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In accidents involving large trucks, the people who suffer the most serious injuries are typically those outside of the truck. Unsurprisingly, statistics show that other vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and bicyclists often suffer severe and devastating injuries in collisions with trucks weighing up to 80,000.
If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a commercial truck accident, contact ALL Trial Lawyers, for a free consultation with a member of our truck accident team. Recovering compensation after a truck accident can be complicated, especially when multiple parties are involved, but our experienced attorneys can make the claims process more manageable.
Truck accident liability can be complicated, mainly because there are often several responsible parties, such as truck drivers, trucking companies, truck owners, vehicle manufacturers, and other parties involved in the accident. When multiple parties are potentially responsible for an accident, there are typically multiple insurance companies involved as well.
There also may be several causes and contributing factors in truck accident cases, further complicating liability matters. Common causes and factors include distracted driving, negligent truck maintenance, driver fatigue, speeding, vehicle defects and failures, driving while intoxicated, and human error.
If several parties are responsible for your truck accident and resulting injuries and damages, those liable parties will be responsible for paying their proportionate share of your claim. California is what’s known as a comparative negligence state, which means that even if you were partially responsible for your accident, you may still collect compensation from other parties who also caused or contributed to the accident.
Some states’ comparative fault laws bar recovery if you were more than 50% at fault for the accident. But in a pure comparative negligence state, even if you were 99% at fault for your accident, you may pursue compensation from the party who was 1% at fault. However, your financial recovery will be reduced by your 99% share of fault. For example, if your injury claim is worth $100,000, your compensation will be reduced by 99%, and the other party will be responsible for $1,000 (1%) of your injuries and damages.
The attorneys at ALL Trial Lawyers, have more than 20 years of experience representing injured clients in truck accident cases. Contact our office to schedule a free consultation. We will discuss the merits of your injury claim and review your potential legal remedies.
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