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New York Semi Truck Car Accident:
Personal Injury

Attorney Fred Pritzker and Attorney Eric Hageman are the lead attorneys for Pritzker Olsen truck accident cases. They have won millions for our clients. In the following video, Eric discusses a recent $2,560,000 settlement he and Fred negotiated for a client whose car was struck by a semi truck. This case was not a New York case.

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Every truck accident case is different. The results vary depending on the facts, insurance policy limits and other factors.

New York Semi Truck Car Accident:
About Trucking Company Insurance

Interstate trucking companies have to comply with many federal guidelines, including insurance coverage guidelines. They are required to meet or exceed minimum insurance coverage levels for personal injury and wrongful death accidents in New York. Because insurance is big business, wanting to make a profit, insurance adjusters are always looking for ways to limit the compensation paid to accident victims. Our job, as attorneys, is to get them to adequately compensate victims and their families for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages.

Soon after your semi truck accident, you may be contacted by one of the following insurance companies:

Ace American Insurance Co.
Starr Indemnity & Liability Insurance Company
Protective Insurance Co.
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
National Interstate 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
ARCH Insurance Company
Zurich American Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Gemini Insurance Company

If the semi driver was obviously at fault, the insurance company may contact you and offer 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.

Where Should My New York
Semi Truck Car Accident Lawsuit Be Filed?

A New York truck accident lawsuit may be filed in state or federal court, depending on the facts of the case. There is a possibility that your lawsuit should be filed in a state other than New York, for example the state where the truck driver resides. These are critical decisions that should be made by an experienced truck accident attorney.

In New York, the federal court system has four divisions:

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has jurisdiction over and summons jurors from the counties of New York, Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. The Court for the Southern District of New York hears cases in Manhattan, White Plains, and Middletown
The U. S. District Court Northern District of New York hears cases in Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Fort Drum, Plattsburgh (satellite office), Syracuse, Utica and Watertown.
The U. S. District Court New York Western District hears cases in Buffalo and Rochester.
The U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York hears cases in Brooklyn and Long Island.

The state court system is called the New York State Unified Court System. Its mission is to promote the rule of law and to serve the public by providing just and timely resolution of all matters before the courts. The main court administration office is in New York City.

New York Commercial Trucking Companies

Interstate trucking company semi trucks travel across the United States transporting freight. The delivery schedules can be tight and demanding, which may lead to poor driving habits and ultimately to semi truck accidents.

PritzkerOlsen, P.A. 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."

The attorneys at PritzkerOlsen, P.A. have been interviewed by CNN, Fox News, CBS News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and others. Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is a frequent speaker on personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Call 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or submit our online form for a free consultation.

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New York cities: Amsterdam, Babylon, Batavia, Beacon, Binghamton, Buffalo, Canandaigua, Corning, Cortland, Dunkirk, Elmira, Endicott, Fredonia, Freeport, Fulton, Geneva, Glens Falls, Gloversville, Hempstead, Ithaca, Jamestown, Johnson City, Kenmore, Kingston, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lockport, Long Beach, Massena, Middletown, New Rochelle, New York, New York City, NYC, Niagara Falls, Ogdensburg, Olean, Oneida, Oneonta, Oswego, Peekskill, Plattsburgh, Port Chester, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Rome, Auburn, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Suffern, Syracuse, Tonawanda, Troy, Utica, Watertown, West Haverstraw, White Plains, Yonkers

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Tow Truck Accident

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen obtained a $2,750,000 recovery for a 59 year-old truck driver who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the loss of his left eye and significant disfigurement when the tow chain being used to pull the man’s semi tractor-trailer out of a ditch broke loose from a front-end loader to which it was attached.

Semi-Truck Crash Settlement

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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