Category: Truck Accident

When Can You Sue a Trucking Company in Connecticut?

Posted on 02/06/24

When you’re seriously hurt in a car crash, an insurance claim might not be sufficient to cover your medical expenses, lost time at work, and other financial burdens. Filing a lawsuit may provide a better route to compensation. Your first inclination might be to sue the other driver. However, drivers are only one of several


Ten Tips for Building a Successful Truck Accident Injury Claim

Posted on 10/30/23

There are many common causes of truck accidents, including road conditions, driver negligence, and federal trucking industry violations. To build a successful truck accident injury claim, your truck accident attorney will collect evidence to prove the truck driver or trucking company was negligent. Follow these ten tips for Connecticut truck accident victims to prepare for


Types of Compensation Available in Truck Accident Lawsuits

Posted on 10/06/23

Truck accident lawsuits are common in the truck industry as many separate parties could be partly liable for a truck accident. As a truck crash victim, you and your truck accident attorney must prove that the driver, the trucking company, or a defective part manufacturer was negligent in a truck accident. How Truck Accidents Happen


How Comparative Negligence Applies in Truck Accident Lawsuits

Posted on 10/02/23

Truck accidents often involve vehicles with considerable differences in weight and force, leading to severe injuries and even death for truck crash victims. Personal injury cases for truck accidents may be complex because of shared liability between multiple parties. How can a truck accident attorney help you navigate your claim after a truck crash? Seeking


How Truck Accidents Differ in Federal and Intrastate Cases

Posted on 08/11/23

Commercial truck accidents often involve complicated circumstances that make their cases trickier than normal. For example, trucks can either drive interstate or intrastate routes. Interstate trucking companies are not under the jurisdiction of one state, which means such cases may be tried in federal court instead of a state court.  Learn how truck accident cases


The Dangers of Distracted Driving Among Truckers

Posted on 08/07/23

Truck accidents can lead to severe injuries for vehicle occupants struck by an 80,000-pound truck and trailer. Unfortunately, truck driver distracted driving cases are common, particularly cases involving mobiles phone or other electronic devices. A 2021 study by Omnitracs demonstrates drivers who are in a collision are often more distracted than drivers who are not in a