The accidents that large trucks can cause can, at best, be stressful and difficult to deal with. Unfortunately, they can also be traumatic or deadly. While there wouldn’t be any truck accidents in a perfect world, they are an unfortunate part of reality.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident, our truck accident lawyers in Santa Rosa at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers are here to provide free consultations. We can help you pursue financial compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, property damage, and more. We have been handling truck accident claims since 1990, having recovered over 0,000,000 for our clients.
If you’ve been injured in a trucking accident due to a common reason like truck driver fatigue, an overloaded truck or any other reason, an experienced truck accident attorney at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers will handle your case on a contingency fee basis, meaning you won’t be charged until and unless we recover compensation for you. That means no upfront fee or no out-of-pocket fees.
If you’ve been hurt in an accident involving a trucking company, an experienced truck accident lawyer at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can get you to doctors who will treat your injuries on a lien, which means no fees for medical treatment until your case is over.
Call us today for a free consultation if you or a loved one was injured or killed in a truck accident in Santa Rosa or Sonoma County. You can also text us from this page or fill out this page’s free case evaluation form. Remember: we don’t charge a fee to handle cases involving commercial truck accidents until and unless we recover compensation for you.
How Much Is My Truck Accident Case Worth?
California law allows those injured in truck accidents to recover financial compensation for their injuries from the party at fault for the accident. So, you may be wondering how much your truck accident case may be worth, especially if you have suffered large medical bills and missed a lot of time from work.
There is no single answer as to how much everyone’s truck accident case will be worth since the value of each individual case is different and depends on the circumstances of each individual case.
However, a lawyer can interview witnesses, gather evidence, figure out all the damages you can possibly recover, and take the steps necessary to obtain the most financial compensation possible for you.
Truck accident victims in Santa Rosa might be eligible to recover financial compensation for:
Medical Bills
California law entitles you to recover any necessary or reasonable costs relating to the treatment of your injuries from the at-fault party in a car accident involving a large truck. These costs may include the costs of hospital bills and ambulance fees, as well as the costs of ongoing care such as physical therapy or any procedures you might require during your healing process. A truck accident attorney at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover compensation for any past or future medical expenses related to your accident.
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Lost Income
A lot of victims of trucking accidents are injured so badly that it leaves them unable to go to work for an extended period of time. Luckily, you may be entitled to financial compensation for any lost wages that resulted from your truck accident.
If you can’t return to work even after recovering as much as you can from your injuries, you might also be entitled to compensation for loss of earning potential and loss of benefits.
Other Economic Damages
Any expenses incurred due to a truck accident can be recovered from the at-fault party in a truck accident. These recoverable expenses may include:
- Vehicle replacement
- Vehicle repair
- Home care costs
- Domestic help
- Alternative transportation
- Modifications to vehicles and homes
- Child care
Pain and Suffering
While pain and suffering can’t be objectively quantified, anyone who has been seriously injured is aware that the psychological effects that pain and suffering have on someone are just as debilitating as the financial costs resulting from the injury.
Lost Enjoyment of Life
Serious injuries can cause enjoying life as much as you used to before your injuries to be difficult. Depending on the severity and extent of your injuries, participating in your favorite hobbies or activities may become impossible. If this occurs, your truck accident claim may seek to recover compensation for lost enjoyment of life.
Punitive Damages
Punitive damages are awarded in some truck accident cases. These damages are awarded when the at-fault party acted with deliberate or willful disregard for others’ rights or acted while knowing that their actions would likely injure someone.
Determining Truck Accident Liability – Is The Truck Driver At Fault? Someone Else?
Prevention of tragic truck accidents could be achieved by emphasizing better manufacturing, more stringent regulations, and a tighter focus on truck safety.
For example, a lot of pro truck drivers are pressured to meet stringent deadlines when making their deliveries. The result of this can be fatigued drivers who drive recklessly and carelessly. This is very dangerous since their trucks can way over 20 times as much as the vehicles around them on the road.
A truck driver isn’t always to blame for truck accidents, though. Truck accidents are sometimes caused by trucking companies who fail to routinely inspect their vehicles or fail to provide adequate, regular maintenance of their trucks. Some trucks on the road have badly working lights, tires that just aren’t adequate, or defective brakes.
All these factors make the roads of Santa Rosa more dangerous. Your Santa Rosa truck accident lawyer can investigate the circumstances surrounding your accident to determine any and all liable parties.
Many parties can be held responsible for truck accidents, as California law states that anyone whose negligence contributes to truck accidents can be held financially liable for any injuries which result, including those who directly contribute to accidents, such as truck drivers, as well as those who indirectly contribute to accidents.
For example, trucking companies can be held liable when a crash is caused by them negligently supervising, training or hiring a driver.
Other parties who can be held liable for truck accidents include:
- Those driving other vehicles, even when they’re not physically involved in a collision. For example, if a driver cuts off a truck, causing the truck to hit the brakes, causing a collision, the driver who cut off the truck could be held liable even if they were not physically involved in the collision.
- Companies who sell, build or design defective equipment or vehicles.
- The employers of negligent parties, when the parties are working when the accident occurs.
- Government agencies, when accidents are caused by dangerous roadway design or conditions.
This list is not exhaustive. Our lawyers will thoroughly investigate your accident to determine its cause. When we determine the cause, we’ll be able to identify all parties who can be held liable for your accident.
Common Injuries Seen in Truck Accidents
Accidents involving large trucks can be brutal for those in smaller vehicles. Passenger vehicles that collide with other passenger vehicles are likely to see far different outcomes than passenger vehicles that collide with large trucks.
Some people who are involved in truck accidents may be lucky enough to walk away from the accident with just bruises and scrapes. However, accidents involving large trucks frequently lead to severe injuries or even deaths.
Some common injuries seen in truck accidents are:
- Spinal cord injury
- Traumatic brain injury
- Back injury
- Neck injury
- Fractured bones
- Burn injury
- Wrongful death
If you or someone you love has been injured in a truck accident in Santa Rosa, find out how we can protect your legal rights and obtain the largest possible financial recovery for you.
How Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers Can Help You
The Santa Rosa personal injury law firm of Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can assist you in recovering from your injuries, both physically and financially.
Not only can we obtain for you the most money possible for your medical bills, pain, suffering, lost wages, and more, but we can also get you to the best doctors in Sonoma County on a lien, meaning you won’t owe them anything until your case is over.
Insurance companies won’t pay you what you deserve if you don’t have a lawyer. They’ll offer you a fraction of what you deserve and dare you to sue them over it, knowing you can’t successfully sue them over it without a lawyer. With us by your side, however, insurance companies will know you mean business.
Truck Drivers Must Follow The Rules
Commercial trucks like big rigs, semi-trucks, tractor-trailers and 18-wheelers are very heavy – they can weigh as much as 20 times the weight of the average passenger vehicle. Because of this, they generate incredible forces in collisions, so their drivers carry a very high level of liability and responsibility.
Every truck driver needs to obey federal regulations in order to ensure the safety of everyone on our roads.
Every commercial truck driver must observe many federal regulations, including:
- Being over the age of 21
- Demonstrating the ability to safely drive a truck
- Not drinking alcohol for four hours before driving
- Not driving while having a 0.04 percent blood alcohol content or higher
- Scheduling reasonable unloading times
- Not logging too many hours
- Taking regular, scheduled rest breaks
- Exercising extra caution, or stopping driving altogether, when the weather is dangerous
Unfortunately, many drivers of commercial trucks ignore regulations such as these for the sake of efficiency. In addition, many trucking companies pressure drivers to ignore regulations such as these to maximize profits. When truck accidents are the result of truck drivers ignoring regulations, those who are injured deserve to be able to recover compensation for their injuries in a lawsuit.
At Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers, our truck accident attorneys know what’s necessary to obtain maximum compensation for our clients. Allow us to assist you in navigating through your case.
Truck Driving Violations And Mistakes
Every commercial truck driver needs to be trained thoroughly and obtain a proper license before they operate a commercial vehicle. Even with licensing and training, though, drivers of commercial trucks will sometimes make a mistake which can have serious consequences. Common violations and mistakes that truck drivers make include:
- Driving too fast. Speeding is often the result of employers pressuring truck drivers to make unreasonable, unsafe delivery deadlines and goals.
- Driving trucks in dangerous weather. Truck drivers and companies have a responsibility to pull over or delay trips when driving a truck is unsafe due to the weather.
- A big problem in the truck driving industry is drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Driving while intoxicated often leads to fatal injuries and catastrophic accidents.
- Rear-end truck accidents often occur when truck drivers drive too close to the vehicle in front of them – especially when speeding is involved. Large commercial trucks aren’t able to stop quickly or maneuver around vehicles suddenly, so they need to make sure they’re a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
- It’s always dangerous to drive aggressively, but it’s especially dangerous when you’re driving the largest type of vehicle – a commercial truck. Following vehicles too closely, negligently passing vehicles, running red lights, erratic lane changes, erratic weaving and speeding are all examples of reckless or aggressive driving.
- One increasing problem is distracted driving. This is especially the case in terms of truck drivers who drive alone for hours every day. Common distractions include eating, watching movies, talking on the phone, reading or responding to emails and texting.
When a truck driver’s negligence causes you to be injured, you deserve compensation for your injuries. Call us today so we can help you recover that compensation.
Is There A Time Limit To File A Truck Accident Injury Claim In Santa Rosa?
Yes. That time limit is typically two years from the date of the truck accident. This time limit is called a statute of limitations and failure to abide by the time limit can forever bar you from recovering compensation.
However, there are exceptions to this time limit, and some of them can actually shorten the time limit rather than extending it. One notable exception is when a government entity is partially or wholly responsible for a truck accident, such as when a truck accident is caused by a dangerous roadway condition. When government entities are liable for a truck accident, you only have six months from the date of the accident to file a claim.
Because these time limits exist, it’s important for you to call us today if you’ve been injured in a truck accident. You probably shouldn’t expect the best possible results if you wait until the last possible second to hire a lawyer – it can take a long time to put together a convincing truck accident case. Gathering evidence and hiring experts takes time. Calling us today gives you the best chance possible for you to recover as much compensation as possible, as it gives us as much time as possible to build a strong case for you, gather evidence and make sure any and all paperwork is filed on time.
Let Us Maximize Your Financial Compensation
There are a lot of regulations in the trucking industry. At Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers, we firmly understand all of the regulations applying to commercial trucks. When these regulations are ignored, the result can be life-threatening accidents.
If you or a loved one got injured in a truck accident, you need a lawyer with a thorough understanding of truck accident cases to protect your legal rights.
The right truck accident attorney will assist you in pursuing maximum financial compensation which will cover your immediate financial needs as well as any long-term needs you may have.
This is Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers’s focus. We have assisted thousands of clients in recovering the maximum possible compensation for their suffered damages. We have a commitment to assisting you in rebuilding your life.
We establish the fair, full value of your present, future and past losses and damages by collaborating with multiple expert witnesses, such as:
- Life planning experts
- Accident scene reconstructionists
- Trucking industry experts
- Medical experts
- Economists
Call us today for a free consultation in order to learn about how we can assist you in obtaining the financial compensation you’re entitled to under California law.
Santa Rosa Truck Accident Lawyer
Contact us today for a free consultation. Thankfully, the Santa Rosa truck accident attorneys at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers offer contingency fee representation and free consultations, so you won’t owe us anything unless we win your case. The only fee we charge is a percentage of your recovery.
