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INJURY LAW

Read a guide to the legal rights of the injured.

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Lieff Cabraser represents people injured in truck, car, SUV and other vehicle accidents. Click here to submit your case.

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Accidents Between Semi Trucks and Cars: Legal Help

The national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, provides legal counsel to the victims and families of those injured or killed in accidents with 18 wheeler or other large semi tractor trailer freight trucks.

Background: Trucking Industry Safety Violations and Big Rig Accidents

Even though 18 wheelers, semi trucks, tractor trailers, and other heavy trucks represent only 4% of passenger vehicles on the road today, nearly 12% of fatal auto accidents involving semi trucks.

Because big rig trucks are much larger and heavier than cars (80,000 lbs versus 3,000 lbs on average), they are more difficult to maneuver, take longer to stop, and have the ability to cause much greater damage than regular passenger vehicles in accidents. In accidents involving 18 wheeler trucks or tractor-trailers, 4,808 died and 86,245 more were injured in 2007, the most recent year with complete statistics. Read about the most common types of carrier vehicle safety violations.

Semi Truck Accident Lawsuits

In addition to holding manufacturers accountable for defective truck components, including defective brakes and defective tires, families of loved ones who have died and individuals who have been seriously injured in accidents with semi-trucks may be eligible for compensation from truck drivers who are insufficiently trained, negligent or operate their big rigs dangerously. In addition, motor carrier or freight company are responsible for ensuring the safety of their vehicles and the competence of their drivers.

Families of those who have died and individuals who have been seriously injured in accidents with semi-trucks have filed lawsuits against truck drivers and trucking companies for negligence. In many cases the motor carrier or freight company is responsible for ensuring the safety of their vehicles and the competence of their drivers.

Damages in these lawsuits have included general and compensatory damages for:

Wrongful death;
Past and future physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment;
Past and future medical, incidental and hospital expenses; and
Past and future loss of earnings and earning capacity.

Contact A Semi Truck Accident Attorney | Lawyer: Lieff Cabraser

Lieff Cabraser represents persons across America who have been injured or killed in SUV and other vehicle accidents. Please click here to contact a Lieff Cabraser attorney.

Alternatively, you may call Lieff Cabraser toll-free at 1-800 541-7358 and ask to speak to attorney Fabrice N. Vincent.

BIG RIG AND SEMI TRUCK SAFETY

OUR PROMISE TO YOU

Our lawyers have years of experience successfully representing clients in personal injury cases.
There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.
In death and serious injury cases, we are pleased to visit you where you live, at no cost, to discuss your legal rights and answer your questions.
We have retained automotive safety and medical experts nationwide to assist our clients with their claims.

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is a national plaintiffs' law firm of over 50 lawyers with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. Our attorneys are recognized for the successful prosecution of lawsuits involving deaths, personal injuries and property damage due to defective products, including dangerous and defective vehicles.

In 2007, in Mraz v. DaimlerChrysler, Lieff Cabraser attorneys, with local co-counsel, obtained the fourth-largest verdict in California for the year. At trial, plaintiffs showed that a defective transmission was responsible for making a Dodge Dakota pickup shift into reverse and run over Richard Mraz.

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