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 & Cohen are here to provide free consultations. We can help you pursue financial compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, property damage, and more.
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.
Those who are injured in truck accidents 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 truck accident. 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.
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Lost Income
A lot of victims of truck 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
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.
Truck drivers aren’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.
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 & Cohen Can Help You
The Santa Rosa personal injury law firm of Nadrich & Cohen 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.
Contact Our Santa Rosa Truck Accident Attorneys Today
Contact us today for a free consultation. Thankfully, the Santa Rosa truck accident attorneys at Nadrich & Cohen 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.
