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Texas HEB injury lawyer and claims guide

You may have a claim if a dangerous condition at a Texas H-E-B hurt you and the evidence shows the store knew or should have known about it, failed to use reasonable care, and caused your injury. A fall alone doesn't prove that, so get medical care first and then preserve the scene, the video, witness names, and records of what the store knew.

Written by Aaron A. HerbertThe Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C., Dallas, Texas.
Texas Bar license #24036761. Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2008.

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Question	Short answer
Does an injury at H-E-B mean H-E-B has to pay?	No. The evidence has to prove notice, an unreasonable risk, a lack of reasonable care, and causation [S9].
Who else could be responsible?	A landlord, a cleaning or refrigeration contractor, a vendor, or a driver, depending on who controlled what.
How long do I have to sue?	Texas generally allows two years for a personal injury lawsuit, with exceptions [S14].
What changed in 2026?	In H-E-B, LP v. Peterson, the Supreme Court of Texas required some evidence of how long a puddle had been on the floor [S6].
Should I take a payment right away?	Get a clear explanation of what still needs investigation before you accept money or decide to sue.

Tell us about your H-E-B injury or call (214) 200-4878. Bring the store address, the incident date, your injury details, any photos, and the names of witnesses, and don't worry if you haven't worked out the legal case yet.

Credential	What it means for you
Aaron Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization	You can check it on his State Bar of Texas profile [S1].
State Bar of Texas profile	Bar number 24036761, licensed November 6, 2002, and listed as eligible to practice [S1].
What it doesn't mean	Certification isn't a guarantee or a ranking, and it doesn't predict how your case turns out.
What an evaluation covers	Your event, the proof you have, the responsible entities, and the steps that protect the claim.
Independence	The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. is not affiliated with or endorsed by H-E-B.

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Guides in this hub

Each guide takes one part of an H-E-B injury claim and answers it in more depth.

Guide	What it answers
How to file and litigate a Texas HEB injury claim	The full process, from investigation and notice through summary judgment and trial.
The first 72 hours after an injury at HEB in Texas	What to do about care, reporting, witnesses, and evidence in the first three days.
Proving notice in a Texas HEB slip and fall claim	How actual and constructive notice are proved after Peterson.
Texas HEB produce and sampling display injury claims	Falls on produce, grapes, and spills near a sample stand.
HEB refrigeration leak and wet floor claims in Texas	Water from cases and coolers, and what ties a leak to a fall.
HEB entrance mat, threshold and rain related injury claims	Curled mats, floor transitions, and water tracked in on rainy days.
HEB falling merchandise, fixture and construction injury claims	Stacked goods, shelving, displays, and ceiling or construction failures.
Texas HEB parking lot fall and walkway injury claims	Potholes, wheel stops, drainage, and who controls the lot.
HEB curbside, cart and parking lot pedestrian injury claims	Curbside pickup spaces, cart movement, and vehicle traffic.
Preserving HEB surveillance and injury evidence in Texas	What to ask the store to keep, and what happens when video is lost.
HEB inspection records and corporate testimony in injury cases	Inspection logs, maintenance records, and testimony from store personnel.
HEB warning signs, known dangers and shared fault in Texas	Cones, open-and-obvious hazards, and how fault is divided.
Texas HEB injury settlement value and medical proof	What drives value and how medical expenses are proved.
HEB injury statistics, settlements and liability insurance limits	What public data does and doesn't show.
Texas HEB injury lawsuits, summary judgment and trial	Filing deadlines, Rule 166a, mediation, and trial.
Choosing a Texas HEB injury attorney	Questions to ask a lawyer before you hire one.

Can you file a claim against HEB after a fall?

Yes, if the evidence supports it, but getting hurt at H-E-B doesn't automatically mean H-E-B must pay.

What a customer usually has to prove	What that looks like (hypothetical)
The store actually knew, or should have known, about the condition	A shopper told a clerk about spilled yogurt by the dairy case ten minutes before the fall.
The condition posed an unreasonable risk of harm	A puddle in the walking lane by the frozen-food case on aisle 12.
The store didn't use reasonable care to reduce or eliminate the risk	No cone, no cleanup, and no one sent to the aisle.
The condition caused your injury	You slipped in that puddle and broke your wrist.

These elements come from Keetch v. Kroger Co., and the Court applied the notice element again in Peterson [S6, S9]. Your status as a customer, who controlled the area, any warnings, and other facts also matter.

Be precise about	Why it matters
The condition itself	A puddle is different from a defective refrigerator that might have produced it.
What the store knew	Knowing a cooler sometimes needs service doesn't necessarily show knowledge of water at the spot and time of your fall.
Which defect	Several cracks in a parking lot don't identify the one that tripped you.
Who created it	Evidence that the store created the condition bears on knowledge but doesn't prove knowledge as a matter of law, and the factfinder decides it [S9].
Your own account	Separate what you saw yourself from an explanation someone gave you later.

Ongoing employee conduct can support a different theory, negligent activity, but Texas limits it to injuries caused by or as a contemporaneous result of the activity itself [S9, S13].

Event (hypothetical)	Likely theory
An employee pushes a stocking cart into you on aisle 7	Negligent activity, because the activity itself hurt you.
You trip over a stocking cart left parked in the aisle an hour earlier	Premises condition, because United Scaffolding, Inc. v. Levine treats a condition created by an activity as a premises claim [S13].
A floor condition relabeled as active negligence to avoid notice rules	A weak approach, so counsel should pick the theory the event actually supports.

What should you do first after an injury at HEB?

Get away from any continuing danger and get the medical care your injury needs, calling 911 when it's needed.

Step	What to do	Example (hypothetical)
Stay safe	Don't stand under an unstable fixture, step into a construction area, or walk into parking-lot traffic to get proof.	Wait for help beside the cart corral, not in the drive lane.
Photograph if safe	Shoot the condition up close and the wider aisle, doorway, display, or parking space that identifies it.	A close shot of water by the floral cooler, then a wide shot showing the aisle sign.
Tell a manager	Say what happened, where, and that you're hurt, and stick to facts instead of guesses about causes or fault percentages.	"I slipped on clear liquid by the floral cooler and hurt my knee."
Get the report	Ask for a copy of any incident report, or keep your own written report.	Write down the manager's name and the report number.
Read before signing	A form called routine can contain more than a factual account, especially if it mentions payment, medical reimbursement, or a release.	Take the form home to read instead of signing at the service desk.

Then gather what may disappear, and don't guess about what you don't know.

Keep	Why
Witness names and phone numbers	Someone may have seen the spill before you did.
Your receipt and purchase history	They place you in the store at a specific time.
Original photos and video	Originals are better evidence than screenshots or cropped copies.
Your clothing and shoes	Their condition may matter if footwear or the substance is disputed.
A short dated account	Write what you saw before and after the fall while your memory is fresh.
What you don't know	Not knowing who caused a spill or how long it sat there is a reason to investigate, not a reason to guess.

Talk to a lawyer promptly about preservation, because cameras may record over footage, floors get cleaned, and damaged parts get replaced [S12].

A focused preservation request asks for	Example (hypothetical)
Relevant footage	Cameras covering aisle 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., not just the minute you fell.
Reports and inspection records	The incident report and that day's floor inspection entries.
Maintenance history	Work orders on the freezer case in the month before the fall.
Contractor information	The company that serviced the case or cleaned the floor.
Your own messages and posts	Keep them too, because deleting material once a dispute is foreseeable can cause avoidable problems.

If footage is lost anyway, Texas courts don't treat that as an automatic win.

Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Aldridge	What it means for you
Who decides	The trial judge decides whether spoliation happened and picks a remedy that must be proportionate [S12].
The facts	Grease that leaked from a container near the store's rotisserie-chicken Grab-N-Go was the alleged hazard, and the store kept only about eight minutes of video while the rest was recorded over.
The instruction	A spoliation instruction is reserved for intentional spoliation, or negligent loss that irreparably deprived the other side of any meaningful ability to present a claim or defense.
The takeaway	Missing video isn't an automatic win, so ask for preservation early.

What does the Peterson decision mean for an HEB injury?

In H-E-B, LP v. Peterson, No. 24-0310 (Tex. Apr. 10, 2026), the Supreme Court of Texas reinstated summary judgment for H-E-B because the shopper had no evidence of how long the puddle had been on the floor [S6].

Fact in Peterson	What the Court did with it
A customer slipped on a clear puddle in the toy aisle	The question was constructive notice of that puddle, and its characteristics didn't show how old it was.
Video showed no employee walked down that aisle in roughly the two hours before the fall	That still didn't show how long the puddle had been there.
The store had a heightened inspection protocol for rainy weather	The inspection evidence didn't supply the missing timing proof.
H-E-B knew of earlier roof leaks in other parts of the store	Leaks elsewhere didn't show how long this puddle existed.
Result	The Court reversed the court of appeals and reinstated summary judgment for H-E-B [S6].

Peterson follows the time-notice rule from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Reece, where an employee's proximity to a hazard wasn't enough by itself, though proximity and how conspicuous the hazard was can bear on whether it was there long enough [S8].

Timeline question	Evidence that might answer it (hypothetical)
Did another customer see the spill earlier?	A shopper who passed the puddle at 1:40 p.m. and mentioned it at the deli counter.
Did someone notify an employee?	A page over the intercom or a text to the department lead.
Does video show when the water appeared?	Footage of a leaking jug in a cart rolling through at 1:25 p.m.
Was the spot the subject of a recent work request?	A ticket opened that morning for the same ceiling tile.
What's still uncertain?	Say so honestly, because each answer needs support.

Peterson doesn't mean H-E-B can never be responsible for a wet-floor injury. Actual knowledge and other supported facts can change the analysis.

Peterson doesn't	What still matters
End actual-knowledge claims	Proof that an employee knew about the spill.
End every wet-floor case	Direct or circumstantial evidence of how long the condition existed.
Require you to have watched the spill form	Witnesses, video, and records can supply the timeline.
Turn general maintenance criticism into notice proof	The evidence has to be tied to the specific condition [S6].

Grocery store hazards worth investigating

Produce, spilled liquids, ice, leaking equipment, freshly cleaned floors, and tracked-in water can all cause falls, but their presence doesn't prove negligence [S6, S8-S10].

Hazard	What to pin down
Produce and spills	The exact item, where it was, how the store could have found it, and how long it had to act.
Ice near a drink area	Brookshire Grocery Co. v. Taylor held a soft-drink dispenser area wasn't unreasonably dangerous merely because ice sometimes fell, so the claim needs the condition that caused the fall [S10].
Inspection evidence	It can help, but it has to connect to the condition instead of standing in for missing notice evidence.

Entrance mats and floor transitions raise their own questions. Don't assume a later photo shows the mat where it was when you fell.

Mat or threshold issue (hypothetical)	What to record
The entry mat by the automatic doors curled on a rainy afternoon	The point where your foot caught and the route you took.
A damaged or hidden threshold	Visibility and lighting at the time.
Earlier complaints	Any prior reports about the same mat or doorway.
A disputed mat condition	Preserve the actual mat or component through proper procedures.

Falling merchandise and fixtures turn on stacking, shelving, installation, impact, and work activity.

Ask	Example (hypothetical)
Was someone moving goods at that moment?	A pallet jack working the endcap display on aisle 9.
Did a display become unstable?	A stacked soda display that leaned after a restock.
Did a ceiling component come loose?	A light panel that fell near the bakery.
Was construction involved?	Get a qualified explanation of which component failed and why before blaming the work.

Restrooms, customer service areas, carts, curbside routes, and outside walkways may need a look too, but a clear account of the one condition that hurt you beats a long list of possibilities.

Related guide	What it covers
Texas grocery store falls	How the firm looks at grocery store fall claims across Texas.
Texas retail and grocery store injury lawyer	Store injuries at any Texas retailer or grocer, including the notice rules from Peterson.
Other grocery chains	Separate hubs cover Kroger slip and fall claims and Tom Thumb and Albertsons claims.

Grocery store parking lot with a cart corral and marked pickup spaces

Parking lot and curbside injuries

A parking-area fall starts with one question, which is who owned and controlled that exact spot.

Condition (hypothetical)	Who may control it
A pothole in the drive lane	The shopping center landlord, under the lease.
A broken wheel stop in a Curbside pickup space	The grocery operator or a maintenance contractor.
Standing water from a blocked drain	Whoever handles drainage under the lease and in practice.
A slick surface or blocked pedestrian route	Whoever maintains that walkway day to day.

A landlord or contractor may owe different duties from the grocery operator, and the lease and actual maintenance practice help show who's responsible. Parking-lot and walkway claims are part of the firm's broader Dallas premises liability and Fort Worth premises liability work.

If a vehicle hits you	Preserve
Driver	Name, plate, and insurance information.
Witnesses	Names and phone numbers of anyone who saw it.
Video	Lot cameras and any nearby dashcam footage.
Movement and visibility	Direction of travel, lighting, and where you were standing.
Property defect	A defect may have contributed, but an owner isn't liable just because a collision happened on its land.

Any supported theory has to connect control, a legally relevant failure, and causation to the collision or injury.

Curbside question	Why it matters
What was each person doing?	Loading, pushing carts, walking, and driving each raise different duties.
Who employed the person delivering groceries or driving?	Employment, contractor, and agency relationships need evidence, and they may not all be the same company.
What coverage applies?	Auto and commercial liability coverage serve different purposes and are investigated separately [S20, S21].

Who may be responsible besides HEB?

Depending on the facts, responsibility may fall on the store operator, property owner, shopping center manager, cleaning company, refrigeration vendor, construction contractor, merchandise vendor, equipment company, or a negligent driver.

Possible party	What might connect it (hypothetical)
Property owner or center manager	Control of the parking lot and sidewalks.
Cleaning company	An overnight floor-care contract.
Refrigeration vendor	A service call on the dairy case two days earlier.
Merchandise vendor	A vendor rep who built the endcap display.
Driver	A car backing out of a Curbside space.
A caution	No company should be named just because it appears on a delivery record or carries insurance.

Identify the correct legal entity for the store and the work involved, because the brand on the building isn't entity research.

Entity research step	Why
Check the store address and lease records	Operators and owners can differ by location.
Read incident records and business information	They can name the entity handling the store and the claim.
Don't copy a name from another case	H-E-B, LP appears in Peterson, but that doesn't identify every proper defendant for every store, date, and operation [S6].

There's no standard number of defendants. Texas proportionate responsibility rules in Chapter 33 can divide fault among legally relevant participants [S16].

Your share of responsibility (hypothetical)	Effect under Chapter 33
More than 50 percent	You recover nothing [S16].
50 percent or less, such as 20 percent	Your damages are reduced by your percentage.
Settlements and joint liability	Separate rules apply to settlement credits and joint-liability thresholds.

Do warning signs and your own knowledge affect the claim?

Yes, a cone or warning sign matters, but having one doesn't resolve every claim.

Warning question	Example (hypothetical)
Where was it placed?	A cone at the end of aisle 4 while the spill sat mid-aisle.
When was it placed?	A sign set out after the fall isn't a warning before it.
Could you see it?	A sign hidden behind a stacked display.
Did it match the danger?	A sign far from the wet area is different from a barrier closing the aisle.
How do you prove it?	Photos and witness accounts taken before memories blur.

In Austin v. Kroger Texas, L.P., an employee case, the Supreme Court of Texas held a property owner generally has no duty to warn of or make safe open-and-obvious or known hazards, with exceptions for third-party criminal activity and necessary use [S11].

Tell your lawyer	Why
You saw the condition before you fell	Known-and-obvious-danger law can affect whether a duty existed, not only your percentage of fault.
You'd used that route earlier or got a warning	It bears on what you knew.
Why you used the route anyway	Necessary use needs careful analysis, and shopping convenience doesn't automatically establish it.
Other routes you could have taken	Explain the alternatives honestly.

Expect the defense to look at distraction, footwear, physical conditions, route choice, and prior injuries, so be accurate about each.

Difficult fact (hypothetical)	How to handle it
A prior knee problem	It doesn't automatically defeat a new injury or aggravation claim, but hiding it can hurt your credibility.
You were reading your phone	Say so, because a sound evaluation deals with helpful and difficult evidence before a demand or deposition.

What decides settlement value in an HEB injury case?

There's no reliable H-E-B injury settlement price list, so value depends on the proof in your case.

Value factor	What it turns on
Liability	How well notice, control, and causation are supported.
Injury and treatment	Medical causation, treatment, and future needs.
Work loss	Missed time and reduced earning capacity.
Pain and limits	Concrete effects on daily life.
Shared fault	Your percentage under Chapter 33.
Coverage and collection	What insurance and assets are actually available.

A serious fracture with clear notice evidence is different from a disputed fall with an unknown cause, and neither can be valued from a generic online range.

Proof	What to do
Medical records	Report symptoms and prior conditions accurately.
Missed work	Keep employment or business records.
Daily life	Describe concrete effects, like no longer lifting a grandchild, instead of legal labels.
Future care and earning capacity	These may need qualified opinions.
Medical expenses	Section 41.0105 limits recovery to amounts actually paid or incurred [S17].
Expense affidavits	Under section 18.001, an uncontroverted affidavit can support that charges were reasonable and services necessary, but it isn't evidence of causation [S18].

What you take home after fees, expenses, medical balances, liens, and reimbursement claims is a different number from the gross settlement.

Before you settle	Ask for
Fees	Written fee terms.
Deductions	A clear estimate of what comes out of the gross amount.
The release	An explanation of its effect on other defendants, property claims, and future treatment needs.

What public data says about HEB stores and injuries

H-E-B's newsroom describes the company's stores in Texas and Mexico, but no public source gives a count of Texas H-E-B injuries [S2].

Data point	What it can and can't show
H-E-B's newsroom store description	It includes Mexico and isn't a count of Texas stores on the date of any injury [S2].
Commercial location datasets	They exist, but they aren't official counts and weren't independently audited for banners or completeness.
H-E-B's official store locator	Use it to verify an individual address and banner, not as an injury dataset [S4].

Research for this guide found no statewide H-E-B injury count, settlement average, or policy limit in the sources.

Not established by public sources	Why
An annual total of Texas H-E-B customer accidents or injuries	No comprehensive public count was found.
An annual count of lawyer-negotiated settlements	No complete count was found.
An H-E-B-specific settlement mean or median	No representative figure exists in the sources.
Lawsuits and opinions as a census	A lawsuit isn't a paid claim, and a published appellate opinion isn't a census of either.
Employee injury statistics	They can't be relabeled as customer injury statistics.
Stores multiplied by a national accident rate	That estimate isn't supported by the data, and your location, date, witnesses, and maintenance history matter more.

How does liability insurance work for an HEB claim?

Commercial general liability insurance can cover bodily injury and premises risks, and excess coverage may apply above the underlying limits [S20].

What decides coverage	Why
The actual policies	Their terms control.
Insured entities and endorsements	They define who and what is covered.
Retentions and exclusions	They change when and whether a policy responds.
The incident date	Coverage is tied to the policy in effect.
A current H-E-B schedule	No current companywide customer liability schedule or per-store limit was verified in the reviewed sources.

H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co., a 1998 Fifth Circuit decision, describes a $1 million per-occurrence self-insured retention under a historical H-E-B policy involving 1994 events [S5].

Point	What it means
A self-insured retention	It's the amount the insured bears before the policy responds under its terms, not the insurer's coverage limit [S5].
The age of the case	It's old and factually different, so it doesn't show current coverage, a modern fall settlement average, or a cap on your damages.
Policy-limit talk	Don't accept an unsupported claim that every H-E-B customer claim is worth a policy limit, or that a large company pays every demand.
Your case	Ask how counsel will investigate coverage and collection as part of the whole case, since liability and damages still need proof.

What are the filing deadlines and the path to court?

Texas generally gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit under section 16.003, subject to accrual rules and exceptions [S14].

Deadline issue	What to know
Two-year limitations	Section 16.003 sets the general rule, with exceptions [S14].
Construction and design claims	Sections 16.008 and 16.009 set a 10-year repose period for design professionals and builders of improvements [S14].
Certificate of merit	Chapter 150 requires one with the first pleading against licensed architects, engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects [S22].
Claim numbers and negotiations	An incident report, claim number, or ongoing negotiation shouldn't be assumed to extend the deadline.
Defendants and service	Naming the right defendant and serving it diligently also matter.

A lawsuit may involve discovery, inspections, depositions, qualified experts, summary judgment, mediation, trial, and post-judgment proceedings.

Stage	What to know
Summary judgment	For motions filed on or after March 1, 2026, amended Rule 166a generally makes the response due 21 days after the motion is filed, unless the court grants leave or the parties agree [S15].
Calendar	Current rules and court orders control the dates [S19].
Preparation	Build the evidence well before a motion challenges what's missing.

Frequently asked questions

Here are short answers to questions H-E-B shoppers often have after an injury.

Question	Short answer
Can HEB be liable in more than one way?	Potentially. A case may involve an existing dangerous condition, contemporaneous employee activity, a supported undertaking, or another theory, but repeating negligence labels doesn't avoid the elements of a premises claim [S9, S13].
What if another customer caused the spill?	The store may still face a claim if it knew or should have discovered that specific danger and failed to use reasonable care, but it isn't responsible the instant a customer spills something [S6, S8].
Can I sue without video?	Possibly. Witnesses, photos, records, employee observations, and expert evidence can establish a claim, and missing footage doesn't automatically prove liability or entitle you to a favorable instruction [S12].
Must I accept the claims representative's first offer?	No. An offer isn't a court's valuation, so check whether liability and medical needs are understood, what the release covers, and what your gross and net recovery would be.
How many parties should my lawsuit name?	Only those the facts and law support. Adding an owner, operator, contractor, or driver doesn't automatically add valid claims or money, and fault allocation and releases have to be coordinated [S16].
Why consider Aaron Herbert?	He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, which you can verify [S1]. Ask how the firm would preserve evidence, investigate notice and control, evaluate experts, explain fees, and prepare for litigation, and know that representation and any recovery depend on the facts and an agreed engagement.

Prepare for a useful case evaluation

A short, organized chronology helps more than a perfect folder.

Bring or prepare	Why it helps
A short chronology	It covers the shopping trip, the injury, the report, medical care, and later contacts.
The store address and exact spot	Name the department or outside location, like the produce misters or the cart corral.
Original documents and photos	Keep the originals and make a separate copy for your notes.
Estimated times marked as estimates	An estimate shouldn't turn into a precise fact in later retelling.
A list of people and their roles	One person saw the fall, another saw the condition earlier, and a companion talked to management, and independent accounts help on notice and mechanism.
Separate witness accounts	Don't ask everyone to sign the same narrative.
Offers, authorizations, releases, recorded statements, and letters	Bring the actual wording instead of relying on a representative's description.
Health insurance, auto coverage for a parking collision, and reimbursement letters	They can affect coverage, records access, and your net result without deciding the negligence claim.
A question about each next step	Ask what it will resolve, such as control of a parking area, a notice witness, surrounding footage, or a qualified opinion, which gives a better basis for discussing costs and settlement timing than an early guess at value.
Whatever you have now	Seek advice even without every item, because a timely preservation discussion can matter more.

Tell us about your H-E-B injury or call (214) 200-4878, and mention anything that may be lost or changed soon. Bring the store address, the incident date, your injury details, photos, and the names of witnesses.

Sources

Source	What it supports
[S1] State Bar of Texas, Aaron Alan Herbert profile	Board certification, Bar number 24036761, the November 6, 2002 license, and eligibility.
[S2] H-E-B Newsroom, October 28, 2026 release	The company's own description of its stores in Texas and Mexico.
[S4] H-E-B official store locator	Verifying an individual store address and banner.
[S5] H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 150 F.3d 526 (5th Cir. 1998)	The historical $1 million per-occurrence self-insured retention.
[S6] H-E-B, LP v. Peterson, No. 24-0310 (Tex. Apr. 10, 2026)	Constructive notice and proof of how long a puddle existed.
[S8] Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Reece, 81 S.W.3d 812 (Tex. 2002)	The time-notice rule and employee proximity.
[S9] Keetch v. Kroger Co., 845 S.W.2d 262 (Tex. 1992)	Premises elements and the negligent-activity distinction.
[S10] Brookshire Grocery Co. v. Taylor, 222 S.W.3d 406 (Tex. 2006)	The soft-drink dispenser and ice decision.
[S11] Austin v. Kroger Texas, L.P., 465 S.W.3d 193 (Tex. 2015)	Known and obvious hazards and their exceptions.
[S12] Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Aldridge, 438 S.W.3d 9 (Tex. 2014)	Preservation, spoliation, and proportionate remedies.
[S13] United Scaffolding, Inc. v. Levine, 537 S.W.3d 463 (Tex. 2017)	Premises conditions versus negligent activity.
[S14] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 16	Two-year limitations and construction and design repose.
[S15] Supreme Court of Texas Misc. Docket No. 26-9012	Amended Rule 166a, effective March 1, 2026.
[S16] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 33	Proportionate responsibility, settlements, and joint liability.
[S17] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 41	Paid-or-incurred medical expenses under section 41.0105.
[S18] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, section 18.001	Medical expense affidavits.
[S19] Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, official compilation current October 1, 2026	The current procedural rules.
[S20] Texas Department of Insurance, commercial general liability insurance	How commercial liability coverage works.
[S21] Texas Department of Insurance, automobile insurance guide	Auto coverage in parking-lot collisions.
[S22] Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 150	The certificate of merit for covered professional claims.

Texas HEB injury lawyer and claims guide

Start with these guides

Guides in this hub

Can you file a claim against HEB after a fall?

What should you do first after an injury at HEB?

What does the Peterson decision mean for an HEB injury?

Grocery store hazards worth investigating

Parking lot and curbside injuries

Who may be responsible besides HEB?

Do warning signs and your own knowledge affect the claim?

What decides settlement value in an HEB injury case?

What public data says about HEB stores and injuries

How does liability insurance work for an HEB claim?

What are the filing deadlines and the path to court?

Frequently asked questions

Prepare for a useful case evaluation

Sources

Aaron A. Herbert

Education

Trial experience & approach

Dallas roots, military service & publication

Professional affiliations & recognition

Texas HEB injury lawyer and claims guide

Start with these guides

Guides in this hub

Can you file a claim against HEB after a fall?

What should you do first after an injury at HEB?

What does the Peterson decision mean for an HEB injury?

Grocery store hazards worth investigating

Parking lot and curbside injuries

Who may be responsible besides HEB?

Do warning signs and your own knowledge affect the claim?

What decides settlement value in an HEB injury case?

What public data says about HEB stores and injuries

How does liability insurance work for an HEB claim?

What are the filing deadlines and the path to court?

Frequently asked questions

Prepare for a useful case evaluation

Sources

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