Louisiana Semi Truck Accident

Attorney Fred Pritzker and Attorney Eric Hageman are the lead attorneys for our semi accident cases. In the video below, Eric discusses a recent $2,560,000 settlement he and Fred negotiated for clients whose car was sideswiped by a semi truck. Contact our law firm.

The results of each case depend on the facts, the experience of the personal injury lawyer, insurance policy limits, and other factors.

Louisiana Semi Truck Accident Lawsuit Venue

Venue for your case (where your lawsuit is filed) depends on the facts. It may be another state or in state or federal court in Louisiana. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana hears cases in New Orleans. The U.S. District Court for the District of Western Louisiana hears cases in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe and Shreveport. The Louisiana Middle U.S. District Court hears cases in Baton Rouge. For state court cases, Louisiana is currently divided into 40 judicial districts, each composed of at least one parish and served by at least one district judge.

Louisiana Semi Truck Accident: Trucking Company Insurance

Interstate trucking companies are required to have insurance to cover accidents in Louisiana involving bodily injury and wrongful death. The insurance companies do whatever they can to pay accident victims the least amount possible. It is their job. Our job as attorneys is to get them to pay victims and their families full and adequate compensation for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages.

One of the following insurance companies may be involved in your Louisiana accident (this is a partial list):

Ace American Insurance Co.
Starr Indemnity & Liability Insurance Company
Protective Insurance Co.
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
National Interstate Insurance Company
ARCH Insurance Company
Zurich American Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Gemini Insurance Company
General Insurance Company of America
Old Republic Insurance Co.
Discover Property and Casualty Insurance Co.
SAFECO Insurance Company of America
National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

The insurance generally covers an accident with a car, motorcycle, bicycle, bus, van, SUV or other vehicle. If the semi truck driver was at fault, the insurance company may offer you a settlement. We highly recommend you speak to an experienced semi truck accident lawyer before you decide whether to accept the offer. Consultations are free.

Trucking Company Insurance and
Your Lousiana Semi Truck Accident

As you probably know by now, the trucking company’s claims adjuster began to protect the trucking company’s interests right after your Louisiana accident. The designated investigator has already started to collect evidence to defend or minimize the claim. In addition, the trucking company may attempt to steer you away from legal counsel, because trucking companies know that if you have a personal injury semi truck attorney, you are more likely to receive a larger settlement. We highly recommend that you do not discuss your commercial truck accident with anyone unless you have attorney representation, as anything you say may be used against you later.

Louisiana Trucking Companies

The following trucking companies have offices in Louisiana or do business in Louisiana:

AAA Cooper Transportation
A. L. & W. Moore Trucking Company, Inc.
Ace Transportation, Inc.
Acme Truck Line, Inc.
Blue Flash Express, LLC
C.R. England
Celadon Trucking Service
Crete Carrier Corporation
Davison Transport, Inc.
Dupre Transport, LLC
G & J Land & Marine Food Distributors, INC.
Haynes Motor Lines,Llc
Hercules Transport, Inc.
Hydro-Walk Energy, Inc.
James T. Gentry, Inc.
King Trucking, Inc.
Knight Transportation, Inc.
L&B Transport, LLC
Louisiana Tank,Inc.
Packard Truck Lines, Inc
Ruan Transportation Corporation
Safeway Transportation Co., Inc.
Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc.
Southeastern Freight Lines
Swift Transportation Company, Inc.
Transportation Consultants, Inc
Triple G Express, INC
Vanguard Vacuum Trucks, Inc.
Venture Transport Logistics, LLC
Wal-Mart Transporatation LLC (Walmart)
Watkins Trucking Company, Inc.

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Our law firm is a national semi accident law firm for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. When we handle out-of-state cases in state or federal court, we retain the services of local counsel, who then move to have us admitted pro hac vice, meaning "for this particular occasion."

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Pritzker Olsen attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman recently obtained a hard-fought $2,560,000 recovery for a couple who were seriously injured in a semi-truck crash. The husband suffered serious head injury (TBI). Read about the semi truck crash settlement.

Our lawyers have recovered millions more for our clients. Contact us for a free consultation about your accident.

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