If you have been hurt in a crash with a commercial truck, you are probably wondering who will be held liable when it comes time to seek compensation for your medical expenses, lost income and other losses. Like any accident, truck accident liability depends on what caused the accident. But unlike most types of motor vehicle accidents, truck accident cases involve state and federal trucking regulations and a host of unseen factors which may have contributed to your accident and injuries. To win the compensation you need and deserve, you need the help of an attorney who understand how and why truck accidents occur. If you were injured in a truck accident in Louisiana, please do not wait until it is too late to talk to the New Orleans injury attorneys of Stag Liuzza, LLC.
Investigating Your Accident
To find out who can be held liable for your injuries or the loss of a loved one, we must first uncover all of the underlying causes of the accident and any factors that contributed to the seriousness of the injuries involved. One or more of the following may have contributed to your truck accident:
- Truck driver negligence
- Negligence on the part of another driver
- Defective truck, part or equipment
- Road defect
- Inexperienced or undertrained truck driver
- Unrealistic schedules
- Truck driver fatigue
- Distracted truck driver
- Speeding or driving too fast for the conditions
- Intoxication with alcohol, prescription, over-the-counter, or recreational drugs
- Improper loading, including overweight, unbalanced or inadequately secured load
- Failure to perform per-trip inspection
- Inadequately maintained truck or equipment
To learn more about how the New Orleans law firm of Stag Liuzza can help you recover full and fair compensation after a truck accident in Louisiana, please call us at 504-593-9600 or contact us online today.
