FAQ Category: Truck Accidents

Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., will work to hold the driver and sometimes the trucking company responsible. It is also possible that shipping companies, truck manufacturers, parts manufacturers or even a mechanic can be liable. Sometimes, the owner of a trailer or even your employer may be responsible. In many…

New Jersey law allows family members to sue in a wrongful death claim. Family members may be able to recover funeral and medical expenses, lost wages and other costs associated with losing the financial support of the deceased. Witnesses of deadly accidents may also be able to sue. Talk to…

In most New York and New Jersey truck accident cases, Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., will use the services of multiple experts to help you recover. Product defect, accident reconstruction and trucking industry experts can help you show that another person or company was at fault. After these experts show…

Our lawyers make use of experts to reconstruct accidents for the purpose of showing who was at fault. This can be quite complicated when it was our client whose death was caused by a truck driver’s negligence. We can review maintenance records to determine if there were any mechanical problems…

Trucks have massive blind spots, also known as “no-zones.” No-zones are found on the sides, rear and front of large trucks. While many trucks use additional mirrors to reduce the size of their no-zones, any vehicle traveling close to a truck’s no-zones has a higher risk of being hit. Trucks…

Commercial trucks are trucks used by companies to transport goods. A commercial truck can weigh up to 40 tons loaded. Types of commercial trucks include tractor-trailers, big-rigs, 18-wheelers, dump trucks, logging trucks, freight trucks and many others. Special laws and regulations apply to commercial trucks and their drivers.

Every lawsuit is entirely different, but New York and New Jersey tractor-trailer wreck injury cases are generally resolved over the course of a few months to three years.

Tractor-trailer wrecks have dozens of possible causes. Any time that you have people and vehicles moving at a high rate of speed, things can go wrong. The size and shape of trucks makes them particularly dangerous. The following are some of the most common causes of truck accident injuries:

You have two years to file your case under New Jersey’s statute of limitations. Minors under 18 years old at the time of an accident will have until their 20th birthday to file a case. In New York, you will have three years to file, except in cases of wrongful…

There is no need to worry about paying for a lawyer. You only have to pay if you recover money. The American legal system allows for payment of a lawyer on a contingency fee basis. This means you do not need any money to hire a personal injury lawyer. The…