Wyoming Semi Truck Accident

Depending on the facts of a Wyoming truck accident, a lawsuit may be filed in state or federal court. The facts will also determine if the suit should be filed in Wyoming or another state.

The Wyoming District Court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction. A district court exists in all 23 counties, organized into nine judicial districts. There are 22 district judges in the state. District court is held in each county seat so that the judges must regularly travel to all counties within their district to hear the cases that arise there.

The federal trial court in Wyoming is the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. The District covers the State of Wyoming, with courthouses in Cheyenne, Jackson, Casper and Mammoth.

Wyoming Semi Truck Accident: Trucking Company Insurance

Interstate commercial trucking companies are required to have insurance to cover accidents in Wyoming 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 Wyoming semi truck 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

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.

Wyoming Trucking Companies and Freight Transporters

Admiral Transport Corp.
Black Hills Trucking, Inc.
BT, Incorporated, Dixon Bros, Inc.
John Bunning Transfer Company, Inc.
L.L. Smith Trucking
Lock Trucking, Inc.
P. D. Q. Transport, Inc.
General Mills (Some of the company's many brands: Betty Crocker, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Fiber One, Gold Medal, Green Giant, Haagen-Daz, Hamburger Helper, Pillsbury, Progresso, Totinos, Jenos, Yoplait)
Heartland Express
J.B. Hunt Transport, INC.
Kraft Foods (A few of the company's many brands: Cadbury, Nabisco, Oscar Meyer, Chips Ahoy, Hi-C, Kool-Aid, Oreo)
PepsiCo (Some of the company's many brands: Pepsi, FritoLay, Tropicana, Quaker Oats, Gatorade)
Schneider National
Target Stores
UPS
USF Reddaway, INC.
Wal-Mart (Walmart)
Penske
Estes Express Lines
Landstar Inway, Inc.
Old Dominion Freight Line
Averitt Express
North American Van Lines
Crete Carrier Corporation
C.R. England
Mayflower Transit (Aero Mayflower Transit)
Atlas Van Lines
Allied Van Lines
AAA Cooper Transportation
Central Freight Lines
Celadon Trucking Service
Ruan Transportation Corporation
Dart Transit Company
Marten Transport
Knight Transportation
Ashley Distribution (Furniture)
Werner

Federal law requires some of these trucking companies to have a minimum amount of bodily injury and property damage insurance, as discussed above.

Wyoming Semi Truck Information

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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." We handle accident cases involving a semi truck hitting a car, motorcycle, van, bus, bicycle, pedestrian, etc.

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