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An out-of-control 18-wheeler rolling down the highway is like a Scud missile in its destructive power. If you have suffered the trauma of a truck accident, we understand the immense medical and financial challenges you face.
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More specifically, our Dallas truck accident lawyers can help you in the following ways, among others:
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The federal and state governments heavily regulate commercial trucking. Trucking regulations govern everything from truck maintenance to driver sleeping hours. Federal trucking regulations apply everywhere in the United States and may trump state regulations in the event of a conflict of laws.
If you can find a trucking regulation that the driver violated, you may be able to use that violation to establish negligence per se. Negligence per se allows you to prove negligence by establishing that the truck driver violated a regulation.
Proving negligence is not enough by itself to establish liability, but it’s a good start. To establish liability, you must also show the amount of your damages and prove that the truck driver’s negligence caused the accident.
There are probably hundreds of different defenses that the opposing party might at least try on you. Some of them are complete defenses, meaning that if they are successful, the defendant owes you nothing. Others are partial defenses, meaning that if they are successful they reduce rather than eliminate the defendant’s liability.
Defenses apply in settlement negotiations as well as trials. The reason for this is that if you prove you can win at trial, the defendant is more likely to settle with you and for a higher amount.
Some of the defenses that the defendant might try on you include:
Failure to mitigate damages might apply, for example, if you were riding a motorcycle without a helmet and suffered a concussion. The other side might argue that you should not receive compensation for your head injuries because they should not have to pay for damages that you could have easily avoided.
Under the comparative negligence defense, the defendant asserts that the accident was partly your fault. If the court agrees, it will deduct from your damages in direct proportion to your percentage of fault. If your percentage of fault exceeds 50%, the court will deduct 100% of your damages.
In Texas, you usually have two years after an accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. If you miss the deadline, you cannot recover compensation for your injuries.
The “lack of evidence” defense is a general denial that the plaintiff has proven their case. The plaintiff has the burden of proving all of the elements of their personal injury claim. Negligence claims, for example, require you to prove duty of care, breach of duty, harm, causation, and foreseeability. The plaintiff must prove each of these elements on a “more likely than not” basis. The defendant can always deny that the plaintiff has met their burden.
Many personal injury lawyers in Dallas, TX, work on a contingency fee basis. This means that you will not pay anything upfront and you only pay if you win.
If your lawyer wins compensation for you, they will take a pre-agreed percentage of compensation as their legal fee (typically 30% to 40%).
Commercial work truck accidents can lead to severe injuries and serious property damage. It can be challenging to go through this alone. At Jay Murray Car Accident and Truck Accident Lawyers, we can help you hold the responsible parties accountable. Contact our Dallas commercial work truck accident lawyers today to begin the process of pursuing the compensation you deserve.
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