Maison Law represents Turlock victims hurt in accidents involving Amazon vans. Our personal injury lawyers immediately go to work to hold Amazon fully liable. We make sure victims can get the best medical care available without having to worry about the cost. Please contact us after an accident caused by a delivery driver. 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 Amazon fully responsible for recovery costs.
Should I Call a Lawyer After an Accident with an Amazon Van?
After a collision caused by an Amazon driver, the severity of your injuries will determine if you’ll need the help of a lawyer to protect your future.
If a crash only results in property damage and very minor injuries, you can likely file your claim on your own and receive fair compensation. But if you suffer a serious injury like a fractured wrist or a brain injury, it’s a good idea to at least talk to a skilled Turlock Truck Accident Lawyer.
Amazon and its corporate lawyers can try to blame you for an accident or downplay your injuries to avoid having to reimburse you for growing hospital bills. They try hard to avoid liability when injuries go beyond a few bumps and bruises and when medical care will be expensive. Your lawyer puts a stop to these shady business practices and demands the most possible for your injuries for as long as necessary.
Amazon Van Hazards for Turlock Motorists
Local drivers are probably not shocked when they encounter large, fast-moving blue vans taking up more than one lane on Highway 99. But Amazon drivers are at their most dangerous when they are carelessly driving through Turlock neighborhoods, looking at a computer, and traveling too fast, while out on delivery.
They can put pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists, and even playing children at risk when they don’t pay proper attention to the road.
These are just a few of the reasons Amazon vans end up involved in major accidents:
- Speeding to meet delivery deadlines
- Distracted driving while looking at a cell phone or a GPS unit to determine where they should head next
- Drowsy and exhausted drivers who don’t get enough breaks
- Truck failure due to a lack of maintenance on Amazon delivery vehicles
- Amazon employees working while impaired by alcohol or drugs
Will Amazon Help Me If One of Their Drivers Causes an Accident?
Amazon drivers and Amazon Flex contract drivers are protected by a fairly large commercial truck insurance policy. Amazon coverage has a cap of one million dollars. That money is available to victims of accidents caused by delivery drivers.
It’s a nice cushion for injured victims to rely on, but Amazon doesn’t usually hand out compensation the first time an accident claim comes in. They have lawyers and insurance adjusters all paid to try to limit what victims and their families receive by questioning the facts of the case.
Your lawyer would be gathering evidence like witness testimony and surveillance video in some cases to clearly show who was at fault. That way corporate lawyers can’t get away with trying to pin the blame on someone other than the delivery driver.
Your lawyer can also question other Amazon policies in order to show just how much danger they knowingly put Turlock drivers in.
- Questioning Amazon’s method of hiring safe (and sometimes unsafe) drivers
- Questioning Amazon’s training efforts to make sure drivers are safe
- Questioning Amazon’s work requirements that might force drivers to make reckless decisions
- Questioning Amazon’s maintenance of their trucks if a malfunction or breakdown causes a crash
When a truck part failure or design flaw causes a collision, the van manufacturers could also be found liable. Your Maison Law attorney would demand compensation from the van maker on your behalf.
During busy times like Christmas, Amazon may even turn to other contract workers to deliver packages. They might not be covered by Amazon’s insurance. A local trucking company or an individual in a car would be covered by their own accident insurance, but that policy may provide coverage that has much lower limits than Amazon’s coverage. Your lawyer would work to hold every at-fault party liable and even Amazon if possible. This would give you a better chance of paying all of your medical bills.
Compensation Available for Amazon Accident Victims
Your lawyer will demand full compensation for every hardship you and your close family members have been through.
Your lawyer will ask for support for factors you may not have known could earn you compensation on an Amazon accident settlement check:
- The totals for your hospital care and physical therapy expenses.
- The estimated costs for care in the years to come if you suffer a long-term injury or a permanent physical disability.
- Travel costs while making doctor’s appointments and going to see specialists. This includes the cost of shuttle services if you can’t be on your feet or drive.
- Non-economic damages such as the physical pain and emotional distress you endure. This includes depression and anxiety and a loss of enjoyment of life due to your injuries.
- Past and future lost income while you must miss work. Estimates on your lost earning capacity if you have a permanent disability.
- Money for property damage and car repairs or replacement.
- Wrongful Death Support. Families can file a wrongful death claim against Amazon if a loved one is lost in a collision with a van. Close relatives could seek money to pay burial costs and remaining hospital bills. They should also receive help in the future when the loved one won’t be able to provide financial support to a spouse and children.
Contact a Turlock Amazon Van Accident Lawyer
If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one due to a careless Amazon driver’s actions, contact Maison Law for a free accident consultation. Insurance companies for Amazon aren’t required to inform you of every benefit available to victims. Avoid talking to Amazon before you know what your case is really worth.
Maison law helps make sure everyday people aren’t taken advantage of by corporate lawyers and insurance adjusters. We aren’t afraid to stand up to a major corporation like Amazon to make sure our clients have everything they need to make a full physical and financial recovery.
If you need our help with your case, you don’t have to worry about finding the money to hire us. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you and your family. Then our fee comes out for the settlement money Amazon must pay you.
