Neenah, Appleton Lawyers: Trucking Accidents
If a member of your family was injured in a trucking accident, it is essential to hire a lawyer immediately in order to recover full compensation.
Lawyers at Hammett Bellin & Oswald LLC have extensive experience in handling trucking accident injury claims. If you would like to speak with a member of the firm about your case, please call (toll-free: 866-745-1152) or e-mail our Neenah law firm, Hammett Bellin & Oswald LLC, to arrange a confidential, free consultation. (You will talk with an attorney, not a paralegal or legal assistant.)
Trucking accidents are tragic since they typically involve catastrophic injuries or death. Few auto insurance policies will cover the full life cost of a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury. The occupant of a passenger vehicle involved in a truck accident may, however, have claims against several other parties, including the trucking company, the manufacturer of a defective truck part, a road construction crew or auto insurance policies covering other members of the victim's household.
Investigating a truck wreck
The trucking company will have investigators on the scene within hours after an accident — possibly before the vehicles are cleared off the road. Our attorneys will, immediately upon taking a case, contact insurance companies and investigators to see that our client has the benefit of all evidence and witness statements. We also have our own investigators and experts to assist you.
Multiple claims following trucking accidents
When handling a truck wreck case, our lawyers work to see that the network of insurance issues is resolved so our client receives the maximum benefit possible from the settlement or verdict. This might mean coordination among sources of compensation, such as Medicaid and other medical assistance, private health insurance, several auto insurance policies, insurance covering the trucking company and the truck driver, and personal injury claims against negligent parties. A structured settlement might include the establishment of a special needs trust in line with Wisconsin law to see that our client will be able to live with dignity and in comfort when medical benefits get exhausted.
Highway 41 is the site of numerous truck accidents, and our attorneys have handled many injury and wrongful death claims. We represented a county worker injured when a tractor-trailer hit his pickup truck. Five years after the crash, our client was struck and killed by another semi, again on Hwy. 41, and we handled a wrongful death claim on behalf of his family.
Trucking accident cases
Our attorneys have the resources and experience to handle the most complex trucking accident cases, including those involving the following factors:
- Tractor-trailer rollovers and jackknife accidents
- Rear-end collisions
- Pickup truck crashes
- County snowplow and highway construction trucks
- Driver error, including sleepy drivers and drivers affected by alcohol and drug use
- Violations of federal and Wisconsin highway safety regulations
- Defective truck equipment
- Multi car accidents caused by tractor-trailers
Free consultation
If you or a family member has been seriously injured in a commercial trucking accident, your chances of recovering full compensation on your own are slim. Hiring the right lawyer is an essential step in the process of resolving your issue. In order to provide you with the opportunity to meet us and discuss your situation before retaining our firm to represent you, we offer free initial consultations. Please contact our Neenah office and arrange to speak with an attorney. We serve clients throughout the Fox River Valley and Northeastern Wisconsin and charge no attorney's fees in personal injury cases until our clients collect compensation.
