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J. Landeros
Mother of a Child Who Sustained a Brain Injury
Falling Truck Cargo Accidents
Had an Accident Due to Falling Truck Cargo? Our Law Firm Can Help Recover Damages
Dallas is a city with a large amount of construction in addition to being a major crossroads for all manner of 18-wheeler transport. Due to these factors, we have lately seen many cargo-related accidents. These accidents typically involve cargo that has fallen from the back of a commercial truck, whether due to it being improperly secured, a collision knocking the cargo off the truck, or simply reckless behavior by the truck driver.
The physical injury and property damage that can result from these accidents is massive. Unfortunately, should you seek compensation for these damages, the legal difficulties you will encounter can be equally overwhelming without the help of an experienced Dallas attorney.
In many cargo-related accident cases, there are multiple defendants. For instance, if the cargo was improperly secured, the company that loaded the trailer might be primarily liable. This company is rarely the same as the one which owns the truck or employs the driver. If the straps and harnesses used to fasten the cargo were manufactured with some sort of defect, the manufacturer may be liable as well.
Oftentimes the defendants can be hard to find. Sometimes cargo will fall off of a truck and the driver won’t even realize it. Other times, the driver may realize but choose to flee the scene. In this case, the cargo must be traced back to the truck from which it fell and a team of investigators will be required to figure out why the cargo fell in the first place.
If the driver collides with an overpass, power line, or other stationary object on the road, the organization that planed the truck’s route might even be liable.
The simple truth is that these cases are complex. There are legal avenues that victims can take that they may not even be aware of. The attorneys at Grossman Law Offices have twenty years of experiences working with these sorts of cases. We have successfully litigated hundreds of high-profile lawsuits against every major trucking company in the country. We are dedicated to making sure your rights are protected and that you receive the compensation you need and the justice you deserve for the suffering these companies have caused you. Furthermore, trucking companies and their insurance carriers know who we are. They don’t want to face us in court. This means that they are often very cooperative in reaching a fair settlement. If you or a loved one has been in a falling cargo accident, let a Dallas truck accident attorney at Grossman Law Offices help you make sure that your rights are protected.
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(policy limits) Our attorneys secured a recovery against a major trucking company for the daughter of a man who was killed after his vehicle collided into an 18-wheeler which was blocking the roadway. Litigation is ongoing against additional defendants.
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(policy limits) A young mother was killed in an accident involving two commercial vehicles, one an 18-wheeler. The accident occurred as the young woman was a passenger in a vehicle that was traveling down a highway in the early morning hours. Without warning, the vehicle in which she was a passenger collided with a stalled 18-wheeler that parked in the right of way, resulting in catastrophic injuries that claimed the young woman's life soon thereafter.
The authorities initially faulted the driver of the vehicle in which the victim was a passenger, stating that he was using an electronic device rather than paying full attention to the roadway. However, the 18-wheeler was indeed blocking the roadway and plaintiff alleged that the vehicle did not follow the requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act in regard to providing adequate reflective or laminated warning at specific intervals. Further, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant failed to remove his vehicle from the roadway when he first noticed signs of mechanical failure.
Had he simply moved to the shoulder of the road, plaintiffs argued, his lack of adequate warning signs would have been inconsequential. An initial settlement has been obtained in this case, yet litigation has commenced in full against the remaining defendant, and is currently ongoing.
$250,000.00
$78,000.00
$370.00
Recovery for client who sustained a pulled muscle in an 18-wheeler accident.
$19,000.00
$6,270.00
$100.00
Recovered for client suffered soft-tissue injuries when her car was side-swiped by a dump truck.
$41,000.00
$13,666.00
$50.00
The mother of a young man hired our firm to investigate the death of her son following a fatal car accident. The incident occurred as one of the two vehicles involved ran a red light and drive into the path of the other. The defendant was driving a work vehicle for a construction company. The defendant survived the accident and stated to police that the decedent caused the accident. The police could not conclusively determine who was at fault, yet the police report strongly implied that the decedent was likely at fault based on the statement provided by the defendant.
The plaintiff's mother was not convinced. Through a thorough investigation, we ultimately determined that the stoplight that the defendant claimed that our client ran, in fact, worked on a timer whereby the light was always green between certain hours unless a vehicle traveling on the intersecting road had been stopped at the right light for more than 30 seconds. Based on an analysis of the vehicles and tire markings, it was conclusively determined that both vehicles were traveling at the speed limit, which clearly indicates that the defendant driver had not accelerated from stop, rather, he was traveling at the speed limit, which would not have triggered a green light for the defendant.
The logical implications of this information is that the light could not have been red for the plaintiff, and it certainly would have been red for the defendant. As a consequence of this information, the case was resolved through litigation.
$335,000.00
$134,000.00
$63,000.00
Our firm was hired to pursue a claim against a negligent following a rear-end car accident. The plaintiff was driving her vehicle in traffic on I-30 in Dallas, TX when the defendant approached from behind and collided with her vehicle, pushing it into the vehicle in front of her. The plaintiff sustained disc compression and herniation at C3-4 which required surgery to rectify. The defendant's ultimately accepted liability but heavily disputed the damages. Under threat of litigation, the defendants raised their offer. Our attorneys continued to aggressively negotiate on behalf of our client and a satisfactory result was eventually obtained.
$225,000.00
$95,000.00
$2,500.00
A loading dock worker suffered serious including numerous facial fractures and minor brain trauma when an 18-wheeler back into him, crushing him against the loading dock. The plaintiff's employer was a subscriber to Texas Workers' Compensation coverage, thus a claim was rightly filed against the third party trucking company whom the truck driver operating the reversing 18-wheeler worked for.
The plaintiffs asserted the position that the trucking company in question was liable on the basis of respondeat superior and negligent retention. The defendants argued that the plaintiff was the sole proximate cause of his injuries by virtue of the plaintiff putting himself in harms way. They maintained that the plaintiff simply walked behind the reversing tractor trailer as it pushed back toward the loading dock.
It was later determined through deposition testimony that the truck driver had indeed instructed the plaintiff to stand behind the trailer in order to determine the vehicle's proximity to the dock. Once this fact came to light, the defendants agreed to mediate whereby the case was satisfactorily settled.
$300,000.00
$120,000.00
$9,807.00
Recovery for worker who suffered soft tissue injuries when his fork lift was struck by a delivery truck.
$75,000.00
$25,000.00
$350.00
A delivery driver hired our firm to pursue a negligent trucking company following a collision with insecure cargo. Our client was driving his work vehicle when numerous large metal pipes fell from the back of a flatbed trailer onto the roadway. Our client took evasive action but was unable to avoid the debris, which resulted in a fairly severe accident. As a result, our client sustained lower back injuries including two herniated discs which required surgery to correct. The defendants conceded liability early on but would not make a reasonable settlement offer. As such, suit was filed and the case was ultimately successfully resolved through litigation.
$300,000.00
$120,000.00
$1,500.00
Recovered for car accident victim who suffered a closed head injury.
$200,000.00
$66,666.00
$1,500.00