Trucking Accident Attorneys
Representing individuals injured in trucking accidents in Durham and throughout North Carolina
Have you been injured or lost a loved one due to a trucking accident? At Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, P.A., we have been helping trucking accident victims in Durham and throughout NC receive the justice they deserve for over a quarter of a century. If you have been in an accident with a commercial truck, please contact one of our North Carolina lawyers immediately to protect your legal rights. The attorneys at Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, P.A., will aggressively protect your rights to fair compensation.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there were 140 fatal trucking accidents involving large commercial trucks in North Carolina in 2008. The number of trucking accidents with such large trucks that result in non fatal, but disabling injuries, is much higher, estimated at over 90,000 nationwide. See http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/art-stats-facts.htm for more information regarding the devastation caused by large truck collisions.
The owners and insurers of the large commercial trucks that cause these trucking accidents in Durham and throughout North Carolina have great resources. You want a firm that can overcome the obstacles to getting you the compensation that you are entitled to. At Glenn, Mills, Fisher and Mahoney, our attorneys will promptly retain the services of experts needed to analyze the cause of the collision, such as engineers with training and experience in trucking accident reconstruction.
The sooner we are involved and able to get these engineers analyzing the trucking accident for you, the better. In trucking cases it is also important to gain access to onboard computers and data recordings at the earliest opportunity. Often times these onboard computers and data storage device contain information that can make or break the success of a trucking accident case. It is important to engage your attorney at the earliest opportunity so that critical information is not lost.
Injuries caused by trucking accidents can have a devastating impact on your ability to enjoy life and support yourself. When you have been injured in an trucking accident in Durham, or anywhere in NC, you need experienced counsel to help you get what you need to help you and your family through this difficult time. Physical personal injury may include loss of limbs, permanent or disfiguring scars and temporary or permanent disabilities. Mental harm may include emotional trauma, mental anguish, embarrassment, loss of enjoyment of life’s activities or nightmares.
The insurance company that will want to settle with you knows what you are entitled to – but you do not. You need an attorney on your side to make sure that you get what you are entitled to as a result of a trucking accident. We can do that.
As the injured party or a grieving family member, your problems may include mounting medical bills, lost wages, temporary or permanent disability, scarring, disfigurement, and losing your ability to injoy life. The law gives you rights and we fight to protect those rights. To recover what you have a right to for an injury you must have a team capable of proving that your injuries were caused by someone’s negligent or reckless behavior. As trucking accident attorneys who understand the law, the North Carolina court system and how to try your case in a court room, we can fight for you and help you recover what you are entitled to.
The law allows juries or judges to award compensation for many types of losses that result from injuries caused by trucking accidents. These awards may include present and future medical expenses, partial or total disability, past and future lost wages, compensation for scarring, mental and physical suffering, property damage, and other losses that are recognized by law. You have the right to know what you are entitled to and have someone fight to help you get it.
An experienced attorney at Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, P.A. will be your representative to negotiate with the insurance company and lawyers for the company that caused the trucking accident. Do not communicate with the other party’s insurance representatives until you have consulted an attorney. You need to understand your rights before you can understand what you are entitled to and how to get what the law permits. The attorneys have experience in analyzing all of the potential sources of recovery, which may include compensation available from your own insurance policy, or the insurance policy of a family member.
If you have been injured in a trucking accident in Durham or anywhere in North Carolina, contact Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, P.A., and discuss your case. In all cases involving trucking accidents we will have an initial consultation with you to determine the strength of your claim without charge.
Links:
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
http://www.umtri.umich.edu/divisionPage.php?pageID=4
http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/stats.htm
