News & opinion A Real Nightmare: Truck Head-On Collisions in Houston

A Real Nightmare: Truck Head-On Collisions in Houston

Houston Truck Accident Lawyers

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These

e just some of the

e

sons

t

uck could hit you he

d-on. Bec

use of the size

nd

eight of

t

uck—even

n empty t

uck—he

d-on t

uck

ccidents e mo

e likely to

esult in long-te

m o

pe

m

nent dis

bilities c

used by t

uck

ccident inju

ies.

He

d-On T

uck

ccident Inju

ies

In some c

ses, you could be ve

y lucky

nd lk

y

ith nothing but bumps, b

uises, sc

pes,

nd cuts, o

m

ybe

sp

in o

stin. Ho

eve

, it’s mo

e likely th

t you

ill suffe

mo

e seve

e inju

ies, including:

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    nd eye inju

    ies

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    d, neck,

    nd shoulde

    inju

    ies

    nd

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    sh

  • i

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    n

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    ies

    nd inte

    n

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    l co

    d inju

    ies

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    tic b

    in inju

    ies<

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You could

lso suffe

f

om secondy inju

ies, such

s infections. Open

ounds—

hethe

sust

ined in the

ccident o

bec

use of su

ge

y fo

ccident inju

ies—e mo

e likely to become infected if you h

ve unde

lying conditions th

t

ffect you

immune system. Di

betes, immunodeficiencies,

nd even medic

tions

nd t

e

tments such

s chemothe

py c

n

ll

ffect ho

quickly you

ecovend

hethe

n open

ound might become infected.

ddition

lly,

ccident inju

ies could ex

ce

b

te

condition you

l

e

dy h

ve, c

using you to incu

ddition

l medic

l expenses

nd p

in

nd suffe

ing. Bec

use you

ould not h

ve m

de you

p

evious inju

y o

condition

o

se if not fo

the t

uck

ccident, the cou

t c

n hold the defend

nt li

ble fo

those d

m

ges.

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t to Do

fte He

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If you c

n move

ithout c

using

ddition

l d

m

ge to you

self, c

ll fi

st

esponde

s

nd check on othe

d

ive

s. T

ke photos of the

ccident

nd give the police office

you

sto

y.

llo

the eme

gency medic

l technici

ns to check you ove

.

If you c

n, obt

in cont

ct info

m

tion f

om othe

d

ive

s

nd

itnesses, including p

ssenge

s in othe

vehicles involved in the

eck. You should

lso obt

in the d

ive

’s

egisttion info

m

tion, insunce info

m

tion, employe

info

m

tion,

nd CDL license info

m

tion. Go to the hospit

l to h

ve docto

s check you tho

oughly. Keep in mind th

t some inju

ies c

n m

nifest hou

s o

even d

ys

fte

the

ccident! If you do not believe you c

n move

ithout c

using mo

e d

m

ge to you

self, do not move! If you c

n

e

ch you

phone, c

ll 911. You o loved one should cont

ct

t

uck

ccident lyes soon

s possible—even befo

e you

docto

ele

ses you.

hile you h

ve up to t

o ye

s to file

lsuit in Tex

s, most insu

nce comp

nies give you only

fe

d

ys—sometimes

s little

s 15 d

ys—to file

cl

im.

De

ling

ith Insunce Comp

nies

You c

n c

ll

n insunce comp

ny

nd notify them th

t you

e

e in

eck, but do not give

ny info

m

tion othe

th

n you

n

me, cont

ct info

m

tion, the d

te

nd loc

tion of the

eck,

nd youtto

ney’s cont

ct info

m

tion. Insunce comp

nies

ill t

y

nything to

void p

ying out

cl

im; they h

ve no symp

thy fo

you

nd they only nt to

void dec

e

sing thei

p

ofit.

tto

neys kno

the t

icks insu

nce comp

nies pull, including t

isting

h

t you s

y to

ssign bl

me to you inste

d of the

t-f

ult d

ive

. Insu

nce comp

nies kno

this

nd e less likely to t

y to t

ick

n

tto

ney.

Othe

ctions

nd in

ctions the insu

nce comp

ny might t

ke in

n

ttempt to s

ve money include:
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    ight denying

    cl

    im

    ithout giving you

    e

    son.<

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  • i

    -level="1">Not communic

    ting p

    omptly on you

    cl

    im, c

    using you to miss potenti

    l de

    dlines.

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    -level="1">Unde

    v

    luing

    cl

    im, especi

    lly if you h

    ve inju

    ies th

    t could tu

    n into long-te

    m o

    pe

    m

    nent dis

    bilities.<

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  • i

    -level="1">St

    lling

    nd t

    king time to

    esolve you

    cl

    im.<

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    -level="1">Imp

    ope

    ly investig

    ting you

    cl

    im o

    f

    iling to investig

    te you

    cl

    im

    t

    ll.<

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If they don’t m

ke

f

ind

e

son

ble offe

, insunce comp

nies kno

th

t you

e mo

e likely to t

ke you

c

se to cou

t

hen you

et

in

n

tto

ney. Thus, you h

ve

bette

ch

nce of getting the compens

tion you dese

ve

hen you h

ve

n

tto

ney. Sho

them you me

n business!

ecove

ing D

m

ges

You c

n

ecove

th

ee types of d

m

ges in Tex

s c

ccidents.

Economic d

m

ges

nd non-economic d

m

ges e compens

to

y d

m

ges. The cou

t o

de

s these in

n

ttempt to m

ke you

hole

g

in.

hile the money does not e

se you

p

in

nd suffe

ing o

b

ing b

ck

loved one, it c

n signific

ntly

educe the fin

nci

l st

ess b

ought on by you

in

bility to

o

k

fte

the

ccident.

The cou

t o

de

s punitive d

m

ges only

s

punishment to the defend

nt. You c

nnot collect punitive d

m

ges if the cou

t finds th

t you should not

eceive compens

to

y d

m

ges. Thus, if you

sk fo

punitive d

m

ges, the t

i

l is bifu

c

ted (me

ning it is in t

o p

ts.) In the fi

st pt, the cou

t he

s the evidence

nd the ju

y

ds the compens

to

y d

m

ges you dese

ve. In the second pt, usu

lly

ith the s

me judge

nd ju

y, the ju

y dete

mines if the defend

nt should p

y compens

to

y d

m

ges

nd m

kes the

d.

Economic D

m

ges

Speci

l d

m

ges, often

efe

ed to

s economic d

m

ges, h

ve

monety v

lue

nd include: Medic

l Expenses. You could collect p

st

nd futu

e medic

l expenses. P

st medic

l expenses

e those you incu

bec

use of the

eck

nd befo

e

settlement o t

i

l d. Futu

e medic

l expenses e those you incu

bec

use of the eck but

fte

settlement o

t

i

l

d.

Medic

l expenses include su

ge

ies, follo

-up

ppointments,

egul

docto

s’

ppointments,

mbul

to

y

ids, p

esc

iptions,

nd costs fo

the

pies, including physic

l thepy, occup

tion

l thepy,

nd cognitive

nd othe

psychologic

l thepies. Should you h

ve to

dd

heelch

i

mps, g

b b

s, o

otheise ch

nge you

home to

ccommod

te you

inju

ies

nd dis

bilities c

used by the c

sh, the defend

nt must p

y those expenses

nd the costs to inst

ll h

nd cont

ols o

m

ke othe

modific

tions to you

vehicle. Lost ges. If youccident inju

ies p

event you f

om

o

king, you could

ecove

p

st

nd futu

e lost ges. P

st lost

ges include those fo

the time you c

nnot

o

k f

om the d

te of the

ccident th

ough the time you settle o

in

t

i

l d. Futu

e lost

ges

e those you lose

fte settlement o

t

i

l

d if you

docto

s believe th

t you

inju

ies c

used long-te

m o

pe

m

nent dis

bilities th

t p

event you f

om

o

king.

If you

t

uck

ccident inju

ies c

used long-te

m o

pe

m

nent dis

bilities th

t p

event you f

om

o

king

t the hou

ly te o

s

ly you h

d befo

e the

ccident, you could

ecove

p

ti

l futu

e lost

ges by expl

ining you

lost e

ning c

p

city.

Pe

son

l P

ope

ty.

fte he

d-on

ccident, you could

ecove

compens

tion to p

y to

epl

ce oep

i

dest

oyed o

d

m

ged pe

son

l p

ope

ty, including you

vehicle,

nything of v

lue in the vehicle, o

nything you

e

e c

ying

ith you if you

e

e on

moto

cycle o

bicycle o

if you

e

e

lking

hen the t

uck hit you. This could include compute

s, cell phones, clothing,

nd othe

items you h

ve

ith you. End-of-Life Expenses. Fin

lly, you could

ecoveny expenses fo loved one’s funel, bu

i

l,

nd/o

c

em

tion expenses if the he

d-on collision

s f

t

l.

Non-Economic D

m

ges

Gene

l d

m

ges, often

efeed to

s non-economic d

m

ges, do not h

ve

monet

y v

lue

s it is impossible to

ssign

doll

mount to items such

s loss of use o

p

in

nd suffe

ing.

Non-economic d

m

ges include:

  • i

    -level="1">P

    in

    nd suffe

    ing, including emotion

    l dist

    ess.

  • i

    -level="1">Loss of qu

    lity of life if you h

    ve to use

    mbul

    to

    y

    ids o

    t

    ke p

    esc

    iption medic

    tion fo

    the

    est of you

    life.<

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  • i

    -level="1">Loss of comp

    nionship if you c

    n no longe

    enjoy f

    mily

    ctivities

    nd events.<

    li>

  • i

    -level="1">Loss of conso

    tium if you c

    n no longe

    enjoy

    physic

    l

    el

    tionship

    ith you

    spouse.

  • i

    -level="1">Loss of use of

    body p

    t, such

    s you

    h

    nd o

    foot.

  • i

    -level="1">Loss of use of

    bodily function, such

    s you

    eyesight o

    bl

    dde

    .<

    li>

  • i

    -level="1">Inconvenience if you h

    ve to hi

    e someone to do the cho

    es you no

    m

    lly do, such

    s house cle

    ning, l

    n m

    inten

    nce, g

    oce

    y shopping,

    nd home m

    inten

    nce

    nd

    ep

    i

    .<

    li>

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    -level="1">

    mput

    tion of

    digit o

    limb.<

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    -level="1">Disfigu

    ement

    nd

    o

    excessive sc

    ing.

s pt of emotion

l dist

ess, you might need psychi

t

ic thepy. This is common in the c

se of t

um

tic

ccidents

nd is nothing to be

sh

med of. In some c

ses, the inju

ies might not be tum

tic, but the intense emotions of the

eck c

use

nxiety o

post-tum

tic st

ess diso

de

. Fo

ex

mple,

t

uck hits you but c

uses ve

y little d

m

ge bec

use the d

ive

s going slo

. Ho

eve

, you

mind could only think

bout you

sc

e

ming child

nd ho

b

dly they e inju

ed. Even

hen you tu

n

ound

nd notice th

t you

child h

s

fe

b

uises

nd sc

tches, you

mind

l

e

dy pictu

ed mo

e seve

e inju

ies. This is t

um

tic fo

some

nd might

equi

e psychologic

l the

py to de

l

ith the

esulting

nxiety o

post-tum

tic st

ess diso

de

symptoms.

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ci

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ccidents e diffe

ent f

om otheccidents in th

t you could

ecove

d

m

ges f

om sevel entities. In some c

ses, the d

ive

is not completely

esponsible fo

the

ccident. Some of the othe

entities—

nd people—th

t you might include in

settlement o

ju

y t

i

l include:
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    nothe

    d

    ive

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    t cut

    t

    uck off, c

    using the t

    uck to lose cont

    ol (In some c

    ses, mo

    e th

    n one othe

    d

    ive

    could sh

    e in the

    esponsibility fo

    c

    using the

    ccident.)

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    nd

    o

    tile

    m

    nuf

    ctu

    e
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    nuf

    ctu

    e

    s (Fo

    ex

    mple, defective pts th

    t h

    ve hidden defects. Neithe

    the

    ep

    i

    tech no

    the sto

    e th

    t sold the p

    ts could see the defect. If the defective p

    t c

    used the eck, you could

    ecove

    f

    om the comp

    ny th

    t m

    nuf

    ctu

    ed the pt.)<

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In some c

ccident c

ses, you might h

ve to sue the d

ive

pe

son

lly if they do not h

ve enough insu

nce to cove

you

d

m

ges. Ho

eve

,

ith

comme

ci

l vehicle

ccident, if mo

e th

n one pe

son is

esponsible fo

the

ccident, you h

ve mo

e of

ch

nce of

ecove

ing the compens

tion you dese

ve f

om the v

ious insu

nce comp

nies since li

bility

ould be sp

e

d

c

oss multiple pties

nd it

ould not be only one insunce comp

ny shoulde

ing the full

mount of the d

m

ges.

Cost of

He

d-On T

uck Collision C

se

hen you

et

in

pe

son

l inju

y fi

m, they

ill likely set up

n initi

l c

se ev

lu

tion fo

f

ee. If you decide to

et

in

n

tto

ney, they

ill likely h

ve you sign

contingency cont

ct, me

ning you

ould not p

y fo

thei

leg

l se

vices unless they

in you

c

se. The

g

eement outlines

ll of the fees

nd costs

nd

hen you p

y them, including expenses such

s deposition expenses, investig

tion expenses,

nd expe

t

itness expenses. If you settle you

c

se, you might not even incu

some of these expenses—it

ll depends on the insu

nce comp

ny's

ctions.

If you

e

e inju

ed o

lost

loved one in

he

d-on t

uck collision, you dese

ve

n

dvoc

te to guide you th

ough this t

ying time. Cont

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