Truck Accident Injuries

When a big rig trucker loses control on the highway, their vehicle’s speed and weight can produce a devastating impact. Even at slow speeds, a large truck can crush a smaller vehicle, breach its reinforced compartment, and cause catastrophic injuries.

Truck accident victims often deal with costly medical treatment, disabilities, and a lifetime of financial losses. If a negligent trucker has disrupted your life in this way, our Connecticut truck accident lawyer can protect your legal rights.

At Baber Law, we advise truck accident victims that they should never handle an injury claim on their own. As your legal advocate, our Connecticut truck accident lawyer can resolve critical claim-related issues while you rest and recover.

Steps to Take After a Truck Accident

After a truck accident, maintaining a clear mind and focusing on preserving evidence is crucial for your claim. If you’re injured and unable to take action, seek assistance from a bystander. We recommend:

• Call 911: This ensures first responders arrive and establishes an official police accident report, which is vital evidence for your case.

• Help Others and Exchange Information: Check on others involved, and collect contact, license, and insurance details from the other drivers.

• Document the Scene: If possible, use a phone to take photos and videos of vehicle damage, the scene, your injuries, and contact information from any witnesses.

• Seek Medical Attention: Go to the hospital immediately for medical attention. Keep all records and bills for evidence.

• Contact an Attorney: Call a truck accident lawyer as soon as possible, even from the accident scene, to get professional assistance.

What Can Our Law Firm Do For You?

We begin with a free consultation. Our lawyer discusses your accident with you and explains your legal options. When we establish a working relationship, we take immediate steps on your behalf:

• Protect your legal rights: We place responsible parties and their insurers on notice. We stop insurance adjusters from contacting you and request that they deal directly with our law firm. When a trucking company is self-insured, we establish contact with their claim administrators.

• Investigate your accident: We conduct a comprehensive investigation: driver and witness statements, site photographs, police and other formal reports, expert analysis, and additional relevant evidence.

• Evaluate your injuries: We obtain your medical records and bills. We conduct research to determine a fair value for your claim based on your injuries, recovery, disabilities, recent settlements, and similar court judgments.

When possible, we resolve our clients’ injury claims through negotiation. If the liability insurer doesn’t negotiate fairly, we may recommend litigation. Connecticut courts also support case resolution through Alternative Dispute Resolution processes such as Arbitration, Attorney Trial Referee, or Judicial ADR.

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Who is Responsible for Your Accident

A trucker is legally at fault when they cause an accident. However, multiple entities may share liability for the trucker’s actions:

• Employer: A trucking company is liable for accidents caused by its employees while on duty. Additionally, an employer may be held responsible for negligent hiring practices or inadequate supervision.

• Truck Owner: Trucking companies often lease their vehicles. If a truck is involved in an accident, its owner may be held partially responsible, particularly if there are no third-party insurance requirements, contract provisions, hold-harmless or indemnification agreements, or other arrangements to transfer liability.

• Trailer Owner: Liability can be further complicated when a separate company owns, loads, or attaches the trailer. Further liability complications may occur when the driver is hauling an empty trailer (deadheading) or on their way to pick up a trailer (bobtailing).

• Shipper: A pre-loaded trailer or flatbed, if improperly loaded by the shipper, can lead to accidents caused by shifting or flipping cargo. In such cases, the shipper bears responsibility for any resulting accidents.

• Maintenance Contractor: An independent maintenance contractor could be partially responsible if they caused an issue or failed to repair a problem that later contributed to an accident.

• Truck Manufacturer: If a manufacturing defect caused the trucker to lose control, the truck manufacturer may share liability.

Determining Fault For a Truck Accident

When we conclude our investigation, we evaluate the evidence and assess liability based on a negligence formula. The core of your case relies on proving four key factors:

• Duty Owed: Did the other driver have a duty to drive safely?
• Duty Breached: Did they fail to meet that duty (driving distracted, drunk, etc.)?
• Proximate Cause: Did their failure directly cause your accident?
• Damages: Did the accident cause your claimed injuries?

Under Connecticut’s Comparative Negligence statutes, if you contribute to your accident, your negligence percentage reduces your settlement. You may still recover compensation if you were less than 51% negligent.

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Common Truck Accident Causes

Most truck accidents are preventable. Common causes often include:

• Driver fatigue
• Drug use: prescription, recreational, illegal, over-the-counter
• Driver health issues
• Speeding
• Distracted driving
• Poorly trained or inexperienced drivers
• Lack of truck maintenance or equipment malfunction
• Improperly secured loads
• Poor road conditions

Types of Damages You Can Recover

When we settle or try a truck accident injury case, we seek economic damages and non-economic damages. In rare situations, we may win punitive damages:

• Economic Damages: These cover your current and projected future out-of-pocket costs for treatment, recovery, and rehabilitation. This includes medical bills, lost income, medications, and other expenses.

• Non-Economic Damages: These include your personal feelings about your injuries and how they affect your family relationships and lifestyle. We negotiate non-economic damages based on your pain, suffering, disfigurement, emotional issues, and permanent disabilities.

• Punitive Damages: In rare cases, a Connecticut jury may award punitive damages. These damages punish a defendant for reckless, intentional, and malicious acts.

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Statute of Limitations

If a trucker has injured you, you must take action quickly to protect your legal right to make a claim. Connecticut’s statute of limitations allows two years from the date of an accident to resolve your claim. If you don’t settle or file a lawsuit by this deadline, you lose your legal right to recover compensation.

This timeframe varies for minors. A child’s two-year statute of limitations begins running when they turn 18 years old.

At Baber Law, we take the appropriate steps to monitor our clients’ critical legal deadlines. Contact our truck accident lawyer to learn more about statutes of limitations and other issues related to your specific claim.

Our Contingency Fee Policy

We handle all injury claims on a contingency basis. We work hard for you, but we never charge you until we resolve your claim.

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Connecticut Truck Accident Lawyers

If someone injured you in a truck accident, contact Baber Law as soon as possible to schedule a free consultation. Attorney Nate Baber and our legal team can review your case, protect your rights, and work to settle your claim.

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