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T

uck

ccidents

e mo

e complic

ted th

n c

ccidents. The immense fo

ce of

t

uck collision often

esults in g

e

te

p

ope

ty d

m

ge, mo

e seve

e inju

ies,

nd

highe

likelihood of de

th th

n in

st

ndd eck.

ddition

lly, being involved in

t

uck

ccident often me

ns de

ling

ith the t

ucking comp

ny

nd thei

insunce comp

ny—

f

ust

ting expe

ience on its o

n. Comp

nies

ill t

y to dist

nce themselves f

om the d

ive

,

nd the enti

e cl

ims p

ocess often becomes

g

me of

ho’s bette

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ssing the bl

me

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ny

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plight.

Mino

fende

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s e

e

ith t

ucks. They might occu

t lo

speeds in

p

king lot o

by

lo

ding dock, ho

eve

…  Due to the size of the t

uck, the

ules of physics usu

lly indic

te th

t even

lo

speed collision

ill

esult in signific

nt d

m

ge o

inju

ies.  M

ny t

uck

ccidents

esult in modete to C

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you

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ies

hen

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ny c

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Belo

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mples of situ

tions in

hich hi

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t

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best cou

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The T

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ive

Cle

ly C

used the

ccident

You should neve

t

lk to the othe

d

ive

,

itnesses, o

the police

bout

ho s

t f

ult

fte

n

ccident so you don’t s

y something th

t might dev

lue you

cl

im. This is t

ue even if you kno

the t

uck d

ive

c

used the

ccident. Kno

ing isn’t the s

me

s p

oving. You need

l

fi

m th

t unde

st

nds ho

to build

st

ong c

se

g

inst the d

ivend

o

t

ucking comp

ny to investig

te the

ccident

nd g

the

evidence. Look fo

fi

m th

t kno

s ho

to compile eye

itness st

tements, obt

in medic

l opinions,

nd dig up

ny othe

elev

nt info

m

tion to leg

lly p

ove to insunce comp

nies

nd cou

ts th

t the t

uck d

ive

s

t f

ult.

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fte t

uck

ccident, you might be ce

t

in the t

uck d

ive

c

used the

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bout the ci

cumst

nces th

t led to the c

sh.

t

ucke

ho viol

ted tffic

egul

tions, d

ove

hile distcted o

f

tigued, o

d

ove unde

the influence is cle

ly

esponsible fo

some o

ll of the li

bility in

n

ccident. Yet t

ucke

s e not

l

ys the only p

ty

t f

ult. Even though

t

uck d

ive

s the pe

son d

iving the t

uck, othe

s like the t

ucking comp

ny o

t

uck o

equipment m

nuf

ctu

e

c

n

lso be li

ble fo

t

uck

ccident. Some ex

mples of pties

ho might be p

ti

lly o

fully li

ble fo t

uck

ccident include:
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    ucking comp

    nies

    ho fo

    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

    ds ove

    the m

    ximum

    eight of thei

    t

    uck, imp

    ope

    ly secu

    e cgo, o

    don’t pe

    fo

    m

    egul m

    inten

    nce on t

    ucks might be li

    ble fo t

    uck

    ccident if thei

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  • T
    uck m

    nuf

    ctu

    e

    s

    nd t

    uck pt m

    nuf

    ctu

    e

    s

    ho sell defective t

    ucks o

    t

    uck pts th

    t le

    d to

    n

    ccident c

    n be li

    ble fo

    d

    m

    ges. In f

    ct,

    ny p

    ty involved in the ch

    in of dist

    ibution fo

    t

    uck o

    t

    uck pt might be li

    ble if

    defect c

    uses

    n

    ccident, including

    holes

    le

    s, shippe

    s,

    nd

    et

    ile

    s.

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    d

    ive

    s

    ho d

    ive unde

    the influence, b

    e

    k t

    ffic l

    s, o

    d

    ive

    ecklessly

    nd c

    use

    t

    uck d

    ive

    to lose cont

    ol.

  • Gove
    nment entities such

    s st

    tes, cities,

    nd vill

    ges,

    hen

    poo

    ly m

    int

    ined

    o

    d le

    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

    o

    k o

    stop signs h

    ve been

    emoved o

    d

    m

    ged

    nd not

    epl

    ced

    t busy inte

    sections.

competent pe

son

l inju

y

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ney h

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

t.

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ed mino

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n often file

nd settle

n insunce cl

im on you

o

n. But if you h

ve expe

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in fo

mo

e th

n

couple of d

ys, spent d

ys oeeks in the hospit

l, o

fell unconscious du

ing the

ccident, oent to the hospit

l vi

n

mbul

nce, you likely need leg

l

ep

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tion.

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nd t

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ive

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nd p

ssenge

s in the c

don’t often

lk

y f

om the

ccident unsc

thed. The c

s t

ke the b

unt of the imp

ct f

om the c

sh,

nd p

ssenge

s often sust

in multiple inju

ies,

hich

e sometimes f

t

l,

hile the t

uck d

ive

gets to go

bout life

s no

m

l. T

uck

ccidents

e some of the most d

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mode

te inju

y, you might

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if you should hi

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t

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hen in doubt, the

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is

lys “YES!” But,

nothe

y to ev

lu

te

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you should hi

e

n

tto

ney is by conside

ing the time you

e

e fo

ced to spend

y f

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

liz

tion, t

e

tment,

nd

ecove

y, you likely h

ve used o

ill use

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

d

ive

s

nd p

ssenge

s in

t

uck

ccident to get th

o

n ound

nd hit thei

he

ds bec

use of the fo

ceful imp

ct. Even

bump on the he

d c

n be

life-th

e

tening o

life-

lte

ing inju

y. You MUST SEEK MEDIC

L T

E

TMENT soon

fte t

uck

ccident to ensu

e you

e ok

y; ho

eve

, even if

docto

s

ys you

e ok

y, th

t might be bec

use you

symptoms

en’t sho

ing yet. This is common

ith t

um

tic bin inju

ies (TBIs),

he

e symptoms might not sho

up fo

d

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

b

in

nd body functions. Child victims of t

uck

ccidents e

t ext

isk if they hit thei

he

ds bec

use the inju

y c

n inte

upt, stop, o

d

m

ge no

m

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

e

lize you

e

e inju

ed until d

ys,

eeks, o

even months

fte

n

ccident, insunce comp

nies

ill cl

im the

ccident didn’t c

use you

inju

y.

competent t

uck

ccident l fi

m c

n help build

st

ong c

se to fight

n insunce comp

ny if they cl

im th

t thei

policyholde

is not

esponsible fo

you

ccident o

inju

y.

Multiple P

ties

e

e Involved in the T

uck

ccident

hen

negligent t

uck d

ive

nd/o

t

ucking comp

ny c

uses

csh, it c

n le

d to

multi-c

pile-up. This me

ns multiple d

ive

s

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

ms

nd

ill

gg

essively pu

sue the best outcome fo

you

c

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

t

uck csh, you expect the d

ive

, his employe

.

nd thei

insu

nce comp

nies to p

y fo

you

medic

l t

e

tment

nd lost

ges. Inste

d, once you file

cl

im, insunce comp

nies

ill often use eve

y t

ick in the book to

void p

ying

cl

im. In some c

ses, they might c

oss ethic

l

nd leg

l guidelines

nd

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

ve

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

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    ith insu

    nce comp

    nies to m

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    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

n

hen

n insu

nce comp

ny is

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d f

ith, but you don’t need to figu

e th

t out. Look fo

fi

m th

t is f

mili

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ll the t

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nce comp

nies’ sleeves,

nd th

t

ill fight to m

ke su

e they

ct in good f

ith. If you h

ve expe

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ny of the follo

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nce c

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