Steel truck accidents can be devastating, leaving victims with life-long injuries. If you or your loved one was hurt in an accident involving a steel truck, you could qualify to recover compensation for any losses.
Our Tallahassee truck accident lawyers can help you pursue a personal injury claim. We provide free consultations, and we only get paid attorney fees if you recover compensation.
Get the Injury Compensation You Deserve
A lawyer will work to understand all the losses related to your steel truck accident and fight for a fair settlement or judgment. Typically, your compensation depends on the extent of your injuries, expenses, and losses.
Some factors that determine the compensation amount you may receive after an accident with a steel truck include:
- Severity of your injuries
- Emergency medical expenses
- Long-term treatment and care
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Loss of income
- Loss of future earning capacity in case an accident leads to permanent disability
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
Our team retrieves evidence, builds your case, and may also work with expert witnesses to better understand the short- and long-term losses associated with your injuries. We negotiate a fair settlement with the driver’s or truck carrier’s insurance company, and we can represent you at trial if needed.
We Manage the Complexities of a Steel Truck Accident Case
The Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine provides responsive legal care to those injured in accidents involving large trucks. Our Tallahassee steel truck accident attorneys will take over your case and manage it from beginning to end so you can focus on recovering from injuries. Here are some of the ways we help our clients after a serious truck accident:
- File your paperwork and communicate with insurance companies for you
- Retrieve evidence, talk to eyewitnesses, and secure expert witness testimony
- Meet any deadlines that apply to your case
- Negotiate a fair settlement or represent you at trial
- Keep you updated on the status of your case
- Return your calls and emails so you get answers to your questions
- Give you your attorney’s phone number so you are always connected to your legal team
We can even help you schedule your appointments and get your car fixed. Talk to our team today to learn why so many people have trusted Anidjar & Levine to help them with their injury cases. You can also read testimonials from our past clients.
Review Any Settlement Offers With Your Attorney
The insurance company’s first offer may not cover all your losses. It might account for the immediate, short-term expenses and wage losses, but any settlement should fully account for long-term expenses, pain and suffering, and all losses associated with your injury.
Speak with a lawyer before signing anything from an insurance company or truck carrier. If you agree to a settlement offer, you may be unable to reopen the claim to seek further damages for long-term losses.
File Your Accident Case Before the Deadline
You have just four years to file your lawsuit under Florida law. If you do not file your lawsuit within four years, you could be barred from recovering compensation for losses.
Get in touch with our team so we can make sure you meet all the deadlines that apply to your case. We will manage your claims and lawsuit, and our team will file all the appropriate paperwork.
We Investigate the Causes of Steel Truck Accidents
Steel trucks are large, heavy vehicles. Careless driving can easily endanger other drivers and cause avoidable accidents. Unfortunately, many steel trucks accidents result from the driver’s negligence. Here are some ways that a steel truck driver can cause an accident.
Fatigue
Sometimes, steel truck drivers drive long distances to deliver on time. A driver operating on few hours of sleep and even shorter breaks may lose concentration on the road and cause an accident. Some truck drivers and carriers may violate hours of service rules that mandate rest time, so drivers are not impaired by fatigue.
Reckless Driving
Speeding, following other vehicles too closely, unsafe lane changes, and other reckless behavior endangers all who use the roads. Steel truck drivers who engage in this careless behavior can cause a severe accident.
Driving Under Influence (DUI)
Even though the authorities strictly outlaw intoxicated driving, some drivers ignore these rules and use alcohol and other drugs while on the road. Drugs and alcohol lead to impaired vision and judgment that leads to accidents.
Other causes of steel truck accidents include:
- Distracted driving
- Lack of proper training on operating the steel truck
- Poor truck maintenance leading to mechanical failures
- Poor cargo handling
- Not adhering to safety precautions when driving in poor weather or on bad roads.
Our Tallahassee steel truck accident lawyers will retrieve and review all evidence pertaining to your case, and we may even work with expert witnesses to identify the cause of your accident. Our team can then pursue the liable parties for losses associated with the accident.
Liability for a Steel Truck Accident
Generally, a truck driver and their employer, the truck carrier, are liable for an accident caused by the driver. Some carriers contribute to accidents too by pushing drivers to violate federal trucking regulations, hiring unqualified drivers, or failing to keep up with regular truck maintenance.
Our team will sort out the complex liability that can accompany steel truck accident cases. Some of the parties that may be liable include:
- Truck driver
- Truck carrier
- Maintenance company
- Truck manufacturer
Get Help from a Tallahassee Steel Truck Accident Lawyer
At Anidjar & Levine, you don’t have to pay attorney fees unless you recover compensation. Additionally, we take over the entire legal process of your injury claim so you can focus on healing from your injuries.
If you were involved in a steel truck accident, contact us today for a free consultation.