Truck Accident Claims – Liability
A seasoned attorney can help you determine who to hold accountable for your injuries. Although it seems cut and dry—the driver of the truck acted negligently, at least in most truck accident claims—it can also be the case that the employer who owns the truck or hired the driver is also responsible for your injuries. Identifying who to hold responsible is a big part of filing a successful truck accident claim. As another example, if there was a manufacturing defect that caused the truck’s braking system to malfunction, and that malfunction resulted in the collision that caused your injuries, then you may have grounds to sue the manufacturer of the braking system and others. Likewise, if the shipper overloaded the truck and that played a role in the wreck, there may be a liability on the part of the broker or shipper. The transport of goods and cargo in a tractor-trailer involves many different parties, and a thorough evaluation is required to determine where any fault may lie as to these parties.
Common Truck Accident Causes
There are dozens of reasons that truck accidents occur, although some are more common than others. Contributing circumstances to most truck accidents include:
- Disregarding yield, stop, or other traffic signs and road markings.
- Exceeding the posted speed limit or excessive speed for prevailing road conditions.
- Improper turning.
- Going the wrong way or crossing the centerline.
- Oversteering and overcorrecting.
- Improper passing.
- Failing to yield the right-of-way.
- Inattention to road conditions.
- Following too closely.
- Operating with defective equipment.
- Driving while drunk or on drugs.
- Driving while distracted.
- Driving while sleepy, tired, or fatigued.
- Mechanical malfunctioning or manufacturing defect.
No matter which factors solely or in combination result in a truck wreck, the results are never pretty. People are seriously injured and many die as a result of sustained truck accident injuries every day, both on North Carolina’s highways and bi-ways and across the country in every state.
Ready to File a Truck Accident Claim?
Recovering in the aftermath of a serious truck accident can be difficult, especially if you are the breadwinner for your family and bills are starting to stack up. In North Carolina, accident victims have a limited amount of time to file their claims and begin the damage collection process. Do not delay. Reach out for help with your truck accident claim now. Find out more about the seasoned, experienced help available from the Mooresville, NC truck accident attorneys with Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC. Contact us to see about a free consultation of your case by clicking here or calling us at 800-948-0577.
