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There Are No Small Big Rig Accidents Or
Injuries.
Every day Ohio drivers must share the
interstates, highways, and roadways with truck drivers. But because
our passenger vehicles are only designed to protect us from
accidents caused by similar sized vehicles, we are left practically
helpless against the dangers posed by these gigantic vehicles.
As your truck accident injury law firm, we know that accidents
caused by commercial trucks, such as an eighteen-wheelers or other
big rig carriers, are more catastrophic than an ordinary car
accident. Typically, fully loaded large commercial trucks weigh an
average of 80,000 pounds, while an average passenger automobile
weighs only approximately 3,000 pounds. By the basic laws of
physics, any collision between a commercial truck and another
vehicle is likely to result in serious life-altering injuries and/or
death. Indeed, commercial big rig carrier trucks like
eighteen-wheelers, semi tractor-trailers, tankers, and construction
trucks are a leading cause of highway deaths in the United States
each year. Indeed, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety, in two-vehicle accidents involving an automobile and a large
truck, 98 percent of the fatalities were occupants of the passenger
vehicle. Additional common injuries from commercial truck accidents
include paraplegia, quadriplegia, permanent brain damage,
amputation, spinal cord injury and significant disfigurement.
As there are now over two million more registered trucks in the
United States than there were just a decade ago, the risk of truck
accidents continues to climb. In fact, recent statistics show that
trucks are involved in one out of every nine automobile accidents;
and that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck
accident. This increase of trucks on our roads and the danger they
present is not expected to stop. Trucking revenues, which totaled
$610 billion last year, are forecasted to nearly double by 2015.
Call An Ohio Big Rig
Accident Lawyer 24/7 At:
1-888-70-RIGHT or
(216) 291-4744
Right after truck accidents happen and before you
can hire a big rig
accident attorney, the trucking companies involved often send agents
to the accident scene. The primary job of these agents is to reduce
their company’s liability and financial exposure. Many times,
trucking, hauling and leasing companies try to place the victim in
the middle by disputing whose insurance will provide for victim
compensation. These companies know that the ideal time to confront
an accident victims and/or the victim’s family is immediately
following the crash when they are traumatized, anxious and grieving,
and had no real opportunity to consider their real future needs or
the value of their claim. Again, all before you can hire the right
truck accident lawyer to help you through the process.
Many truck accident victims do not realize that the truck
driver may not be the only person or business entity legally responsible for
the accident. At The Spitz Law Firm, your truck accident injury attorney
will investigate the potential liability of trucking companies, contractors,
employers, and insurance companies, all of whom may be liable for your
injuries. In order to maximize your legal recovery caused by a truck
accident, it is important that you the right truck accident injury attorney
as soon as possible.
If, following legal discovery procedures, your truck accident injury
attorney can establish an employment relationship between the truck driver
and a trucking or shipping company, then that company can be held legally
liable for the driver’s negligence under a legal theory known as “respondeat
superior.” Under this liability doctrine, among other things your attorney
will need to show that the company exercised some degree of control over the
driver, and that the accident occurred while the driver was acting in the
course of the employment relationship.
Make A Free Call To A Truck
Accident Injury
Lawyer At:
1-888-70-RIGHT or
(216) 291-4744
In some rare cases, the manufacturer or shipper of
hazardous materials
carried by the truck may also be legally responsible for any injuries that
were caused or made worse by the type of cargo on board. For example, if a
shipper fails to advise a truck driver or trucking company of hazardous
material contained in a load of freight, the shipper may be liable for
injuries that result if that material catches fire or is released.
These are only a very small percentage of the many considerations that need
to be considered. It is important that you call the right truck accident
attorney to guide you through this difficult and complex process. Once you
call The Spitz Law Firm, we will put all our resources to work for you. Call
now.
Call Your Cleveland Truck Accident
Injury Attorney
24/7At:
1-888-70-RIGHT or (216) 291-4744
Email Your Ohio Big Rig Injury
Attorney At:
ImmediateResponse@CallTheRightAttorney.com
Not Only Is It Free To Have Your Initial
Consultation With A Big Rig Accident Injury Lawyer, But You Will
Pay
Nothing Unless We Recover Money For You! There Is
NO Cost To Call.
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"At The Spitz Law Firm, your truck accident injury
attorney will investigate the potential liability of trucking companies,
contractors, employers, and insurance companies, all of whom may be liable
for your injuries."
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