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Brick Truck Accident Lawyers

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If you have been injured in a truck accident, you may be entitled to significant financial compensation for your injuries. Before the check is deposited in your account, should you receive one, you would need to go through a difficult legal process that may involve a fight with the insurance and trucking companies. It is up to you to hold them accountable. The best way to get justice in the form of financial compensation is by hiring an experienced Brick truck accident lawyer for your case. This gives you a fighting chance when the insurance company is trying to say no or underpay your truck accident injuries.

What Are the Dangers of Trucks on the Road?

New Jersey’s roads and highways are meant to accommodate both larger and smaller vehicles. Tractor trailers are massive vehicles, up to 75 feet long and weighing up to 80,000 pounds when fully loaded. It is difficult enough for the driver to control the vehicle under the best of conditions. Unfortunately, truck drivers are often under stress and dealing with difficult roadway conditions. These drivers are not always fully trained, and they are under a significant amount of pressure from the trucking company.

Truck drivers do not always know how to share the road with other vehicles. Their drivers are solely concerned with reaching their destination on time. In addition, many truck drivers are inexperienced and lack the training necessary to keep others safe around them, as is part of their duty of care.

What Are Common Injuries in Truck Accidents?

Statistically speaking, most drivers and their passengers will not walk away from a truck accident unharmed. They may suffer injuries, and many of them are serious. Truck accident cases have a higher rate of both severe injuries and fatalities.

Common injuries that people suffer in a truck accident include:

Truck accident injuries can lead to large medical bills. Many of your other truck accident damages, such as pain and suffering, depend on the amount of your medical bills.

Why Are Truck Accident Cases Challenging?

Truck accident cases are often more difficult than other types of motor vehicle claims. To be clear, you are dealing with an insurance company in any type of motor vehicle claim. However, more money is at stake in a truck accident claim, so you can expect the insurance company to be even more difficult. Your compensation is tied to the severity of your injuries; the insurance company may owe you considerable money.

Trucks are also more complex vehicles than cars. Far more things can go wrong, meaning there are many potential causes of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board may investigate, but that may not be enough to prove your case. A truck accident attorney would need to perform a detailed analysis and investigation of the accident to learn the cause. You must know exactly what happens when you seek compensation.

Finally, more sources of evidence can be used to prove your case. In a car accident case, you are using physical evidence, such as witness testimony and pictures of the accident scene. While these may be helpful in a truck accident case, there are also more sources of evidence in the hands of the trucking company that you may need to obtain in litigation.

How Much Is My Truck Accident Case Worth?

The size of your settlement check depends on several factors. The most important consideration is the extent of your physical injuries and their impact on your life. Truck accident compensation tends to be higher because accidents lead to more serious injuries and complications. Your compensation is also tied to the amount of insurance coverage that the trucking company had. Typically, they have policies with at least a million dollars and assets you can seize if you obtain a judgment.

If you were able to prove that the trucking company was negligent, you can receive compensation for the following:

If your family member was killed in a truck accident, your family may be able to obtain wrongful death compensation that pays you back for what you lost when a loved one died.

In the end, your truck accident compensation is what you can negotiate with the insurance company or persuade the jury that you deserve. Your truck accident lawyer will present your case and explain how your injuries have affected your life.

How Can a Truck Accident Lawyer Help Me?

There is little that you can do yourself in the legal process. Under the best circumstances, the insurance company has an extensive apparatus designed to protect its interests at your expense. You do not have the legal knowledge to take them on, even when you are physically healthy. The situation is compounded when you are dealing with serious physical injuries.

A truck accident attorney’s job begins as soon as you hire them. They are responsible for investigating the accident and compiling the evidence you need to prove that someone else was to blame for what happened. Then, they would work with experts to estimate the value of your damages so you know how much to ask for when filing a claim or lawsuit.

In a truck accident case, much of the work happens after you file a lawsuit. There is a phase in the case known as ‘discovery,’ where you can gather evidence in the trucking company’s hands. Here, you could obtain the driver’s maintenance and employment records. If you can build a strong case, you can increase your leverage in settlement negotiations or persuade a jury to award damages.

The Brick Truck Accident Lawyers at Lombardi & Lombardi, P.A. Help Injured Clients

The Brick truck accident lawyers at Lombardi & Lombardi work hard to get our clients the largest possible financial recoveries after they have been injured in a motor vehicle crash. You can schedule a free initial consultation with one of our attorneys by calling us today at 732-906-1500 or by submitting our online form. With our offices located in Brick, Freehold, Point Pleasant, and Edison, New Jersey, we proudly represent clients in New Jersey.

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