Auto - Truck Accident- Hiring a Truck Accident Lawyer
Representing the Injured in New York
If you have been involved in a serious New York truck accident, one of the most important things you can do is consult with a lawyer experienced in truck accidents. Call the lawyers at the office of William Mattar. We have worked on serious truck accidents.
Traffic accidents involving trucks that hit passenger vehicles, motorcycles, or pedestrians can cause catastrophic injuries. Unfortunately, a case involving a truck is not simply a big automobile accident. They can be highly complex cases that involve a web of state, federal, and, sometimes, international regulations that may require a lawyer with extensive experience in this area. A New York state lawyer experienced with truck accidents can help you achieve the justice you deserve.
Investigation of the truck accident:
Our lawyers are careful to investigate cases to ensure compliance by truck drivers and their companies with issues such as:
- Hours of service regulations
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Driver qualification files
- Hazardous materials transportation and safety
- Proper documentation
- Proper vehicle heights to prevent underride
In investigating and reviewing your case, we may retain accident construction engineers and trucking safety experts to assist us in evaluating and analyzing facts and data obtained.
Time is of the essence:
As time passes after your accident, evidence important to your case can begin to disappear. Hiring a New York state lawyer experienced with truck accidents as soon as possible can help ensure that:
- Key evidence is recovered. Driver logs must be kept for 6 months, but scale tickets, inspection records, etc. may not be kept; a lawyer’s immediate presence could be vital to uncovering different types of evidence.
- Immediate accident investigations are made. The truck’s insurance investigators will likely be at the accident scene within hours; your lawyer’s prompt investigation of the scene could improve your case.
- Evidence is collected and interviews are conducted promptly. As time passes, witnesses can be harder to locate, and their accounts could fade from memory.
- A detailed analysis of the applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsrhome.htm) is conducted where appropriate. This federal law governs the safe operation of these commercial vehicles, the violation of which is a factor in too many truck accidents.
The bottom line:
While most commercial carriers operate their heavy trucks in a responsible manner, many accidents involve trucks that have disregarded compliance issues with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. As such, we believe it imperative that clients retain a law firm that has knowledge of the laws and regulations that govern the safe operation of trucks.
Without legal help from an injury lawyer like those in William Mattar’s firm, you may have no idea of the real value of your claim. Moreover, the Insurance Research Council found that on average injured people who use a lawyer receive three and a half times more money than those who do not! (Source: Insurance Research Council 2004 study)
Additionally, in most cases, the insurance adjustor from the truck’s insurance company is not on your side. His goal is to save the insurance company money by giving you as little as possible after your collision with a truck. Because of this, whether you choose our law firm to represent you or not, you may need an experienced New York state truck accident lawyer familiar with truck accidents on your side.
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If you’ve been injured in New York state, contact William Mattar, a New York lawyer whose focus is auto injury, which includes car, bus, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle crashes. William Mattar’s Law Firm has advocated for hurt and injured clients across New York state, including in the Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Binghamton, Corning, Elmira, Lockport, Niagara Falls, Plattsburgh, Schenectady, Troy, Utica, and Watertown areas. Fill out a Free Online Contact Form or better yet, call us at 444-4444 or 1-800-317-2424 for a free consultation today! Call us anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are on call right now. We have several locations in New York state to better serve you. Do not worry where you are located. We may be able to come to your home or hospital. Call us, we are ready to help.
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