By: Arthur Cooper
Submitted: 2010-11-23 10:56:01 | Word Count: 664
One of the most dangerous types of accidents you can be involved in on the road is one with a large commercial truck. If you are ever in an accident with a truck in Atlanta, you will find that trucking companies can be much harder to pursue than individuals. If you are involved in a wreck with a commercial truck and have been given the runaround from the trucking company, consider obtaining legal representation to file a suit for damages incurred in the accident. Although filing a lawsuit can be a lengthy process, it can get you the compensation you deserve.
Even though there are laws in place limiting how many hours truckers can spend on the road at a time without resting, there are many other causes of trucking accidents, including mechanical failure, aggressive driving, inclement weather, or failure to properly secure a load. Although truckers do go through extensive training to properly operate such large vehicles, they are not necessarily immune to error. Long hours on the road can cause fatigue to set in. They might be distracted because they are talking on a cell phone, or they might even be intoxicated. Unfortunately, some companies are more concerned with saving money than they are about truckers’ or other motorists’ safety. This can lead to them cutting corners and forcing truckers to take on more of a load than a truck is equipped to carry.
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In some cases, a trucking company will want you to sign an agreement for a fixed amount of compensation that is significantly lower than what you could potentially receive without professional legal help from an Atlanta personal injury lawyer. If you are pressured into signing an agreement with the company, you may not have the opportunity to read the fine print, which might state that you are not eligible to seek damages in the future.
If you feel that filing a lawsuit can be more trouble than it’s worth, keep in mind that it can very well be worth it in the end. Without legal representation, a trucking company might leave you with a significantly smaller amount of compensation that you deserve. It might be a check that simply covers a few hundred dollars, which, of course, will disappear long before car repair costs and medical expenses are paid off. What you might not know is that trucking companies can be held responsible for far more than what they would pay out on their own. On top of medical care costs and car repair expenses, you can be compensated for lost wages if you are put out of work for an extended period, or, if loss of life is involved, a lawsuit can award compensation to the spouses and dependents of the deceased.
It is understandable that you will have more pressing things to attend to before you file a lawsuit; if you are hospitalized for an extended period, you can still contact Monge and Associates for a free consultation. They can visit in the hospital at a time that is convenient for you and gather all the relevant details to build a strong case. The lawyers at Monge and Associates specialize in injury lawsuits, so they have years of experience working with such cases. Through their knowledge and experience they can streamline the legal process to make this chapter of your life go as smoothly as possible.
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