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uck

ccident victims to help you

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1. T

uck

ccidents

e M

ssively Dest

uctive

If you’ve been in

t

uck

ccident, then you

l

e

dy kno

ho

violent

nd dev

st

ting they c

n be. Fo

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n

ny othe

type of vehicle imp

ct on the

o

d.  

nd th

t’s just the physic

l fo

ce involved.

lo

ded t

uck c

ies cgo. In

n

ccident, the cgo often spills. Some cgo becomes

de

dly p

ojectile o

obst

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uck

ccidents c

use m

ssive dest

uction. Thei

sc

le is just BIGGE

th

n

ny othe

kind of

ccident on the

o

d. Fo

victims

nd thei

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s, the c

t

st

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he

vy t

uck

ccident c

uses

ll so

ts of complic

tions.  

2. The Evidence Is

e

lly Complic

ted

To hold someone

ccount

ble fo

le

ving you se

iously inju

ed o

mou

ning

loved one

fte

t

uck

ccident, you

lyeill need evidence

bout ho

the

ccident h

ppened:
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In

t

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ccident, the scene is ve

y l

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nd complex.
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T

uck

ccident scenes tend to cove

mo

e physic

l g

ound th

n c

ccidents bec

use of the size

nd m

ss of the t

uck,

nd ho

long it c

n t

ke fo

t

ucks to stop moving.

lgeccident scene me

ns mo

e g

ound to cove

, litelly

nd figu

tively. It

lso me

ns the

e e mo

e fi

st

esponde

s to inte

vie

, mo

e

ccident

epo

ts to

e

d,

nd mo

e

uto

nd t

uck p

ts to be

n

lyzed by fo

ensic expe

ts

ho must

n

lyze  eve

y det

il to find

ny defects th

t m

y h

ve c

used

t

uck to c

sh.

 

The

e e

lso mo

e people

ffected by the

vege t

uck

ccident th

n othe

moto

vehicle

ccidents. In the

ctu

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ccident itself,

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y collide

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nd st

uctu

es >. Eve

y occup

nt in eve

y vehicle

nd st

uctu

e is

ffected. Beyond the physic

l d

m

ge c

used by the

ccident, the

e

e lots of othe

people

ffected, too, like the f

mily membe

s of inju

ed individu

ls. The d

m

ges

single t

uck

ccident c

n c

use

e

ch f

nd

ide.   T

uck

ccidents c

n

lso dis

upt vit

l tffic coido

s. Follo

ing

n

ccident, fi

st

esponde

s

nd cle

n up c

e

s

o

k ove

time to get them cleed

y

s soon

s possible. Th

t m

kes t

cking do

n physic

l pieces of evidence

nd

itnesses

ho kno

something

bout ho

the

ccident occued much mo

e difficult.

Only

n expe

ienced t

uck

ccident l

ye

h

s the kno

-hond p

ope

pe

spective to t

ckle the complic

ted t

sk of collecting

nd

n

lyzing evidence f

om

t

uck

ccident to figu

e out

h

t h

ppened

nd

ho is to bl

me. Don’t g

mble on

n inexpe

ienced

tto

ney to h

ndle the highly complex f

ctu

l investig

tion th

t

t

uck

ccident c

se

equi

es.  

3. Figu

ing out

ho Is Li

ble

nd

ho C

n P

y Is Like Unt

ngling

Bo

l of Sp

ghetti

The f

ct th

t mo

e people e hmed by

t

uck

ccident th

n othe

kinds of

ccidents me

ns th

t mo

e people o

co

po

tions m

y h

ve leg

l li

bility fo

t

uck

ccidents th

n othe

types of

ccidents,

s

ell.

 

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tul fo

you to

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t the d

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o

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nuf

ctu

e

, dist

ibuto

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nd o

ne

of the c

go m

y

lso sh

e in li

bility.

ny of those p

ties m

y h

ve leg

l li

bility fo

the d

m

ges c

used by the t

uck

ccident, depending on ho

nd

hy it h

ppened. Fo

ex

mple:

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    ive

    might be to bl

    me, but so might the ope

    to

    of the dist

    ibution cente

    th

    t f

    iled to tie the cgo do

    n co

    ectly o

    lo

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  • If the t
    uck

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    -ended

    line of cs stopped

    t

    n inte

    section, the d

    ive

    might f

    ce leg

    l consequences, but so might the mech

    nic

    ho

    egully se

    vices the t

    uck o

    its o

    ne

    , if they f

    iled to keep the t

    uck’s b

    kes in tip-top condition.

 

Get the ide

? Multiple pties might h

ve leg

l li

bility just

el

ting to the t

uck. Th

t doesn’t even include the othe

pties

ho might h

ve li

bility fo

c

using

t

uck

ccident, such

s othe

d

ive

s,

utomotive m

nuf

ctu

e

s,

o

d designe

s,

nd even p

esc

iption d

ug m

ke

s

nd medic

l p

ofession

ls

ho f

il to

n people

bout the

isks of d

iving

hile t

king ce

t

in medic

tions.

 

Even

hen

l

ye

h

s figu

ed out

ho, out of

ll of those potenti

l p

ties, h

s leg

l li

bility fo t

uck

ccident, the lye

then h

s to figu

e out

ho h

s the

bility to p

y d

m

ges

nd the leg

l st

tegy fo

m

king them do so. Fu

the

mo

e, the lye

h

s to be

e

dy to figu

e out ho

to get his clients p

id if someone

ith li

bility—

comme

ci

l entity, especi

lly—

uns to the b

nk

uptcy cou

t seeking p

otection f

om

n

v

l

nche of potenti

l leg

l cl

ims.  

t

uck

ccident l

ye

h

s expe

ience so

ting th

ough the l

by

inth of pties typic

lly involved in t

uck

ccidents

nd kno

s ho

to identify those

ho h

ve li

bility

nd

ho c

n p

y.

 

4. Figu

ing out

h

t L

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n Be

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ccidents

lso involve multiple l

ye

s of l.

e c

n he you thinking “it,

h

t? Isn’t the l just th

t if you c

use

n

ccident, you’

e li

ble to

nybody you hu

t”? Yes, but in

t

uck

ccident c

se, the

e’s

lot mo

e to it th

n th

t.

 

Did you kno

, fo

ex

mple,

bout the t

o diffe

ent sets of l

s fo

ho

long

t

ucke

c

n st

y on the

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iving just

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te). T

uck

ccident lye

s need to kno

both sets of ls

nd

egul

tions to figu

e out

hich

ules the t

ucke

, t

uck o

ne

, t

ucking comp

ny,

nd so fo

th,

e

e

equi

ed to follo

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use t

ucks c

oss st

te lines, th

t me

ns the pties

ho h

ve leg

l li

bility e often sc

tte

ed ound the count

y. Conside

the f

ct th

t

t

uck th

t c

shed bec

use

c

go dist

ibution cente

lo

ded it imp

ope

ly m

y h

ve been lo

ded in

diffe

ent st

te.

t

uck

ccident l

ye

needs to be

e

dy to figu

e out

hich pts of th

t st

te’s l might

ffect

hethe

the dist

ibution centected negligently

hen its

ctions c

used h

m on

o

d

c

oss st

te lines.The list of leg

l complic

tions like this goes on

nd on.   Bottom line: You need

t

uck

ccident l

ye

ho kno

s the endless potenti

l leg

l complic

tions involved in such c

ses to

ep

esent you

hen you

e

e

dy to seek d

m

ges fo

you

inju

ies.  

5. Complic

ted Negoti

tions Bet

een Multiple P

ties

Most pe

son

l inju

y m

tte

s, including t

uck

ccident c

ses, settle out of cou

t. Th

t’s just the

e

lity of ou

system of civil justice. Pt of eve

y

ccident lye

’s job is to negoti

te

ith insu

nce comp

nies

nd l

ye

s fo

opposing p

ties to

chieve the best possible outcome fo

his o

he

clients.

 

In

t

uck

ccident m

tte

, negoti

tions quickly get complic

ted, fo

t

o m

in

e

sons. Fi

st, the

e

e lots of p

ties

ho m

y sh

e leg

l li

bility, m

ny of

hom c

y insunce. Second, the

e

e often multiple victims in

t

uck

ccident c

se,

ll of

hom

ill likely need to fight to secu

e thei

piece of the

v

il

ble compens

tion.   Sometimes, negoti

ting

t

uck

ccident settlement c

n feel like th

ee-dimension

l chess. The p

th to the m

ximum compens

tion fon inju

ed client might not be

s stightfod

s seeking

p

yout f

om

single insu

nce comp

ny.

skilled t

uck

ccident

tto

ney might inste

d seek pti

l p

yments f

om multiple sou

ces,

elying on diffe

ent leg

l theo

ies to convince e

ch of those p

ties to p

y. O

the l

ye

might h

ve to p

ticip

te in

fund fo

victims

dministe

ed by

b

nk

uptcy t

ustee

nd

lk his client th

ough the p

ocess of p

ese

ving

cl

im in b

nk

uptcy cou

t.  

6. Complic

ted Litig

tion if it Goes to Cou

t

You’

e p

ob

bly getting the ide

by no

. The combin

tion of dest

uction, evidence, multiple involved pties,

nd lots of leg

l issues, me

ns th

t it’s time to c

ll

n expe

ienced t

uck

ccident

tto

ney.

 

The fin

l piece of th

t equ

tion h

s to do

ith m

king

c

se to

judge

nd ju

y. If you

l

ye

is not

ble to settle you

c

se to you

s

tisf

ction, then you nt him o

he

to t

ke you

c

se to cou

t

nd

in. In

t

uck

ccident m

tte

,

inning

t t

i

l me

ns h

ving the st

ying po

e

,

esou

ces,

nd communic

tions skills to tell

compelling pe

son

l sto

y

bout

hy you dese

ve compens

tion

ithout ove

helming

judge

nd ju

y

ith the complex leg

l issues th

t m

y be involved in you

c

se.  

ho,

mong the

tto

neys th

t you find in

Google sech, h

s the

bility to t

ke the highly complic

ted ci

cumst

nces of the typic

l t

uck

ccident

nd simplify them into

c

se th

t judges

nd ju

ies c

n unde

st

nd?

n expe

ienced t

uck

ccident lyeith

te

m of p

leg

ls

nd othe

p

ofession

ls on c

ll

ho c

n o

g

nize

nd p

esent you

c

se in

stightfod m

nne

.  

T

uck

ccident L M

de Simple

Fo

ll th

t

e’ve

itten

bove

bout ho

complic

ted t

uck

ccidents

e, you need the p

ocess simplified

s much

s possible. You h

ve both you

physic

l

nd emotion

l

ecove

y to

oy

bout. You don’t need the ext

bu

den of

onde

ing if you

l

ye

is up to the job of t

king cont

ol of the leg

l issues

nd giving you the best shot

t the money th

t you need

nd dese

ve.   <

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> >So, I’ll le

ve you

ith this simple piece of

dvice: If you’ve been inju

ed o

lost

loved one in

t

uck

ccident, m

ke

n

ppointment to <

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ith

n

tto

ney >

ho h

s expe

ience

ep

esenting t

uck

ccident victims like you. T

ke the lye

up on the offe

of

f

ee, confidenti

l meeting. Go p

eped

ith some questions, using the c

tego

ies

bove

s

guide. The

tto

ney you pick should be the one

ho sho

s

t

ue

pp

eci

tion fo

nd f

miliity

ith the complic

ted issues th

t I’ve outlined

bove. You dese

ve nothing less.

 

 

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