How do I sue a trucking company for personal injury or wrongful death?
In general, you can bring a lawsuit against a trucking company if the driver of the semi truck was at fault for an accident in which you were injured or a loved one was killed. However, unlike a typical automobile accident, truck accidents can be caused by a number of different factors and involve an even larger number of potentially responsible parties. Knowing WHO to sue is critical, as the potential defendants can include everyone from the truck driver, the trucking company and the owner of the tractor and trailer to the shipper and even the manufacturer of a defective truck component (tires, brakes, etc.).
These and other issues will be part of our comprehensive investigation of the case, prior to filing a lawsuit. From the moment an accident happens, the trucking company will send out its investigative team. Their job is to do whatever they can to reduce the trucking company’s liability, not to prove the case for you. To counteract this, we want to begin our own investigation as soon as possible, which may include having an expert inspect the scene of the collision and the vehicles involved, downloading the “black box” data from the truck, interviewing witnesses and generally preserving evidence before it is lost. To help preserve evidence, we also send out what’s known as a “spoliation letter” right away. Spoliation is the destruction of evidence and a spoliation letter informs the trucking company of the documents and things it must keep and preserve prior to a lawsuit being filed. It is very important that this letter be sent as soon as possible whenever a tractor-trailer is involved in a collision. Once the letter is sent, the trucking company’s failure to save the evidence can result in an inference that the trucking company had something to hide.
Handling truck accident cases is a highly specialized practice and is something I have been doing since 1995. In the process of helping families of people who were injured or killed in trucking accidents, I have worked hard to hold accountable those who caused them harm, while obtaining fair and just compensation for my clients.
Attorney Eric Hageman represents accident victims and their families nationwide. He has won several multimillion-dollar personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits for his clients.
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