Local truck accident victims can seek help with their medical bills and their lost time at work. And that financial support can come from a truck driver’s and a trucking company’s insurers.
Maison Law of Fort Bragg CA represents victims who have had their lives turned upside down by a careless truck driver. Our lawyers help victims get the support they need to fully heal physically and financially. We provide a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims.
How Do I Know If a Lawyer Can Help Me Earn More for My Case?
If you suffer a serious injury, like a knee injury or head trauma, and a truck driver is to blame, it’s wise to speak to a Fort Bragg truck accident lawyer about your options. A serious injury can come with elevated medical bills, and that provokes nervous insurers to look for ways to escape blame or devalue your case. A major corporation that hired the driver might also involve teams of lawyers.
Your lawyer is your safeguard against these tactics and will fight back if you are falsely blamed or if your injuries are questioned. Your Maison Law attorney then sets out to secure as much as possible in a settlement check. Your attorney can often secure much more in recovery support than you could by taking on a trucking company alone.
Who Can I Hold Responsible for a Truck Accident?
Targeting every party that contributed to a truck accident will be key to the victim’s recovery. This may mean that several insurance companies are involved, giving you a better chance to earn enough in compensation to pay off all of your medical debt.
These are just a few of the potential parties that may be forced to support you through recovery:
- Owner-Operator Drivers: Drivers may work for themselves. They’ll have commercial insurance you can draw from. Unfortunately, these policies may be the absolute minimum that California allows them to carry. The support can run out well before a truck accident victim has healed.
- Trucking Companies: Drivers may be working for a delivery or shipping company that does work for many different customers. These companies usually provide insurance policies for their employees. These companies may also face liability if poor maintenance and upkeep of their trucks and tires contribute to an accident. They can be liable for unbalanced loads that result in an overturned truck and a massive danger to SUVS, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
- Corporate Owners: National and international businesses, like Safeway and Amazon, may have their own network of trucks and drivers. Unfortunately, these businesses also have corporate lawyers who fight to free their employers from blame after an accident.
- Truck Manufacturer: A problem with the way a truck is built could be the cause of a major accident. A parts defect or a design flaw could have led to an impact. The maker of the vehicle may even have to recall a truck over safety issues. The manufacturer could also have to contribute to your recovery.
Truck Accident Dangers in Mendocino County
There are plenty of trucks on the roads around Fort Bragg. We have semi-trucks from local chains restocking grocery stores and places like Walmart each day. Local farms can send product trucks and even tractors onto our roads.
Tractor-trailers from local manufacturers and packing plants also clog the lanes. Even blue vans from Amazon and brown vans from UPS are racing through neighborhoods to create risk to folks just going to work and school.
Trucks with inexperienced drivers can also be a frightening threat on curvy, steep mountain highways like parts of Highway 1 and Highway 20. Their size and weight mean that accidents cause extra damage and harm to those in smaller vehicles.
It’s a common danger that’s reflected in accident data each year. California’s Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) reports that Fort Bragg and Mendocino County recorded 40 truck accidents involving injuries in 2023 and 2024 combined. Those accidents led to at least 2 fatalities.
What’s more, 15 of the truck accidents over those two years occurred along Highway 101 through the county.
Truck drivers can speed. They can be looking at their cellphones instead of the road. These are just a few of the reasons a truck can cause a devastating accident. Those victims who are trapped in the wreckage or pushed off the road should never be made to wait for help with their doctor bills and to support themselves while they can’t work. Maison Law goes to work to make sure trucking companies are held accountable.
Compensation Available After a Fort Bragg Truck Accident
After an accident, your California Personal Injury Lawyer prepares a strong case to present to the insurance company for the trucking company. It’s backed with evidence that makes it much harder for an insurer to justify rejecting your claim. It should also make it easier to ask for more compensation on your behalf.
Part of this evidence can come from your moments on the scene after a collision. Contact 911 first and call for an ambulance if someone is hurt. Then, if you are left strong enough, try to collect some of the fresh evidence before it’s cleared away.
Take photos of the truck damage and your own damage in the aftermath of a crash. You should also take down witness contact information.
With your evidence in hand, your California Car Accident lawyer will file a truck accident claim that lists all of the physical, emotional, and financial hardships you’ve faced.
These are just a few of the factors that will determine how much in compensation you’ll receive:
- All hospital, doctor, and physical therapy expenses.
- All costs associated with a permanent physical disability. Estimated needs for a lifetime of support.
- The emotional distress and physical pain you endure.
- Loss of enjoyment of life.
- Income and benefits you’ve lost while missing work.
- The cost of car repairs or replacement.
Wrongful Death Support for Families After a Fatal Truck Accident
With the size and weight of many big rigs, and even loaded down delivery vans, the accidents are often devastating. Victims in smaller cars and SUVs can end up in crumpled vehicles or even under trailers, waiting on life-saving care until they are rescued.
Life-threatening injuries are common, and some crashes end with heartbreaking loss.
A family that has lost a loved one in a truck accident can ask an insurance company for financial support in the aftermath of a tragic collision.
This can include help with funeral costs and remaining medical bills, and ambulance fees. Families should expect help with the income that the deceased had always supported loved ones with, which is no longer available. They must receive help in coping with the loss of the guidance and love that a beloved member of the family can no longer provide.
Contact a Fort Bragg Truck Accident Attorney
Don’t assume you’ll get automatic help after an accident, even if it’s clearly the fault of a careless truck driver. Companies and corporations still have the resources to fight you and make an attempt to change the facts. Allow a Fort Bragg Truck Accident Lawyer to gather evidence in your case to force a commercial truck insurance company to do the right thing.
Contact us to schedule a free, no-obligation case review to find out how to avoid these headaches. You’ll stay informed of how to secure the compensation you’ll need to fully heal and restore your financial security.
And at such a difficult time, you don’t need to worry about finding the money to hire strong legal representation. Maison Law works on a contingency basis for truck collision victims. It means we don’t get paid unless we win the case for our clients. Then our fee is paid out of the money a car insurance company is forced to provide.
