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The only thing scarier than looking in your rear view mirror and seeing a tractor trailer
barreling down on you, is litigating against the trucking company.
Injury Law News, brought to you by the S.E. Farris Law Firm.
I'm Spencer Farris, a Missouri personal injury attorney
with the S.E. Farris Law Firm and today we're going to talk about trucking cases. Trucking cases
are very different from cases that involve two cars and not just because of the size of the vehicles.
Anyone whose been on the highway knows that a big truck moves with
a lot of energy and that big energy can produce devastating injuries. When a 50 ton truck
hits a 2 ton car, the occupants of that car feel all of the force and all of the energy,
that that truck is delivering along with its load would down the highway.
Within 12 hours of a trucking accident, the company will have investigators on the ground, gathering evidence
and sometimes influencing the official investigation done by law enforcement. Most folks that are
in the accident think, "I don't to file a law suit. I want to deal with my injuries."
and that's okay. But if you cooperate with the trucking company, you put yourself even
further behind. Evidence will start to disappear. Modern, over-the-road trucks have whats called
a "black box", a unit that gathers data from the engine and the braking, speed, and that
sort of information from the truck. And it's not uncommon for that information to disappear
if you don't have someone on your side preserving it immediately.
You need to choose the right attorney to handle your trucking case more than perhaps any other type of litigation.
This is not the time to hire a cut-rate lawyer and try to cut corners. Because, the trucking
company has already gathered evidence, your lawyer is coming in late to the process and
will have to recreate and bridge the gaps, that may exist in your case to no fault of
your own. You need a lawyer who's familiar with the state and the federal regulations
that govern over the road trucking. You need a lawyer who knows the right experts and can
help fill in the gaps between the evidence to make sense of what occurred and how you were injured.
You need a lawyer who is trial ready. A trucking case is not the sort of
matter that an inexperienced attorney can use to cut their teeth or get their feel for
the system. These are huge cases and they are rigorously defended by the trucking companies
and you need someone who's willing to fight on your side. Remember that if you hire the
right lawyer to handle your case, someone with the fight, ability and experience to
proceed for you. You may not have to go to court on your case and that may be the best part of this bad situation.
If you are a loved one have been involved in a crash with a semi-truck, a tractor trailer or over the road truck, call my office at the number
on the bottom of your screen. We're happy to visit with you without cost or obligation
and help you with your case or at least point you in the right direction.
The S.E. Farris Law Firm is dedicated to the needs of injury victims and their families.
Call your St. Louis Truck Accident Lawyer today! 314-252-9937