Commercial Truck Accidents
Commercial truck accidents are devastating to those involved and can increase the likelihood of serious injury or death of the driver or passengers in the incident. The factors surrounding these serious truck accidents are important and can help lead to the success of your personal injury lawsuit. During a free legal consultation, we can learn the specifics of your case in order to present the strongest case for you. Our job is to obtain compensation for injured victims like you.
Factors Involved in Commercial Truck Accidents
There are certain regulations that truck drivers must follow. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a branch of the Department of Transportation, includes a list of rules, regulations, and laws that must be followed that include licensing requirements, hours of operating, logging device rules, training requirements, drug testing and securing cargo.
Another factor is the extensive insurance that the agency must purchase for each driver of a commercial vehicle. If the other driver shares any responsibility for the accident, they may not receive compensation depending on the amount of blame they are at fault for in the accident and how much they can obtain in a personal injury claim.
State and Federal Regulation Standards
These regulations require that a truck driver follows a standard of conduct to include how much the truck carries, how long they are driving on the road or rest off the road too. In commercial trucking accidents, the defendant must violate any of these statutes in order to hold any type of liability. The policy limit of insurance with these accidents is usually only the amount the plaintiff can get through a lawsuit. The higher standards applied to the conduct the truck must follow normally decreases their chances of succeeding in their personal injury lawsuit.
Multiple Plaintiffs/Defendants in a Lawsuit
Oftentimes with commercial truck accidents, there are many victims or defendants. This will depend on the specifics of the accident. There is usually one plaintiff per injury, however, some injured victims may band together to sue the truck manufacturer or company, to name a few defendants. Settling the situation out of court is difficult with multiple victims, but can be achieved if the damaged owed increased due to the truck driver or other parties involved in the damage.
Settlements
Settlements occur for various reasons. The person seeking damages may want to negotiate a higher amount for the lawsuit to be concluded more quickly. The injuries sustained help lawyers to calculate how much to settle for. A settlement also prevents the costs of a trial and future lawyer fees, too. A commercial truck driver accident lawyer can help you to weigh the pros and cons of accepting a settlement out of court for your injuries and/or damages. We can gather all of the necessary evidence to present the strongest case possible.
Contact a Linwood Personal Injury Lawyer to Discuss Your Truck Accident Case in New Jersey
Did you or a loved one sustain serious injuries due to a truck accident in NJ? Don’t let the medical bills pile up while you wait for the negligent party or their insurance company to do the right thing. Right now, you need an aggressive personal injury attorney on your side, fighting to get you the compensation you need, want, and deserve. The skilled attorneys at The Law Offices of Richard A. Stoloff represents clients injured because of a truck accident in Egg Harbor, Galloway, Hamilton, Pleasantville, Hammonton, Somers Points and throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Call 609-957-6810 or fill out our online contact form to schedule a free consultation about your case. We have an office conveniently located at 605 New Road, Linwood, NJ 08221 as well as a secondary office in Philadelphia.
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