CALL (800) 863-5312 to speak with A truck accident lawyer in frisco, texas
Located near major cities and several interstates, Frisco is a wonderful place to live and work. However, the convenience of being near lots of major roadways means sharing the road with tractor-trailers crossing the country to make their deliveries. When a passenger vehicle is involved in an accident with a large truck, the smaller automobile will end up bearing the brunt of the damage, given the size discrepancy between the two vehicles. If you have been a victim in such an accident, contacting a truck accident lawyer could be your best move.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident in Texas, particularly in the Frisco area, call Zinda Law Group today at (800) 863-5312 for a free consultation.
filing a truck accident claim
Most truck accident victims don’t have much of an idea as to what to do after their accident. It is a difficult position to be in, to be faced with piling medical bills because of the wrongful actions of another and not know what to do about it. Luckily, there are personal injury attorneys near you who might be able to help. While no two truck accident claims will ever be exactly the same, the best thing to do generally is to follow these basic steps.
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Step number one for most accident victims will be to contact an attorney. An experienced attorney may be able to sit down with you and go over the unique details of your case in order to give you a clearer understanding of what your case could be worth, what your options may be for pursuing compensation, and how to formulate a plan in order to pursue it. In addition, Zinda Law Group doesn’t charge anything until we win your case for you, so there is no risk involved in giving us a call.
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After you have hired an attorney, they may begin the work of researching and investigating the details of your case. Truck accident claims are typically fairly complicated and involve many layers of legal precedent that apply differently depending on the facts of a case. It is difficult to determine at the outset of a claim what could end up making the difference in your case, so an accident lawyer in Texas who has handled these kinds of cases will be able to take care of determining and gathering the appropriate documentation. For example, they understand better than most how important medical records and receipts are.
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Negotiating a settlement with the other parties involved in your case could be the most important step because it is where the final amount that you may receive in compensation gets hammered out. At this stage, it is crucial that you have an attorney on your side who is able to use their experience to properly value your case and ensure that you are not getting less than what your case is worth. An experienced attorney also may be able to frame your case in a positive light—accentuating the strengths of your situation while minimizing any potential weaknesses that may exist.
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Available 24 / 7|Free ConsultationTruck accident injuries
Truck accidents can leave their victims with more severe injuries because of the sheer size and weight of tractor-trailers. In fact, NHTSA keeps records of truck crashes; the number of people who die yearly numbers in the thousands. Not all truck accidents are fatal, though. There are also many other kinds of injuries that truck accident victims may be left with after their collision.
Back and Neck Injuries
Your neck and back are home to a lot of small, fragile bones and ligaments that can be damaged fairly easily in an accident. One example of such an injury is whiplash, where the head is snapped forward as the rest of the body stays in place. Neck and back injuries might not present any symptoms until well after the accident occurs, so it is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible to catch these injuries before they develop into something much worse.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord injuries can have very serious consequences and can require lots of rehabilitation or multiple surgeries to recover from. Spinal injuries can be so devastating because the spine is an integral component—its nerves carry information from your brain to all of the other parts of your body. Thus, spinal cord injuries can result in partial or even complete disability.
Head and Brain Injuries
In some cases, a head injury could be something as relatively minor as a mild concussion that will resolve in a few days with relatively little treatment. However, at their worse, head and brain injuries can require extensive therapy and may lead to permanent consequences for an accident victim.
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who is liable for my injuries?
Personal injury accidents share some major similarities, one being that to recover anything for your injuries, you must be able to establish that someone is liable to pay for them. Liability is the legal term for responsibility. If someone is legally liable for your injuries, then they may be on the hook to pay for all of the resultant costs that you incurred. In a truck accident, a few different parties might be liable for your injuries.
The Truck Driver
A good starting point for determining liability in a truck accident is the truck driver themselves. A truck driver may share in the liability for an accident for many of the same reasons for which the driver of a passenger vehicle can. For example, if they were driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, driving while texting, or simply not paying close enough attention to the rules of the road, they might be liable for your injuries. However, truck driving is a tightly regulated industry and truck drivers have a lot of unique rules that they need to follow. If a truck driver was driving in violation of one of these regulations at the time of your accident, they may be liable for your injuries.
The Trucking Company
Truck drivers are unlike many of the drivers on the road in that when they are driving, they are often on the clock for their employer. This means that the company that they work for has the responsibility to do their due diligence when hiring drivers and when training them or providing them with equipment. If a trucking company was negligent at some point along the line when it comes to managing their employees, they could be held liable for the injuries from your accident.
The Truck Loader
Trucks are constantly being loaded and unloaded as they make deliveries along their routes. The loads that they carry need to be secured very carefully to make sure that they don’t become unhitched on the road. If the load on a truck somehow comes loose and causes your accident, then the person who loaded the truck could potentially be liable for your injuries.
The Mechanic
Because of their size combined with the amount of time that they spend on the road, trucks need regular maintenance. Just like the drivers themselves, truck mechanics are held to a certain standard of care when they perform their duties. If they fail to live up to this standard of care and their failure ends up causing an accident, they could be held liable for the injuries that the accident causes.
Dealing with insurance companies
In the aftermath of your accident, you will likely deal with several insurance companies. This becomes more complicated in truck accidents because there can be more insurance companies involved, including your own, the insurance for the truck driver, and the insurance for the truck driver’s employer. When dealing with insurance companies, it is important to remember that, regardless of the messaging that they might promulgate about being a family company who has your back, they are a business that exists to make money. This means paying out as little as they are legally obligated to after an accident.
One of the important tasks that your attorney is trained to handle and take from off of your plate is communicating with insurance companies. Insurance companies may employ experienced claims adjuster whose goal it is to probe for statements from you that may damage your claim and reduce the amount that they are required to pay out. It is likely best to have an attorney on your side who is skilled in handling these sorts of communications in order to avoid a misstep that could potentially cost you receiving anything for your injuries.
Insurance companies may make a settlement offer very quickly to you after an accident. While it can be tempting to take money as soon as it is offered, turning down an initial offer, at least until you have had the chance to talk to an attorney, is advisable. An attorney may have a better idea of what your individual claim could be worth and could prevent you from accepting a settlement offer that is less than what you may be entitled to.
call zinda law group today
After a truck accident, do not delay finding help in the form of an experienced attorney who may be able to help you fight for compensation. Zinda Law Group attorneys have the resources of a large firm combined with the individual attention of a small boutique to be able to help you through a very stressful time.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident in or near Frisco, Texas, call Zinda Law Group today at (800) 863-5312 for a free consultation. If we do accept your case but do not win it for you, you won’t owe us anything. This is our No Win, No Fee Guarantee.
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AWARDED TO JOHN C. (JACK) ZINDA BY THE NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (2016-2020)
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