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Truck Accident Lawyer

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Truck accidents share some similarities with car accidents in that they take place in traffic, and they involve motor vehicles. Otherwise, truck accidents have distinct characteristics, including the following:

The sheer size and momentum of an 18 wheeler usually means that there will be catastrophic injuries or fatalities in the other vehicle or vehicles.

Insurance issues can be complex, with the driver of the truck, the owner of the cabin of the truck and the owner of the trailer may well be three separate legal entities. In addition, whoever loaded the trailer may be called into question if the truck was overloaded or incorrectly loaded.

Truckers are often from other areas, passing through our state east to west or north to south. Tracking down all responsible parties can take time and effort.

A truck driver’s log is required to be made available for just a limited time. It is important for an attorney of a truck accident victim to request and review the driver’s log promptly. The driver’s log may reveal that the truck driver was sleepy or that the truck was not maintained according to schedule.

Whatever the causes and circumstances of a big rig crash, commercial truck accident or collision with a garbage truck, the injured or surviving family need aggressive advocacy by their own attorney. The trucking company and its insurers are likely to put their own legal counsel to work right away defending the case. The average person is no match for the aggressive in-house counsel or hired lawyers of legal entities who are responsible for the truck. You need your own attorney as soon as possible to increase the likelihood that you will be able to collect maximum available compensation.

Head Injury Attorney

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Brain injuries typically fall into two categories:

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) or other type of closed head injury caused by a blow to the head. This may happen when a person is struck by a baseball bat, falls on an icy surface, is struck by falling debris in a store or hits a windshield in a car accident.

Hypoxic brain injury caused by a shortage of oxygen to the brain. This may happen as a result of anesthesia errors during surgery; as a result of a medication error; as a result of suffocation or as a result of birth injury. In mild cases, the person appears normal after a recovery period. In severe cases, a person ends up in a “vegetative state.”

Although a person with a closed head injury may appear to recover and improve over time, people who are close to the victim (close friend and families, coworkers and neighbors) may notice lasting effects such as the following:

Lingering pain or discomfort

Migraine headaches

Personality changes

Difficulty concentrating, speaking or making decisions

Inability to work as before

Careful evaluation of a brain injury victim over time by neuropsychologists and other professionals may allow for a reasonable prognosis for determination of future needs.

 

Motorcycle Accident Attorney

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While motorcycles have the same legal right that cars and trucks to occupy space on city streets and highways, the similarity of circumstances ends there. The deck is stacked against motorcyclists in a number of ways:

A motorcycle is harder to control than a car is on streets with defects or hazards such as salt and on the road, potholes, rough surfaces due to construction and hazardous weather conditions.

The margin of error is not very great when a motorcycle traveling at a high speed encounters obstacles or cars driven by people who claim “not to see” the motorcycles.

A motorcyclist’s injuries are apt to be more serious than those of someone driving an automobile. Very few motorcyclists involved in crashes simply have a sprained ankle. Catastrophic injuries and fatalities are not uncommon in motorcycle crashes.

Some motorcyclists are well trained, well experienced and in good control of their vehicle as well as in charge in traffic. Others, for whatever reason, are more prone to accidents and mistakes. Baby boomers who see their years of freedom drawing to a close are trying to live out unfulfilled dreams in many cases — and for some, that means acquiring a motorcycle and learning to ride at a fairly advanced age.

While some insurers, judges and juries may seem to have a built-in bias against motorcyclists, our clients who ride motorcycles are well represented and do not seem to suffer ill effects of discrimination, in our experience.

However a motorcycle accident happens, a strong legal representation may be just as critical as the best medical care when it comes to the long-term recovery prospects.