After a trucking accident, the main goal of trucking companies is to avoid liability. Despite having sufficient insurance, most trucking companies do not want to hold you accountable for a crash. They will use significant legal resources to fight liability and save money.

Attorneys have matching resources that can be useful on your behalf. Your attorney builds a strong case against the trucking company and uses an aggressive legal strategy to force the other party to prove negligence. During insurance negotiations, our LA truck accident attorneys will not allow you to settle for less than the amount you deserve for your case.(This can often be the case in a small, unnamed private attorney's office)

We fight for maximum compensation from all negligent parties, whether commercial trucking companies or private truckers.

Most truck accidents in Los Angeles are the responsibility of trucking companies. Truck companies are held accountable not only for their own actions, but also for the actions of heavy truck drivers. It is the responsibility of all trucking companies to reasonably prevent accidents. Companies must do this through regular vehicle inspections, proper hiring and training procedures, and by complying with all federal truck safety regulations. If the company neglects this duty of care and causes a preventable accident, the company may be liable for damages.

The surrogate liability rule holds trucking companies also liable for the negligence of their employees, including independently contracted truck drivers. If a recent accident was caused by a truck driver, cargo loader, ground controller, or other employee of a trucking company, the company itself is liable as long as the person at fault worked. A trucking company may have better insurance coverage than a private driver, so it would be preferable for the company to take responsibility for your injuries.

In addition, third parties may also be held liable. For example, a truck manufacturing company that produced defective or dangerous vehicle parts. Faulty brakes or blown tires can point the manufacturer to liability. Other examples could be the City of Los Angeles (if the accident was caused by a road imperfection such as a pothole) or a third party motorist who contributed to the accident.

At The Sann law group attorney's office, we do our best to get the best compensation.

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