Florida Truck Accident Lawyer

Serving all of Florida from offices in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida.

TRUCK ACCIDENTS. When you read or say those words, you think BIG RIG. 18 Wheeler. Big Impact. Maybe a roll over or tractor-trailer jack knife. A Florida Lawyer for Truck Accidents must understand the rules, regulations, law, handling characteristics and safety equipment requirements about trucks.

To be properly prepared, the lawyer must do a thorough investigation:

Get the driver´s record. Check out his license. If possible, find out if he was on a many hour run without rest breaks.

Determine whether, for example the employer knew if the driver had a criminal record for DUI?

Did the driver fill out an incident report about this accident? Did the police take photos at the scene? Were photos taken of both vehicles, yours and his? What was the physical evidence at the scene?

Were the trailer and tractor owned by the same company? Was the driver an independent contractor? Is the corporation which owns the rig in another State and can they be sued locally in Florida?

There are also a lot of truck accidents from simply rear ending a car, turning in front of an motorcycle, changing lanes in a blind spot. These less dramatic, not newsworthy impacts still can cause you, the victim, loads of permanent past, present and future pain, loss of income, medical bills and disability. Your case did not have to make the evening news to get my attention.

A Florida Truck Accident Attorney can look at your case with an experienced eye and apply all his or her knowledge to the claim. The Florida Truck Accident Lawyer can determine if your case needs to be evaluated early on by experts, such as retired traffic homicide detectives, accident reconstruction experts, engineers, investigators, biomechanical experts or other specialty.