HENRICO COUNTY, VA TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS

Truck accidents often lead to some of the most severe, and catastrophic injuries seen on the roadway. It's not hard to understand why: a 40-ton vehicle, careening down the interstate and striking a vehicle that is barely a ton sometimes doesn't leave too much behind. These kind of crashes are truly the stuff of nightmares. And unfortunately, truck crashes happen every day in the Commonwealth of Virginia. According to the Virginia Office of Highway Safety, there are almost 5,000 crashes every year, across the state.

At Blaszkow Legal, our Richmond-area Truck Accident Lawyers are devoted to helping the people who are hurt when careless truck drivers - or negligent or reckless companies - cause injuries to innocent motorists. It is our job to get you the compensation that you deserve for your injuries. Let us hold the negligent parties accountable for their actions, and call a Henrico County truck accident lawyer today!

What is a Henrico Truck Accident case worth?

No lawyer has a crystal ball that allows them to look into the Ether and tell you what your truck crash case is going to be worth. However, after a truck accident, chances are your damages are going to be significant. The question then becomes: what are damages?

Damages is a legal term that is meant to take into account every way that a Henrico County, Virginia truck accident impacts every facet of your life: physically, emotionally, financially, and more.

There are some common elements to the damages that can be claimed after a Henrico truck accident:

• Permanent injuries

• Scarring

• Disfigurement

• Medical expenses

• Future and forecasted medical expenses

• Rehabilitation costs

• Time lost from work

• Future time lost from work

• Loss of earning capacity

• Property damage

• Pain and suffering

• Deformation

• Impairments in activities of daily living

• Impaired quality of life

• Wrongful death

Damages fall into two separate categorizations - economic damages and non-economic damages. Economic damages are those that have a quantifiable, written documentation to go with them, such as medical expenses. Non-economic damages are based off of what can be proven, and there is no situation where two cases are identical. No law book says that the pain and suffering for a broken arm is worth X, and the pain and suffering for a broken leg is worth Y. An experienced Henrico truck accident lawyer is going to be able to help document your damages, and locate the evidence to prove your claim.

Another type of damages that can be obtained is called punitive damages. However, there are only certain circumstances where this can be obtained in a truck accident case. The at-fault party (or parties) have to have demonstrated some extreme reckless or egregious behavior. The most common example of a claim for punitive damages is when the truck driver was driving under the influence (DUI/DWI).

Contacting a Truck Accident lawyer immediately

After a truck accident, there is no doubt that you may feel overwhelmed with calls from insurance companies, police investigators, and medical providers all who have their hand out, or want to ask you a series of questions. You have to be very careful in answering any questions, because anything that you say, these people can and will use against you. However, you can protect yourself immediately by calling a Henrico truck accident lawyer, who will take all of these calls on your behalf, and allow you and your family to begin healing in peace.

Be sure to call an experienced truck accident lawyer as soon as possible after the crash. This allows our team to get to work immediately to investigate, and collecting and preserving the evidence that will be necessary to prove your case. Evidence doesn't stay around forever. Data from trucking apps is overwritten, and camera footage is lost if it is not preserved. The sooner you call us for a free truck accident consultation, the sooner we can protect you, and begin enforcing your rights against the negligent parties who hurt you.

How are Truck Accidents different than Virginia car accidents?

Truck accidents are often far more severe than car accidents (but not always). One of the more salient complicating factors is the reality that in truck accident cases, there are so many people involved in the operation and use of a commercial vehicle. This means that there is the possibility of multiple defendants. A larger and broader investigation has to be started immediately to make sure that all of the evidence is gathered, and all of the parties are identified to properly ensure that you can recover for your case.

Every truck accident case is unique, but in each truck accident, there are many different people and entities who may share some liability:

1. The truck driver

2. The trucking company

3. The owner of the trailer

4. The company that loaded the freight into the trailer

5. The company that trained the driver

6. The maintenance company that repairs or services the truck

7. The dispatching company

8. The manufacturer of the truck or other defective part

Wrongful death claims and Truck Accidents

Some truck accidents are so severe that innocent people are killed. If you or a family member have lost a loved one, then there is a separate claim that can be filed known as a wrongful death claim.

A wrongful death claim arising out of a Henrico truck accident can be a very involved process, because often times, an estate needs to be created, and any settlement has to be approved by the Court. The losses suffered by a family member after a truck accident have to be calculated according to very specific laws. You need to contact a truck accident lawyer who has handled wrongful death cases as soon as possible.

Investigating a Truck Accident in Virginia

Blaszkow Legal's truck accident team has investigated severe and catastrophic truck accidents across the Commonwealth, from the Tidewater to the Shenandoah, and from Alexandria to Roanoke. In every case, the plaintiff has the burden of proof. That means that we have to prove that the at-fault parties caused the accident. We do that through an immediate, in-depth investigation utilizing the Blaszkow Legal Method.

The Blaszkow Legal Method is a tried and true formula pioneered by our CEO, Joseph Blaszkow. We prepare every case for trial from the minute our client walks into the office. We don't necessarily have to file every case, but the insurance companies know that we are ready, willing, and able to do so, at any time. This way, if negotiations break down, we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Delaying a thorough investigation often results in lost evidence. Many firms push to hard for early settlement, and lose some value of the case. We don't do that here!

A thorough investigation is essential, due to the network of laws that intersect in a truck accident case, such as federal motor carrier rules to state traffic laws.

Our investigation delves into four separate but equally important areas to make sure that we can win your case:

Duty of care. Motorists have a duty to drive with due regard for the safety of other motorists. This includes truck drivers. In fact, a truck driver is specifically trained to take specific action to prevent accidents, such as not following too closely and maintaining sufficient stopping distance. When a truck driver ignores these rules of the road, they are negligent.
Breach of the duty of care. Once you have established that a duty exists, anything that the at-fault person does in violation of this duty is a breach. When a truck driver follows another car too closely, the truck driver completely negates the increased stopping distance that the truck needs to stop safely. Rear-ending that car is a foreseeable consequence of that breach.
Proving causation. B has to follow A. The negligent actions of the at-fault driver have to be the proximate cause of the collision. If, for example, the truck driver happened to be sipping from his coffee at the time of the crash, if he was speeding then the coffee does not have anything to do with the facts of the collision, or the underlying negligence [speeding]
Proving damages. It is our responsibility to prove all of the damages that our clients claim. The treatment that you receive has to be causally linked to the accident. Say you suffer serious injury to your neck and back, the treatment that you receive relating to those areas is likely related to the case. But a routine visit to the podiatrist is not, merely because it came 3 weeks after the crash.

Contact a Henrico Truck Accident lawyer today!!!

Truck accidents in Virginia are dangerous and severe, and those in Henrico County are no different. Being this close to the state capital, truck traffic is unusually heavy. Truck drivers have to be careful, and when they are not, innocent people get hurt. Blaszkow Legal is the right team with the right training and experience to fight for you, and to win.

Our team of attorneys, paralegals, and investigators know how to find the truth, and prove the trucking company's negligence. We have experience with these cases, from the routine to the horrific. We are ready, willing, and able to help you, and to fight for you.

Call today for a free consultation anywhere in Virginia. You can come into our office, or we also offer virtual and telephone appointments for certain clients. Get Justice with Joe Blaszkow!

Alexandria/Northern Virginia Office:
5270 Shawnee Road #102, Alexandria, Va. 22312
703-879-5910

Richmond Office:
7824 Shrader Road, Richmond, Va. 23294
804-273-8929

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