Commercial truck claims can be much more difficult and much more complicated than a passenger car claim in the state of Florida. The reason is you’re dealing with a set of rules that the average driver has never experienced before that apply to commercial...
There are all kinds of rules that apply to trucks that don’t apply to passenger cars in the state of Florida and across the United States. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulates commercial vehicles and has specific rules for those vehicles....
Yes. If the truck driver’s negligent and causes you to become injured, the company he works for is responsible for his actions. Additionally, they might be responsible if they were unreasonable in the training or supervision of that driver. This is why...
In short, don’t. Trucking companies are generally sophisticated defendants and are well prepared to defend themselves against your claim. If you contact an attorney and he tells the trucking company that he represents you, that trucking company is no longer...
If you’re injured as a result of a truck accident, and the truck driver broke the traffic laws, that is per se negligence. In other words, negligence on its face. Another way to prove that the driver is responsible for your damages is if that driver failed to...
Generally, the statute of limitations in a truck accident case is four years. However, there are exceptions to that. I would not suggest waiting until almost the fourth year to file a lawsuit. Evidence will disappear very quickly. It’s important that you get an...
