Truck Accident Lawyer Palm Desert 92260

Driving on highways in California, such as the 10, 111 or 74 in Palm Desert, typically means driving alongside 18-wheelers and semi trucks. It can be stressful knowing you’re sharing the road with such large, heavy vehicles which can do so much damage in an accident. Unfortunately, accidents involving these trucks do happen and they lead to thousands of injured and killed Americans every year. Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers will stop at nothing to obtain the compensation that Palm Desert truck accident victims deserve for their injuries.

We handle cases involving Palm Desert truck accidents on a contingency fee basis, meaning that we don’t charge victims of truck accidents, including those who have suffered common truck accident injuries like traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, any fee until we recover compensation for them. If you are a truck accident victim, the only fee we will charge to handle your case is a percentage of any recovery we obtain for you.

If you’ve suffered injuries, including serious injuries, in a truck accident and can’t afford to have them treated, we can get you to doctors who will treat your injuries without charging you until your case is over. Doctors do that for our clients because they know when our clients’ cases end, they end up getting great results.

We have been handling truck accident claims since 1990. We have recovered over $400,000,00 on behalf of our clients. Our vast experience allows us to recover the maximum possible compensation for your trucking accident injuries.

Call us today if you or a loved one was injured or killed in a truck accident in Palm Desert. Our services will be free unless and until we obtain a financial recovery for your medical bills, lost wages, damaged vehicle and more.

Compensation Available In A Truck Accident Claim

If you have been injured in a commercial truck accident, our personal injury law firm can help you recover financial compensation for:

Medical Bills

Those injured in large truck accidents are often saddled with huge medical debts. If your passenger vehicle was struck by a large truck, you’re probably already owing money in medical bills, and you might owe future medical expenses if your injuries require future treatment. An experienced truck accident lawyer at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover compensation for past and future medical bills.

Lost Wages

Commercial truck accident claims often involve claims for lost wages. Your car accident involving a truck might have left you hurt too badly to work for a period of time. Your truck accident case might also involve you missing time from work to get injuries treated. We can help you recover any wages you were unable to earn due to your truck crash.

Loss Of Earning Capacity

Sometimes those who suffer catastrophic injuries in car accidents involving large trucks are left unable to ever work again, or unable to ever work again in the same field. If this applies to you, we can help you recover financial compensation for any loss or reduction of earning capacity caused by your large truck accident.

Property Damage

Severe injuries aren’t the only thing we can help you recover compensation for. Most truck accidents involve damage to other vehicles. We can help you recover compensation for the cost to repair or replace your vehicle after your auto accident involving a large truck.

Pain And Suffering

Truck accident litigation often involves plaintiffs seeking compensation for the physical pain and mental suffering they have experienced after trucking accidents. We can place an accurate value on the pain and suffering your truck accident caused you and help you recover fair, just compensation for it.

Wrongful Death

If you have lost a loved one to a truck accident, we can file a wrongful death claim on your behalf seeking compensation for your suffering and grieving. It will also seek compensation for your loved one’s:

• Pain and suffering
• Medical bills
• Funeral costs
• Burial costs

It will also seek compensation for the loss of your loved one’s:

• Love
• Companionship
• Household services
• Income

Punitive Damages

Not every truck accident lawsuit seeks punitive damages. However, punitive damages are sometimes sought when reckless conduct caused an accident, such as driving a truck while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. We may seek punitive damages on your behalf in order to maximize your financial recovery, punish a defendant and deter people from behaving similarly to the defendant in the future.

Why Truck Accidents Happen

Numerous accidents happen every day in California involving large trucks. Accidents involving trucks can be devastating since large trucks can weigh up to 30 times as much as a car. Occupants of smaller vehicles almost always end up being injured more severely than the truck driver in a truck accident. Large trucks can also be dangerous because they’re not exactly agile and easily maneuverable. Truckers must drive extremely cautiously because their heavy vehicles lack maneuverability or the ability to stop quickly.

Driving next to a large truck can be very stressful, but large trucks have to follow certain laws that are just for them. These laws are intended to prevent accidents and protect everyday drivers. Trucks must be regularly maintained and inspected and this is mandated by federal and state laws. California trucks have size and weight limits, as do their cargo. Truckers need to obey hourly driving limits and they need to carry special licenses.

Truck accidents are often the result of:

• Negligent truck companies
• Mistakes by truckers
• Inadequate maintenance
• Distracted truckers
• Truck driver fatigue
• Trailers that weigh too much
• Bad weather or road conditions
• Transporting hazardous cargo
• Loads which are unsecured or unsafe

Truckers and trucking companies have to follow special laws intended to protect the public, as noted above. However, strict delivery deadlines often lead to them ignoring those laws. These deadlines can cause truckers to drive while sleepy or take drugs to keep awake. Trucking companies can fail to perform maintenance on vehicles because they don’t have the time before a delivery deadline or because it is too expensive. Some trucking companies even employ truck drivers without a proper license because they’re willing to work for less money. The result of these actions is that over 100,000 injury truck accidents occur in a year in the United States.

California Trucking Laws

Drivers of trucks carrying passengers are allowed a maximum of 10 or 15 hours of driving per day after resting for eight consecutive hours. They are allowed to drive for a maximum of 60/70 hours in seven to eight straight driving days.

Drivers of trucks carrying property are allowed a maximum of 11 or 14 hours of driving per day after being off-duty for 10 consecutive hours. They are allowed to drive for a maximum of 60/70 hours in seven to eight straight driving days.

These laws are often broken in order to meet delivery deadlines.

Who Is Responsible For A Truck Accident – A Truck Driver Or Someone Else?

Truck accidents can be very complex and multiple people, vehicles and companies can end up being involved. Parties who can be held responsible for injuries in a truck accident include:

• Truck drivers
• Retailers of trucks
• Owners of trucks
• Manufacturers of defective products
• Truck repair companies
• Public entities responsible for maintaining roads

Truck drivers are not always the sole responsible party for injuries sustained in a truck accident. Our experienced truck accident attorneys know the ins and outs of identifying all potential liable parties in a truck accident to maximize the size of the financial recovery we obtain for our clients.

We typically obtain financial compensation in truck accident cases by proving that the truck accident was the result of somebody’s negligence. California law allows for us to obtain a financial recovery in the event our client’s injuries are caused by someone else’s negligence.

Can I Receive Compensation Even If I Was Partially At Fault For A Truck Accident?

You are still eligible for financial compensation for your truck accident injuries even if you were partly at fault for your truck accident. Pure comparative negligence applies in California, which means that even if a truck accident was 99 percent your fault, you can still recover compensation.

However, you should be aware that the damages you are awarded will be reduced by the percentage of fault that you are assigned for the accident. Thus, if you are found to be 20 percent at fault and suffered $100,000 in damages, your damages would be reduced by 20 percent, or $20,000, and you would be awarded $80,000.

Insurance companies will try to take advantage of the way this system works in California by attempting to shift as much fault as possible to you in order to minimize the amount of money they have to pay you. It’s vital for you to have experienced truck accident lawyers in Palm Desert by your side who can fight against insurance companies and their attempts to blame you for your accident.

Is There A Time Limit To File A Truck Accident Claim In Palm Desert?

You have a limited amount of time to file a claim if you have been injured in a truck accident in Palm Desert, Riverside County or the Coachella Valley. This time limit, in most circumstances, is two years from the date of your truck accident and is known as a statute of limitations.

However, important exceptions to this time limit exist in California. Probably the most important exception to the two year time limit is when a government entity is at fault for an accident. For example, your truck accident might have been partly or entirely caused by a dangerous roadway condition like a pothole or a malfunctioning traffic signal. In this case, a government entity like a city government or Caltrans may be at fault for the accident, and you would only have six months from the date of the accident to file a claim.

It’s important for you to call us today if you’ve been hurt in a truck accident. Truck accident claims can be very complex since multiple defendants are often involved. Because of the complexity of these claims, it can take quite a long time to thoroughly investigate a truck accident and put together a convincing truck accident case.

You should not expect the best possible results if you wait until the last minute to hire a lawyer. Calling us today gives us the most time possible to put together a strong, convincing truck accident case on your behalf and make sure that any and all paperwork is filed on time.

Palm Desert Truck Accident Lawyer

Our aggressive, experienced truck accident lawyers have been helping truck accident victims for three decades. We know, because of this experience, that trucking companies rely on their own lawyers, investigators and adjusters to analyze an accident and do whatever they can to reduce their liability. Ordinary people don’t have the resources to fight these companies’ vast resources. That’s where an experienced truck accident attorney comes into play.

You will have the resources to fight these companies if you obtain the services of Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers. We will deal with insurance companies so you don’t have to. This is important because insurance adjusters are trained to trick you into saying incriminating things which allow them to pay you less. We will handle all insurance company correspondence for you so you can concentrate on recovering from your injuries.

We will perform our own investigation of the accident so we can counter any erroneous claims made by the trucking company’s investigation. We will negotiate with the company’s insurance company and, if we have to, take them to court to make sure they pay you the financial compensation you deserve for your injuries. We can file a lawsuit against the trucking company if the trucker violated laws or if the truck was negligently maintained.

We are contingency lawyers so you will never owe us a penny for us to handle your truck accident injury claim. Call us today for a free consultation, complete the free “Do I Have A Claim?” case evaluation form, or text us from this page. You may be eligible for a financial recovery.