How to Select a Truck Accident Attorney

A truck accident is something that may occur due to a variety of reasons. The causes may range from the driver being in a hurry, to an overloaded truck, to the driver being negligent in seeing an approaching vehicle, to some mechanical failure, to overtaking from wrong side to even negligence in viewing blind spots. In case you are a victim of a truck accident and have suffered injuries, you must consult a truck accident attorney to get compensation for your loss.

Mostly, truck accidents result is very severe consequences, like grave injuries and at times even death. There is also the financial aspect in terms of loss of property. The advice and expertise of a truck accident attorney will be good as well as suitable for a victim as the attorney has complete knowledge regarding the rules, laws as well as norms governing such a situation. An accident lawyer can correctly advice you as to what is the worth of your case. Mostly, you can sue the truck company for compensation. The truck accident attorney will assist you in filing the lawsuit and recovering your damage.

Your attorney will help you get compensation after filing a case against the truck company, as there are many conditions for this. You can get the amount for recovering the money spent on injuries, the amount spent on rehabilitation, domestic services, etc., amount lost in terms of earning in the present as well as future, amount lost due to decrease in earning ability, and amount lost in case of death of a family member in terms of care, love, affection that he/she had for the family. In case the harm done is intentional, then the punitive charges can be made on the person.

As the process is long and quite complex, you should settle for an attorney after thorough consideration. Make sure that the person you choose is experienced enough in truck accidents. He should be belligerent to stand against the truck company. The truck accident attorney should be easily approachable. He should be available for you whenever you speak. You should make sure that if the attorney hires any investigator, then the fees of the same should be included in the attorney fees. Your attorney must be one who accompanies you to all the meetings with your insurance company. And lastly, his fees and charges should not be too exorbitant.

Attorneys charge their clients on a contingency basis. This implies that if you attorney is successful in getting you the compensation, you have to pay him a part of the compensation as his fees, usually 33-40%. You can easily find a good and experienced truck accident attorney in the yellow pages. There, the names of the attorneys will be listed as per their specialization field. Get references from friends or colleagues to get someone trustworthy. In all, you should select one who can guarantee you the compensation you deserve and justice

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Nebraska Attorney Involved in Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking Alert:

Human Trafficking Alert

We have been contacted by Chapter 61 Ministries and Truckers Against Trafficking for help in the case of a human trafficking victim being held by an attorney in Nebraska.  However, the attorney is not assisting in the case . . . the attorney is the trafficker.

Here is what we have been told:

The women’s daughter has been trafficked for 7 years. She has located her daughter in Omaha, Nebraska and desperately wants to rescue her and yet despite talking with hundreds of agencies and organizations help has eluded her. Her daughter is being held by an attorney who has beaten, drugged, raped and sold her, along with other children and uses the law to keep the mother penniless and away from her daughter.

The mother has been unsuccessful in receiving the help she needs.  She has spoken with the national hotline and plans to contact the Omaha FBI. However, her attempts with local law enforcement have proven unsuccessful as of yet. They are asking for your help in any way you can give it.

The mother has followed her daughter not just around the states, but also overseas in order to rescue her and is living in a roach motel at this point still trying to save her. If you know anyone locally in Omaha, particularly a police officer, or other law enforcement or know of a great anti-trafficking organization, or a civil or government attorney there that could help, please contact Chapter 61 Ministries so they can get this information to the mother.

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Trucking Employment Law Attorney Paul Taylor on Truth About Trucking “LIVE”

Attorney Paul Taylor from Truckers Justice Center

Believe it or not, truck drivers have rights too.  There are laws in place to protect professional truckers from company retaliation for refusing to operate unsafe equipment, falsifying logbooks, false information placed on their DAC Report and even disputes that arise from trucking companies lease purchase programs.  Per our previous post, OSHA and your rights as a truck driver, many truck drivers fail their case due to not having the proper legal representation.

Trucking employment law attorney, Paul Taylor was our special guest on Truth About Trucking “LIVE” Blog Talk Radio, on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 .   The law office of Taylor & Associates, Ltd., of the Truckers Justice Center have been helping workers get justice for their employment-related problems for more than 20 years.   Having come from a trucking family, Mr. Taylor understands the hardships faced by the professional trucker and specializes in trucking employment law.

Truck drivers who refuse to violate HOS rules or to operate the CMV in a way that would violate a Federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation are protected from any kind of retaliation by the trucking company, under the STAA, 49 U.S.C. Section 31105, and are encouraged to report any such retaliation to the FMCSA and to OSHA.

His law firm offers free initial consultation and works on a contingency fee basis, meaning that you pay NO ATTORNEY FEE unless they recover.   As mentioned in our earlier post, one study found that OSHA ruled in favor of the truck driver only 31% of the time.  However, in most of these cases the employee chose to act without an attorney experienced in employment law.

If you missed the broadcast with Paul Taylor of The Truckers Justice Center, you can catch it here:

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