Truck Accident - Hiring a Lawyer

Consult an experienced Kentucky or Indiana truck accident lawyer at Woods and Woods if you have been involved in a serious accident involving a truck.

Traffic accidents involving trucks that hit passenger vehicles or motorcycles can cause catastrophic injuries. Unfortunately, a case involving a truck is not simply a big automobile accident. They are highly complex cases that involve a web of state, federal and, sometimes, international regulations that require a lawyer with extensive experience in this area.

Investigation of the truck accident:

Our lawyers are careful to investigate cases to ensure compliance by truck drivers and their companies with issues such as:

• Hours of service regulations

• Drug and alcohol testing

• Driver qualification files

• Hazardous materials transportation and safety

• Proper documentation

• Proper vehicle heights to prevent underride

• Proper placarding and markings

In investigating and reviewing your Kentucky or Indiana truck accident case, we also routinely retain accident construction engineers and trucking safety experts to assist us in evaluating and analyzing facts and data obtained.

Time is of the essence:

As time passes after your Kentucky or Indiana truck accident, evidence important to your case can begin to disappear. Hiring an experienced truck accident lawyer from Woods and Woods as soon as possible can ensure that:

• Key evidence is recovered. Driver logs must be kept for 6 months, but scale tickets, inspection records, etc. do not have to be kept; a lawyer’s immediate presence could be vital to uncovering these types of evidence.

• Immediate accident investigations are made. The truck’s insurance investigators will be at the accident scene within hours; your truck accident lawyer’s prompt investigation of the scene could improve the case.

• Evidence is collected and interviews are conducted immediately. As time passes, witnesses can be harder to locate, and their accounts could fade from memory.

• A detailed analysis of the applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations is conducted. This federal law governs the safe operation of these commercial vehicles, the violation of which is a factor in too many truck accidents.

The bottom line:

While most commercial carriers operate their heavy trucks in a responsible manner, we find that far too many accidents involving trucks regard compliance issues with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. As such, we believe it imperative that clients retain a lawyer who has wide knowledge of the laws and regulations that govern their safe operation. At Woods and Woods, we have the experience and expertise to handle these catastrophic Kentucky and Indiana truck injury accidents.

Without legal help from a personal injury law firm like Woods and Woods, you may have no idea of the real value of your Kentucky or Indiana truck accident claim. Moreover, the Insurance Research Council found that on average injured people who use a lawyer receive three and a half times more money than those who do not! (Source: Insurance Research Council 1999 study).

In addition, in most cases, the insurance adjuster from the truck’s insurance company is not on your side. His goal is to save the insurance company money by giving you as little as possible after your Kentucky or Indiana truck accident. Because of this, whether you choose our law firm to represent you or not, you need an experienced, tough truck accident lawyer on your side.

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Have you or someone you care about have been injured in a truck accident? Contact a Kentucky or Indiana truck accident lawyer at Woods and Woods. Our main office is located in Evansville, Indiana, but we also have an office in Owensboro, Kentucky, and we have successfully advocated for clients throughout southern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky, including Jasper, Vincennes, Madisonville and Henderson, KY. Complete a Free Online Consultation Form or call us at 812-426-7200 for an immediate and confidential evaluation of your case.