North Carolina Personal Injury Attorneys

Semi Truck Crash and 18 Wheeler Accident Claims

At Comerford & Britt, our personal injury lawyers have long experience with the investigation and proof of damages claims resulting from truck accidents, especially those involving 18 wheelers and other over-the-road haulers. For dependable advice and highly skilled client service in any truck accident case, contact us in Winston-Salem.

We represent clients in cases involving severe, disabling, or fatal injuries suffered in truck accident cases such as the following:

• Collisions with poultry trucks, textile trucks, or logging trucks
• Accidents caused by poor vehicle maintenance or defective safety equipment
• 18 wheeler accidents involving driver fatigue, excessive hours on the road, or falsified log books and records
• Negligent hiring, training, or background checks of drivers
• Accidents involving alcohol or illegal drugs
• Oversize and overweight loads
• Accidents caused by shifting weight due to improper loading at the terminal
• Collisions involving improperly parked trucks or trucks stopped on the shoulder
• Accidents involving tanker trucks, cement trucks, or gravel haulers
• Other commercial vehicle accidents, from airport limos to delivery vans

Our attorneys have represented clients all over the Atlantic Coast in serious accident cases. Our familiarity with the problems of proof characteristic of 18 wheeler accidents enables us to focus on the most important issues bearing on liability and insurance coverage from the earliest stages of the case. In our experience, the opportunity to investigate the circumstances of the accident as soon as possible can represent an important advantage to the development and presentation of the plaintiff's case.

Truck accident litigation can be highly technical, and often depends on the active involvement of forensic experts from many disciplines who can not only make an accurate assessment of the cause of the accident, but who can also present their findings in clear and persuasive terms. Over the years, our lawyers have developed a highly effective network of accident reconstruction specialists, transportation engineers, highway design experts, and trucking industry professionals whose advice and forensic testimony have made the decisive difference in many of our past cases.

We strive to leave nothing to chance in the proof of liability in complex truck accident litigation, and we work with experts from many different disciplines to prove the full extent of your damages, whether your claim is for disabling injuries or for wrongful death damages. We have obtained appropriate settlements in truck accident cases resulting in spinal cord damage, extensive burn injuries, and traumatic injury to the head and brain. In all cases, our goal is to maximize the value of your claim through careful review and thorough documentation of every component of your loss that the law recognizes.

For highly professional and experienced representation in personal injury litigation against trucking companies and their insurers, contact the North Carolina truck accident lawyers at Comerford & Britt for a free consultation about your legal alternatives.