What Legal Remedy is Available if I’m Injured in a Delivery Truck Accident?
Delivery trucks are commercial vehicles that transport goods to homes or businesses. Since they're smaller than 18-wheelers, they're often used in urban or suburban areas, where they can go to places that are impractical for larger trucks to stop at. Most people don't necessarily understand the legal ramifications of being in an accident with a...
What Are the Most Common Major Truck Accident Injuries?
Most people don't give a lot of thought to what distinguishes a major truck accident from a minor one. Truth be told, the measuring stick is pretty obvious: The scale of the injuries involved. While a minor truck accident case might involve no injuries, scrapes/bruises, or other injuries fixable with a single visit to the...
Can an Injured 18-Wheeler Passenger Sue after a Texas Truck Accident?
Truck drivers often travel solo, but in some cases they're accompanied for part or all of their trip by a passenger. Unfortunately, if those passengers are riding along when the truck driver gets careless and crashes, they too might suffer serious or even fatal injuries. If a trucker causes an 18-wheeler accident while someone else...
Does a Victim’s Brain Injury Change How a Truck Accident Case is Litigated?
In addition to many other kinds of serious bodily harm, truck accident victims have a higher-than-average chance of suffering traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, during their accidents. Does a victim's brain injury change the way a lawyer would handle a personal injury case? Answer: Yes. Juries often award substantial compensation for verifiable brain injuries, yet...
Do You Need a Truck Driver’s Driving Records for Your Truck Accident Case?
If you're the victim of a serious commercial truck accident, the law places the burden of proof on you to show that the truck driver caused your losses. A person could be forgiven for thinking that a police report putting the trucker at fault is all they need, but frankly those reports barely scratch the...
Who Is to Blame for an 18-Wheeler Tire Blowout Accident?
Accidents between 18-wheelers and other vehicles happen all the time, but tire blowouts cause more of them than people might think. Losing a tire on the road is a big problem for any vehicle, of course, but when an 18-wheeler blows a tire and loses control the results can be far more devastating. With that...
What Should I Do after a Serious 18-Wheeler Accident?
Realistically, there's no one-size-fits-all course of action after a commercial 18-wheeler accident. What you do afterward may depend largely on the severity of the wreck; if it resulted in property damage or just minor injuries, most likely you can handle it on your own via an insurance claim. If you receive more serious injuries—brain damage,...
How Long Does a Texas Truck Accident Victim Have to File a Lawsuit?
Every state has a window of time in which an accident victim may file suit against the party or parties who injured them. This time frame, called the statute of limitations, ranges anywhere from one year to six years depending on the state where the accident occurred. With that in mind, some may wonder: How...
How Does a Trucking Company’s Safety Record Affect My Truck Accident Case?
After a commercial truck accident, one of the most critical steps a victim can take is conducting a thorough investigation—not just into the history and behavior of the truck driver, but also the safety record of the company behind that driver. But why? What does it mean for accident victims if that company has a...
Who Might Be Liable for a Wheel-Off Truck Accident?
A wheel separation or "wheel-off" accident, in which a moving vehicle loses a wheel, can be catastrophic if that loose wheel hits other vehicles or people. The danger is typically much greater when that wheel comes off a commercial truck, so who is liable for the damage caused in a commercial truck wheel-off accident? Answer:...
What Causes a Wheel-Off Truck Accident?
In a wheel separation or wheel-off truck accident, one or more wheels detach from a commercial truck in motion. Whether the loose wheel simply falls over or it rolls further down the road, anyone unlucky enough to collide with it may suffer major property damage, serious injuries, or even death. The truck that lost the...
What is the “Mystery Car” Defense in Truck Accident Lawsuits?
Trucking companies use many strategies and excuses to explain why they aren't to blame after a serious 18-wheeler accident. One such argument that often pops up in the course of a trial is the "Mystery Car" defense—but what is that? Answer: The "Mystery Car" defense, aka "the phantom car" or "miss and run," is how...
How Often Do Wheel-Off Truck Accidents Happen?
An often-overlooked but very serious kind of vehicular accident is the wheel separation or wheel-off accident, in which a wheel and/or tire break free of a motor vehicle and crash into someone or something else. Commercial truck tires can be particularly devastating if they hit someone after breaking loose, which may lead people to wonder:...
Who Can I Sue if a Drunk Truck Driver Injured Me in an Accident?
There's no such thing as a good DWI accident, but the result of one tends to be far worse when the drunk driver is in a commercial vehicle like a delivery truck or 18-wheeler. Over the years we've spoken with countless people who were hurt or lost someone dear to them in a crash with...
Should I Give a Recorded Statement to an Insurance Adjuster after a Truck Accident?
After a truck accident people tend to have a dozen or more urgent and immediate concerns, so answering some questions from an insurance representative may not make much of a blip on their radar. Despite that, the conversation they have with a claims adjuster after an 18-wheeler wreck could affect their lawsuit against the truck...
What Are My Rights if I’m Injured in an 18-Wheeler Accident?
People sometimes make the mistake of thinking that a commercial truck accident is little more than a car crash on a larger scale, but they're truthfully worlds apart. The amount of damage an 18-wheeler can cause dwarfs all but the worst car accidents, and resolving a commercial accident with a trucking company is almost inevitably...
What Is My Commercial Truck Accident Worth?
One of the questions the firm gets a lot is "What is my truck accident case worth?" I wish I could say there's an easy answer to that, but as with most topics of law the answer depends on many factors. The simplest boiled-down answer we can provide is just below, but there's a great...
How are Criminal Charges Useful to a Truck Accident Victim’s Lawsuit?
After many commercial truck accidents, investigating authorities arrest the truck driver for some kind of criminal offense. In many ways this can be a boon to an injured accident victim, but the value of criminal charges to a civil case may not be clear right away. Because of that, people may wonder: How would a...
How Much of an 18-Wheeler Settlement in Texas Goes to the Lawyer?
Most law firms handle personal injury cases on a contingency basis. That means the lawyer receives a payment only if their client receives a settlement or a verdict at trial. How much does a lawyer get from a truck accident settlement? If we recover compensation for you, the firm will keep around 33% of the...
What is the Typical Duration of an 18-Wheeler Lawsuit in Texas?
Thousands of people are injured or killed in crashes involving large trucks each year. If you suffered an injury, you may want to settle your claim as soon as possible so you can collect your money and move on with your life. However, you may leave money on the table if you settle too soon....