Maison Law represents the victims of Turlock truck accidents. Our personal injury lawyers aggressively seek compensation for our clients from the truck driver’s insurer and the driver’s employer.
Please contact us after an accident caused by a truck driver’s recklessness.
We provide a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims.
It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold trucking companies fully responsible for recovery costs.
Turlock Truck Accident Injury Claims Process
STEP 1
Call Us For A Free Consulation
Call us 24/7 with No Obligations
STEP 2
Describe Your Accident Details
We will then discuss your legal options and decide whether to move your case forward.
STEP 3
Retain Maison Law w/ No Upfront Fees
We work on contingency. No attorney fees unless you win your case.
STEP 4
Receive Your Compensation
We will fight for you to earn the highest possible payout for your damages.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Truck Accident?
If you are struck by a truck and suffer serious injuries, you should speak to a skilled lawyer about your options. Injuries caused by a heavy semi-truck or farm truck impact are often very serious, resulting in broken bones, head injuries, and neck and back damage.
The long recovery times and the medical care costs often leave commercial truck insurance companies looking for ways to avoid liability. Trucking companies and insurance adjusters can try to blame you for an accident that wasn’t your fault. They may also try to downplay the injuries you’ve suffered.
Your Turlock truck accident lawyer protects you from these tactics. And if a trucking company is also liable for your injuries, your Maison Law representatives are not afraid to stand up to local businesses and major corporations like Amazon. We want to make sure your current medical bills and any care you might need in the future are fully covered.
Hazards from Large Trucks on Turlock Roads
No matter how careful a driver you are one of these big rigs could end up causing you to get in an accident. And as you’d expect, the outcomes are much worse for anyone in a passenger vehicle during these collisions. People are hurt every month as truck drivers speed up and down Highway 99 and along busy streets like Geer Road.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that in 2022 there were 5,936 people killed in traffic crashes involving large trucks in the U.S. That tragic number was up two percent from 2021. According to their data, seventy percent of the people killed in large truck accidents were the occupants of the other vehicles involved.
You could be the victim in a collision between a car or SUV and a big truck. You might find yourself with serious injuries, unable to go to work, and looking at a lengthy recovery. A complete change in your lifestyle may happen because of a careless decision by a truck driver.
In these cases, you’ll want to contact a Turlock Truck Accident Lawyer. The attorneys at Maison Law can help you gather details on the driver who caused your accident and the company he or she works for. These details will help you gather evidence for a claim against all the parties who are liable in your accident. This is how you’ll get the help you’ll need to pay for your recovery.
Common Causes of Large Truck Accidents
The trucks you’ll encounter on the roads can be big-rigs or dump trucks, or box trucks or trucks used on a farm, etc.
A collision with one can leave you or a family member seriously injured and the accidents can even prove fatal.
Victims and families will likely want to seek help in paying for their damages and losses. In order to obtain that compensation, they are required to prove that a person or entity was careless and negligent and caused the crash.
Here are some of the common causes of crashes involving 18-wheelers and other large trucks:
- Distracted Drivers: Long hours behind the wheel can become monotonous. That can tempt a driver to use a mobile device to talk, text, play games, or even watch a television show.
- Excessive Speed: When a large truck is exceeding the speed limit, it takes even longer to come to a complete stop. Stopping can be even harder when the weather plays a role.
- Fatigued or Drowsy Driving: Strict federal hours of service rules are in place. Truck drivers can only be behind the wheel for 11 hours. These rules help prevent driver fatigue and allow drivers to get sufficient rest.
- Maintenance Issues: This is most often seen in the context of tires and brakes. We’ve all seen the debris on roadways, proof of the problem.
- Driving Under the Influence: Alcohol and drugs cause poor judgment, affect reaction time, and affect depth perception. No one who has consumed alcohol and/or drugs should be on the road.
- Overloading or Improper Loading: Overloading can cause tire blowouts and cause brakes to wear and fail. Improperly loaded cargo can affect the trailer’s center of gravity, making it unstable.
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Who Is to Blame After Stanislaus County Truck Accident?
Your Maison Law attorney will identify every party that could be liable for your truck accident injuries. This is an important step because the more guilty parties you can file claims against the better chance you’ll have of getting all of your hospital bills covered and your other damages compensated.
Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for a truck driver’s personal commercial truck insurance to have low coverage limits. This means that once the insurance money is exhausted whatever bills remain will have to be paid out of your pocket. Holding the driver’s employer liable as well gives you access to a commercial liability policy that may come with much higher limits.
These are just a few of the potential defendants that may be forced to support you through recovery:
- Independent Driver – Drivers may work for themselves. They’ll have commercial insurance you’ll hope to draw from.
- Local Trucking Company– Drivers may be working for a local delivery or shipping company that provides some insurance. These companies may also face liability if poor maintenance and upkeep of their trucks and tires contribute to an accident.
- Large Corporations – These national companies, like Walmart or Foster Farms may have their own network of trucks and drivers. It may be the same for local ranches, orchards, and other agricultural companies. They’ll have to carry big insurance policies for employees in case of a collision. Delivery companies like Amazon or FedEx usually back their drivers with large insurance policies. 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 pay into your recovery.
What is the Typical Amount of Compensation for a Truck Accident?
It is difficult to estimate what you might receive in a truck accident settlement check. Every case and injury is different. It will depend largely on how serious your injury is and how long it takes you to recover. This factors into how many pay periods you’ll miss at work and other important details.
Your attorney fights to earn you the maximum in support available for what you’ve been through. That level of support can depend on these and other factors:
- Medical expenses, including medical procedures, medical equipment, ambulance rides, physical therapy, and ongoing treatment
- Lost wages and earning capacity
- Out-of-pocket care such as transportation to and from treatment, childcare, and at-home assistance if you are unable to perform your regular duties
- Property damage
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Pain and suffering support, which covers the mental stress and trauma you’ve endured as a result of the accident
- Permanent disfigurement or scarring
Frequently Asked Questions After Turlock Truck Accidents...
Yes. Close family members are encouraged to file a wrongful death claim to get help with funeral expenses and leftover medical bills. They must also receive help in replacing the income the deceased can no longer provide for a spouse and children in the future.
You can still afford the protection of a Maison Law attorney. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the insurance settlement check a trucking company must pay you.
In California, if you are injured in a truck accident, you have two years to file your lawsuit. This starts from the date of the injury (which is usually the accident date) and if you miss that deadline, it could mean that you forfeit your right to get compensation for your injuries.
Contact a Turlock Truck Accident Attorney
Contact Maison Law to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with an actual Turlock truck accident lawyer. Your consultation is confidential. It’s a no-risk way to find out what you’ll need to fully recover and what you should be demanding from a trucking company.
We want to hear what happened to you. We’re going to answer your questions and make sure you are fully aware of every benefit available before an insurance company tries to convince you your case is worth nothing.
A truck driver and the company the driver works for should be fully responsible for your hardships.
