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Truck Accidents Nationwide - Consumer Information for Crash Survivors

Truck accidents are a serious problem in this country because few automobile drivers and passengers survive.

There are many reasons why trucks are dangerous:

• Aggressive drivers
• Unrealistic schedules
• Failure to inspect tires, brakes and lights
• Tailgating
• Illegally long work-shifts
• Driver fatigue, boredom and cell phone use
• Failure to install blind spot mirrors to avoid dangerous lane changes
• Jackknifing
• Speeding and ignoring California's 55 mph truck speed limit

A big rig traveling at 70 miles per hour has twice as much energy as one at 50 mph. In addition, automobiles are designed under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to encounter like size vehicles, not 72,000 pound trucks.

Added hazards include the absence of rear and side bumpers and high front bumpers that punch into automobile passenger compartments. Together these factors account for the high percentage of serious injuries and deaths in these crashes, while the driver of an 18 wheeler walks away from the crash and the sorrow suffered by occupants of cars.

If you or a family member have suffered a truck accident, contact Alexander Hawes, LLP immediately to protect your rights. Delays can harm your case and important evidence can and will "disappear." Immediately secure the wreckage or call us and we will buy it for storage in our warehouse where it will be secure.

Visit Our Companion "Auto Accident" Site for a New Bonus Article: What the Auto Accident Claims Adjusters Don't Want You To Know

• Selected Cases
• Articles
• Accident Links
• Contact Us Now
• Important Notice
• About Our Firm

Selected Truck Accident Cases: [^] *

$11,000,000. Lead attorney in Nevarez v. Foremost Dairies, a multi-vehicle auto-truck collision that resulted in identical C-5/C-6 quadriplegic injuries to a father and daughter, when their car was rear-ended on smoke-covered I-5 by the defendant's tractor and trailer. More than 25 depositions and motions were required to bring the case to trial in San Francisco. Following a five-day settlement conference, the defendant's insurance carriers offered $10,000,000 in settlement or promised they would try the case in response to my demand of $13,500,000. While waiting for a trial department to open in San Francisco, an additional $1,000,000 was offered and the plaintiffs accepted.

$750,000 recovery for a head injury as a result of plaintiff rear ending a tractor and trailer which had turned into her lane of travel. Lemley v. C&C Warehouse Trucking, San Joaquin County Superior Court Action No. 186124.

$2,400,000 confidential recovery for the wrongful death of a 65 year old engineer, survived by his wife and two children, in an action against a trucking company for negligent hiring, supervision and operation. Mediated recovery by Hon. Peter Stone. Santa Clara County Superior Court.

* Because facts differ from case to case, so do results. For that reason, the above report does not constitute a promise, prediction or guarantee regarding the outcome of any future case.

Truck and Vehicle Accident Articles: [^]

• Truck Crashes Caused by Drivers Asleep at the Wheel - Sleep Apnea a Common Cause
• After the Accident: What to do Immediately
• Product Liability: Preventing Deaths From Tire Explosions Caused By Known Design Defects
• What damages can be collected in a personal injury or wrongful death case under
  California law?
• Gas Tank Fires: The Historical Case Against the Placement of Gas Tanks Outside the Frame Rails on the 1973-87 General Motors C & K Model Pickup Trucks

Truck Accident Links: [^]

• Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics
• The Truck Safety Page (for truckers)
• Share the Road Safely (from DOT)
• Underride Network Truck Safety Homepage
• Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways
• Public Citizen - Auto and Truck Safety
• California Driver Handbook - Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles
• California Trucking Association

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Important Notice: [^]

Persons seeking to preserve any potential legal claims should contact an attorney promptly, since all states have mandatory time periods in which lawsuits must be filed with the courts; otherwise, they may be forever barred.

About Our Firm: [^]

Alexander Hawes, LLP, an AV-rated trial firm, has concentrated its practice on the prosecution of complex Personal Injury and Class Action cases. The Firm represents individuals, governmental entities, businesses and institutional shareholders in auto accident cases, insurance claims, motorcycle injury accidents, and truck (and SUV) accidents. In addition, our law firm represents consumers in defective product, product liability, tort, negligence, mass tort, consumer, construction defect, investment fraud, price fixing and employment cases. The Firm is currently involved in complex cases pending in federal and state courts throughout the Unites States. The Firm is dedicated to quality representation of its clients and prides itself on aggressive advocacy of its clients' claims.