Big Rig Accidents
An accident with a big rig can be incredibly dangerous. Big rigs are much more massive than typical
passenger cars and the injuries and damages sustained from them are likely to
be much greater. But did you know that
these types of accidents present tricky legal difficulties as well? Here are a few facts about big rig accident
cases that you might now know:
Big rigs are covered
by large commercial insurance policies. These policies are typically 50
times more valuable than policies for a personal vehicle. With that kind of money involved, insurance
companies are going to put a lot of effort into avoiding liability.
Commercial insurance
carriers employ the most aggressive insurance adjusters in the business. These
adjusters are specifically chosen for their ability to take an accident with a
big rig and pin the blame on the victim. They have years of experience denying claims just like yours, and
they’re not going to play nice.
Before the big rig
driver has even left the scene, a team of attorneys and accident recreation
experts are building a case against you. This team will be dispatched
within minutes of a big rig accident. Their sole purpose is to find some evidence, whether physical evidence
from the crash or a witness testimony (even your own!), to use against
you. They are looking for anything that
can make this accident your fault.
The laws surrounding
big rig accidents are complicated. Big
rigs are regulated by the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration. These regulations create a gray area between
state and federal laws. The defense
attorneys working against you are very adept at adopting whatever regulations
are best suited to get their client off the hook.
The big rig driver’s
entire career likely rests on the outcome of this case. While we certainly hope that everyone
remains honest, there’s no denying that the driver has strong motivation to say
and do anything to save his career, even if it means hanging you out to
dry. And his defense attorneys aren’t
going to have a problem with it.
But you’re not
alone. The simple fact is that there
is a team of professionals all working together, day and night, to make this
your fault. To stand a fighting change,
you need your own team of professionals. Let the attorneys at Grossman Law Offices be that team. We have twenty years of experience dealing
with cases just like yours. Let us make
sure the commercial insurance carriers accept responsibility for the pain
they’ve caused you.
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