TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY IN DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
We refer to collisions with trucks as a crash because of the severity of the impact. The weight of trucks traveling on a road or freeway has many times the amount of force as a sedan or SUV.
WHY TRUCK ACCIDENTS CAUSE CATASTROPHIC INJURIES
Commercial trucks can weigh up to 80,000 pounds when fully loaded. When an 80,000 pound fully loaded semi truck is barreling down the freeway, it only takes a slight hit to cause serious injuries or death. A tremendous amount of force is transferred when a truck gets into a crash, resulting in a catastrophic impact. Collisions involving tractor-trailers frequently result in catastrophic or fatal injuries to occupants of passenger vehicles because of their enormous weight, extended stopping distance, and elevated ride height
Commercial trucks generate catastrophic collision forces even at moderate speeds because of their massive commercial vehicle weight and stopping distance. Victims of truck crashes often suffer traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, crush injuries, orthopedic injuries, paralysis, severe scarring, chronic pain, or wrongful death. Even collisions occurring at moderate speeds can permanently alter a victim’s life because of the crushing impact forces.
Truck accident litigation is substantially more complex than ordinary automobile cases because multiple parties may share responsibility, including the truck driver, trucking company, maintenance contractors, brokers, shippers, cargo loaders, and commercial insurers
TRUCKING REGULATIONS AND LIABILITY
Truck drivers are held to a higher standard of care than typical drivers because they are professional drivers. Commercial trucking companies and drivers must comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations regarding hours of service, inspection requirements, cargo securement, driver qualifications, maintenance, and electronic logging devices. Violations of these regulations can establish negligence and liability.
Further, distracted truck drivers looking for videos on their phones creates nightmarish crashes. We have had significant success in trucking accident cases.
COMMON CAUSES OF TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Truck accidents are frequently caused by violations of government safety regulations, negligent driving, or inadequate fleet maintenance. Common causes of commercial truck crashes include: • Driver fatigue and hours-of-service violations
Distracted driving (texting or looking at videos on their phone)
Speeding or unsafe lane changes
Improperly secured cargo
Brake failures and poor maintenance
Tire blowouts • Driving under the influence
Inadequate driver training • Overloaded trailers
Failure to inspect commercial vehicles
Blind spot collisions • Jackknife accidents
Underride collisions
Our attorneys aggressively investigate the underlying cause of each truck accident to identify every liable party and maximize financial recovery.
YOU NEED AN EXPERIENCED LITIGATOR TO HELP RECOVER
When commercial trucks get into accidents, serious injuries often result because of the force transferred. We can help whether it is a semi truck, a garbage truck, a bus, an earth-moving machine or other commercial vehicle. Experience with serious truck accidents allows us to guide you to receive the best medical treatment and not to settle short while you are still suffering. You need an experienced catastrophic truck accident attorney to assist you in recovery.
Trucking cases require immediate investigation because critical evidence may be lost or destroyed, including black box data, event data recorder, dash camera footage, GPS tracking, electronic logging device (ELD), driver logs, inspection reports, maintenance records, and GPS data.
WE HANDLE TRUCK ACCIDENTS
One of our clients was seriously injured when a semi truck caused a pit maneuver, which made our client’s car spin several times and go across all lanes of the freeway. Our litigation skills maximized their recovery when other attorneys turned away their case.
Another client was run off the road and forced onto the sidewalk when a semi truck changed lanes without looking. We successfully litigated the matter against the trucking defendants and secured a substantial six-figure recovery for our client.
We also litigated a nearly tragic crash when the front wheels of a semi landed in our client’s back seat, crushing the roof and leaving him disfigured. This resulted in serious, life changing injuries to our client, which we guided to the best possible treatment for recovery.
We also represent families who have lost loved ones in fatal truck accidents and wrongful death cases involving tractor-trailers, commercial vehicles, buses, dump trucks, and delivery trucks.
You can rely upon Orloff & Associates whether you were involved in a jackknife accident, tire blowouts, lane-change collisions, rollover crashes, rear-end truck collisions, or cargo spill accidents.
WHY CHOOSE OUR TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS
You can rely upon ORLOFF & ASSOCIATES to understand the gravity of your accident and the seriousness of your injuries. Paul Orloff will fight aggressively to recover from all sources and liable parties so that you can receive ample compensation for your injuries. Attorney Paul Orloff prioritizes his relationship with his clients, getting to know them on a personal level and ensuring good communication throughout the course of their case and beyond.
Trucking companies and their insurers aggressively defend catastrophic injury claims, immediately deploying investigators after serious collisions. Orloff & Associates has the litigation experience necessary to pursue complex truck accident cases involving corporate defendants, commercial insurance policies, accident reconstruction experts, FMCSA violations, and substantial damages claims. Orloff & Associates acts quickly to preserve evidence, retain accident reconstruction experts, inspect commercial vehicles, and pursue all liable parties. Rapid investigation and response is often key to maximizing recovery.
Our Big Rig truck accident attorneys have the experience, skill and resources necessary to thoroughly investigate any personal injury case and achieve the best possible outcome for our clients. We have helped a variety of clients in numerous truck accidents who suffered from brain injuries, broken noses, spinal cord injuries, keloid scars, long term pain management and more. If you or a loved one have suffered a serious injury, our attorneys in Downey, CA can help secure compensation for medical treatment, lost wages, pain and suffering and other losses you may have incurred.
CONTACT A TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY TODAY
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a truck accident, contact Orloff & Associates immediately. Critical trucking evidence can disappear quickly. We offer free consultations and represent clients on a contingency fee basis. We handle truck accidents on a contingency fee basis meaning that we do not charge any money up front and are paid only if we recover. We represent victims injured in Southeast Los Angeles, on the 5 Freeway, 605 Freeway, 710 Freeway, 91 Freeway, Interstate 10, Inland Empire and other major Southern California trucking corridors.
Injured in a truck accident in Los Angeles or Southern California? Orloff & Associates handles semi truck, commercial vehicle, and catastrophic injury cases involving serious injuries and wrongful death. Free consultation.