I-66, which has its fair share of truck traffic and accidents, cuts right through Centreville. If you or a loved one was injured in a truck crash, our Centreville personal injury lawyers are here to seek justice and compensation for you.
Call the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC today for a FREE claim review.
Why You Want the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC in Your Corner
The Parrish Law Firm, PLLC has been representing injured Virginians for 20 years. We have recovered millions for people injured by careless or reckless drivers.
We owe part of this success to the experience that our founder, Jim Parrish, gained before we opened our doors. At the beginning of his career, Jim defended insurance companies. Now, he uses that information and experience he gained inside the insurance industry to fight back against those same insurers. He knows what tactics they use, but more importantly, he knows how to protect his clients from them.
What You Can Recover in a Centreville Truck Accident
What is recoverable in an accident claim depends on the specifics of your case. You could be entitled to economic and non-economic damages. Common trucking accident damages include:
- Medical bills
- Lost wages
- Lost earning capacity
- Miscellaneous expenses
- “Pain and suffering” and inconvenience
- Loss of enjoyment of life
If you lost a loved one in a trucking crash, we offer our most sincere condolences. While you may not be thinking about taking legal action at this time, a wrongful death settlement or lawsuit could help you cover your new expenses and losses. We can fight for all the following on your behalf:
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Medical bills that your loved one incurred prior to their passing
- Lost income
- Lost guidance, comfort, and companionship
- Sorrow and mental anguish
- Lost services, protection, and care
We Are Proud of Our Results for Truck Accident Victims in Virginia
Since opening our doors, we have recovered over $40 million for our clients, including:
- $5 million wrongful death settlement for a family of someone who passed away due to a serious truck accident
- $1 million wrongful death settlement for the family of someone who was killed in a tractor-trailer accident
- $1 million truck accident settlement for a grandmother who was seriously injured in a head-on truck collision
- $700,000 wrongful death settlement for the mother of a young adult killed in a tractor-trailer crash
- $625,000 injury settlement for a woman who suffered a desmoid tumor due to the trauma of her commercial vehicle accident
While these verdicts and settlements do not guarantee a result in your case, we hope that they show our dedication to our clients.
Can I Afford Legal Help With My Truck Accident Case?
Yes. Our team handles cases on a contingency-fee basis. This means we don’t charge any upfront fees and you only pay us if you recover compensation.
You face no financial risk when you enlist our help.
What Is the Time Limit for a Truck Accident Lawsuit?
Virginia’s statute of limitations for truck accident lawsuits is two years for both personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, per Va. Code § 8.01-243 and Va. Code § 8.01-244.
If you fail to file your lawsuit before that time limit expires, you risk losing your right to recover compensation. You can still negotiate with the insurance company for a fair settlement, but you don’t have the leverage of threatening a lawsuit. This means you’ll likely need to take whatever the insurance company offers, even if it’s thousands less than you deserve.
That is why it is so important to act quickly and get in touch with our personal injury attorneys as soon as possible.
Why Truck Accidents Are More Complex
Truck accidents are often more complex than standard car accidents for several reasons.
- Multiple parties can share liability. In a standard accident, typically the driver who causes the accident is liable. However, with a truck accident, a handful of parties could all share liability.
- Injuries are often more severe. Truck accidents often cause catastrophic injuries. This can make these cases much more difficult to handle. There are several different damages you need to include, as well as more pushback from the insurance company. As truck accident companies often have large law firms backing them, this can make it more difficult to recover the compensation you deserve, especially if you handle your case alone.
- Most of the evidence you need is in the hands of the trucking company. To prove the truck driver or trucking company caused your accident, you may need the driver’s hours of service logs, their personnel file, their drug and alcohol test results, data from the truck’s black box, and maintenance records. The trucking company has all of this information. And most people don’t know that they need to draft a spoliation letter to ensure the trucking company preserves and hands over that evidence.
Our Centreville truck accident lawyer can manage all potential complexities.
Who Could Be Liable for a Truck Accident?
As we stated above, multiple parties can share liability for a semi-truck accident, including:
- The truck driver: If a truck driver’s negligence or recklessness causes an accident, they are typically your primary liable party. For example, a driver who refused to take a break would be liable if driver fatigue caused an accident.
- The trucking company: The trucking company can either be vicariously liable or directly liable. Employers can be held vicariously liable for any actions their employees take within the scope of their employment. For example, if a semi-truck driver is texting behind the wheel and sideswipes a passenger vehicle, the trucking company would share liability. However, if the trucking company required their employees to violate hours of service regulations to make deliveries quicker, and a fatigued driver caused an accident, they can be directly liable.
- The truck maintenance company: If poor maintenance led to an accident, the maintenance company can share liability.
- The cargo loader: Cargo must be loaded specifically to avoid an imbalanced trailer. If a cargo loader’s failure to correctly load cargo caused or contributed to an accident, they can share liability.
Our truck accident attorneys will identify all potential liable parties in your case.
Learn What a Centreville Truck Accident Lawyer Can Do for You During a FREE Claim Review
If a negligent semi-truck driver or trucking company caused your injuries or your loved one’s passing, you deserve justice and compensation. Our team wants to help you get it.
We offer FREE claim reviews where we learn more about you and your accident and determine how we can help you. If we decide to move forward, we’ll create a customized case plan with your next steps. Give us a call today to get started with the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC team.
