If a truck accident has left you injured or taken your loved one’s life, you have legal rights. You can pursue a claim for compensation if someone else was to blame for causing the crash.
You’ll need to identify potential defendants, though, and prove that those defendants should be held legally liable for your losses. Marc Brown Law Firm can help. Our dedicated and experienced legal team has been representing truck crash victims, and we have the knowledge, skill, and experience necessary to maximize your chances of a successful case.
Our team will work with you to understand the circumstances of your case, gather evidence, apply the law, make strategic legal arguments, and negotiate a settlement or fight in court to get you paid for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and wrongful death damages. To find out more about how our South Carolina truck accident lawyers can help, schedule your free consultation today.
Who can be held responsible for a truck accident?
Since truck accidents can cause substantial harm, it’s important to identify all defendants who could be liable for losses so that you can maximize the chances that there will be enough insurance money to pay for all of your damages.
There are many different parties who could potentially be held responsible for the collision, including:
- Truck drivers who violated Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, South Carolina driving laws, or other safety rules
- Trucking companies that employ negligent drivers under vicarious liability laws, which make workers agents of their employers.
- Trucking companies that engage in negligence, such as failure to conduct background checks, hire trained drivers, or maintain the fleet properly
- Cargo loaders who overload the truck or who fail to properly balance and secure loads
- Truck maintenance providers who do not adequately maintain or repair the truck or conduct appropriate inspections
- Truck manufacturers, when there is a problem with the truck’s parts that causes a crash to occur
- Organizations or government entities that are responsible for maintaining roads, if the crash was caused by negligent road maintenance
In some cases, multiple parties could all be held liable and share responsibility for paying for your losses.
How can you prove liability?
When you have identified defendants who are to blame for your crash, you also must prove that they should be held liable under the law. The specific arguments that you must make to do that can vary depending on who the defendant is.
For example, truck manufacturers could be held strictly liable for defective parts that cause harm when used as intended, even if they aren’t negligent, while truckers are responsible for crashes resulting from a lack of reasonable care.
Marc Brown Law Firm will help you to prove liability for a crash by:
- Determining what legal arguments to make
- Gathering evidence from the crash scene that shows how the accident happened
- Subpoenaing other evidence that demonstrates carelessness or wrongdoing, such as vehicle maintenance logs or black box data from the truck’s onboard recorder
- Finding experts to testify as to the cause of the accident
From day one, we’ll be working to help you make the strongest case possible to maximize your chances of getting a fair settlement offer or winning in court.
Contact a South Carolina truck accident lawyer today
Don’t hesitate to get legal help as soon as possible after a truck crash so your attorney can get right to work on identifying defendants and proving responsibility. Call Marc Brown Law Firm today to schedule your free consultation with a South Carolina accident lawyer to get your claim underway.