California Truck Accident Attorneys
When heavy vehicles such as semi-trucks or tractor trailers collide with ordinary passenger cars, the wreck can cause catastrophic injury or death. These injuries resulting from these accidents are often far more traumatic than those of other car accidents. The lawyers at Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP, are accustomed to the catastrophic nature of these cases. Our firm offers sincere compassion and legal representation to individuals and families coping with the aftermath of a truck accident.
Contact our San Francisco law firm to discuss your situation with an experienced attorney.
Finding Answers: Obtaining Compensation and Justice
After a commercial truck accident, the debris and other evidence is usually quickly removed by the truck company's insurer and attorneys. That is why our firm promptly investigates accidents and recovers valuable evidence before it disappears. We search for all factors which may have caused or contributed to an accident, including:
- Dangerous or defective roadways : Sometimes these accidents are the result of dangerous or defective roadways. For example, the highway design may promote accidents. Or, the road may have been improperly maintained or repaired.
- Driver negligence: Often trucking accidents are the result of reckless or negligent driving on the part of the trucker. For example, the truck driver may have been using alcohol or drugs. In addition, truck accidents often are impacted by driver fatigue resulting from too many hours behind the wheel (in excess of federal regulations), driving too fast for weather conditions or other reckless driving.
- Trucking company negligence: If habitual practices of the company contributed to the truck wreck, the company may be held liable. For example, if driving schedules are such that a driver has no choice but to drive faster or for longer hours, the company that owns the vehicle may be held responsible. Negligent hiring or training, poor vehicle maintenance and other company negligence are sometimes contributing factors.
- Defective equipment, such as defective brakes, bald tires, mechanical failures due to inadequate vehicle maintenance (including shoddy repairs) and other truck defects can be reason to hold other parties liable, such as the truck manufacturer, repair companies or the trucking company.
Our law firm has the experience and the resources to litigate effectively against large and powerful insurance companies intent on minimizing their losses and their liability in lawsuits arising from accidents involving construction vehicles, industrial equipment, garbage trucks, big rigs or other commercial vehicles. We choose our cases carefully and give each the full benefit of our experience, our personal attention, our resources and our access to forensic, engineering and accident-reconstruction experts.
If you or a loved one has been involved in a logging truck accident, semi wreck, 18-wheeler accident or other type of truck accident, we encourage you to contact our law firm today for skilled and knowledgeable legal counsel.
Here is an example of a case which we settled due to a trucking accident:
$800,000 settlement for girl with vertebra and disc injury caused by truck driver who rear-ended a car.
