Appendix: Sources & Methodology

This appendix consolidates the outside legal and regulatory sources referenced throughout the book, grouped by type, along with a short note on how the book itself was put together. Aaron Siddique's own positions and explanations live in the chapters. The sources below are the external authorities the book pointed to along the way.

• Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 33: the state's proportionate-responsibility statute, underlying Texas's 51 percent comparative-negligence rule discussed in Chapter 9. Chapter 33 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
• Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 16.003: the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims, referenced in Chapter 12 and the Frequently Asked Questions. Section 16.003 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
• Texas Property Code, Chapter 55: governs hospital liens against a settlement, discussed in Chapter 11. Chapter 55 of the Texas Property Code

• Texas Department of Insurance (TDI): source for Texas's minimum auto liability coverage requirements (the 30/60/25 limits) and general guidance on uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, referenced in Chapter 9. Texas auto insurance guide
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): guidance on the taxability of lawsuit, award, and settlement payments, referenced in Chapter 11. IRS Publication 4345 on the taxability of settlements

• State Bar of Texas: the official licensing body confirming Aaron Siddique's Texas bar admission and standing, referenced in About the Author. State Bar of Texas member profile
• Texas Bar Foundation: the organization behind the Fellow distinction held by Aaron Siddique, referenced in About the Author. Texas Bar Foundation

• University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business: the source of Aaron Siddique's undergraduate business certification, referenced in About the Author. McCombs School of Business
• St. Thomas University School of Law: Aaron Siddique's J.D.-granting institution, referenced in About the Author. St. Thomas University School of Law
• Cornell Legal Information Institute: plain-language legal definitions referenced for comparative negligence (Chapter 9) and subrogation (Chapter 11). Comparative negligence · Subrogation

This book is adapted from recorded talks between Aaron Siddique and co-host Abby Arnold on the Fort Worth Accident Attorney & Law podcast, along with a separate recorded interview with Siddique about his own background and career. Every legal position, example, and figure in the chapters traces back to those recordings. Every outside statute, regulation, or credential named in the text is linked to its official source rather than asserted without support. Where a detail could not be independently confirmed against an official source, it was left out of the book rather than assumed.