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Truck and Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTruck accidents commonly occur on our Nation's highways and streets. Large trucks, big rigs, or semi-trucks typically weight about 80,000 pounds and range between 67 to 75 feet in length. The size of these trucks are so massive, they cause heavy damage when they cause accidents.Truck accidents are a threat to the public. They are known to be one of the leading causes of death – over 40,000 people are killed per year in approximately 5 million vehicle related accidents. Most people believe that truck accidents are the same as automobile accidents, but in a larger scale. It is important to understand that laws for vehicle accidents are different than those for truck accidents. Truck accident laws and regulations are designed to protect motorists from the negligence of trucking companies. Clients find out that it is crucial to be familiar with the details of commercial motor vehicle law to prove a successful vehicle related injury case. Each truck accident has a complex set of circumstances that are best handled by truck accident lawyers. If you or someone you know were involved in a truck accident, you need an experienced truck accident injury lawyer such as Finch McCranie, LLP to protect your best interests.If you or someone you know has been involved in a serious accident in Georgia or elsewhere, Finch McCranie, LLP may be able to help you. For your convenience Finch McCranie, LLP offers you a Free Case Review. For inmediate assistance, please contact us at Toll Free 1-800-228-9159 or fill out our Free Case Review Form. Remember that for over 30 years Finch McCranie, LLP has succesfully helped hundreds of people to solve their legal problems: "Our commitment is to the victims, their families and their future..." Recent Results 1. We obtained the maximum amount of available insurance, $1.5 million, for a client injured in a truck collision. Our client’s serious injuries prevented him from returning to a successful career as a machinist, including physical injuries and a closed head injury that resulted in organic mood disorder. Before trial, the insurance companies paid their policy limits, $1.5 million, to our client to resolve the case. 2. The firm obtained a $1.6 million result for the adult children of a woman killed in a tractor-trailer collision on I-75. Our client’s mother was 54 years old and worked at a Kroger store. This was the maximum amount of insurance coverage available in a joint settlement. 3. In January, 2001, the firm won what is believed to be the first million dollar verdict of 2001 in Georgia -- a $1.2 million verdict in federal court for a Korean grocer who was injured when trying to stop a tractor-trailer from damaging his property. The defense was that our client assumed the risk and was contributorily negligent by entering the path of a tractor-trailer whose driver could not see him. The verdict was 48 times the amount offered to our client. 4. Our attorneys represented a young passenger in an automobile that collided with an illegally parked tractor-trailer on the side of an interstate highway. This young man sustained brain damage, and the firm sought damages to establish a life care plan. After a detailed accident reconstruction that showed the danger created by the tractor-trailer's location, a confidential settlement was reached. |
