28 Apr Filing a Suit against Commercial Trucking Companies
A truck accident lawyer deals with clients who are seriously injured and killed in truck accidents. These lawyers are specialists in taking on these firms and, as such, they’re very well aware of the obligations these companies have under federal regulations, state regulations and other areas of the law. When the companies are negligent, these attorneys can sometimes win enough compensation for their clients via a jury trial to help those clients and their families recover more quickly from the financial fallout of the wreck.
Negligence
Suits against trucking companies usually allege negligence in some regard. This means that the company or the driver did not live up to the reasonable expectations placed upon them. These companies can be hard to go up against as they tend to have very good legal representation themselves. It’s important to deal with an experienced attorney if you’re planning on taking one of them on.
Evidence
Your lawyer will gather all the evidence that backs up your story. Because they know what to look for, these attorneys can usually spot the signs of negligence on the part of the trucking company fairly easily. In some cases, however, it may take a bit of work on their part to establish this enough to make a good case of it. The attorney will review the accident, the condition of the truck, the qualifications and working conditions of the driver and other factors to determine what really happened and why.
Going to Trial
If you have to go to trial, your attorney will make sure you’re ready for it when the day comes around. They’ll also make sure that, if the trucking company decides to settle with you, you get a suitable sum. Don’t take checks and settlements from the trucking company without talking to your attorney first. If they talk to you instead of your attorney, yes, they’re trying to take advantage of you.
Hiring a Lawyer
A Texas truck accident lawyer may be able to work with you without charging you up front. This is done under a contingency agreement. It means that the lawyer works with the understanding that their fees will be taken out of any settlement or jury award that they win. Of course, it also means that they don’t get paid unless they win, so you’re in a no-risk situation under such an agreement. This is the best way for most people to hire a lawyer.
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