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Recovering Damages From Trucking Accidents
The injuries from a crash with a semi or flatbed truck can be severe and leave you saddled with medical bills and sidelined from work. We understand how stressful these situations are and the importance of a full recovery. On top of investigating a truck accident, Bell Legal Group’s South Carolina attorneys will help you identify and estimate all economic and non-economic losses, including:
How Truck Accident Attorneys Determine Liability
The driver, the trucking company, and other entities could potentially bear legal responsibility for a truck accident, contingent on the contributing factors. That’s why a thorough investigation is necessary. Our legal help for semi accidents includes a team of investigators and crash experts who can trace the cause to the right party.
If a truck driver’s negligence or recklessness—like driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, operating the vehicle while fatigued, excessive speeding, or breaching safety regulations—caused the crash, they may be liable. But the vehicle operator is often not the only responsible party.
When a driver is improperly trained or supervised, the trucking company may be liable. If inadequate maintenance played a role in a collision, the mechanical crew shares responsibility. If defective equipment caused the accident, the manufacturer could be held accountable. Even freight loaders may potentially face liability if their failure to adequately secure cargo results in a collision.
Individuals do not typically have the resources or knowledge of commercial vehicles to investigate complicated truck crashes, but we do. Our attorneys in South Carolina can block the freight company from destroying accident evidence or repairing the truck. With a team of investigators examining the scene, the vehicle’s electronic data, and logbooks, we’ll determine which failures and violations contributed and hold all responsible parties accountable.
How Long Do I Have To File a Truck Accident Claim?
South Carolina generally observes a three-year timeframe to file a claim for a truck accident, but many factors can shorten this timeline and negate your ability to file. The statute of limitations stipulates how long someone has to secure legal help for a semi accident, but this varies by state and circumstance. Certain accidents, including those involving federal freight carriers or fatalities, may be governed by different rules. To safeguard your right to seek damages for yourself or on behalf of a loved one you’ve lost, reach out to a truck accident attorney in South Carolina right away.
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