Truck accidents can lead to devastating injuries that require ongoing medical care and treatment. They may also cause an accident victim to miss time from work for a significant time. In a single instant, a semi-truck can crash into a car and change one or more lives forever due to catastrophic injuries.
Fortunately, injured truck accident victims may be eligible to recover compensation for their losses from the liable party. While monetary compensation can never turn back time and reverse the injuries, it can provide support and financial security for the future for victims.
However, obtaining compensation is not easy, and you must meet many intricate legal requirements. When an injured accident victim can file a third-party claim with a negligent truck driver or trucking company's insurer, they must introduce evidence to satisfy their legal burden of proof.
A truck accident attorney can prepare and file a spoliation letter in your case, which prevents the negligent truck driver or trucking company from destroying potential evidence. That way, the evidence remains preserved, and your attorney can use it when proving the legal elements of your claim or lawsuit. However, without a spoliation letter, the negligent individual or entity may not voluntarily preserve this evidence.
Given everything riding on the line, you should retain skilled legal counsel to represent you in your case as quickly as possible. A qualified attorney can gather the necessary evidence in your case, prepare a claim, file it with the appropriate insurance company on your behalf, and, if necessary, litigate your case in court.
Moreover, your attorney can answer all of your legal questions every step of the way and help you make both intelligent and informed decisions. Your attorney will maximize your total monetary award so that you become whole again after your truck accident to the greatest extent possible.