Garbage and sanitation trucks are much larger and heavier than the average vehicle on the road, so it’s no surprise that a motor vehicle crash involving a garbage truck can be serious. The average mid-sized sedan weighs less than 3,500 pounds, and many vehicles are smaller. Even an empty garbage truck is about ten times …
Why Work with a New York Truck Accident Lawyer?
When you’ve been seriously injured in an accident with a large truck or other commercial vehicle, your first inclination may be to reach out to an attorney you’ve worked with before, or to contact the small general practice firm that handled your brother-in-law’s slip and fall case a couple of years ago. However, not all …
Truck Accident Lawsuit
A Potentially Lethal Combination: The Trucker’s Life, High-Speed Highways, and You The big rigs, long hours, and endless highways that have inspired countless trucker ballads can also make for an incredibly lethal combination for other drivers on the roadway. Keep in mind, a fully-loaded commercial truck often weighs more than 25 times as much …
Deadly Road Debris Doesn’t Just Happen
At one time or another, most of us have encountered debris on roadways. Whether the obstacle is the remnant of a ruined tire, an object that’s blown or fallen off of a truck, or a garbage can that’s rolled into the street, we’re usually able to course-adjust and avoid an accident. However, not every driver …
Commercial Trucking Dangers Impact Everyone
It’s no secret that commercial truck accidents are especially dangerous for drivers and passengers of other vehicles, pedestrians, and others. The combination of size and weight make large trucks difficult to control under many circumstances and increase the time it takes to stop the vehicle. And, of course, the larger, heavier vehicles are likely to …
Insurance Companies Create Obstacles in Tracy Morgan’s Truck Accident Case (and Yours)
It made local and national news this week when the Walmart driver who caused comedian Tracy Morgan’s traumatic brain injury (TBI) entered into a plea deal in a New Jersey criminal court. Comedian James McNair was also killed in that accident, and other passengers in the car Morgan was riding in were injured. The truck …
Were you in an accident caused by a negligent truck driver?
Here were many questions regarding who exactly was at fault in the truck accident that injured comedian Tracy Morgan last year. Was it the fault of the driver, who had apparently been driving for an extended period of time without proper rest? Or was it the fault of the driver’s employer, Wal-Mart, who allegedly pressured …
How do truck accident lawyers in NYC prove negligence after a truck accident?
Nobody in NYC really enjoys sharing the road with large commercial trucks, especially on crowded streets where trucks are always stopping to load and unload products, and pulling out into traffic that they may not be able to see due to blind spots. The highways surrounding NYC are also full of trucks, and a sleepy …
What kinds of compensatory damages settlement can I expect to receive after a truck accident in NYC?
While car accidents and truck accidents in NYC are often handled in a different manner by insurance companies and the courts, the amount of money you receive for compensatory damages are usually based on the same factors. In addition to how much the truck driver or company responsible for the driver can be held liable, …
Who is at fault when a truck causes a multiple car pileup?
The massive car pileup on I-95 recently was a major news story, in which over 40 cars were involved and multiple injuries were reported. While the main factor in that particular accident was the weather and hazardous road conditions, other multiple car pileups are often caused by a single vehicle, and in many cases a …
Large truck accidents often lead to fatalities
Being involved in any sort of automobile accident can be a scary experience. It is even more frightening when a truck is involved in the accident, because accidents involving trucks often lead to very serious injuries and unfortunate accidental fatalities. Such is the case in which a tractor-trailer driver is accused of being responsible for …
Injured in a truck related accident?
Automobile accidents in New York City are quite common, given the amount of traffic and distractions all around. However, there is also an ample amount of accidents involving trucks, as any truck accident lawyer in New York can attest to. A recent example that you might have read about in the news is the large …
Controversy continues regarding trucking accidents in New York
Many people around the country and especially in NYC have been following the news story regarding the Wal-Mart truck that hit actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and others, leaving Morgan seriously injured and causing the death of one of his friends. In the latest update to this story, both Morgan and many others were shocked …
Trucking Accidents in New York and How a Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help
The shocking news involving the death of one comedian and the serious injuries of actor and comedian Tracy Morgan has been a source of much discussion lately, especially when it was revealed that the driver of the truck that caused the accident had allegedly not slept for over 24 hours. The accident highlights trucking safety …
Disabled truck leads to confusion, pileup; 1 person killed
The difficult winter we’ve all experienced here in New York has had wide-ranging impacts. One of the most noticeable is that road conditions have been quite poor throughout the Northeast and much of the country this winter. Aside from cars and passenger trucks slipping and sliding, larger vehicles have more trouble getting started and staying …
Truck Accident Investigations
If you have been injured in a truck accident in New York, you need to take immediate action to retain the services of an attorney. Evidence needs to be gathered and analyzed — this evidence can often be “misplaced” by truck companies, their insurance adjusters, and their attorneys. It is critical that your attorney is …
Causes of Truck Accidents
Due to the sheer size and weight of trucks, tractor-trailers and semis, motor vehicle accidents involving them are generally very serious and lead to catastrophic injuries. Truck accident cases are often complex as there can be more than one negligent party. That is why it is so critical to seek out only the most skilled …
Worker killed in Brooklyn recycling truck accident
To the casual observer, some occupations, such as that of a recycling truck worker, seem more exhausting and grueling than actually dangerous. However, these jobs can involve complicated and heavy machinery that should not be taken lightly. Sanitation accidents can be very serious, and even deadly. Recently, an 18-year-old recycling truck worker was killed when he got …
33 injured and one dead in New York truck accident
Single- or double-car accidents on a major highway can be devastating for those involved, and have the potential to create huge traffic backups, much to the chagrin of fellow motorists. However, when a big rig is involved, such accidents can be especially devastating and affect many more people, as any car accident attorney in New York knows. …