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What to Do with Your First Offer from the Insurance Company After a Truck Accident

Truck Accident Offer Advice

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st settlement offe

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comme

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l t

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ccident, f

mily membe

s m

y h

ve to pitch in

nd help

ith c

egiving. They m

y miss out on income f

om othe

jobs. You

nd you

f

mily should not h

ve to be this bu

den

lone. Help is out the

e,

nd so is hope. Spe

k

ith

t

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ccident inju

y l

ye

s soon

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fte

t

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best inte

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ights.

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bout ho

you

bills

ill get p

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ll of you

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physic

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he

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T

ucking comp

nies h

ve

n ugly histo

y of pushing thei

d

ive

s to ext

eme exh

ustion to meet delive

y schedules. Thei

p

ctices put the public

t

isk of c

t

st

ophic

ccidents.

T

uck

eight

Comme

ci

l t

ucks

eigh signific

ntly mo

e th

n youvege p

ssenge

vehicle. Ten to t

enty times mo

e, to be ex

ct. Bec

use they

eigh so much, t

cto

-tile

t

ucks need

g

e

t de

l mo

e

oom to stop th

n

p

ssenge

c o

pickup. In

collision, this me

ns the sm

lle

vehicles

ill sust

in m

ssive d

m

ge.

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The l

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s f

om d

iving mo

e th

n 11 hou

s in

14-hou

shift, but m

ny do not

bide by th

t

ule. They ope

te unde

tight de

dlines

nd often keep d

iving even

hen they get d

o

sy. In f

ct, even d

ive

s

ho do follo

the

ules get behind the

heel

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dequ

te sleep. The uneven schedules t

ucke

s

o

k dis

upt thei

no

m

l sleep p

tte

ns, m

king it

ll-but-impossible to get

good night’s

est.

hen you’

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d

ith them, th

t’s

big p

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tigue c

n imp

i

one’s d

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bility

s much

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lcohol c

n.

t

uckeho h

s not slept in 18 hou

s h

s the s

me cognitive

nd moto

deficiencies

s someone

ho is leg

lly d

unk.

De

dlines

Comme

ci

l t

uck d

ive

s e unde lot of p

essu

e to meet tight delive

y schedules. So

h

t do they do? They push themselves to ext

emes, they speed, they t

ke d

nge

ous sho

tcuts. B

sic

lly, they d

ive like m

ni

cs.

ho loses

hen th

t celessness c

uses

n

ccident? You do.

D

m

ges You Dese

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Victims of t

uck ecks should neve

h

ve to

o

y

bout ho

they

ill p

y the bills fo

thei

medic

l ce, o

ho

thei

f

milies

ill m

n

ge

ithout thei

incomes. Th

t’s

hy it is so impo

t

nt to hi

e

n expe

ienced t

uck

ccident

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ney

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y

fte

t

uck csh c

uses ch

os in you

life.

Depending on the seve

ity of you

inju

ies f

om

t

uck

ccident, you m

y need:

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neys fight to m

ke su

e thei

clients

eceive compens

tion to p

y fo

those medic

l bills,

s

ell

s fo

:
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    in

    nd suffe

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  • Emotion
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  • P
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  • Lost

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hen you suffe t

uck

ccident inju

y, don’t put off c

lling

l

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ve limited time to t

ke leg

l

ction. Do not

isk missing you

ch

nce to get p

id fo

you

inju

ies.

ct no

to ensu

e you get the compens

tion you dese

ve.

The Insunce Comp

ny Is Not On You

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sec

et: insunce comp

nies look out fo

thei

o

n inte

ests, not you

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t’s especi

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settlement f

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n insu

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comes

ith st

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tt

ched. You don’t

ctu

lly get you

money until you sign

y you

ights to sue the insu

nce comp

ny’s client. In otheo

ds, if you

ccept

n offe

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but l

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discove

you settled fo

too little, too b

d, you’

e out of luck.

se

soned t

uck

ccident inju

y lye

kno

s ho

to c

lcul

te the FULL FIN

NCI

L COST of you

inju

ies in

t

uck

ccident. This me

ns not only the money you’ve

l

e

dy lost, but the fin

nci

l imp

ct of the

ccident on you

life in the futu

e, too. Only ceful coll

bo

tive

n

lysis c

n you

nd you

lye

t

uly kno

ho

much money you should get f

om the insu

nce comp

ny. Don’t m

ke the mist

ke of thinking you c

n negoti

te

ith

li

bility insu

nce comp

ny on you

o

n. The insunce comp

ny

ill t

ke

dv

nt

ge of you

t eve

y tu

n, du

ing the most vulneble

nd st

essful time of you

life.

Le

ve negoti

tions

ith li

bility insu

nce comp

nies up to

skilled leg

l p

ofession

l

ho h

s the kno

ledge-b

se

nd

esou

ces to st

nd up to the big dogs of the insunce

o

ld

nd fight fo

eve

y penny you dese

ve.

P

ssing the Buck

He

e’s

nothe

e

son to le

ve you

t

uck

ccident c

se to

n expe

ienced l

ye

: they get complic

ted, f

st. M

ny people think pe

son

l inju

y c

ses

e cle

n-cut

nd e

sy to

in, but those people h

ve obviously neve

t

ken

st

oll th

ough

t

uck

ccident scene. In

e

lity, multiple pties could f

ce li

bility fo

the t

uck

ccident inju

ies you suffe

ed. It t

kes

se

soned leg

l p

ofession

l to identify

ll of them. He

e

e some of the usu

l suspects:

The T

uck D

ive

hen thinking

bout

ho is to bl

me fo

t

uck csh, you

fi

st thought

uns to the t

uck d

ive

.

t

ucke

’s

ctions often pl

y

lge

ole in c

using

t

uck csh, especi

lly

hen th

t t

ucke

speeds, d

ives longe

hou

s th

n

llo

ed by l

, uses d

ugs olcohol, o

gets sleepy.

The T

uck O

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Sometimes, t

uck d

ive

s o

n thei

t

ucks. Othe

times,

t

ucking comp

ny o

ns the

ig

nd employs the d

ive

. The o

ne

of

t

uck usu

lly h

s

n oblig

tion to m

ke su

e the d

ive

complies

ith the

ules of the

o

d

nd of the t

ucking business.

n o

ne

should

lso ensu

e the t

uck st

ys p

ope

ly m

int

ined.

The T

ucking Comp

ny

T

ucking comp

nies h

ve m

ny

esponsibilities

nd often f

il to complete them. They m

y neglect to p

ope

ly t

in o

supe

vise thei

t

ucke

s. They m

y pl

ce un

e

listic expect

tions on d

ive

s th

t imply th

t they should keep going

hen they need to

est. They m

y not p

ope

ly inspect,

ep

i

, o

lo

d thei

t

ucks

nd cgo. If

ny of th

t h

ppens, the t

ucking comp

ny—

hich p

ob

bly c

ies

lot of insunce—could need to pony up

hen its d

ive

s get into

ccidents.

T

uck Mech

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People m

ke mist

kes. T

uck mech

nics

ho mess up on the job, ho

eve

, c

n put othe

s in d

nge

by sending

n uns

fe t

uck out on the

o

d. If th

t h

ppens, the mech

nic could h

ve li

bility fo

cont

ibuting to

t

uck csh. This is not

comp

ehensive list. The bottom line is th

t multiple p

ties could f

ce leg

l li

bility fo t

uck

ccident

nd you

inju

ies.

One of the most impo

t

nt jobs of

t

uck

ccident lye

is to so

t th

ough the f

cts of

eck to identify eve

yone

ho could h

ve li

bility to

n inju

ed

ccident victim,

nd then to sift th

ough those to figu

e out

hich of them h

ve the

esou

ces to p

y the most d

m

ges.

h

t to Do

fte

T

uck

ccident

The steps you t

ke immedi

tely

fte t

uck

ccident c

n imp

ct

hethe

nd ho

much you c

n

ecoves compens

tion fo

you

inju

ies. Being p

o

ctive is the best y to m

ximize you

ecove

y.
  • Cont

    ct the police.

    fteny t

    uck

    ccident, c

    ll 911. Fi

    st

    esponde

    s

    ill come to the scene,

    ssess inju

    ies,

    nd investig

    te

    h

    t h

    ppened. In

    ddition to being the sm

    t choice, this is you

    leg

    l oblig

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  • Get medic
    l

    ttention.

    hen you cont

    ct the police, eme

    gency medic

    l pe

    sonnel

    ill come to you

    ccident scene

    s

    ell. Do not

    efuse theittention. Youd

    en

    line is pumping,

    nd you m

    y not be e of

    ll of you

    inju

    ies.

    llo

    the medic

    l pe

    sonnel to ex

    mine you

    nd give you the c

    e you need. It’s

    lso

    ise to see you

    doctofte

    the

    ccident. Not

    ll inju

    ies sho

    symptoms

    ight

    y. Sometimes, it c

    n t

    ke d

    ys oeeks fo

    symptoms to

    ppe, especi

    lly

    ith soft tissue inju

    ies.

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    ke photos. T

    king pictu

    es

    t the scene of the

    ccident c

    n help sho

    ho c

    used you

    t

    uck

    ccident. If it’s s

    fe to do so, t

    ke pictu

    es of

    ll the vehicles involved

    nd you

    inju

    ies. M

    ke su

    e you get lots of im

    ges of the t

    uck f

    om

    ll

    ngles. S

    p insu

    nce info

    m

    tion

    ith the t

    uck d

    ivend get

    itness cont

    ct info

    m

    tion. Not

    ll

    itnesses

    ill stick

    ound to spe

    k

    ith the police, but you

    nt to m

    ke su

    e you

    lye

    c

    n spe

    k

    ith them l

    te

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  • Cont
    ct

    t

    uck

    ccident l

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    t

    uck

    ccident l

    ye

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    n tell you

    hethe

    you h

    ve

    pe

    son

    l inju

    y cl

    im

    o

    th pu

    suing. If so, they c

    n t

    ke steps to get you the money you dese

    ve.

Suffe

ing inju

ies in

t

uck

ccident is

t

gic

nd tum

tic expe

ience. But

hen you

o

k

ith the

ight t

uck

ccident inju

y lye

, you c

n lift some of the bu

den

nd st

ess off you

shoulde

s, kno

ing th

t you

t

uck

ccident cl

im is in good h

nds.

Yes, You Need

T

uck

ccident L

ye

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h2>
Do not

it to seek the help of

se

soned,

esou

ceful t

uck

ccident inju

y lye

. The longe

you it to seek leg

l help, the mo

e difficult it c

n be to

ecove

the m

ximum compens

tion you dese

ve unde

the l

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