Trailer Accident:
Lawyer for Investigation and Lawsuit

DID A DETACHED TRAILER KILL YOUR LOVED ONE? Our law firm has handled cases similar to yours.

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Our lawyers have recently won $2,850,000 in a wrongful death action against a trucking company. Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine.

Trailer Accident Investigation: Building a Winning Case

When our lawyers investigate a trailer accident, they gather and preserve evidence, analyze the evidence, and build a winning case. Trailer parts can include a hitch receiver, draw bar, ball mount, trailer tongue, T connector, sway control, bearing, and coupler. The parts involved depend on the vehicle and the trailer. Every part must be gone over carefully to determine if the parts were defective in design, in manufacturing or in maintenance.

Trailer accidents can be caused by the following:

A trailer hitch was not fitted properly on the ball
The locking mechanism was not in place or did not work
Safety chains were not used or were not in working order
The load carried by the trailer was in the rear, causing the tongue to come loose and the trailer to detach
The trailer hitch, locking mechanism or safety chains had a flawed design that resulted in a trailer detaching from the hauling vehicle (click for trailer recall information)

The kind of vehicle towing the trailer (for example, a semi tractor), the contents of the trailer, the trailer parts involved and other factors will determine what parties are liable (legally responsible) for the accident. Possible liable parties include the following:

The driver of the vehicle pulling the trailer
The owner of the vehicle pulling the trailer
The owner of the trailer
The owner of the freight being hauled in the trailer
The employer of the driver
A manufacturer
A maintenance company

To build a winning case, witnesses must be interviewed, the victim (if alive) and his or her family must be interviewed, corporate documents must be recovered and analyzed, details of ownership and corporate relationships must be uncovered, expert witnesses must be hired. It is expensive, and our law firm has the resources to do the job right. We are not paid unless you win.

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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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Trailer Accident: Lawyer for Investigation and Lawsuit