A truck accident law firm deals in cases where large vehicles such as semis, dump trucks, etc are involved in an accident. It does not occur frequently but in the event the accident involved two such vehicles the law firm may be engaged to represent the driver who claims that he was the victim. Most trucking accidents in Greenbelt involve a large truck and a smaller vehicle such as an automobile or SUV and the lawyers represent the driver of the smaller vehicle.
Accidents that involve a large vehicle are quite different in scope than accidents where only two smaller vehicles were involved. The first difference of course is the size of the vehicles, the damage in an accident involving a truck is often far worse. One of the tasks of the lawyers is to deal with the companies that insure these vehicles to make sure that the amount of damage to the client’s vehicle is calculated accurately.
This sounds simple enough but often it is not. Before the lawyers can deal with the claims department of the insurance company the first thing that has to be done is to find out which insurance company is liable. Truck insurance can be quite convoluted, 18 wheelers may have several different types of insurance provided by different companies. The driver of the truck for example may carry personal liability insurance from one company, the actual truck may be insured under another policy by another company and the trailers containing the goods may be covered by another policy again.
The law firms that deal with truck accidents in Greenbelt are responsible for gathering all the necessary information and documentation to support the claim of the client. Some information is not hard to find, the police report for example. The supporting information that must come from the trucking company or the various insurance companies involved usually is much harder to come up with. Even after all the evidence has been gathered, it still has to be used right otherwise it may not be effective in court.
The law firms Jaklitsch Law Group deal with trucking accidents in Greenbelt are very familiar with all the regulations that pertain to trucking in their jurisdiction; they will have a great deal of insight into the trucking industry as a whole as well as the vehicles. These law firms are normally paid on a contingency basis which means that the victim does not have to pay up front for legal representation, the firm is compensated from a percentage of the ultimate award to their client.
