Special legal principles allow you to sue commercial trucking companies when their drivers cause crashes, but these only apply to truckers hired as “employees.” When drivers are independent owner-operators or work as independent contractors, how can you recover damages if you can’t sue the trucking company? Fortunately, truck drivers – like everyone else on the...
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Large 18-wheelers are extremely dangerous in accidents. Such collisions often cause severe injuries to multiple drivers, and it can take a long time to investigate the aftermath. An attorney can help you evaluate your damages and take legal action to get fair financial compensation from those responsible. To prove your claims in a lawsuit or...
Tired driving is one of the most common causes of accidents, especially when large commercial trucks are involved. However, proving that the driver was tired can be tricky. The goal is to prove that the driver was too fatigued at the time of the accident to drive safely. If we have evidence that the driver...
After a truck accident, you may have multiple parties you can sue. Different liability laws can make these cases complex, especially when the trucking company’s own mistakes contributed to the crash. Employers can typically be held responsible for accidents their employees cause while working. This lets you sue the trucking company for most truck accidents,...
You may sue for bad faith if your insurance unreasonably refuses to pay benefits owed in a valid claim in Nevada. Our attorneys require correspondence between you and the insurer, policy and claim documents, and other relevant records to sue successfully, all of which we can help gather. To sue, you must file your lawsuit...
Car accidents happen every day, and drivers might be seriously hurt, or worse. We need to gather as much information as possible about how the accident occurred to build a claim for damages, and we can start by reviewing the police report. Obtaining a copy of the report may be challenging, depending on the circumstances,...
Sometimes, preexisting conditions can blur the lines between the injuries and damages caused by a defendant and the injuries you were living with when your accident occurred. As such, we must be careful about how we separate the two and how your preexisting conditions affect your case. Certain preexisting conditions might make it harder to...
When you are hurt in a car accident, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and similar symptoms might cause long-term effects. While you can sue for physical injuries like broken bones, how does this work for PTSD and other mental effects? Generally, you can sue for any harm – physical, mental/emotional, or economic – related to your...