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Truck Accidents can leave victims with severe injuries, non-stop medical appointments, and time away from their jobs. The pain is real and bills are piling up.
When a negligent driver or trucking company is responsible for causing your injuries, you have the right to sue.
A Teaneck truck accident lawyer from the O’Cathain Law Group can guide you through this process with skill and dedication. Our personal injury law attorneys represent injured clients in claims against negligent drivers, trucking companies, and other liable parties. We are accessible, compassionate, and relentless advocates, ensuring you have the support you need at every stage of your case.
If you have been injured in a truck accident, reach out today to learn how we can help you pursue justice and the compensation you deserve.
The lawsuit is filed against the careless truck driver, the driver’s company, and the owner of the truck. If the truck was pulling a trailer, the company of the trailer might get sued too. That can bring in more insurance coverage which is good news for you.
The truck driver and trucking company are liable when the driver is careless. Lots of times these drivers violate the state’s Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations. Those regulations are there to protect innocent drivers like you.
This is a list of why truck drivers cause crashes:
These crashes happen quickly and with little warning. A personal injury law lawyer skilled at handling heavy-duty truck accidents in Teaneck will review the available facts and evidence. The lawyer will listen to you, read the police report, and look at photos of the damage. The lawyer will then know if the case is worth signing up. During the lawsuit, your lawyer can also get his hands on other things like video footage and black box data from the truck.
Most truck drivers are working for a big trucking company when they cause the crash. The trucking company can be liable under the state’s vicarious liability rule for negligence and wrongful acts of their truck drivers that cause injury to others while in the course of their employment.
After an initial consultation, investigation, and getting signed up with the lawyer, the next step in a truck accident case is filing a civil lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court.
It is very important for you to know that a lot of trucking cases need to be litigated in federal court when the truck driver and company are based out of a different state. Make sure your trucking lawyer knows how to litigate in federal court and doesn’t pass the case to some other lawyer when it ends up in federal court.
At O’Cathain Law Group Personal Injury Law Department, we prepare the court filings, name the party or parties with possible liability, explain how their wrongdoing caused the truck accident, and claim damages for your injury.
In New Jersey, the deadline to file a personal injury lawsuit after a truck accident is two years from the date of its occurrence under New Jersey Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.) 2A:14-2.
The types of damages commonly claimed for injuries in a truck accident case may include those for medical care costs, lost wages or earning ability, and overall pain and suffering.
Every case is different, and the compensation recovered by an attorney against a negligent truck driver, or their employer, in Teaneck will depend on your damages. That is why you need an attorney who knows you and your case. If the lawyer treats you like another number, that lawyer won’t know real number your case is worth.
An injury from a truck accident can have a serious and detrimental impact on your life and that of your loved ones. Working with an experienced and compassionate Teaneck truck accident lawyer can give you the confidence you need to get the compensation you deserve. Contact us at O’Cathain Law Group Personal Injury Law Department today to schedule a free trucking case evaluation.