If you’ve been involved in an accident with a JB Hunt truck, understanding your rights is crucial. Explore the complexities of liability and compensation to navigate the aftermath effectively. Legal guidance can make a significant difference.
About 3,000 people are injured in trucking accidents in the United States each year. JB Hunt is a large trucking company that has been responsible for many trucking accidents over the years. If you have been injured in an accident with JB Hunt that was caused by the truck driver’s negligence, the commercial California truck accident attorneys at Caputo and Van Der Walde – Injury & Accident Attorneys can help you obtain fair compensation for your injuries and other damages.
The average commercial semi-truck weighs over 10,000 lb. Their drivers travel at 55 mph or over. A large truck is harder to steer than other vehicles. It is also harder to judge things like the distances of cars on the road. A truck needs more time to stop which makes it harder to avoid a crash when another driver pulls out in front of it.
If a truck is improperly loaded, it can cause an accident as well. If a truck is carrying hazardous cargo, and the barrels of the cargo are not secured properly, the chemicals can spill causing a very dangerous situation.
About 11% of truck accidents are fatal. People in passenger vehicles are more likely to die than truck drivers. A total of 4,965 people lost their lives in large-truck crashes in the year 2020, according to the National Safety Council.
Although they may cause many deaths each year, trucking companies and the insurance companies they use are often unwilling to pay grieving families and injured people the money that they deserve.Â
The average settlement amount for a trucking accident is much higher than it would be for a regular passenger car accident. This is because the injuries are so much more severe. When a trucking accident results in a fatality, the trucking company is often sued for wrongful death. Wrongful death cases against large trucking companies will often result in very high settlements. Juries want to send a message to the trucking company to be safer.
Brain injuries often happen after accidents with tractor-trailers. They range from very mild to severe or even deadly. Several different types of traumatic brain injuries can occur after an accident.
Spinal cord injuries are very common after truck accidents. Commercial truck accidents are one of the leading causes of spinal cord injuries. A spinal cord injury occurs when you damage the cells and the nerves that are responsible for letting your brain communicate with the rest of your body.
When you are taken to the hospital after an accident you will be given x-rays and an MRI. When you get to the emergency room, they will check you for feeling in the affected area.
There are two types of spinal cord injuries: complete and incomplete. A person with a complete spinal injury will be paralyzed. A person with an incomplete spinal cord injury may have some motor skills.Â
An amputation injury happens when a limb is severed because of an accident. It may happen during the accident, but, in most cases, amputation is performed during surgery because the limb is so severely damaged.Â
When a person loses a limb their quality of life is certain to diminish. You will not be able to perform certain tasks anymore and you may not be able to work. You will have to relearn how to do many different things. It may affect your relationships as well as your overall mood.
Due to the size, weight and speed of trucks, collisions with them can often be fatal. The most frequent fatal accidents involving big rig trucks are rear-end collisions by a truck with an equipment or brake failure, or a sleepy driver that crosses over into oncoming traffic.
We have an outstanding record of wins for clients in big rig trucking cases. We rely on facts, retaining the best experts available and our 85+ years of combined knowledge of the law. This enables us to negotiate a fair settlement or proceed to trial and win your personal injury lawsuit.Â
We can represent you in a wrongful death lawsuit. If a truck accident has robbed you of the companionship of someone in your family, we will fight to get money for funeral expenses, loss of income, and pain and suffering.
Lawyers are trained negotiators. So are the adjustors for the insurance companies. The goal of the insurance company is to pay the least amount of money they can to resolve your case. They don’t care about your injuries, lost wages or whether you can ever work again. You are a only a file to them and they are evaluated on how many files they close and what was paid by them to close the file. We have years of experience dealing with insurance companies and large corporations in catastrophic personal injury cases. If a settlement can’t be reached, we will represent you in court and take the case all they way through trial if needed. Give us a call today if you need serious help.
As members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum® and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, we have proven our ability to negotiate and litigate on behalf of our clients successfully. Retain us to put our tactical strategies to work for you. These skills are what make our legal team such a formidable opponent in any courtroom or negotiation setting.