North Florida Truck Accident Lawyer
Truck accidents cause millions of dollars of damage and immeasurable heartache and grief each year in the United States. These accidents continue to happen despite the increasingly strong regulations put in place to curb them. Why?
Too often, the answer to that question is simply that truck drivers and trucking companies put profit ahead of the lives, health and safety of the rest of us.
Experience, dedication and hard work — if those are the qualities you want in a law firm, contact Panter, Panter & Sampedro in Miami, Florida, today for a free consultation.
At Panter, Panter & Sampedro, our attorneys represent truck accident victims from here and from other parts of the world who were injured in Tallahassee, Ocala, Gainesville, Jacksonville and everywhere else in North Florida. Our firm has been dedicated to protecting people who've been injured by the negligence of others for more than 20 years and has obtained numerous verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million for previous clients as a result of our hard work and determination.
North Florida Truck Accident Lawyers
Common Types of Negligence
A truck accident can be caused by any number of things. Some of the most common causes include:
- Defective products — Brake failures, tires that blow out, and other products that fail to work as they should can also be deadly; an 18-wheeler wreck or semi truck accident resulting from such a cause can lead to a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the defective product.
- Dangerous road design or construction — Unsafe roads are a major cause of truck accidents. In such a crash, an action can be brought against a variety of liable parties, including the city, county or state agency that has responsibility for the road or intersection in question.
- Reckless driving — Truck drivers speeding, following too closely or making sudden lane changes in their efforts to meet a deadline often means death or serious injury to those who get in their way.
- Driver impairment — Drivers are required to get enough sleep and must take mandatory breaks from driving after driving for a certain number of hours or miles; drowsy drivers and those under the influence of alcohol or drugs kill and maim thousands of innocent people each year.
- Equipment failure — An 18-wheeler or tractor-trailer that sits in a mechanic's garage is a truck that's not making any deliveries or money; trucking companies and independent operators often forego or delay regularly scheduled maintenance as long as possible.
- Violations of state and federal regulations — The trucking industry is highly regulated for a number of reasons, including public safety; trucks that are improperly loaded, overloaded or that are carrying improperly secured cargo can kill.
Board-Certified Civil Trial Attorneys in North Florida
Dedicated to Obtaining FULL Compensation for Truck Accident Victims
How you present evidence to opposing counsel, a judge or a jury can be just as important as the evidence itself. To accomplish our goal of maximizing each client's compensation, we work with investigators, accident reconstruction specialists, crashworthiness and safety experts, civil engineers and other professionals to thoroughly investigate the accident and vigorously pursue ALL liable parties. We then take the evidence we've gathered from experts, witnesses and the actual scene, and we reassemble it in the most clear and compelling way we can. This may involve the use of sophisticated courtroom models, demonstrations, medical illustrations, computer simulations and other materials that help demonstrate how and why an accident occurred. Our hard work and preparation often convince insurance carriers and corporate representatives that it is in their best interest to settle a claim rather than risk what might happen if our evidence were ever presented to a jury.
Don't Wait to Talk to a Lawyer
Trucking companies and their insurers will often learn of the crash long before victims even know what hit them. They have carefully developed plans that are put into action whenever they receive such a call. These plans are designed to protect their interests at the victims' expense. If your family has been seriously damaged as the result of a truck accident — contact our Miami, Florida, law offices and put our experience to work for you.
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