Falling Cargo
Accidents
Dallas is a city
with a large amount of construction in its surrounding areas. Due to this construction, 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.
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 drive 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 complicated. 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. Let us guide you
through the legal maze and help you get the compensation you deserve.
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