How a Truck Accident Lawyer Can Assist You in California to Secure Compensation?
Truck accidents are some of the most traumatic and complex crashes to endure on California roadways, due to being more powerful and fatal than passenger car collisions. Given how large commercial trucks are relative to passenger cars, accidents involving them can cause significant physical injury or even death.
Truck Accidents in California
Due to their weight and number of vehicles involved, truck accidents often result in serious injuries compared to car crashes. Common types of injuries caused by these crashes include Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as Spinal Cord Injuries and Fractures or Broken Bones as well as Internal injuries like Amputations and Permanent Disabilities.
Truck accident claims can be more complicated than traditional auto claims due to large trucking firms and insurance policies governing them as well as state/federal regulations that must be observed for recovery of compensation payments.
A Good Lawyer Could Prove Invaluable in Several Key Ways When Helping with These Proceedings
1. Establish the Cause of an Incident
Establishing what caused your truck accident is of vital importance when trying to ascertain who’s accountable. Truck crashes may have various causes such as:
- Driver negligence: Fatigued driving, speeding, distracted driving, or drinking and driving.
- Trucking company negligence: Failing to ensure the roadworthy condition of their truck(s), conducting inadequate training of its drivers, or exceeding schedule commitments without adequate reserves in place.
- Truck equipment malfunction: Malfunctioning brakes, tires, or other essential components.
- Weather and road conditions: Poor road conditions or adverse weather can impact on performance of your equipment.
2. Establishing Liability
Due to multiple parties that could potentially be held liable in a truck accident, identifying who should bear responsibility may prove challenging. Parties responsible include but aren’t limited to:
- The driver of the truck: If the driver was responsible in any capacity (driving under the influence, driving tired, etc), or failed to implement safety practices like maintenance and driver training programs by their firm.
- If the accident was due to defective truck parts or maintenance practices, contact both:
- For insufficient truck maintenance: Contact both manufacturers/maintenance firms as appropriate with an investigation into what led up to its cause (ie: defects).
3. Insurance Negotiation
Insurance companies for large trucking companies will often make lowball offers when considering claims related to truck accidents, due to the severity of injuries sustained and attempt by them to limit payout. A truck accident lawyer can negotiate on your behalf so that no less is paid than what’s due – going even as far as making sure all medical bills and lost income claims are reimbursed in full by them.
Summing Up!
We at Tenina Law have specialized exclusively in representing truck accident cases for many years – our goal is to provide victims of truck crashes with maximum compensation through legal means so we invite victims to contact us immediately to discuss how best we can assist their situation through legal means!
This article was written by Alla Tenina. Alla is one of the best tax attorneys in Los Angeles California, and the founder of Tenina Law. She has experience in bankruptcies, real estate planning, and complex tax matters. Visit www.teninalaw.com for more information. The information provided on this website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only. Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information. This website contains links to other third-party websites. Such links are only for the convenience of the reader, user or browser; the ABA and its members do not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites.
