The phrase "truck accident" is a broad term encompassing many different injury events related to various types of trucks and activities. The most common image of a truck accident is a highway crash involving a big rig and a car. But truck-related injuries happen in many other ways, including:
- Parking lot accidents involving delivery trucks and pedestrians, bicyclists or occupants of cars
- Loading and unloading accidents involving ramps — often happening at a warehouse dock or retail stock loading area
- Loading accidents involving dock plates, loading jacks or pallets
- Backing up accidents involving garbage trucks and other large vehicles that are supposed to use audible warning signals when they back up
- Loading and unloading accidents involving forklifts, pallet jacks and/or pallets themselves
- Traffic accidents between mail trucks and private automobiles, motorcycles, pedestrians or bicycles
- Accidents involving delivery trucks such as FedEx or UPS delivery vans
Causes of the different types of trucking accidents vary:
- Overloading
- Falling debris
- Driver negligence
- Trucking company negligence
- Truck manufacturer negligence
A skilled personal injury lawyer handling your truck accident case should look for all factors that caused or contributed to your injury and identify all liable parties. The Law Offices of Roy S. Hiller brings 35 years of experience to bear on every case. Our goal in every case is to help our clients who have suffered serious or catastrophic injuries, or loss of loved ones, to recover as much compensation as possible from liable parties and their insurers.
Experienced New York City Truck Accident Lawyer
Our law firm limits its case load so that we can give each case our full attention. Our attorneys prepare every case as if for trial, although most cases settle out of court. We give careful thought and attention to educating the clients before they must make critical decisions along the way.
Schedule a free consultation by contacting our New York City truck accident injury law firm and get the legal guidance and results you need.
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