Truck Accidents

ORLANDO TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY WHO CARES

Truck accidents tend to cause more serious injuries than car accidents, and are more likely to result in death. For these and other reasons, truck accident cases are usually more complicated than the average car accident case, which means they should be handled by an experienced truck accident lawyer. Truck accidents usually involve one or more of the following elements:

• Catastrophic or serious injuries, including fractures, brain injury, spinal cord injury, burns, disfigurement, and even death.
• More than one defendant and likely a corporate defendant: the negligent truck driver and the trucking company or companies that employ him or that own or operate the truck.
• The accident may be the result of operational hazards such a larger blind spots or excessive cargo that makes the truck unbalanced and difficult to maneuver. The truck also may be poorly maintained.
• The accident may be result of a truck driver who is poorly trained or exhausted because he’s required to drive for too long without proper rest.
• The accident may be the result, at least in part, of a defect in the truck itself or one of its components, in which case there will probably be product liability claim against the manufacturer.