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Accidents Kill over 5,000 Americans a year and injure almost 150,000
more. Many of these accidents are caused by the negligence and greed of truck drivers and the companies that hire them. Learn More | Contact Us |
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A truck company can be found directly negligent in an accident if it negligently hired the driver of its truck, failed to ensure that the truck driver was properly licensed, negligently entrusted the truck driver with the truck, failed to instruct |
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the truck driver on the safe use of the truck in terms of loading,unloading
and driving, and for negligent maintenance of the truck as well as
for failing to have truck properly equipped.
The trucking company has a “non-delegable duty,” i.e., a duty it cannot pass on to anyone else, to use reasonable care to equip and maintain the truck in compliance with the law. The truck must be equipped as required by statute and as is necessary for safe operation and must be maintained in a reasonably safe running condition. Failure to equip or maintain a truck as required by law gives rise to a presumption of negligence. |
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Anybody who is injured by the negligent maintenance, instruction or operating of a truck company or its representatives, i.e., drivers, can sue for damages. This includes minors and adults, passengers in the truck (however, passengers who are employees of the same company as the driver will only be able to sue if |
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other than the driver caused the accident because of the worker’s
compensation exclusive remedy), drivers of other motor vehicles, motorcyclists,
bicyclists, pedestrian and anyone else injured by the negligent maintenance
or operation of a truck. Further, truck drivers themselves can bring a lawsuit in circumstances when other persons or entities are responsible or even partly responsible for the accident. The spouse of the injured plaintiff can also bring a lawsuit for loss of consortium damages; that is, damages for the loss of society, comfort and care of the injured plaintiff. |
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But truck accident cases aren't as simple as the average car accident. To win a truck accident case, your lawyer needs to be familiar with state and Federal regulations concerning the operation and maintenance of trucks, and with the documents and records trucking companies are required to keep. |
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you or a loved one has been hurt in a truck accident, you need lawyers
with the experience and skill to make the trucking companies and their
insurers pay for the devastating injuries truck accidents cause. You
wouldn't hire just anybody to drive your valuables across the country.
Don't make the mistake of hiring just any lawyer to handle your truck
accident case.
At Polewski & Associates, we are experienced in handling truck accident cases. We know that accidents are not only caused by the negligence of drivers, but also by the negligence of truck companies who put the wrong drivers behind the wheel-and we know how to prove it. Call us, and see the difference an expert can make with your case. |
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