Do you have questions about what steps to take after a truck accident injury? Watch this video, then call our Southwest Florida lawyers.
Question:
What should I do if I was injured in a commercial truck accident in Southwest Florida?
Answer:
We had a recent case for a client whose husband was in the hospital with severe injuries, and he ultimately succumbed to those injuries as a result of a truck hitting his motorcycle. She wanted to know what the first steps are that needed to be done.
The first step that needs to be done is to try to preserve as much evidence as you can. Oftentimes the insurance company for the trucking company knows that there can be major injuries, so they will send an investigator to the scene of the accident. In this particular case, the defense attorney in the case was actually at the scene of the accident. They’ll act quickly, so what you need to do is make sure you hire an attorney that understands they also need to act quickly to get an investigation done to the vehicles, to preserve evidence, including preserving the vehicles, to take statements of witnesses, and to start to build the case from day one.
We have seasoned trial attorneys her, so we understand the intricacies of a trucking accident case. It’s important that you reach out to us right away so we can get started on your trucking accident case.
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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 steps to take after a truck accident? Contact our experienced Southwest Florida truck accident lawyers today for a free consultation and case evaluation.
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