Proving Liability for a Truck Accident
Experienced San Diego Personal Injury Lawyers
Highway Patrol reports on truck accidents can be incomplete or reach wrong conclusions. The trucking company sends its own investigators to try to deflect blame. And the victims — if they survive the crash — are often too badly hurt to help their own case.
Laureti and Associates conducts a prompt, professional investigation to prove the negligence of the trucking company and its driver. We have a record of favorable settlements and verdicts in tractor-trailer accidents in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Free Consultation and Aggressive Representation
Our San Diego law firm has handled 18-wheeler accidents and other car-truck crashes throughout San Diego County, Imperial County and Southern California. Call us immediately at 888-851-2405 so that we can preserve important evidence.
Establishing Trucking Company Negligence
We send professional investigators and accident reconstruction specialists to the crash site to measure skid marks, take photos and inspect the wreckage. Attorney Anthony Laureti visits the scene himself to get a sense of what happened and personally talks with witnesses.
We know the common causes of commercial trucking accidents, the clues to look for, the questions to ask, and the documents and data needed to prove:
- Driver fatigue from exceeding federal limits on hours behind the wheel
- Aggressive driving and traffic violations — speeding, tailgating, changing lanes abruptly, drifting over the center line
- Inattentive or distracted driving — texting, talking on a cell phone
- Mechanical failure from shoddy maintenance and inspection — faulty brakes, bald tires, broken axles
- Equipment violations — inoperative or inadequate headlights, running lights, reflective decals
- Freight loading errors — exceeding weight limits, shifting cargo, unsecured tarps
- Negligent hiring and training — criminal records or history of accidents, no CDL license or insufficient instruction in tractor-trailer operation
Laureti and Associates has nailed trucking companies for logbook violations, the "smoking gun" that proves drivers were speeding to make deliveries or had been on the road too many hours without rest. Sometimes our claims are supported by electronic evidence such as black box data, GPS data or cell phone records. We may rely on skid marks, paint scrapes and the positions of the 18-wheeler and the victim's car. We do whatever it takes to build your case if liability is contested.
Commercial haulers are highly insured for truck accidents, but the trucking company and insurer will always hold back in their settlement offers. By preparing a thoroughly documented claim, we are able to hold out for maximum compensation or take cases to trial.
We have seen how devastating a trucking accident is for our clients and their families. We are here to support you through the long recovery process and fight for the damages you deserve. Contact us as soon as possible so that we can go to work for you. We can come to your home or hospital, and we have Spanish speakers on staff.
