Delivery truck accident claims in Texas help accident victims receive the compensation they need. If you were hit and injured by a delivery truck, you likely have many questions about the accident claims process in Texas. A delivery truck accident lawyer in Waxahachie can address any concerns you may have, including:
- Who should you sue after a delivery truck crash: the driver, the delivery company, or someone else?
- How long do you have to file a delivery truck accident claim in Texas?
- How can you prove that your case is legitimate and you deserve damages?
- What tactics might the insurance company try to get out of paying your settlement?
Liable Parties in Delivery Truck Accidents
Many delivery services are operating in Texas today, including companies like FedEx, which delivers packages, and U-Haul, which allows you to rent a truck to move your furniture and other possessions. The involvement of such a company in your case could complicate your claim. For example:
- In some cases, the delivery driver might bear sole responsibility. In other cases, the company might be liable. In many situations, though, both parties are jointly responsible. There may even be a third party involved, such as a mechanic. Your attorney can sort through the evidence to figure out your accident’s true cause.
- If your case has multiple at-fault parties, you will have to find out what share of blame should fall to each of them. This tells you how much money you should seek from each party’s insurer.
- The more involved parties there are, the longer it may take for your personal injury attorney to investigate them all and figure out what happened.
- Likewise, negotiating with multiple parties may take longer than it would to sit down with a single liable party and work out a single settlement.
If you bring your case to a personal injury law firm, they will help you understand who the responsible party is in your case.
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The Texas Statute of Limitations on Delivery Truck Accident Cases
You should always take legal action as soon as possible. Your first steps after seeking medical care might be to contact a truck accident law firm in your area and report the accident to your insurance company.
If you end up having to file a case against the liable parties, you generally have two years in which to do so, according to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003. This deadline applies to:
- Anyone who was hit by a delivery truck in Texas
- Those who were injured due to another party’s negligence
- Those who lost a loved one due to another party’s negligence
How to Prove Your Texas Delivery Truck Accident Claim
Whether you were hit by a truck belonging to United Parcel Service (UPS), DHL, or any other delivery company, you need to show strong evidence that they (or someone associated with them) behaved negligently. You will also need to demonstrate a connection between the accident and your injuries. Evidence your lawyer can collect for delivery truck accident claims in Texas includes:
- Audiovisual footage: Still photos of the crash and its aftermath, as well as video from surveillance or traffic cameras, can shed light on how your accident happened.
- Black box data: Commercial trucks generally contain a black box, which retains critical data about what the truck and the driver were doing just before and during a collision.
- Police reports: It is the police’s job to investigate crashes like yours. They gather evidence and then record it all in an official accident report, which your attorney can use to help prove your claim.
- Medical records: Not only can a qualified doctor tell whether or not your injuries likely occurred because of the crash, but they can also tell you which treatments you need to recover as fully as possible. This can help establish who the liable party is and how much they should pay you.
Countering the Delivery Trucking Company’s Claims
The liable party may use the same or similar materials as those listed above in their own defense. Your personal injury lawyer can carefully review all evidence and try to predict what arguments the at-fault party will use. That way, none of their statements or accusations catch you off-guard.
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Delivery Truck Companies May Fight Personal Injury Claims
Large companies like Amazon and Penske may resist paying a fair settlement however they can. Both they and their insurance companies want to save themselves as much money as possible, so they might try to reduce your payout by:
- Dragging their feet on the investigation
- Taking a long time to respond to your queries or refusing to respond at all
- Asking you to record a statement about the accident, which could give them the material they need to undermine your claim
- Coming to see you, perhaps even before you leave the hospital, to offer you a settlement that may look tempting but does not necessarily meet your needs
- Bringing in their own medical experts to say that your injuries were not caused by the truck crash or that they are not worth as much as you are asking for
- Accusing you of causing the crash yourself, which could preclude you from receiving compensation under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 33.001
Protect Your Rights With a Texas Law Firm
Any delivery truck company you file a claim against will certainly have many lawyers at their beck and call to deal with claims and lawsuits from injured parties. You deserve that same level of protection. A truck accident law firm can:
- Deal with all of the involved parties for you, no matter how many there are or how many resources they have
- Negotiate for the money you need and refuse to back down if the insurer(s) try to offer less than what you deserve based on your injuries
- Make sure you understand what is happening and what your rights are by taking the time to give you actionable advice and answer your legal questions
- Manage your entire case from start to finish while keeping you updated at every step of the way
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Learn More From Our Texas Delivery Truck Accident Lawyers
Clay Jenkins & Associates has helped many people just like you to recover fair compensation after personal injuries and wrongful deaths, including those caused by delivery truck accidents. To learn more about how our Texas attorneys can help with the claims process, call our office for a free case review today.
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