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Truck Accident Resource Center

The following truck accident information is provided by Pritzker Olsen law firm. Our attorneys have appeared on CBS News, Fox News, and local stations nationwide. Contact our national truck accident law firm for a free consultation.

Below, attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman inspect a truck that hit their client's car and caused serious injury, including traumatic brain injury (TBI):

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Truck Accident Victim Compensation

Possible compensation for semi truck accident victims and their families includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Medical expenses
Lost earnings
Past and future pain and suffering
Emotional distress
Disability
Disfigurement
Cost of care
Funeral expenses
Loss of companionship
Loss of care and comfort

For people injured in a commercial truck accident, compensation can include future expenses and pain and suffering. These amounts can be substantial and should be discussed with a truck accident lawyer.

For more information, read "How Much Money is My Truck Accident Case Worth?"

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PROTECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AFTER
BEING IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI TRUCK

If you or a loved one has been in a truck accident, you need a lawyer to help you protect your legal rights. A lot of money is at stake, and the trucking company and its insurance company know it. They will contact you shortly after the accident and try to get information out of you that they can use against you. Don't talk to them, and tell your children not to talk to them. After you hire us to represent you and they are given notice of that, it is against the law for them to contact you directly.

We know you have many questions. For answers to some of them, we have provided a Truck Accident FAQ page. The following are some of questions answered:

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TRUCK ACCIDENT NEWS AND TOPICS

Head-On Collision With a Semi Truck - Lawyer
A head-on collision with a negligent semi truck driver usually involves one or more of the following:

Semi driver fatigue
Speeding or driving too fast for the conditions
Distraction (talking on a cell phone, texting, eating, looking for something, talking to a passenger)

Killed by a Semi Truck: Lawyer for Investigation and Lawsuit
If your loved one has been killed by a semi truck, our lawyers can help. They have won millions for families with wrongful death claims.

Hit by a Semi Truck Lawyer
Attorney Fred Pritzker and his team have won $2,560,000 for a husband and wife who were seriously injured when their car was hit by a semi truck.

Cyclist Killed by a Semi Trailer Truck Attorney
When a semi trailer truck hits and kills a cyclist, the family may have a wrongful death claim if there is evidence of negligence on the part of the driver, the owner of the semi, the owner of the trailer or the owner of the freight.

Auto-Semi-Truck Accident Insurance Settlement
If you or a loved one was injured by a semi truck, the trucking company's insurance company will have to pay you the amount of money agreed to in a settlement agreement. Our lawyers have negotiated multimillion-dollar settlements with trucking companies and their insurers.

FFE Transportation Services Semi Tractor Trailer Truck Accident
FFE Transportation Services is located in Dallas, Texas. Service centers for its fleet operations are in Portland, Oregon, Stockton, California, Los Angeles, California, Dallas, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Memphis, Tennessee, Burlington, New Jersey, Atlanta, Georgia, Winter Haven, Florida, and Miami, Florida. In the two years prior to June 13, 2010, FFE Transportation Services trucks and other vehicles were involved in 66 accidents, 62 resulting in injury and 4 resulting in death, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Run Over by a Semi Truck Lawyer
Our law firm has won $1,700,000 on behalf of a 42 year-old man who was run over by a semi truck as the man stood beside the road while assisting another motorist who crashed in an earlier accident. The victim sustained a number of fractures and internal injuries from which he never fully recovered.

Southeastern Freight Lines Accident
In the two years prior to June 30, 2010, Southeastern Freight Lines was involved in 68 accidents, 61 resulting in injury and 7 resulting in death, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Tow Truck Accident Injury Lawyer and Settlment
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.

Rear Ended by a Semi Truck
If you are rear ended by a semi-trailer or other commercial truck, you may have claims against the trucking company, the truck driver and others. If If a brake failure caused the accident, a maintenance company, the manufacturer of the brakes and/or the manufacturer of the semi truck may be liable.

2.56 Million Dollar Semi-Truck Crash Settlement
Pritzker Olsen attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman recently obtained a hard fought $2,560,000 recovery for the victims of a semi-truck crash. The clients, a husband and wife in their sixties, were returning from a family reunion when their automobile was hit from behind by a semi-truck. The initial impact caused their vehicle to lose control, cross the center median and collide head-on with an SUV traveling in the opposite direction. Read more about the $2,560,000 semi-truck crash settlement.

Truck Accident "Wheel Off" Accident Settlement
Truck Wheel Flew Through Windshield Our law firm recently settled a wrongful death case involving a detached truck wheel. The wheel came off of the truck, rolled off of a bridge, crashed into a car that was passing under the bridge and stuck and killed the driver of the car. We represented the family of the man who was killed by the truck tire and obtained a multi-million dollar settlement. Every year several people are killed by runaway truck wheels. Lawyers sometimes call these "wheel off" cases. For information about a death or serious injury from a runaway truck/tractor-trailer wheel, please contact a semi truck accident attorney at our law firm: 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), email our attorneys or submit our online truck accident case review form.

LOOK Bumper Sticker Reminds Drivers to Look for Bicyclists
Pritzker Olsen law firm is representing the family of a woman who was killed by a tractor-trailor while riding her bicycle. The semi turned into her while she was in a bicycle lane, crushing her. Her husband designed a bumper sticker in her honor. Read about the LOOK bumper sticker.

Lawsuit against a Trucking Company and Insurance
When we sue a trucking company on behalf of a client (injury or wrongful death), we negotiate with the trucking company’s legal team and its insurer. The trucking company’s insurance company is involved because it is the insurance company that ultimately pays the semi truck accident victim and his or her family. In many cases, more than one insurance company is involved because more than one company is liable.

MCT Transportation Accident
Midwest Coast Transportation, d/b/a/ MTC Transportation, LLC (US DOT# 783, MC# 11812), is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD. Regional hubs for its fleet operations are in Chicago, Illinois, Cinnicinati, Ohio, Sanford, Florida and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Read about an MCT Transportation accident lawsuit.

Passenger in an 18-Wheeler Accident: Medical Bills
If you were a passenger in an 18-wheeler accident, you may have claims against several parties for payment of your medical bills. If the 18-wheeler driver had been drinking, this evidence can be used to prove negligence, and could provide the basis for a punitive damages claim. Read more about compensation for a passenger in an 18-wheeler accident, including medical bills and pain and suffering.

At-Fault Truck Driver Accident
An at-fault truck driver often did one or more of the following: drove inattentively, failed to stop for a stop sign or light, merged improperly into traffic, did not slow down in a construction zone, drove too close to another vehicle, turned in an unsafe manner, drove drunk or drugged up, parked illegally.

Semi-Tractor-Trailer Crash
Our law firm works to get our accident clients the best possible compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages and other damages. Part of that process is often reconstructing the accident to show that the semi-tractor-trailer was at fault.

Mack Truck Accident Lawyer
Our experience has been that most Mack truck accidents involve rear-end collisions, head-on collisions and turning into a pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle or car.

Minnesota Dump Truck Wheel Accident
A dump truck wheel came loose and hit another vehicle, injuring the driver. The accident happened on I94 in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Our law firm has recently settled a similar case involving a Minnesota man who was killed by a garbage truck wheel.

AAA Cooper Transportation Accident Lawsuit
A man was killed instantly when his automobile collided with a Mack tractor owned by AAA Cooper. The man’s mother and father filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

Atlas Van Lines Truck Crash-Victim Dies in a Car Fire
In San Mateo, California, an Atlas Van Lines truck struck a car driving westbound on a bridge. The driver of the car was not reached until after the resulting fire had been extinguished and was not identified until days later.

Boyd Brothers 18 Wheeler Accident
Boyd Brothers Transportation was mentioned in a story in the New York Times from the December 3, 2006 issue.² In the article, a former driver for Boyd Bros., Timothy Unrine, explained that new employees at the company were taught how to mask their driving time.

Fatal Landstar Truck Accident Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
In rural Oklahoma, a teenager riding an ATV was struck and killed by a Landstar Systems truck as it attempted to pass him near a hill with limited visibility.

C.R. England Semi-Trailer Driver Rear-Ends Car
A commercial driver for C.R. England, Inc., rear-ended a car while driving a tractor-trailer in the course of his employment.

Semi-Tractor-Trailer Crash
Information on proving a semi-tractor-trailer crash.

Trucking Accident
A couple was seriously injured when a tanker truck hit their car. Both husband and wife live with disabling injuries, including a paralyzed arm and back injuries.

Covenant Transportation Semi Truck Rollover Death
On September 7, 2008, in Tonopah, Arizona, a Covenant Transport truck rolled on to its side in the center median of a freeway where it was struck by an SUV and passenger car. A passenger of the SUV died at the scene after being ejected from the vehicle as it rolled, the driver and another passenger were hospitalized for related injuries. The driver of the car was killed instantly.

Car Hit by a Truck
If you hire PritzkerOlsen lawyers to represent you after your car is hit by a commercial truck, we will immediately begin our own investigation of the accident. This includes having an attorney and one of our private investigators go to the scene of the accident, getting all relevant documentary evidence from the trucking company and the truck driver, and interviewing witnesses.

Estes Express Truck Accident
In a wrongful death lawsuit, the plaintiff argued that the Estes Express truck driver negligently operated his tractor-trailer, that Estes Express was vicariously liable for the truck driver’s negligence, and that the Estes Express was liable for negligent entrustment and negligent hiring, supervision, and retention.

Mayflower Truck Accident
Read about car-truck accidents involving a drunk driver and reckless driving.

U.S. Xpress Accident
In one accident, a U.S. Xpress truck crushed a car when the truck driver took his eyes off of the road and reached for a cigar.

18-Wheeler Accident Lawyer
One of the first things our law firm does in an 18-wheeler case is to take legal steps to obtain a copy of the driver's log. Because there have been cases where the drivers log was altered or destroyed, it is important to move fast.

Allied Van Lines Truck Accident
In one accident, an Allied Van Lines tractor-trailer was involved in a collision with an SUV. Two children were killed and four adults were injured after the SUV became airborne and then caught fire. Two of the adults were severely burned.

Penske Truck Accident and Lawsuit
A tow-truck driver was putting a disabled vehicle onto a wrecker when a passing Penske truck, a moving-van-type box truck, hit him. The tow-truck driver was airlifted to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Tractor-Trailer Accident Attorney
A woman was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. The tractor was owned by Penske and the trailer was allegedly owned by Gly-Tech Services, Inc. Penske claimed it was not liable for the injuries because the driver was not employed by Penske.

USF Holland Truck Accident and Lawsuit
In Minnesota, a USF Holland truck was involved in a collision with a car at an intersection with disabled traffic lights. The driver of the car treated the intersection as a four-way stop because of the disabled traffic lights. When, after waiting his turn, he proceeded into the intersection. The USF Holland semi-truck allegedly struck the car at a speed of 55 mph. The driver of the car suffered injuries, including a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Swift Transportation Accident and Lawsuit
In one accident, a Swift Transportation truck collided with a car after running a stop sign. The driver allegedly rolled over three sets of rumble strips that are designed to warn motorists of an approaching stop-sign controlled intersection and only lightly applied the brakes.

Semi Accident Lawyer
After a semi accident, insurance companies and trucking companies immediately contact the people injured in the accident and their families. 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.

Dump Truck Accident: Attorney and Lawsuit
Learn about liability and factors to consider when choosing a dump truck accident attorney.

Werner Truck Accident and Lawsuit
In one accident, a Werner Enterprises truck was involved in a collision with a car in an intersection after allegedly running a red light. The Werner truck struck the car in the driver’s side door and pushed it across the intersection as it rolled.

North American Van Lines Accident
In one accident, a company semi truck was involved in a collision with three vehicles after jackknifing on an icy highway. The court found the trucking company responsible for the accident, which resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries.

United Van Lines Accident and Lawsuit
In one accident, a semi truck allegedly moved into the another vehicle's lane of traffic, causing the vehicle to crash. The driver of the vehicle suffered back and neck injuries.

Con-way Truck Accident
In a recent accident a pedestrian was allegedly struck and killed by a Con-way truck driver. The man went into a coma and later died of his injuries.

J.B. Hunt Transport Lawsuit and Semi Truck Accident
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. lawsuit and J.B. Hunt semi truck accident information.

Yellow Transportation Lawsuit and Minnesota Accident
Two teenagers from Mazeppa, Minnesota were injured on November 11, 2008 when a Yellow Transportation, Inc. semitrailer collided with a car near Goodhue. According to the Minnesota State Patrol Incident Report, the Yellow Transportation semitrailer crossed Highway 58 and broadsided the car, driven by Andrew Betcher, 18.

UPS Lawsuit and Van or Truck Accident
UPS lawsuit (United Parcel Service lawsuit) and UPS van and truck accident information.

Roadway Express Lawsuit and Accident
Roadway Express lawsuit and Roadway Express truck accident information.

Schneider National Lawsuit
Schneider National lawsuit and Schneider truck accident information.

U-Haul Accident Lawsuit and Ryder Lawsuit
U-Haul accident lawsuit and Ryder lawsuit information. Rental truck accidents can involve a collision with another vehicle, a pedestrian accident, or the death of injury of the driver due to bad brakes or other equipment.

FedEx Accident Lawsuit
FedEx accident information, including FedEx delivery van and semi truck accidents.

Waste Management Lawsuit
Our law firm has successfully handled cases of injury and death against Waste Management, Inc., a national trash collection company.

Garbage Truck Accident Lawyer
Our law firm has successfully recovered compensation for victims of garbage truck accidents and their families.

Heartland Express Lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a New Jersey truck driver, Heartland Express (the owner of the semi truck) and the paper company whose product was being hauled by the truck.

Ohio Semi Accident
A semi accident in Waterville Township, Ohio, resulted in two deaths and two children being hospitalized. The accident allegedly happened when the semi ran a stop sign. An SUV then collided with the semi truck, and the semi crashed into a pickup truck. The drivers of the SUV and the pickup truck both died.

South Carolina Tractor-Trailer Tire Death
A tractor-trailer tire broke off of a semi truck, flew across the median of South Carolina I-20 and landed on the roof of Perry and Patricia Miller’s Honda Accord. According to highway officials, the impact sent the car off of the road and into an embankment. Both Perry Miller (44) and Patricia Miller (45) died. According to official reports, the Millers died from head injuries.

Pennsylvania Semi Trailer Collion Death
In October of 2008, an SUV collided into a semi truck trailer that was stretched across Route 453 just outside of Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The driver of the SUV, a 79-year-old man, died. According to the police statement, the truck driver was attempting to back up and allowed his trailer to cross the wrong lane.

Pritzker Olsen law firm has a national reputation, and lawyers at the firm have been interviewed by CNN, CBS News, Fox News, Associated Press The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and others.

In recognition of their accomplishments, Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine (current and previous years). Attorney Fred Pritzker is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

To contact a semi truck accident attorney, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free).

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Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Wins Millions for Client

Attorney Fred Pritzker won $6,000,000 for a client whose right leg was amputated when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger was struck by a drunk driver. If you have been in an accident with a DUI driver, you may have a cliam against a bar or other place that sells alcohol.

Truck Wheel Accident Death

Our law firm recently won $2,850,000 for a family whose loved one was killed by a truck wheel that crashed through a car windshield. Read about a truck wheel off accident.

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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