After a truck accident, people often suffer such catastrophic injuries that they require years of medical treatment or care. However, knowing the rights given to you under the laws of California are paramount to ensuring you receive full compensation. Beverly Hills Injury Firm, will help you understand essential information, numbers, and responses to some frequently asked question's about truck accident cases.
Information on Truck Accidents in California
Tractor-trailer crashes typically involve big rigs, delivery trucks, or semis, and can result in catastrophic injuries because of their size and weight.
Important facts include:
Common reasons for truck accidents are fatigue, distracted driving, speeding, poor vehicle maintenance, and overloaded freight.
Highway, city, and rural incidents may all contribute to road rage related accidents.
Injuries frequently involve: fractured bones head injury spinal cord trauma (see also spinal cord injury ) internal injury Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Liability could involve a number of parties, such as the truck driver, the trucking company, or the manufacturer or loaders of a vehicle’s cargo.
Prompt medical attention, and accurate records of the accident are necessary to create a strong case.
Thorough and accurate investigations, accident reports, photographs, and eyewitness statements are important components of laying fault and pursuing compensation.
In California, multiple parties may be liable. It is important to determine who is at fault to obtain the maximum recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions about Truck Accident Injury Claims
What Should I Do Directly Following a Truck Accident?
Get to an ER as soon as you can, regardless of how harmless injuries appear. Take photographs of the accident scene, obtain witness information and the police report. Document and save all medical treatment and bills caused by the accident.
Liability in a Truck Accident: Who Can Be Held Accountable?
The truck driver, the trucking company, the truck manufacturer or loaders of the cargo are all potentially at-fault parties, depending on the cause of the collision. Proof in the form of accident reports, driver logs, maintenance reports, eyewitness accounts and the like is essential to proving fault.
Is There Compensation for Pain and Suffering?
Yes. Injured parties can seek reimbursement for medical bills, lost earnings, property damage, pain and suffering, and emotional distress. Your claim is best supported by adequate evidence of physical and emotional effects.
What if I Was Partially at Fault for the Accident?
California follows comparative fault rules. Even if the victim was partially at fault, compensation may still be awarded based upon other parties' fault.
How Much Time Do I Have to File a Truck Accident Claim?
Personal injury claims in California typically have to be filed within two years of the accident. The sooner you act, the more likely evidence will be preserved and the better your claim will be.
Do I Need to Contact the Insurance Company Before Contacting a Lawyer?
You should not make any recorded statements or sign any papers until you are represented by an attorney. Insurance adjusters might try to whittle down your claim. You need an attorney to do the speaking and negotiating on your behalf to protect you.
What Can an Attorney Do for Me After a Truck Collision?
A skilled attorney can conduct an investigation and get evidence. They will obtain medical records, expert reports and accident reconstruction reports. Your lawyer can properly estimate the value of your claim for medical bills, lost wages, and for your pain and suffering. They will deal with companies and the insurance company to obtain full compensation for you. And, if needed, advocate for you in the court system if a reasonable settlement cannot be reached.
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Note: This guide is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
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