In short, don’t. Trucking companies are generally sophisticated defendants and are well prepared to defend themselves against your claim. If you contact an attorney and he tells the trucking company that he represents you, that trucking company is no longer...
If you’re injured as a result of a truck accident, and the truck driver broke the traffic laws, that is per se negligence. In other words, negligence on its face. Another way to prove that the driver is responsible for your damages is if that driver failed to...
Generally, the statute of limitations in a truck accident case is four years. However, there are exceptions to that. I would not suggest waiting until almost the fourth year to file a lawsuit. Evidence will disappear very quickly. It’s important that you get an...
It’s very important that you get an attorney involved early in the process because evidence has a way of disappearing. For example, if a crash is recorded on an EDR, electronic data recorder for a truck, that data might be overwritten after a certain number of...
Yes, lost wages both in the past and in the future are an example of economic damages in a trucking case. That is the kind of thing where an attorney would present to a jury, evidence of what your pay was before and what your opportunities were to make wages in the...
If you’re involved in a truck crash, the first thing you should do is contact the police. The next thing you should do is gather evidence. If you have a camera or a phone with you, please take pictures of your vehicle, the truck involved in the crash, and the...
