LAS VEGAS TRUCKING ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

In the aftermath of your truck accident, your income could evaporate while medical bills keep coming. Even worse, you may have lost a loved one in the wreck. Your stress is likely adding to your pain, and you need answers about why the accident happened and who will pay your damages. These are precisely the issues that a truck accident attorney in Las Vegas will sort out for you. Once we establish the facts, we can chart a course for holding the responsible party accountable for your losses. 

Expect Resistance to Your Injury Claim

The sheer size of 18-wheelers and many other commercial vehicles makes them a menace to passenger vehicles. An empty 18-wheeler weighs in at about 18,000 pounds. Depending on the cargo, a loaded 18-wheeler could weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. 

Trucking companies know that their vehicles can impose heavy damage, and laws require them to purchase comprehensive insurance policies to cover devastating injuries. Even so, these companies and their insurers will work hard to avoid paying large sums. Additionally, truck drivers can feel intense pressure to dodge responsibility to protect their careers. 

These corporate and individual interests could threaten your access to compensation. A Las Vegas truck accident attorney will challenge any attempts to deny your legitimate damages.

Even a well-meaning truck driver can get tired and make a mistake or be affected by another reckless driver. On the other hand, some drivers knowingly bend or break the rules and increase the risks for everyone. 

 Truck accidents can happen due to:

• Speeding
• Distracted driving
• Drowsy driving
• Poor truck maintenance
• Improperly secured cargo
• Drug or alcohol use

 A driver might choose to skip mandated breaks out of a desire to appease a demanding employer or finish work early. In other situations, a trucking company skimps on maintenance until brakes fail, or a cargo loader acts incompetently. 

 A truck accident lawyer in Las Vegas will investigate all pertinent issues. This effort could expose precisely who was negligent. 

Complicated Liability

 Because the operation of a commercial vehicle frequently involves multiple entities and contractors, each party may try to deflect blame. A lawyer can examine the police accident report and even arrange for an independent investigation to gather more facts. Armed with evidence, a lawyer will identify evidence of negligence and insurance coverage. When more than one party is at fault, a lawyer can pursue multiple sources of compensation. 

You do not want to miss any opportunities to collect monetary damages because you likely have significant expenses at this point. Truck accidents often result in severe or even catastrophic injuries, such as:

• Deep lacerations
• Broken bones
• Traumatic brain injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Permanent disfigurement
• Serious burns

Your recovery will take a long time. Perhaps you will never fully regain your previous physical abilities. With help from a truck accident attorney in Las Vegas, you can document all of your economic and non-economic damages. 

 Depending on what happened, you may receive compensation for:

• Emergency medical care and hospitalization
• Follow-up medical care
• Rehabilitation therapy
• Lost income
• Lost future earning capacity
• Pain and suffering

Without legal support, you risk missing out on compensation that you legally deserve. Ask Lach Injury Law to take on the trucking company that wants to treat you cheaply. Contact a Las Vegas truck accident attorney today.