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Who do I sue for damages after colliding with a large truck?

Q: Who do I sue for damages after colliding with a large truck?

A:

Truck accidents are often a lot more complex than accidents with passenger cars. This is because the defending party is not an individual, but a number of commercial, logistics or industrial companies having an interest in the haulage of the freight.

To give the example of a semi-trailer, the tractor often belongs to one company while the trailer is the property of another. Depending on who or what caused the accident and the existence of aggravating circumstances, any one of the following parties could be held liable, to a certain extent, for the damages you suffered:

• The tractor owner
• The trailer owner
• The driver's employer
• A parent company of any of the above
• The driver
• The manufacturer of truck, trailer or parts
• The cargo owner or logistics company

Even third party drivers or owners could be involved in the crash and subject to liability.

What this means is that truck accidents require, in most cases, an immediate and thorough investigation of the parties involved and of the causes of the accident, from cargo shifting to driver drowsiness, or the violation of federal regulations.

Truck accident attorney Robert J. Anderson has several decades of experience untangling complex truck accident cases in El Paso, Denver and Douglas counties with an exceptional client satisfaction record.

Call now Attorney Robert J. Anderson at 866 254 1274 (toll-free) or 719 473 3040 (local) or send us an e-mail for a free evaluation of your case.