When to Hire a Truck Accident Law Firm-Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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m th

t unde

nds ho

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ong c

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ivend

ucking comp

ny to investig

te the

ccident

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the

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m th

t kno

s ho

to compile eye

itness st

tements, obt

in medic

l opinions,

nd dig up

ny othe

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tion to leg

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ble fo

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ccident. Some ex
mples of pties
ho might be p

ti
lly o
fully li
ble fo t
uck
ccident include:

T
ucking comp
nies
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ce thei
d
ive
s to ope

te fo
mo
e hou
s th
n leg
lly
llo
ed, encouge them to t
ke lo
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uck pts th
t le
d to
n
ccident c
n be li
ble fo
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ges. In f
ct,
ny p

ty involved in the ch
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ibution fo

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uck pt might be li
ble if
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n
ccident, including
holes
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et
ile
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ive
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ol.

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nment entities such
s st
tes, cities,
nd vill
ges,
hen
poo
ly m
int
ined
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ds to
t
uck
ccident. This is not ve
y common but it c
n occu
if, fo
ex
mple, tffic sign
ls f
il to
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k o
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ve been
emoved o
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epl
ced
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sections.

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son
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s the expe
ience
nd the
esou
ces to dete
mine li
bility in e
ch p

ticul

c
se,
nd c
n use th
t info
m
tion to negoti
te
ith
n insunce comp
ny o
p
ovide evidence in cou
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ve expe
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in fo
mo
e th
n
couple of d
ys, spent d
ys oeeks in the hospit
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fell unconscious du
ing the
ccident, oent to the hospit
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t
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mode

te inju
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onde
if you should hi
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is
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you should hi
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ing the time you
e
e fo
ced to spend
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om
o
k.
hen inju
ies c
use you to miss mo
e th
n
fe
d
ys of
o
k bec
use of hospit
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tion, t
e
tment,
nd
ecove
y, you likely h
ve used o

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ll of you
v
c
tion time, sick time,
nd pe
son
l time. Fu
the

bsences me
n you en’t getting p
id.

If you feel the fin
nci
l bu
den of losing household income due to
n
ccident, it’s highly likely you
inju
y is seve
e enough to
nt hi
ing
lye
. YOU DESE
VE COMPENS
TION FO
MISSING
O
K!
nd insu

nce comp
nies
ill
lys fight
nd question you

ecove
y time, suggesting you took mo
e time off th
n necessy.
skilled t
uck
ccident
tto
ney unde
st
nds seve
e inju
ies
equi
e he
ling
nd
est fo
full
ecove
y o
they c
n imp
ct youbility to
o
k
ltogethe
. T
uck
ccident l fi
ms typic
lly h
ve net
o
ks
nd “go-to” expe
ts to ev
lu
te you
inju
ies, give expe
t opinions,
nd suppo
t you
cl
im.

Symptoms of
n Inju
y
e
e Del
yed

It’s not uncommon fo

ive

nd p

ssenge

s in

uck

ccident to get th

n ound

nd hit thei

ds bec

use of the fo

ceful imp

ct. Even

bump on the he

d c

n be

life-th

tening o

life-

lte

ing inju

y. You MUST SEEK MEDIC

L T

TMENT soon

fte t

uck

ccident to ensu

e you

e ok

y; ho

eve

, even if

docto

ys you

e ok

y, th

t might be bec

use you

symptoms

en’t sho

ing yet. This is common

ith t

tic bin inju

ies (TBIs),

e symptoms might not sho

up fo

ys oeeks

fte

the

ctu

l imp

ct. Mode

te to seve

e TBIs c

n le

d to ch

onic, life-long issues

ith emotion, cognitive function,

nd m

ny othe

nd body functions. Child victims of t

uck

ccidents e

t ext

isk if they hit thei

ds bec

use the inju

y c

n inte

upt, stop, o

ge no

l development. Pe

son

l inju

y suits h

ve st

tutes of limit

tions (time limits fo

filing

lsuit)

hich

nge f

om t

o to fou

yes depending on the st

te. These time limits typic

lly stt

unning on the d

te of inju

y, but

hen you don’t

lize you

e inju

ed until d

ys,

eeks, o

even months

fte

ccident, insunce comp

nies

ill cl

im the

ccident didn’t c

use you

inju

competent t

uck

ccident l fi

m c

n help build

ong c

se to fight

n insunce comp

ny if they cl

im th

t thei

policyholde

is not

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you

ccident o

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Multiple P

ties
e
e Involved in the T
uck
ccident

hen

negligent t

uck d

ive

nd/o

ucking comp

ny c

uses

csh, it c

n le

d to

multi-c

pile-up. This me

ns multiple d

ive

nd multiple insu

nce comp

nies

ill be fighting it out. Simply the numbe

of pties involved le

ds to complic

tions,

nd multiple p

ties c

n muddy the te

s in te

ms of dete

mining li

bility.

n expe

ienced t

uck

ccident l fi

m is not intimid

ted by multiple pties o

big leg

l te

ill

essively pu

sue the best outcome fo

you

se, so you get the compens

tion you dese

ve.

If the Insu

nce Comp
ny H
s Denied You
Cl
im o
Is
cting in B
d F
ith

hen you sust

in inju

ies in

uck csh, you expect the d

ive

, his employe

nd thei

insu

nce comp

nies to p

y fo

you

medic

l t

tment

nd lost

ges. Inste

d, once you file

im, insunce comp

nies

ill often use eve

y t

ick in the book to

void p

ying

im. In some c

ses, they might c

oss ethic

nd leg

l guidelines

ct in b

d f

ith. Even insu

nce comp

nies th

t gene

lly

ct in good f

ith

ill usu

lly push the envelope of ethic

l guidelines to s

buck.

The insunce comp
ny denies you
cl
im. Insu

nce comp
nies deny cl
ims fo

ny
nd
ll
e
sons they c
n come up
ith. Sometimes it might be bec
use they dispute thei
policyholde
’s li
bility. Othe
times, it might be bec
use you filled out
fo
m

ong o
didn’t file the cl
im
t the
ight time. If
n insunce comp
ny doesn’t p
ovide e
son th
t they denied the cl
im, th
t
lso might be
n indic
tion of b
d f
ith.
The insu

nce comp
ny
on’t t
ke
ction on you
cl
im. Insu

nce comp
nies e leg
lly
equi
ed to investig
te
nd decide on
cl
im in
timely m
nne
. The ex
ct
equi
ements diffe

mongst st
tes, but
n insu

nce comp
ny dgging thei
feet beyond

e
son
ble pe
iod of time IS UN
CCEPT
BLE. Sometimes the me
e mention of
n
tto
ney
ill m
gic
lly c
use insunce comp
nies to t
ke
ction.
The insu

nce comp
ny m
kes you
lo
settlement offe
.
hen insu

nce c
ie
s

e
el
tively ce
t
in thei
policyholde
is li
ble fo
d
m
ges
fte t
uck
ccident, they nt to
educe the
mount they h
ve to p
y out on
cl
im. One y they do this is by m
king ext
emely lo
settlement offe
s to
ccident victims. These offe
s e high enough to entice victims to
ccept them, especi
lly if they e feeling the fin
nci
l bu
den of medic
l expenses
nd lost

ges
fte t
uck
ccident. ONCE YOU
CCEPT
N OFFE
, YOU C
N NO LONGE
SUE FO
D
M
GES!
t
uck
ccident l

ye

ill negoti
te
ith insu

nce comp
nies to m
ke su
e
ny offe
you
ccept is f
i
compens
tion fo
the losses you h
ve incued f
om you

ccident
nd inju
ies.

It might be difficult fo

you to disce

hen

n insu

nce comp

ny is

cting in b

d f

ith, but you don’t need to figu

e th

t out. Look fo

m th

t is f

mili

ith

ll the t

icks up insu

nce comp

nies’ sleeves,

nd th

ill fight to m

ke su

e they

ct in good f

ith. If you h

ve expe

ienced

ny of the follo

ing

ith

n insu

nce c

iefte t

ucking

ccident, you need to consult

uck

ccident fi

s soon

s possible. Cont

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tion you dese

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