Lawyers With Decades of Experience Handling Truck Accident Lawsuits
Experienced Legal Help Following Semi Truck Accidents
Semi trucks, combined with their loads, can weigh 40,000 pounds or more. When that bulk is handled in an unsafe manner, no one on the road is safe. For example, improperly secured rigs can detach from the truck and fishtail into oncoming traffic. Logging trucks can lose their payloads and shower timber and debris onto the roadway and nearby drivers.
To avoid these potentially dangerous accidents, the federal government strictly regulates the trucking industry. When transportation companies and truck drivers ignore or otherwise violate federal regulations and accidents result, victims can pursue financial compensation.
Truck accident cases involving the violation of regulations, though, are challenging. What violations were committed? How do you discover and prove the existence of violations? And how do you prove that the accident was a result of the violation?
The attorneys of the San Francisco-area personal injury law firm of O'Reilly Collins are highly experienced in investigating truck accidents, and in obtaining the compensation truck accident victims and their families need and deserve. By obtaining and examining company and driver records as well as police reports and other evidence, we can work to prove that the negligent violation of regulations caused your truck accident and to protect your rights through negotiation and litigation.
Common Truck Regulation Violations That Lead to Accidents
Trucking violations that can cause dangerous conditions for other drivers are numerous. Frequent ones include:
- Speeding
- Driving too long in a day, leading to driver fatigue
- Failure to follow regulations governing the maintenance of vehicles/li>
- Substance abuse, including DUI
- Abuses regarding licensure/commercial driver's licenses (CDLs)
Violations are rarely obvious to victims and their families, yet can be crucial to the success of a lawsuit. We can skillfully and diligently conduct a full investigation and prepare the strongest possible case. For more information or to schedule a no-charge consultation, please contact our office.
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Our firm combines a track record of success with unmatched attorney qualifications. Our lawyer team includes legal instructors, attorneys experienced in investigating motor vehicle accidents and an attorney who was elected to the Inner Circle of Advocates and named California Trial Lawyer of the Year. To schedule a free initial consultation with our firm, please contact us by calling 650-295-0980 or 888-696-5371.
