Commercial vehicles including big rigs, semi trucks, tractor-trailers and eighteen wheelers (18 wheelers) are a major presence on our New York roads and highways. Truck drivers need to be aware of the special circumstances, hazards and dangers that are presented by these types of commercial vehicles. These large commercial vehicles also present unique dangers. Insignificant driving errors with small vehicles, especially at higher highway speeds, may result in catastrophic events if a semi-truck, tractor trailer or eighteen-wheeler is involved.
The New York Truck Accident Attorney team at Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC has learned a person suffers a truck accident injury or wrongful death every sixteen minutes due to a trucking accident. If you or a loved one is suffering as a result of a trucking accident, please contact our experienced New York Trucking Injury Attorney to discuss your potential legal options.
In 2009, trucking revenues totaled approximately $600 billion and are expected to double by 2015. Commercial trucking growth is beneficial for the national economy and the trucking industry, but for the passenger vehicles that share the highways and roads with commercial vehicles, the increase in tractor-trailer traffic could have potentially lethal results. The New York Injury Lawyer team at Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC has found one out of eight traffic-related deaths involves a commercial vehicle, such as a semi truck. Because these large commercial vehicles are heavier than passenger vehicles, motor vehicle accidents have a higher rate of fatalities. In a trucking accident involving a passenger vehicle, 98% of the fatalities are incurred by the occupants of the passenger vehicle.
At Stephen Bilkis & Associates, our New York Truck Accident Attorney staff is experienced with handling the large corporations that own these trucks.
If you are faced with the consequences of being involved in a motor vehicle accident that involves an 18 wheeler truck, contact our aggressive New York Truck Accident Lawyers to negotiate with these companies or to file a lawsuit on your behalf.
The New York Truck Accident Lawyer group at Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC has discovered the most common types of truck accident injury include traumatic brain injury, broken bones, spinal injury and wrongful death. Traumatic brain injury can elicit numerous complications, such as lack of motor function, seizure, slurred speech, paralysis and death. This type of brain damage can also lead to secondary injury, as in intracranial hemorrhage, diffuse axonal injury or cerebral edema. Spinal injury can encompass a multitude of different injuries depending on what part of the spine is affected. A cervical spinal injury can lead to quadriplegia or a thoracic spinal injury can elicit paraplegia or a lumbar spinal injury can lead to weakness and paralysis in the lower extremities. Spinal injury can also create problems with respiratory function and blood pressure regulation. These injuries are traumatic and can be life-changing. Medical bills can pile-up and you can be forced to take time off of work. If your injury is caused by a negligent truck driver, you may be able to hold the driver and their employer legally liable for your injuries. At Stephen Bilkis & Associates, we will aggressively pursue an award of monies in compensation for your injury.
Negligence comes in many forms. The knowledgeable New York Truck Accident Attorney faculty at Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC has learned driver fatigue contributes to trucking injury resulting from a truck accident, along with several other factors including:
When a trucking accident occurs, the trucking company typically sends a representative to the accident scene. The representative mitigates everything at the accident scene to limit the trucking company’s liability. In many cases, the victim is pressured to make quick decisions by the trucking company’s aggressive tactics. Consulting the experienced New York Truck Accident Lawyer group at Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC may be essential in the protection of your legal rights and pursuit of monetary compensation for your injury.
Due to the heavy regulations imposed on the trucking industry, a trucking injury case is more complex than a standard car accident, motorcycle accident or SUV accident case. In a fatal trucking accident, a wrongful death action can be filed against the trucking company and the truck driver. If a medical provider negligent behavior (such as lack of immediate medical attention) contributed to the wrongful death, a medical malpractice claim can be brought against the negligent healthcare providers. The highly skilled New York Trucking Injury Attorney team at Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC has the vast knowledge and experience to successfully mitigate your case and fight for the maximum compensation allowed under law.
If you or a family member is suffering from a truck accident injury or other personal injury, contact our New York Trucking Injury Attorney team with Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC to discuss your options. Contact us at 800.696.9529 or online to schedule your free consultation. Or stop by one of our many convenient offices in New York City and the surrounding areas, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Westchester County, Staten Island, or in Suffolk County or Nassau County in Long Island.