Truck Accidents

Semi-Trucks Can Be Seen on Roads Across Massachusetts

These trucks can cause dangerous crashes with other vehicles. You however would likely have to deal with a major injury, costly hospital expenses, and a severely damaged car after a semi-truck accident. Worsening damage, such as traumatic brain injuries and spinal injuries, and even wrongful death, can be the consequences.

Victims may be left confused, frightened, and traumatized in the wake of a semi-truck accident. If you or your loved one is a victim of a semi-truck accident, the semi-truck accident lawyers at the Law Offices of Matthew M. Foti in Massachusetts will help you recover the compensation you deserve and advise you on the appropriate course of action for your case.

How Are Truck Accidents Different From Car Accidents?

Commercial vehicles are strictly regulated in Massachusetts. The trucking industry is regulated by a complex system of state and federal laws and regulations, enforcing anything from who can operate a commercial motor vehicle to how long a trucker can be on the road without taking a break. As a practice, any claim for a collision with a truck necessarily involves an investigation into whether any of these rules have been violated.

Furthermore, truck accident cases often include more than just the driver at fault and his insurance provider. Usually, truck drivers are employed by trucking companies. Employers may also be held liable for their employees’ negligence, so a lawsuit against the trucker, their employer, and probably other parties may be lodged.

Truck accidents often tend to cause injuries that are more severe or even fatal. It is crucial to contact our personal injury lawyer with experience managing truck accidents to maximize the chance of recovery for the maximum amount of losses in such types of cases.

Common Causes of Semi-Truck Accidents in Massachusetts

Truck accidents need a great deal of evidence and expert opinion, much as car accident claims.

We will check for any signs that one of these factors led to your crash as we examine your case. To act immediately and gather the facts and witness statements needed to build your case, you can count on our team of lawyers. A list of the most common causes of semi trucking accidents is given:

• Rollovers
• Tired or Distracted Driver
• Jackknife accidents
• Over speeding
• Unsafe turns
• Unsafe cargo
• Intoxicated driver
• Abandoned truck accidents

Who Can Be Held Liable in a Semi-Truck Accident?

In the case of a vehicle crash, the driver responsible for the accident will be kept financially liable for any injuries or damages that have occurred. For semi-truck accidents, including the driver, there could be several other parties that may be sued for their negligence. This may encompass:

• The firm charged with loading and securing cargo if cargo-related problems such as loading contributed to the accident;
• A third-party firm that carried out maintenance on the truck, if the accident was partly or directly caused by poor maintenance;
• Manufacturer of the Truck;
• The firm responsible for selling, producing, or distributing a faulty part of the truck, if this part was linked to the accident;
• The freight firm.

Liability is usually based on a concept of negligence in the case of personal injuries, which is the failure to use the care that a reasonable individual would take in similar circumstances. A victim of injury may obtain compensation for their losses by establishing that one or more parties are liable in some way. For example, if the trucking company fails to train or track the truck driver who caused the accident properly, they could be held liable for their negligence.

If a faulty or defective component was to blame for the accident, a product liability claim may be involved in the case.

What Kind of Compensation Is Available in Massachusetts Truck Accident Claims?

You will be entitled to recover financial compensation for the damages from the accident as the plaintiff in a truck accident lawsuit in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No-fault insurance law is used in Massachusetts. In most cases, injured victims of crashes have to pay for their losses using their auto insurance plans. You may be covered for multiple losses by a first-party insurance claim for a semi-truck accident in Massachusetts. You can get compensation for the following:

• Healthcare/Medical expenses include past and future treatments.
• Damaged vehicle repairing
• Lost wages connected to your injuries
• Death benefits if you lost a loved one

The applicable benefits depend on the type of insurance policy you have. To obtain compensation from a first-party no-fault claim, you will not have to prove another driver’s fault or negligence. It should be appropriate to offer evidence of compensation to your own insurance provider to recover financial compensation. However, you will have the right to claim outside of the no-fault law of Massachusetts if you have significant injuries.

Deadline to File a Truck Accident Lawsuit in Massachusetts

Just like any other State, Massachusetts has deadlines pertaining to how long victims must file personal injury claims if their injuries are caused by another person. In Massachusetts, the statute of limitations on personal injury cases is three years from the date the injury occurs. This suggests that the victims of the Massachusetts truck accident have a three-year window for the suspected negligent party to file lawsuits. This involves the driver of the truck, the trucking company, or some other interested party. Under this period, failure to file a lawsuit would result in the victim being unable to recover any compensation for their loss.

Contact Our Boston Truck Accident Attorney

At the Law Offices of Matthew M. Foti, our team of personal injury lawyers has a proven track record of successful results. We do everything we can to hold the negligent party responsible for the harm caused to you and your family.

Our dedicated Massachusetts truck accident lawyers will address your needs and concerns not just for the moment, but also your future including life care plans for future medical needs and your lost earning capacity if disabled from work. If you or a loved one has been injured due to a truck accident or other type of accident, please call us today at (833) FOTI-LAW for a confidential discussion.

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