All traffic accidents with injuries are frightening and painful, but an accident involving an average 4,000-pound passenger vehicle and a large, fully-loaded commercial truck weighing up to 18,000 pounds is particularly devastating. In 2022, 5,370 died in truck accidents, and many thousands more suffered injuries. The days and weeks following a truck accident in Venice remain chaotic as a truck accident injury victim in Florida navigates the complex legal system to their economic and non-economic damages. It takes an experienced Venice personal injury attorney to ensure prompt action in a truck accident claim and craft a compelling case for compensation.
If you or a close family member suffered serious injuries in a truck accident in Venice, call the experienced truck accident lawyers at Shapiro | Delgado | Hofmann today at (941) 954-4000 or reach out online for a free consultation about your case.
The truck accident lawyers at Shapiro | Delgado | Hofmann have a long history of successfully securing large settlements and court awards for our injured clients, including after large commercial truck accidents in Venice. Your lawyer from our Venice truck accident legal team provides the following advantages for your truck accident claim:
Large, unwieldy commercial trucks pose a significant hazard to others on the roadway. Trucking companies and truck drivers have a duty to take all reasonable measures to prevent causing injuries to others. When they breach this duty of care and the result is injury to a motorist and damages from the injuries, the party at fault is liable for damages.
Driver error is the most common cause of truck accidents in Florida, but the driver is not always the liable party. For instance, the trucking company may be liable for engaging in negligent hiring or training practices, or in failing to properly monitor driving hours. A truck accident lawyer will investigate all aspects of the accident to determine the party liable for damages, typically one of the following:
Once your attorney from Shapiro | Delgado | Hofmann identifies the liable party they will document evidence of the negligent action that caused the accident, carefully calculate your damages, and send a compelling demand package to the appropriate insurance company.
Truck accidents can cause devastating injuries including brain injuries, fractures, spinal cord damage, burns, and more. Some injuries leave victims with temporary or permanent disabilities. Even mild injuries can quickly lead to financial hardships with one or two missed paychecks and a hefty medical bill. A successful claim commonly recovers compensation for damages such as the following:
Financial compensation for non-economic damages cannot erase pain and suffering or trauma, but it provides a sense of justice for victims and maximizes the overall amount of compensation available in a claim.
No one should take on powerful trucking companies and their attorneys without an attorney of their own to defend their rights and protect their best interests. Call the truck accident lawyers in Venice today for a free consultation about your truck accident claim.
