Experienced New Orleans Truck Accident Attorneys Ready To Serve You

18 wheelers are everywhere. It is rare that you drive on any stretch of interstate or highway that you don’t see 18 wheelers and other commercial trucks. 18 wheelers dominate the interstates and highways because of their size. Because of a truck’s size and weight, accidents with 18 wheelers can lead to serious personal injuries such as brain injuries, burn injuries, neck and back injuries, and sometimes wrongful death.

 “In 2012, there were 3,921 people killed and 104,000 people injured in crashes involving large trucks.” – U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Trucking companies and their insurance companies react quickly after an accident. Trucking company attorneys often have an accident investigation team on the scene immediately after an 18-wheeler accident to prepare a defense against your trucking accident injury claim. Sometimes 18 wheeler drivers even carry a camera or an accident kit in their truck so they can start taking photos and writing down witness information as soon as the trucking accident occurs.

Physical evidence from an 18-wheeler trucking accident such as skid marks, yaw marks, scuffs, and debris can begin to disappear within hours of a trucking accident. Weather and cars and trucks driving along that same stretch of road will cause evidence to fade and disappear.

If you were injured or lost a loved one in a trucking accident with an 18 wheeler, you need to contact a qualified New Orleans 18-wheeler truck accident lawyer who understands what needs to be done after a trucking accident to secure your rights and stand up against the powerful trucking industry. Our New Orleans 18-wheeler truck accident attorneys will work with experts and investigators to preserve and document the available evidence.

New Orleans, LA Damages from a Truck Wreck Lawyer

An injury can have a profound impact on a family. Injury victims often incur expensive medical care. Sometimes injury victims require such medical care for the remainder of their life. Personal injuries can be so severe that their victims are left unable to work for long periods of time. Your attorney must hire the experts needed to calculate the extent and cost of medical care you will need. Your lawyer must also hire the experts needed to calculate the lost earnings you will sustain as a result of the injury.

The physical pain associated with personal injuries coupled with the emotional pain of the situation can be overwhelming. Your New Orleans truck accident lawyer must speak to your friends and family to determine who might make a good witness to discuss how this injury has affected you from both a physical and emotional standpoint.  

Louisiana law recognizes that personal injury victims are entitled to be made whole following an accident. Below is a list of damages that you could be entitled to recover in your injury case:

• Medical Expenses
• Past Lost Wages/Future Loss of Earning Capacity
• Physical Pain and Suffering
• Permanent Disability
• Scarring and Disfigurement
• Emotional Pain and Suffering

If you have been injured in an 18-wheeler trucking accident, learn about your legal rights from an experienced New Orleans truck accident attorney at Herman Herman & Katz, L.L.C. by filling out our free, no-obligation case review form located on this website.

Our experienced legal practitioner also handles other types of cases, including:

• Brain Injury
• Burn Injury
• Car Accidents
• Contamination
• Industrial Site Accidents
• Dangerous Products
• Electrocution
• Offshore Maritime
• Wrongful Death Claim