If you are hurt in an accident involving a Dolly moving truck, Maison Law can help you earn support for your recovery. That means getting your medical bills paid and having the paychecks you’ve had to wave goodbye to while you’re injured replaced.
Reach out to our California truck accident lawyers and take advantage of a free case consultation. It’s a no-pressure way to find out what your injuries may be worth and how to hold a driver and a moving business fully liable.
When You Might Want a Lawyer for Your Dolly Truck Accident Case
If you suffer a serious injury in an accident caused by a careless moving truck driver, having a lawyer can be a necessary protection for your case.
You can always handle your case yourself, but when medical bills run high, insurance adjusters will work harder to avoid blame. They find ways to twist the evidence and stick you with the blame if possible. They want to avoid taking full responsibility for your recovery costs and your time lost at work.
When dealing with a driver on the road for a business, you might also have to go up against corporate lawyers. It’s a good idea to have legal representation of your own to protect your interests.
A lawyer can often help improve the outcome of your insurance claim when these types of expensive injuries and others are involved.
- Bone fractures
- Soft tissue injuries such as muscle, ligament, tendon strains injuries and organ damage
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs), including serious concussions
- Cuts and puncture wounds
- Facial lacerations, broken noses and jaws, teeth lost,
- Neck injuries and whiplash with pain that doesn’t go away quickly
- Back injuries and damage to the spinal column
- Hip, knee, and shoulder joint injuries
- Permanent physical disabilities
- Injuries suffered by a family member
A Maison Law lawyer conducts a full investigation into what happened and has evidence ready if fault is contested. Your attorney can also secure witness testimony and expert testimony to prove your side of the story. Accident reconstruction teams are also an option to prove how a truck driver’s mistake caused an accident.
When You Have Questions About Your Moving Truck Driver Accident, Schedule a Free Case Review
Maison Law wants to help injured victims learn about their rights before they allow a transportation business to escape justice for an accident.
We want to hear about what happened to you and help you earn quick, but substantial support so you can rebuild your life. If we can help you earn more for your case, we’ll explain why. If we can’t earn you more, we’ll be upfront with you and point you in the right direction to file a successful case yourself.
Contact us to schedule a free case review. It’s the best and easiest way to learn what your injury could be worth and how to force insurers to accept full blame and liability.
Support Victims Can Earn After a Collision with a Moving Truck
Your lawyer also protects you when it comes time to file your claim. Maison Law prepares the complicated paperwork and makes sure it’s all filled out correctly so you don’t forfeit benefits. Your lawyer files your claim while giving you the extra time to focus on healing and getting better.
This claim includes a full list of your hardships that the car insurance provider is expected to cover in full.
Your attorney would demand money to cover all medical expenses for as long as necessary. You shouldn’t be responsible for a cent of your recovery costs. That includes coverage for every session of physical therapy you’ll need.
If you have suffered a permanent disability suffered long-term support. The travel costs you build up while seeking the help of specialists and physicians are also recoverable.
There are some non-economic damages that can greatly increase the amount provided on a truck accident settlement check. The physical pain you endure should earn support, but many victims don’t know they can ask for these benefits. The emotional distress you are put through in a frightening truck collision, and during a tough recovery, should also earn support.
The wages and benefits you lose while you miss out on valuable work hours are also the insurance company’s responsibility.
Finding Out Who Is Responsible for an Accident Involving a Dolly Moving Truck
Cases involving a driver for a business can be confusing for victims. Is the driver’s insurance supposed to cover damages? Does the employer provide support?
It’s even harder to get answers when a GIG business like Dolly (owned by TaskRabbit) wants to classify all workers as independent contractors. It allows the corporation to try to avoid all responsibility for those who use its platform to find customers. A GIG business is one that uses a digital platform (an app) to pair freelancers with potential clients.
Dolly requires its truck drivers to carry their own truck insurance for accidents, and in most cases, accident victims would need to start with this insurance when trying to earn support.
The Driver’s Insurance: This can provide some help to injured victims struck by a Dolly moving truck driver. But the driver’s insurance will likely be the bare minimum in coverage and could run out before all medical bills are paid. It’s also possible that the driver’s insurer rejects the claim when it finds out that the driver was on-the-job when the crash occurred.
Dolly’s Insurance: The moving business deals more in the software side of things for the Dolly App, but they do provide accident insurance when drivers make mistakes. But this is a corporation that can afford a team of lawyers to avoid blame and financial responsibility. Maison Law can turn up the heat on Dolly to force the business to accept blame. Their safety standards and hiring practices (hiring good drivers) can be questioned to help prove your case.
In some cases, your lawyer may be able to win support for you from the driver’s insurance company and from Dolly.
Moving Truck Freeway Dangers in California
Moving trucks are naturally bigger and often weigh a lot more than a car or SUV. They can carry more force into collisions and cause much more serious injuries. The occupants in vehicles and riders on motorcycles might be put at life-threatening risk. California pedestrians and bicyclists could also be in harm’s way of an unfocused Dolly driver.
A moving truck on the freeway might ram into the back of cars slowed by construction. It might be the fault of a driver looking at a cellphone, trying to confirm a delivery address. The point is that drivers on the job have more to worry about than just the lanes ahead, and the added responsibilities can cause more accidents.
These are some of the truck risks and some of the driver negligence that might lead to a collision:
- Distracted moving truck drivers
- Drowsy truck drivers
- Intoxicated moving truck drivers
- Reckless and speeding drivers
- Trucks with bald tires
- Trucks with worn brake pads
- Heavy loads
- Shifting loads
With Dolly, “Helpers” are supposed to provide their own trucks or vans and confirm that they are safe for the road. But this requirement likely isn’t checked as it should be. Drivers and Dolly are liable if a maintenance problem with a truck causes a terrible collision.
Contact a California Dolly Moving Truck Accident Attorney
Maison Law offers free consultations and case reviews to all California victims hurt by a moving truck driver.
There’s no obligation, but if you feel we can help you earn more, you don’t have to stress about how you’ll pay a lawyer. We don’t ask for any payment unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement check that Dolly and its insurers must write for you and your family.
Martin Gasparian, the founder of Maison Law, never wants to see traffic accident victims left without support because a business is allowed to avoid blame for its employees’ actions. Mr. Gasparian has over a decade of experience taking on giant companies and corporations and winning support for victims who need it most. Let us handle your case, file your claim, and demand a quick response and substantial support for what you’ve been through.
