If you were injured in a truck accident, you should not have to pay for the resulting damages. Our Ocala personal injury lawyers can help you recover maximum compensation for your financial losses, as well as physical and mental injuries.
The Ocala truck accident lawyers at Bogin, Munns & Munns understand just how complicated these situations can be. To build your case, we can gather evidence, calculate your expenses, and file your claim or lawsuit—all without changing anything up front. Call today to learn more.
How Can a Truck Accident Lawyer in Ocala Help You?
When you hire Bogin, Munns & Munns, we can negotiate with the insurance company on your behalf, freeing up your time to heal and focus on the future.
Our legal team can thoroughly investigate your case case, from interviewing eyewitnesses to reconstructing the accident scene. We can also identify all parties that may owe you compensation. This might be a single negligent party or multiple parties whose combined carelessness led to your crash.
While you focus on spending time with loved ones and getting medical care, our Ocala truck accident attorneys can:
Prove Who Caused Your Trucking Accident
To prove negligence, you simply have to show the liable party could have taken a different action to avoid the crash. You do not have to prove they committed this action on purpose.
While truck drivers are often liable in these cases, they may share liability with others, such as the trucking company or the truck’s owner or manufacturer. We can prove liability by gathering all available evidence, such as:
- Reports from the Ocala Police Department or another authority
- Photos of the accident scene
- Testimony from accident reconstruction specialists, your healthcare team, and eyewitnesses
- Traffic camera footage
- The trucker’s driving logs
- Black box data
- Physical evidence from the accident scene
- Your employment records, medical bills, and property damage invoices as proof of your damages
- Previous complaints or cases filed against the at-fault party
Not every type of evidence will be available in every case. For instance, not every accident takes place in view of a surveillance or dash camera, and not every liable party has had action taken against them before. It is our job to gather every piece of evidence so we are able to find the truth and construct the strongest possible case.
File Your Truck Accident Case on Time
You will probably have two years to file your truck accident lawsuit. Anyone filing a wrongful death lawsuit also has a two-year limit in which to act. Filing your case within the statutory deadline is crucial, as you could lose the chance to pursue damages if you wait too long.
Fight for Truck Accident Damages on Your Behalf
Depending on your situation, we can seek the following:
- Pain and suffering
- Disability
- Medical expenses
- Physical therapy costs
- Mental health counseling
- Childcare costs
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Loss of consortium
- Property damage
- Loss of wages and earning capacity
You could also qualify for other types of damages based on the severity of your injuries and the cost of your financial losses. Our legal team works with each client to identify which kinds of damages they qualify for.
Offer a Free Case Review to Ocala Residents
Before you sign anything, we want to learn more about your situation. During your free case review, you can get the answers to your most pressing questions, including:
- How are personal injury settlements paid out?
- Do I need a truck injury lawyer?
- What is the average settlement for truck accident cases?
There is no obligation to partner with us, and it only takes a few minutes to learn about your options at no cost. Call Bogin, Munns & Munns today to get started.
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What Could Make a Truck Driver Responsible for the Collision?
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), there were 8,871 nonfatal large truck accidents in Florida in 2023. Many of these accidents were caused by driver error, including:
- Excessive speed. The truck driver may have violated speed limit laws or traveled too fast for the weather or road conditions.
- Failing to maintain a lane. The at-fault driver may have drifted out of their lane and into your car.
- Impaired driving. Using drugs and alcohol causes loss of reaction time and decreased hand-eye coordination.
- Driving while distracted. Anything that takes the truck driver’s eyes off the road, even for a few moments, counts as a distraction.
- Driving while drowsy. The truck driver may have been driving too many hours, causing excessive fatigue and impaired judgment.
While it is possible to sue a negligent truck driver for your injuries, it is important to recognize that drivers often share liability with others—and that suing multiple parties or targeting a larger entity, such as a trucking company, could potentially secure a bigger settlement than suing the driver alone.
Bogin, Munns & Munns can consider the facts in your case to determine who must be held responsible and how to pursue the money you need.
What Could Make a Trucking Company Responsible for a Crash?
During our investigation, we might find that the trucking company is responsible for your injuries. This could refer to vicarious liability, a legal concept that means employers are responsible for their employees’ conduct, or direct liability, meaning that the company themselves behaved negligently.
Our truck injury attorneys are prepared to confront trucking companies over issues like:
Improper Truck Maintenance
The company that owns the truck needs to keep it in excellent working condition. This means hiring reliable companies to maintain the trucks, complying with state and federal safety regulations (e.g., those regarding what safety equipment the truck is required to have), and removing trucks from service if they require repair or are otherwise unsafe to drive.
Failure to maintain the truck or make repairs could cause an equipment malfunction, leading to a crash. This is often the trucking company’s fault, but it could also be the mechanic’s fault if they failed to provide promised services.
Improper Training of Truck Drivers
When a trucking company hires someone, they must verify that the driver has a commercial driver’s license, per Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV).
The company must also train its employees. Failure to provide the proper training and certifications could constitute negligence.
Improper Truck Loading
If the trucking company improperly loaded their truck’s trailer, cargo could move or destabilize as the truck speeds up, slows down, turns, or brakes. This sudden weight shift could cause the driver to lose control, leading to an accident. Alternatively, if the cargo on a flatbed truck is not secured properly, it could come loose and fall into oncoming traffic, causing cars to lose control or hitting a car directly.
Our Ocala law firm could hold the trucking company and/or a separate cargo loading company responsible in these kinds of cases.
Pressuring Truck Drivers to Behave Negligently
While some drivers independently choose to engage in unsafe behaviors, they are often pushed to do so by employers who want to ship as much cargo as they can in the shortest possible amount of time. Drivers might feel forced to skip legally mandated breaks or exceed speed limits to meet the company’s demands.
In our 40-plus years in personal injury law, Bogin, Munns & Munns has encountered all kinds of negligence from all kinds of liable parties. Let us find who is liable in your accident and build a strong case against them.
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Compensable Injuries in an Ocala Commercial Truck Accident
Seek medical care following your accident. The medical records and other documentation you get from your treating physician can verify certain elements of your case. Our personal injury attorneys can also use it to prove that you suffered one or more of the following:
- Head injuries. Concussions and traumatic brain injuries are common in collisions and can negatively impact your physical and emotional well-being.
- Neck and back injuries. Spinal cord injuries may lead to paralysis. While generally less severe, whiplash, muscle strains, and herniated discs can also disrupt your life.
- Arm and leg injuries. You could have suffered an amputation or compound fracture.
- Internal organ injuries. The force of the impact could have damaged your kidneys, spleen, and lungs.
You can also seek compensation for mental or psychological injuries resulting from the accident. For example, if you are diagnosed with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, you deserve fair compensation.
In addition, our lawyers in Ocala can seek damages for preexisting injuries that were worsened by the crash. Say that you already suffered from back pain, and that this pain was made substantially worse by the collision. The difference between your pre- and post-accident symptoms is a compensable injury.
As long as there is sufficient evidence to prove that you were injured as a direct result of the liable party’s negligence, you could qualify for compensation, regardless of the nature of your injuries.
Our Trucking Accident Lawyers in Ocala Can Start on Your Case at No Out-of-Pocket Cost
At Bogin, Munns & Munns, we work on a contingency-fee basis. This means:
- You don’t pay our attorney’s fees unless we secure compensation.
- We finance our services until your case concludes.
- A portion of your settlement goes toward our services.
- We do not charge retainers or hourly rates.
We want to make legal help accessible to everyone because we understand how challenging it is to handle a truck accident claim or lawsuit without professional assistance. You may encounter any number of obstacles as you pursue compensation, including:
- Multiple liable parties. There are often multiple liable parties involved in truck accident cases. Our legal team knows how to untangle complex crash cases and assign appropriate responsibility to each party.
- Insurance companies. Insurers may try to get out of paying what you need by blaming you for the crash and pushing you to accept a low settlement offer. Let your personal injury lawyer manage all communications on your behalf.
- Powerful opponents. Trucking companies are large organizations that have often dealt with lawsuits before. They will not hesitate to put the full force of their experience and resources to work against you. You deserve a compassionate and dedicated advocate on your side.
- Severe injuries. The more serious your injuries are, the harder it can be to concentrate on anything else—and the harder it may be to get compensation that covers all of your losses. We can fight for the money you deserve.
Even in a best-case scenario, it can take some time to gather evidence and pursue the settlement or jury verdict you deserve. You should spend this time focusing on recovery and spending time with your loved ones as you rebuild your life.
Bogin, Munns & Munns is proud to support our clients by handling all daily legal tasks on their behalf. We keep you updated and give you every chance to ask questions, but you do not have to manage your case on your own. We are here to protect your rights and your future.
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