Truck Accidents
Holding Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies Accountable for Serious Injuries and Death Caused by Their Carelessness
Generally, the faster that trucking companies and truck drivers can deliver goods, the more money they can make. They have a financial incentive to cut corners, which can place innocent people at risk of death and serious injury.
- Did a semi crash cause you to suffer a head, neck or back injury?
- Did an 18-wheeler or “big rig” jackknife and leave you or a member of your family disabled because of the wreck?
- Has a head-on collision with a truck caused the wrongful death of a loved one?
- Has a tanker truck, dump truck or other commercial vehicle slammed into your car, leaving a loved one with brain damage?
- Did a tractor-trailer hit you, causing quadriplegia, paraplegia, or traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
- Was an innocent driver decapitated in an override accident with an 18-wheeler?
If so, attorney Scott Palmer is here to help you and your family.
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At Scott H. Palmer, PC., we focus our practice on helping you recover — physically, financially and emotionally — from serious injury or death caused by careless truck drivers and trucking companies.
We Know How to Investigate Truck Accidents and Recover the Settlement or Verdict You Need
Our attorneys know how to investigate truck accidents and pinpoint liability by using traffic reconstruction and truck safety experts. We understand the complex federal trucking regulations dealing with driver log books, the number of hours a driver may work without stopping to rest, truck driver training and truck inspection.
We also understand catastrophic injuries and the complicated medical evidence involved in such claims. We know how to demonstrate the life-changing effects of a serious injury or premature death. We know how to calculate damages and recover money for past and future medical expenses, loss of benefits, wage loss, impairment of earning capacity and loss of enjoyment of life. We will not be intimidated when we take your case to court — and our adversaries know that only too well.
We Will Pursue Compensation From All Liable Parties
Truck accidents are usually much more complicated claims than car accidents because there are so many possible defendants. Truck accidents can involve claims for negligence against multiple parties, including the:
- Truck driver, for speeding, driver fatigue, careless driving, driving while drunk, and other negligence causing an accident
- Trucking company, for failing to adequately train drivers, lack of truck or trailer maintenance, failure to inspect the semi or not repairing worn-out of malfunctioning equipment
- Manufacturers, for defective products, including tires, air bags, defective brakes, and other dangerous truck or auto parts
- Other parties, for improper loading or overloading of the trailer, which can cause accidents and rollovers when cargo shifts or objects fall off the truck
In order to maximize the compensation you receive, we work hard to identify all possible sources of compensation in truck accident cases. Our attorneys not only seek damages based on direct liability, but also on third-party liability, such as compensation from commercial interests, insurance companies, bars, liquor stores — any third party responsible for causing you harm.
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Don't Limit Your Options After a Truck Accident — Protect Your Rights
If you or a family member were involved in a truck vs. car accident, you should know that the insurance companies are not necessarily looking out for your best interests. Insurance adjusters usually don't care if you are fairly compensated for your losses — they want to settle your truck accident claim for as little as possible.
Before you accept any settlement offer, sign any documents, or give any statements, talk contact a personal injury attorney at our firm today. We can protect your rights.
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Contact our Dallas law office to discuss your truck accident with an aggressive, yet compassionate, personal injury lawyer in a free consultation. We never charge attorney fees in injury or accident cases unless we recover compensation for you.
For answers to frequently asked questions about injury and death claims, visit our Personal Injury and Wrongful Death FAQs.