Personal Injury Defense

Lawyers for Truck Injuries in North Carolina

Truck Accidents in Chapel Hill

Protecting your rights is important during truck accidents that occur in or around Chapel Hill, North Carolina so having an attorney or lawyer for truck injuries is a good idea.  Tractor-trailer trucks and 18-wheelers travel millions of miles throughout the United States each year. A significant number of those miles are through the state of North Carolina. After all, Interstates 77, 85, 95, 26, 81 and 40 all run through North Carolina. Along these interstates, many large motorized trucks carry millions of tons of goods to different areas. While transportation is essential, many may wind up injured or hurt if the operators of the large motor vehicles are negligent in their operation. Operating a big rig tractor trailer is a huge responsibility, and those who do so carelessly could wind up injuring or even killing many innocent people.

The personal injury attorneys of Everett Law Firm, P.A. represent individuals who are injured in accidents with trucks. Usually, injuries resulting from collisions with trucks, whether they be 18-wheelers, construction vehicles or other heavy trucks are much more serious than collisions with smaller vehicles. The North Carolina attorneys of Everett Law Firm, P.A. have the experience necessary to handle these special types of cases.

Since injuries and accidents involving trucks and other commercial vehicles are usually more serious than the average traffic accident, State and Federal law require companies to carry more insurance per vehicle these vehicles. The personal injury lawyers of Everett Law Firm, P.A. are experienced at determining exactly what assets are available to compensate you for your injuries arising from a collision with a truck or other commercial vehicle.

Additionally, accidents involving trucks usually require the use of expert witnesses to win your case and maximize the amount of recovery. Everett Law Firm, P.A. has the expertise necessary to know when to hire an expert witness and what expert witness to hire so that the compensation for the injuries that you suffered is maximized.

Those injured by accidental carelessness on the part of the truck driver can usually recover compensatory damages. If the driver is found to have engaged in malicious or intentional wrongdoing, punitive damages may be available. Compensatory damages are those damages used to make the victim whole again. They are an attempt to place the victim in a situation as if the accident did not occur. Punitive damages are designed to deter future wrongful conduct on part of the defendant.

It should be known that most big rig drivers are insured to limits much higher than your standard passenger car driver on the road. In addition, liability may be imputed to the driver's corporation or company if the driver works for such an entity. It is very important to find out who is at fault and who can ultimately be held responsible or accountable for wrongful conduct. It is important to investigate the entire story. Questions examining the driver qualification, driver history, and what the company policy is on hiring truck drivers can be extremely important. In addition, was the driver driving or working too much?

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The attorneys and lawyers at Everett Law Firm, P.A. understands the issues truck accidents in North Carolina.  Please feel free to email us or call our Chapel Hill law office, conveniently located in Chapel Hill, to discuss your truck accident case. Our toll free phone number is (800) 942-8048.