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Semi Accident:
Lawyer for Injury and Wrongful Death

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Semi Accident Information

Semi Accident LawyerAfter a semi accident, insurance companies and trucking companies immediately contact the people injured in the accident and their families. If someone died, the insurance companies and trucking companies contact the family of the deceased. The goal of the insurance companies and the trucking companies is to limit their liability, i.e., they want to pay the victims and their families as little as possible. When injuries are involved, the family can feel hounded by the insurance claim adjusters and trucking company representatives.

If you have been in a semi accident, it is critical that you not talk to these insurance company and trucking company representatives. You have to report the accident to your insurance company, but even then, you should not say more than necessary.

Your best course of action is to immediately hire a semi accident lawyer. At Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., we provide a protective barrier around our clients and their families by prohibiting trucking companies and insurance companies from contacting them directly. Everything goes through us.

At Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., we take care of our clients. This means more than providing the highest-quality legal services using the latest technology. Our experience has been that families are extremely grateful for all of the services we provide our clients that they didn't expect us to provide, including but not limited to the following:

  • Help the victim find the best possible medical care and make sure that medical reports get to the right people
  • Help the family deal with bills, collection agencies, social security, etc.
  • When needed, help the family establish a trust to provide for the future needs of the victim

Victims and their families can feel overwhelmed after a semi accident. We are here to help and to recover full compensation for injuries and death.

Examples of Semi Accidents

  • Semi accident wrongful death lawsuit. A Yellow Freight semi collided with a car killing the driver and injuring her son. The family was awarded compensation for medical and funeral expenses, grief, and to establish an annuity for the child.1
  • Fatal semi accident results in death of mother and daughter suffering permanent brain damage. A semi truck driven by a Schneider National Carriers driver allegedly failed to make a u-turn and ended up blocking the highway. A car collided with the semi truck, killing the driver instantly and injuring her daughter, who sustained head injuries resulting in permanent brain damage.2
  • Semi accident results in head injury. A J.B. Hunt truck rear-ended a car, causing a multi-vehicle accident. One passenger suffered a head injury.3
  • Semi accident results in spinal injury. A woman suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed in a collision with a USF Holland truck. The crash caused the woman to lose her ability to walk and control her bowel and bladder functions, according to court documents. The court documents claim the semi accident caused the woman to suffer the permanent loss of a normal life, constant and intractable physical pain, emotional suffering and disfigurement.4
  • Semi crash kills two men and seriously injures another. Two men were killed and another injured when a semi-trailer truck crashed into a line of cars.  An Illinois jury awarded nearly $24 million to the families of two men killed and to the injured man.  The defendant in the case was C.G. Robinson Worldwide, a Minnesota freight broder that had contracted with the truck driver, De An Henry of Utah.5

If you would like to speak to a lawyer at our law firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free) or submit our online truck accident case consultation form. For information on a semi accident lawsuit, please see our truck accident FAQ.

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Footnotes:

1. Russell, et al. v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., et al., No. 97-7119, United States District Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
2. Est. of Laverne N. Zachery v. Schneider National Carriers, Inc. and Truck Insurance Exchange, No. 88-CV-185 (Georgia).
3. 2. J.B. Hunt Transportation, Inc. v. General Motors Corporation, et al., No. 99-4206, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
4. Ken Kosky, “$24 million payout reached in accident,” The Times of Northwest Indiana, October 12 2007.
5. $24 million award in fatal truck crash Tribune staff report, Chicago Tribune, March 24, 2009.


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