Differences Between Truck Accident and Car Accident Cases
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Are you wondering about the differences between truck accident and car accident cases? Check out this video, then give our lawyers in Southwest Florida a call.
Question:
How is a commercial truck accident claim different from an auto accident?
Answer:
With a truck accident case, you often have an insurance company that’s going to act quickly. They’re going to have someone at the scene of the crash, either an attorney or an investigator, taking measurements, taking photos, etc., because they know there can be extreme value in those cases. Usually in trucking accident cases it’s a large truck, it hits another vehicle and causes severe injuries, so they act right away. Also, you have higher policy limits, generally, so there’s going to be potential for a much larger recovery than in your average auto accident case.
These are the sort of cases where you need to reach out to an attorney. Let the attorney build your case for you and also protect your interests in the case by building the best case they can for you. Our firm does that. We have four board-certified trial attorneys. These are the type of cases we handle every day. The firm’s handled these cases for almost 60 years, so we know how to put you in the best position in that case to get the best value we can for you.
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First of all, you have to determine liability for the accident. Oftentimes when there’s a trucking accident case, the trucking company’s defense attorney will try to argue that the person injured was partially at fault to try to limit their damages. They’ll hire an expert right away. You need a plaintiff’s law firm that can hire an expert right away to do an accident reconstruction, that can get statements of all the witnesses, and that can do all the work to put together that part of the case, so you have a solid foundation for your case to show that the truck was totally at fault for the accident.
The second part of that is damages, that is pain and suffering, lost wages, medical bills, loss of the capacity for enjoyment of life, and sometimes the insurance company for the trucking company, right out of the gate, will understand the extreme value of the case and will pay fair damages. There are sometimes where you need to file a lawsuit, and you determine the value of that case by looking at other verdicts that have happened in the state and by experience. We have four board-certified trial attorneys here at the firm, and we through our experience understand the value of the case, and we can push that case forward and let the insurance company know that we mean business, and that’s usually the way that you can get full value for a case. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us and we’ll be happy to talk to you about this further.
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Have you lost a loved one who has been involved in an accident with a truck in Florida and have questions about the differences between truck accident and car accident cases? Contact our experienced Southwest Florida truck accident lawyers today for a free consultation and case evaluation.
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