How to Recover Full Compensation for 18-Wheeler Truck Accidents in Waldorf, MD
If you have been injured in an 18-wheeler truck accident in Waldorf, Charles County, or other parts of Southern Maryland, you are entitled to recover FULL compensation for all of your injuries and for damage to property (like your vehicle). Your compensation might be substantial because studies have shown that big rig truck accidents cause the most severe injuries and cause the most fatalities. This is true for many reasons, including:
- The difference in mass between an 18-wheeler and a passenger car or small truck often causes the smaller vehicle to be crushed, overturned, or sent careening into another vehicle, road barriers, or solid road-side objects like trees
- The difference in height between the tractor-trailer and the passenger vehicle means that smaller vehicles can end up smashed under the big rig truck
- The longer stopping time needed for a large truck in an emergency can cause massive damage from a rear-end collision with a smaller vehicle
- The possibility that cargo can come loose, potentially crushing the smaller vehicle from the top
- And more
As noted, 18-wheeler accidents here in Waldorf, Maryland, can cause severe injuries, and fatalities are common in passengers of the smaller vehicles. Some of the more severe injuries include:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal and neck damage
- Skull fractures and broken bones
- Third-degree burns from fires and electrical discharges
- Amputations and loss of limbs
- Disfigurement
- Crushed limbs and body parts leading to loss of use
If this happens, you need 18-wheeler accident attorneys with extensive experience with these types of cases. If you have been involved in a big rig or tractor-trailer accident, contact us here at the Law Office of Robert Castro. Our number is (301) 870-1200. The legal causes of action include negligence claims, wrongful death, and survival actions.
One key to ensuring that victims receive the FULL amount of compensation to which they are entitled is to bring every at-fault party into the insurance claim and/or the 18-wheeler personal injury lawsuit. The driver of the tractor-trailer is almost always the target of a claim for compensation since the driver is likely the person most at fault. All drivers must keep a careful watch and avoid causing accidents on the roads and highways of Maryland. Given the inherent dangers of 18-wheelers, big rig drivers have a duty to be even more watchful and more careful than other drivers.
But, the driver’s employer is also likely legally liable under Maryland laws. This is because Maryland has laws making an employer liable for the injuries caused by employees when the employees are engaged in work for the employer. This is important because, by law, trucking companies are required to carry large insurance policies that cover potential injuries caused by the negligence of their drivers.
Other potential at-fault parties might be a truck repair shop that committed negligence in the maintenance of the truck and even the manufacturer of the truck.
When all of the potential at-fault parties are brought into the insurance claim settlement process and brought into the civil personal injury litigation, then it is possible to ensure that victims recover the FULL compensation that is due.
Contact Waldorf, MD Personal Injury Attorney Robert Castro Today
This article has been provided by the Law Office of Robert Castro. For more information or questions, contact our office to speak to an experienced Maryland personal injury lawyer at (301) 870-1200. We are Waldorf, MD, Personal Injury lawyers. Our address is 2670 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601.
