers. Matt Greenberg is also a member of the American Association for Justice and of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Super Lawyers has named him to its list. His trial record covers county, state, and federal courts.
Mike Streich spent nearly a decade defending commercial motor vehicle claims for companies and their insurers, and he now brings those claims for injured people. Rideshare claims are commercial auto claims. A Midland Uber accident attorney who has handled that coverage from the insurer’s side knows the arguments an adjuster will make about the rideshare driver’s status.
Auto Accident Recoveries
Our attorneys have recovered more than $348 million for injured clients. Seventeen of those recoveries were auto accident cases worth $1 million or more. They include $5,474,354 and $3 million in car crash cases, along with a $25 million commercial motor vehicle recovery. Rideshare claims receive the same coverage review we apply to every auto case as a personal injury lawyer in Midland, TX.
We handle Uber accident cases on a contingency fee. The attorney fee comes out of the recovery, and there is none if there is no recovery.
What Is Important to Understand About an Uber Accident Case?
What Should You Bring to Your Uber Accident Consultation?
An Uber accident lawyer in Midland, TX can identify the coverage from a few items most clients already have.
- The trip record. Bring a screenshot of the ride from the app, including the rideshare driver’s name, the pickup time, and the route. Another driver can bring the rideshare driver’s name from the crash report instead.
- The crash report. Bring the report or its number.
- Medical records. Bring the hospital discharge papers, any bills, and the contact information for your doctors.
- Insurance contacts. Bring any letter, email, or voicemail from the rideshare company, its insurer, or the rideshare driver’s own insurer.
The consultation is free. We explain which policy appears to apply and what the trip data will need to show.
What Are Important Aspects of an Uber Accident Case?
A Midland Uber accident lawyer deals with coverage questions that an ordinary car crash claim never raises.
- The driver’s app status. Logged off, waiting for a request, or on a trip: each status carries a different policy. The rideshare company holds the data that proves which one applied.
- The driver’s contractor status. Rideshare companies treat their drivers as independent contractors, which affects whether the company itself can be held responsible. The claim is usually directed at the insurance rather than at the company.
- Statements to insurers. The rideshare company’s insurer and the rideshare driver’s own insurer may both call. Whether to give a recorded statement is a decision to make with counsel, because the statement becomes part of the claim file.
- Your own coverage. Your own underinsured motorist coverage can apply when the rideshare driver was logged off and that driver’s own policy is too small.
- The deadline. The Texas two-year rule gives most injured people until the second anniversary of the crash to file suit. The trip data should be requested long before that.
Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Uber Accident Cases
Liability in a rideshare crash follows the same negligence rules as any collision. The driver who ran the light, followed too closely, or failed to look is responsible for the harm. When the rideshare driver was at fault, the claim goes to the rideshare insurer at the limit that matched the rideshare driver’s status. When another driver was at fault, the claim goes to that driver’s insurer. The rideshare policy may also cover a passenger when the other driver’s limits are too low.
Texas law divides the recoverable losses into categories of damages, and a rideshare claim covers each of them.
- Economic damages include medical expenses, future care, lost income, and reduced earning capacity.
- Noneconomic damages include physical pain, physical impairment, mental anguish, and disfigurement.
- Exemplary damages are available against a driver whose conduct, such as drunk driving, amounts to gross negligence shown by clear and convincing evidence.
Damage to another driver’s vehicle is also recoverable.
What Is The Uber Accident Case Timeline?
- We request the trip data from the rideshare company within days, along with the crash report.
- The Midland Police Department releases crash reports about five days after a collision in the city.
- Your treatment continues until your doctors can state your long-term condition.
- We present the claim to each insurer whose policy applies, with the trip data and medical records attached.
- Suit is filed in Midland County if the insurers dispute coverage or refuse fair value. Depositions of the rideshare driver and the company’s records custodian follow.
Coverage disputes are the usual reason a rideshare claim takes longer than an ordinary car accident claim. A claim with an undisputed trip status and completed treatment can resolve in months.
Reach Out to Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers to Schedule a Consultation
An Uber accident attorney in Midland, TX will review your crash at no cost and explain which insurance we expect to apply. We represent riders, drivers, and pedestrians on a contingency fee. New inquiries receive a prompt reply from one of our attorneys. Contact us to schedule a free consultation about a rideshare crash in Midland, TX.
