The Steps We Take to Build Your Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Case
Our firm has been asked to look into what initially appeared to be a mysterious death or loss of life in a commercial truck accident. Sometimes, family members have only suspicion but not much hard evidence. They ask us to uncover the truth about what caused the accidental or unexpected death of their loved one.
Our [...]
June 28, 2010
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Axle Malfunction Leads to Tractor-Trailer Wreck in Brunswick, 2 People Killed
There are many questions that need to be answered about this terrible truck crash. What exactly caused the axle to malfunction? Could this problem extend to the model of tractor trailer involved in the wreck? We’ll have to wait and see what the accident investigation reveals.
June 2, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, Brunswick, crash, I-85, injuries, injury, Lewis, truck, VA, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Truck Tire Smashes into Minivan Killing Driver in Henrico County
By Rick Shapiro, Virginia Truck Wreck Lawyer
If there was any doubt about the level of risk we all face while sharing the highway with big rigs and other large commercial trucks, the recent accident in Henrico County, Virginia (VA) illustrates what can happen when something goes wrong with a large commercial truck.
A big rig traveling [...]
May 24, 2010
Tags: 18 wheeler, accident, attorney, big rig, Henrico County, I-64, Shapiro, tire, truck, trucks, VA, wheel base, wreck, wrongful death Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics One Comment
Health Insurance Company May Pursue Repayment for Medical Bills
There is a provision in some health insurance plans that enables the insurance company to pursue reimbursement for the medical expenses they covered while you were recuperating from the injuries sustained in a truck wreck. They can do this through the “right of subrogation.” This doesn’t apply to all health insurance plans, but it’s important [...]
May 17, 2010
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Driver Injured in I-40 Lumber Truck Crash
A large commercial truck, which was carrying lumber, fell onto its side and spilled logs across all westbound lanes of Interstate 40 (I-40) in Harmon Den. North Carolina (NC). This accident wreaked havoc on the highway causing a massive traffic jam. According to report, one driver suffered injuries. The exact cause of the truck accident is unknown [...]
May 9, 2010
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One Dead in Virginia I-495 Tractor Trailer Accident
By John Cooper, Truck Accident Lawyer
Elizabeth P. Lyman of Fairhaven, Massachusetts (MA) was driving her Plymouth Voyager on Interstate 495 (I-495) when she decided to pull off the side of the road at the Springfield interchange in Fairfax, Virginia (VA), according to wusa9.com. Tragically, she would never make it to her destination. A tractor trailer [...]
April 13, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, Cooper, crash, I-495, I-95, injury, MA, Plymouth Voyager, tractor trailer, truck, trucking, VA, wreck, wrongful death Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
How to Get Information to Help in Your Truck Wreck Injury Case
Here are two videos created by my colleague Rick Shapiro about how to obtain information to help in your truck crash injury case. It’s important to speak to lawyer as quickly as possible so we can start collecting information to build your case. Why? Because large commercial trucking companies have a team of lawyers and [...]
April 12, 2010
Tags: accident, claims adjusters, commercial, crash, injury, insurance, lawyer, truck, trucking, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Truck Driver Charged with Reckless Homicide Due to Operating Truck with Bad Brakes
By John Cooper, Virginia Truck Wreck Lawyer
Two men were killed in an accident involving a tractor trailer at the intersection of Ky. 1499 and U.S. 460. The accident investigation allegedly revealed the truck driver was knowingly operating the vehicle with bad brakes. As a result, the at-fault driver was charged with reckless homicide, according to [...]
April 1, 2010
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Truck Slams into Van, 11 People Killed
By John Cooper, Truck Accident Lawyer
The deadliest truck wreck in Kentucky (KY) since 1988 occurred recently taking the lives of 11 people.
A tractor-trailer crossed the median on Interstate 65 (I-65) and slammed into a 15-seat Dodge Van. Ten people in the van were killed, with only two young children surviving the crash. The eleventh victim [...]
March 29, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, Cooper, crash accident, I-65, KY, loss of life, tractor, trailer, truck, VA, van, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Little Known Facts on Tractor-Trailer Dangers
by Jim Lewis, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
Most people have little idea of just exactly how dangerous a tractor trailer can be. If you think about the simple physics regarding the size of an 18 wheeler then it becomes more clear how especially hazardous they can be when it comes to collisions and [...]
March 28, 2010
Tags: 18 wheeler, accident, accidents, attorney, big rig, crash, danger, injury, Lewis, safety, tractor trailer, truck, Virginia, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics One Comment
