If you are involved in an accident, it is important to get medical help for any injuries first and have them evaluated as soon as possible. You should also call the police to help secure the seen and document the accident. You should obtain contact and company information from the driver, as well as contact information from any witnesses. Take pictures and document the scene if you can. As soon as you feel able to after the incident, contact us at Curtis Legal Group. We recommend talking to us before you speak to any insurance companies, so that we can handle all communications with them and protect you from getting a claim denied or providing them information they may use against you.
Accidents involving trucks often result in more serious injuries to the parties involved, given the fact that a truck is so much bigger and heavier than the other vehicles. Thus, drivers, passengers, and pedestrians are often suffering from horrible injuries and there is a greater chance these accidents are fatal. Broken bones, internal bleeding, and organ damage are common after a trucking accident. Spinal and brain injuries can also occur and can lead to conditions like chronic pain, paralysis, and permanent mental impairment, among others.
Besides physical ailments, a trucking accident can cause your life to be altered dramatically. Financially you many now be unable to work in your current, or any, profession again, resulting in lost wages for you and your family. Medical bills may be piling up that your insurance doesn’t cover, not to mention you may be looking at long term therapy and treatment. Emotionally, you may be scarred from this incident and suffer from things like anxiety and depression from your losses.
While grappling with all this, you might think that whatever the insurance company pays is your only option for compensation for help with all this. This is not the case and it makes sense to discuss your case with an experience attorney. What is important to determine in a trucking accident case is to determine who is ultimately responsible for your accident and Curtis Legal Group can help with this. Unlike with a typical car accident, there are many different options to explore when determining fault. The conduct of the truck driver is the first place to start. They may have been speeding, ignoring road signs, using a cell phone while driving, or driving while intoxicated, among other things. Any of these actions could have caused the crash. Additionally, we often see trucking companies that engage in unsafe activities to make a profit that put others on the road at risk. For example, there are strict rules around how many hours a truck driver can be on the road every day. Trucking companies often encourage their drivers to ignore these rules to get more shipments complete, resulting in drivers being more fatigued and less sharp. Also, these companies may not properly maintain their fleet of trucks, and something breaking down could have caused the accident. Additionally, the accident could have been caused by the company shipping goods if they improperly packed the truck, which caused it to be unbalanced. These are just some of the avenues to explore when determining which parties to hold liable for your injuries.
Once we have investigated your case, we will engage with the parties who should be held responsible, and their insurance companies, to obtain the maximum amount of compensation for our clients. We can seek payment for financial loss and emotional distress. We have dealt extensively with trucking companies and their insurers and understand they will do whatever they can to pay as little as possible. We aggressively negotiated on your behalf to obtain the most possible for you. While the majority of these cases are settled out of court, sometimes an agreement cannot be met and a trial is necessary. Our team is experienced at presenting our clients case to juries and know how to dispel the defense team’s arguments. No matter how your case proceeds, we will fight for you every step of the way.
At Curtis Legal Group, we know how difficult life can be after a trucking accident. We partner with our clients to focus on the legal process, so they can focus on recovering. If you or a loved one have been in a trucking accident, contact us today at XXXX. We look forward to helping you heal.