A Lawsuit with a Texas Trucking Company can Get Complicated
There are a lot of wrecks that are straightforward. They’re the ones where someone wasn’t paying attention and crunched up the other vehicle. It’s a stressful time, but without any injuries, things often go fairly smoothly. Semi-truck wrecks are different, and they often result in a Texas trucking company lawsuit.
Let’s take a look at what the Car Crash Captain says about these wrecks. We’ll see what difficulties we can expect, and why they’re not as easy or straightforward as passenger vehicle crashes.
How Fault May be Determined
In most instances, where a car smacks into another car, the at-fault party is easy to determine. Then, the victim pursues the negligent party’s insurance for compensation.
When a big rig is involved, however, it might not be just the driver that is at fault. There are other parties involved.
Driver Error – Yes, most accidents do occur because of driver error – or driver negligence. If the truck driver is driving recklessly, or impaired, they made a mistake and they are the liable party.
Operational Hours – Drivers are only allowed to be driving for a set number of hours. If they are forced to go beyond this, their employer may be at least partially liable for the truck accident.
Employer Negligence – Employer negligence can range from bad hiring (hiring truck drivers with known driving issues), to failing to maintain the truck, to a handful of other issues that could lead to the Texas truck accident.
There could be even more parties that are liable, something that would be uncovered in a Texas trucking company lawsuit. Check out our previous blog on who might be the negligent party.
How a Texas Personal Injury Lawyer Helps
Why not just go it alone? It’s certainly an option, but it might not be in your best interest.
If you’ve been injured in the truck accident, your primary goal should be to heal from your injuries. That means your focus shouldn’t be on pursuing this Texas trucking company lawsuit. It also means that you should have a personal injury lawyer on your side.
Trucking companies often have large legal firms backing them. They have the resources necessary to really dive into this case, and prevent you from receiving the settlement that you deserve. Some may even take shady tactics that disguise the truth, and you end up confused without a real resolution to what happened.
With a personal injury lawyer, you don’t have to worry about any of that.
Herbert Law Group is on Your Side
Herbert Law Group has seen hundreds of truck accidents. Over the years, we have dealt with many Texas trucking company lawsuits, and know what it takes to win these cases and get you a settlement that will ensure the best healing.
All we need is to get to know you. So, call us at 214-414-3808, or fill out the contact form on our site. We’ll be in touch to learn what happened, and how we can help.